I'll try not to echo suggestions, but give some opinions on what's out there.
1.) Soul Eater. I didn't enjoy this one. Ended up with a gigantic "meh" from me, really. Good ideas for the most part and fairly interesting characters, but it didn't keep my interest.
2.) Code Geass. If you like mecha anime, you'll like Code Geass. If you like moral ambiguity, you'll like Code Geass. Hell, if you ever watched Gargoyles and thought that David Xanatos was the single most awesome villain ever, you'll love Lelouche.
3.) Neon Genesis Evangelion. For all the hate that it's received in the past, NGE offers a truly deep look at the human psyche as you look into how a war is slowly destroying the minds of three teenagers.
4.) Elfen Lied. Look past the blood. Look past the nudity. Hell, if you've ever seen porn or any of the Saw movies before, you've seen worse than this has to offer. Look into the characters that exist here and you'll find people who have been through trauma and are simply trying to find a place to fit in in a world that hates them.
My recommendation, and this is almost obligatory as my fanboyishness for it should be known by now:
Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha. It presents itself as a generic magical girl anime for the first... oh, I'd say three to four episodes. Then Fate's introduced. Then you see what sort of trauma she's going through. As the series continues, you'll find yourself watching, essentially, a magical girl anime that thinks it's a mecha anime. Note that there is some nudity here, but, as the series progresses, it becomes less and less prominent. Watch all three seasons if you get the chance (total of ~52 episodes).
1.) Soul Eater. I didn't enjoy this one. Ended up with a gigantic "meh" from me, really. Good ideas for the most part and fairly interesting characters, but it didn't keep my interest.
2.) Code Geass. If you like mecha anime, you'll like Code Geass. If you like moral ambiguity, you'll like Code Geass. Hell, if you ever watched Gargoyles and thought that David Xanatos was the single most awesome villain ever, you'll love Lelouche.
3.) Neon Genesis Evangelion. For all the hate that it's received in the past, NGE offers a truly deep look at the human psyche as you look into how a war is slowly destroying the minds of three teenagers.
4.) Elfen Lied. Look past the blood. Look past the nudity. Hell, if you've ever seen porn or any of the Saw movies before, you've seen worse than this has to offer. Look into the characters that exist here and you'll find people who have been through trauma and are simply trying to find a place to fit in in a world that hates them.
My recommendation, and this is almost obligatory as my fanboyishness for it should be known by now:
Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha. It presents itself as a generic magical girl anime for the first... oh, I'd say three to four episodes. Then Fate's introduced. Then you see what sort of trauma she's going through. As the series continues, you'll find yourself watching, essentially, a magical girl anime that thinks it's a mecha anime. Note that there is some nudity here, but, as the series progresses, it becomes less and less prominent. Watch all three seasons if you get the chance (total of ~52 episodes).
