Just discovered that I love Anime. Now I want MOAR!

[juraigamer]

This should help, copied from another post of mine:

Recommended Overall:
Angel Beats! ? Guy is dead and trapped in limbo with others
To Aru Majutsu no Index (and 2nd season) ? About magic and espers
Code Geass (and 2nd season) ? Kid wants to take over the world
Shakugan no Shana (and 2nd and 3rd seasons) ? Shadow war between flame hazes and tomogara
Bakemonogatari ? Cured vampire and the supernatural illnesses he cures
Nisemonogatari ? Continuation of Bakemonogatari
Rental Magica ? About a small company that rents mages

Comedies:
Seto No Hanayome ? Guy finds mermaid, suddenly mermaid mafia
Seitokai Yakuindomo ? Defies logical explaintion, about a student council
Haiyore! Nyarlko ? This is what happens when the Cuthulu Mythos and Japan meet

Generally Recommended:
Girls und Panzer ? Driving tanks and shooting each other is a sport that only girls do
Medaka Box (and 2nd season) ? Student council member(s) and their unique attempt to solve the schools problems
Little Busters ? Stuff happens, school setting
Dog Days (and 2nd season) ? This is what you get when you cross Ninja Warrior and animal people
Working! (and 2nd season) ? Working at a family resturant full of strange people
Koi to senkyo to Chocolate ? Running for student president, the epic school story
Guilty Crown ? Virus that allows user to use the souls of others as weapons
Asura Cryin ? Robots, demons, crazy stuff
To Aru Kagaku no Railgun ? Spin off of similar named show above, centers on "railgun" character
Sora wo Kakeru Shoujo ? Space, crazy thinking space ships, robots and more
Oda Nobuna no Yabou ? Go to alternate world, take place of famous person, know history of said world
Hidan no Aria ? About a school for armed detectives, includes decendants of famous people and supernatural powers
Hidamari Sketch (and 2nd, 3rd and 4th seasons) ? Daily lives of girls going through an art school
Acchi Kocchi ? Daily lives of some characters

 

[Palademon]

Hurray, an anime recommendation where people actually have a reason to merely post their favourites instead of what is asked, because you've asked for anything.

If you wanna try what I like to give people to dispell bad idea associated with anime and open their mind having good plots, go Death Note. I usually request Code Geass after that since it's basicallly the same, but with a more likable protagonist, and more anime cliches, such as high school and mecha, but it shows outsiders that they can be fun.

If you want some mecha:
Gurren Lagaan - Didn't really enjoy until halfway through sinc emy opinion on something differs to others. Once you get used to the Mecha style, if you like Kamina you will feel pumped in every battle, and feel drawn into this super robot series. A genre usually suffering from cheesy dialogue and monster of the week, here makes you believe it. And of course, dat soundtrack:

Gundam 00 - Where I suggest going if you wish to get into Gundam. Stand alone series with decent characters. First HD series too.

Highschool:
Ouran Highschool Host Club - A reverse harem where the main character who's usually an audience surrogate for the fun instead acts as a straightman, making the series fun and comedic for even the male audience.

Baka and Test - I love the use of animation in this series, and the characters. Some very light ecchi elements which are common points of comedy in series like it.

Angel Beats - Mildly action, mildly comedy story about students in the afterlife. Apparently there's many feels to be had.

Action:
FullMetal Alchemist - I'll mention this as well since I feel it's often interpereted as a fighting anime, but it actually focuses more on story. Usual fighting shonen is often driven by "I can't wait for X character to fight Y. It's gunna be awesome". Rather this series just naturally inserts fighting as part of character interactions. I suggest you at least watch the original series upto where they diverge since Brotherhood skips over a bit and makes the beginning lose impact. Even as someone who ahd watched most of the original series I was confused by Brotherhood's first episode since it explained very little.

Ecchi:
Is This a Zombie? - An almost self parodying harem where the main character is a zombie. His random includes a necromancer, a magical girl, and a stern female vampire ninja. Yeah, you heard me. Good for laughs and gets suprisingly emotional at points. Some people think the emotional parts seemed out fo place but I thought it did well to add depth.

The I've ran out of easy categories section:
Fooly Cooly - Short 6 episode series with an almost AMV feel. Very rule of cool.

Baccano - A story set in three different time periods (don't worry they're consequtive years). Set in early 20th century America. Big cast of characters from comedic thieves to crazy murderers, with a plot revolving around immortality. The English dub is dead on with the accents.

Welcome to the NHK - A series that's great for being interesting with nothing but real world elements. Follow the life of a recluse in japan learning the culture surrounding such things, and his journey to break his fear of leaving the house.

I'd mention more because I'm struggling without my collection infront of me. Good luck.

 

[MindFragged]

Cowboy Bebop. It's already been said, but hopefully the repetition will convince you to watch it. I'm not really a fan of anime (too many tropes that I find unappealing) but Cowboy Bebop is fairly exceptional. Film noir, action, western, sci-fi mash up with an excellent jazz and funk soundtrack.

 

[Cpu46]

The top 5 anime that are must sees in my mind are:

1. GURREN LAGANN!!!!
2. Eureka Seven
3. Trigun
4. Heroman
5. Sword Art Online

Other good ones are:
Black Lagoon
Tenchi Muyo (pretty much every iteration other than GXP)
Kurokami
Tower of Druaga (both seasons)
Asura Cryin
Eureka Seven AO
Hellsing
Hellsing Ultimate
Blue Submarine no.6
FLCL
The Slayers
Accel World

Also don't hesitate to look up the big ongoing series. The first few seasons of Bleach aren't bad at all and I actually quite like the entire Naruto series (so long as you skip filler).

 

[PunkRex]

OUTLAW STAR - OH THE NOSTALGIA!!!

Samurai Champloo - a good short series

Soul Eater - the ending sucks but everything leading up to its fun

Sword of the Stranger - reeeeeeally good action movie

Highschool of the Dead - stupidly ecchi (kind of the point) but its so damn tense which makes it a really good horror series

Shounen Jump series - tends to be time consuming but the fandoms expansive, good starting point for young'uns

Dude, we could be here all day, just go to a streaming site and click away.

 

[neonsword13-ops]

I don't know if anyone has mentioned Nichijou yet, so I'll suggest that.

It's kinda like a normal slice-of-life anime... Kinda.


My list of other favorites consists of:
Naruto
Angel Beats
Steins;Gate
Baccano!
Durarara!!
K-on!
Gurren Lagann
Panty & Stocking With Garterbelt
Persona 4: The Animation (watch only if you've beaten the game)

That, and every other suggestion in this thread, should keep you busy for months to come.

 

[Smiley Face]

I've only somewhat recently got into anime myself - well, not actually that recently, but I've had a lot on my plate. I've generally had good luck with what I've found though, so here are some suggestions.

In terms of films, as opposed to series, I haven't seen all that many, but by the gods, watch Studio Ghibli's stuff. It's fantastic.

In terms of Series, I have somewhat more experience.

Baccano! - Prohibition-Era U.S. Involves mafia turf wars, quests for immortality, and my personal favourite, a 4-way contest to seize control of a moving train. Absolutely fantastic.

Code Geass - Alternate history where Britain went super evil and is now the dominant autocratic world power (enforced by mechs, obviously). A kid in recently annexed Japan finds himself given limited mind control powers, and seizes the opportunity to build a rebel/terrorist army. This one really sucks you in, although the second time you watch it you'll notice how everyone is hilariously over-dramatic, which is hilarious in itself.

Steins;Gate - A self-proclaimed mad scientist accidentally turns his microwave into a time machine. Comedy gold, with really well-realized time travel to boot, and when it decides to get serious, it does it quite well. Porbably one of my favourites.

Death Note - Been a while since I watched/read this, so I can't be sure how it stands up, but essentially a kid finds a notebook that allows him to cause people to die, and uses it to try to create justice by giving criminals heart attacks and so on. Quickly turns into an intellectual chess match of sorts when he finds himself under suspicion. I had a lot of fun with it, up to about halfway through, after which in retrospect its just not worth bothering with. But really fun until then.

Ghost in the Shell, SAC - In the future, most people are, to one degree or another, cyborgs, but the criminal and philosophical implications of this haven't yet been fully realized. In a world where you can literally hack people, this follows the elite paramilitary organization who deal with these kind of threats. There's also the movies, but I find they tend to make a single philosophical point, whereas with SAC you're able to get invested with the characters.

Cowboy Bebop - This'll show up on a lot of lists. It's not exactly one of my favourites, because most episodes are ultimately one-shots with little overarching plot, but it is quite fun and interesting, and one-shots have their strengths too.


That's enough for now, assuming you even need to get this far, which I doubt given the amount of recommendations on the table. Have fun!

 

[Flamezdudes]

Boku No Pico of course.

Kidding, seriously now... here are a few of my favourites.

Neon Genesis Evangelion + End of Evangelion + Rebuild of Evangelion.
Serial Experiments Lain.
Clannad + Clannad: After Story.
5 Centimeters Per Second.
Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann.
FLCL.
Puella Magi Madoka Magica.
Nichijou.
Eureka Seven.
Steins;Gate.
Welcome to the NHK.
Ghost In The Shell.

Try them all, especially Evangelion.

 

[ShinyCharizard]

Excellent thanks eveyone.

Well, you asked for it...

My complete list of anime I own/have watched/want to watch (spoilered for length)

Spoiler

.hack//Sign/Legend of the Twilight Bracelet
07 Ghost
11eyes
20th Century Boys
3x3 Eyes


A Certain Magical Index
Abenobashi Mahoh Shotengai
Aeon Flux (have)
Afro Samurai
Ah! My Goddess (ongoing)
Air
Air Gear (Kyuu fansub)
Air TV
Akagi
Akazukin Cha Cha (anime isn't based on manga)
AKB0048
All Purpose Cultural Cat Girl Nuku Nuku
Amazing World of Gumball
Angel Beats (have)
Ano Hi Mita Hana no Namae o Boku-tachi wa Mada Shirana (Anohana) (have)
Another
Ao no Exorcist
Aoi Bungaku
Aquarion
Arakawa Under the Bridge
Aria the animation
Aria the Scarlet Ammo
Asobi No Iku Yo!
Astro Boy
Asura Cryin
Asura Cryin 2
Avatar The Last Airbender
AyaKashi: Samurai Horror Tales (have)
Ayashi No Ceres (have)
Azumanga Diaoh (have)



B Gata H Kei : Yamada's First Time
Baccano! (have)
Baka to Test to Shoukanjuu (ongoing)(have)
Bakemonogatari (have)
Bakuman
Bamboo Blade
Barefoot Gen
BastarD!
Battle Royale
Beck (have)
Beelzebub
Big O
bincho-tan
Birdy: The mighty Decode
Black Butler
Black Cat
Black Heaven
Black Jack
Black Lagoon (have)
Blood: The Last Vampire
Blood+
Bludgeoning Angel Dokuro-chan (have)
Blue Drop (have)
Blue Exorcist (ongoing)
Boboboubo Boubobo
Bodacious Space Pirates
Bokaruno
Boku wa Tomodachi ga Sukunai (have)
Bokurano
BoogiePop Phantom (have)
Brave Sage
Bubblegum Crisis
Bunny Drop
Burst Angel
Buso Renkin (have)



C: The Money of Soul and Possibility Control (have)
Candy Candy
Cantabile
Captain Harlock
Cardcaptor Sakura
Chaos head
Chobits
Chromartie High School
Chrome Shelled Regios
Chrono Crusade
Chuunibyou Demo Koi Ga Shitai!
City Hunter
Clannad (have)
Claymore
Code Geass (have)
Code Lyoko
Code: Breaker
Coil
Cowboy Bebop (have)
Crayon Shin-chan
Crest of the Stars
Cromartie High School



D Gray Man
D.C. Da Capo
daiguard
Daily Lives of High School Boys
Dance in the Vampire Bund
Danshi Koukousei no Nichijou
Darker than Black (have)
DBZ
Dead Leaves
Deadman Wonderland
Dears
Death Note
Demon King Daimoa
Denno Coil (have)
Denpa Onna to Seishin Otoko
Desert Punk
Detective Conan
Detroit Metal City
Disgaea
Doraemon
Durarara!! (DRRR!!)



Earth Girl Arjuna
Ebichu
Eden of the East
Ef, a Tale of Memories
Elfen Lied (have)
Ergo Proxy (have)
Escaflowne (have)
Eureka Seven (have)
Evangelion
Excel Saga (have)
Eyeshield 21



Fafner
Fairy Tail
FATE ZERO
Fate/stay Night
Figure 17
Final Fantasy 10
Fist of the North Star
FLCL (have)
Freezing
Fruits Basket
Full Metal Panic
Full Moon wo Sagashite
Fullmetal Alchemist (have)
Fushigiboshi no Futago Hime Gyu!
Futari wa Pretty Cure
Future Boy Conan
Fuuta in Sakurasou no pet na kanoji



GA: Geijutsuka Art Design Class
Gajuen Alice
Galaxy Express 999
Galazy Angel
Gankutsuou (have)
GaoGaiGar: King of Braves
Garden Of Sinners
Ga-Rei: Zero
Generator Gawl
genesis survivor gaiarth,
Genius Party collection of movies
Genshiken
Ghost Hunt
Ghost in the Shell (have)
Ghost Stories
Ghost Talker's Daydream (NSFW)(have)
Giant Robo
Gintama
Girls und Panzer
Goku Sayonara Zetsubou Sensei
Gokusen
Golden Boy
Great teacher Onizuka (have)
Grenadier
Gun x Sword (have)
Gundam 00
Gungrave
Gunslinger Girl (have)
Gyakkyou Burai Kaiji: Ultimate Survivor



Haibane Renmei
Hajime no Ippo
Hanasaku Iroha
Hanbun no Tsuki ga Noboru Sora
Happy Lesson
Hare & Guu
Harukanaru Toki no Naka de -Hachiyou Shou-
Hayate the Combat Butler
heatguy j,
Heaven and Earth
Heaven's Lost Property
Heidi
Hell Girl
Hellsing
Hero Tales
Heroic Age
Hidamari Sketch x 365 (2008)
Hidan no Aria
Hidimari Sketch
High School DxD (have)
Highschool of the Dead (have)
Hikaru no Go
His and Her Circumstances
Hitohira
Honey and Clover
Horarubi no mori e
Hunter X Hunter
Hyouka



ICE
Ichiban Ushiro No Daimaou
Ikki tousen
Infinite Stratos
Initial D
Innocent Venus
Inuyasha (have)
Irresponsible Captain Tyler



Junni Kokki (The Twelve Kingdoms)
Justified



Kaiba
Kaichou wa Maid-sama
Kaiji
Kaiji/Akagi
Kampfer
Kakurenbo
Kaleido Star
Kami nomi zo Shiru Sekai
Kamichu
Kampfer
Kannazuki no Miko
Kanokon
Kanon
Kare Kano
Karin
Katekyo Hitman Reborn
Kaze no Stigma
Kemonozume
Keroro Gunsou/Sgt. Frog
Kiba (Kyuu fansub)
Kids on the Slope
Kikaider
Kimi ga nozomu eien
Kimi no Iru Machi
King of Braves GaoGaiGar
Kino no Tabi
Kino?s Journey
KissXSis
Kite (NSFW)
Kodacha no Omacha
Kogepan
Koi Kaze
Kokoro Connect
K-ON
Konjiki no Gash Bell
Kore wa Zombie Desu Ka
kurosjitsuji
Kyo Kara Maoh



Last Exile
Legend of Galactic Heroes
Legend of Korra
Level E
Little Busters
Lost Universe
Love Hina
Lucky Star
Lupin III



Macademi Wasshoi
Macross
Madoka Magica
Maetel
Magi
Magic Knight Rayearth
Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha
Mahoraba (heartful days)
Mai-Hime
Maison Ikkou
Major
Maria Holic
Mars of Destruction
Martian Successor Nadesico
Mawaru Penguindrum
Mayo Chiki!
Maze
Minami-ke
Mirai Nikki (have)
MM! (anime/manga)
Mobile Suit Gundam
Monster (have)
Moribito
Mudazumo Naki Kaikaku
Mushishi
My Bride is a Mermaid
My Dear Marie
My-Hime



Nadesico
Nadia: The Secret of Blue Water
Nana
natsume yuujinchou
Natsume's Book of Friends
Negima Saga Final
Negina: Box Set
Neon Genesis Evangelion
Nichijou
Nintama Rantarou
Nisemonogatri
No. 6
Nodame Cantabile
Noein
Nogizaka Haruka no Himitsu
Nurarihyon no Mago
Nyan Koi!
Nyrarihyon no mago season 2



Oban Star Racer
Oda Nobuna no Yabou
Ojamajo Doremi
One Outs
One Piece (ongoing)
Onegai! Teacher
Onegai! Twins
Ore no Imotou ga Konna ni Kawaii Wake ga Nai
orguss 02,
Oruchuban Ebichu
Oseam (Korean movie)
Otome wa Boku ni Koishiteru
Ouran High School Host Club (have)
Outlaw Star
Overman King Gainer



Pani Poni Dash!
Panty & Stocking with Garterbelt
Paradise Baby
Paradise Kiss
Paranoia Agent (have)
Patlabor
Persona 4: The Animation
Petopeto-san
Phantom: Requiem for the Phantom
Pigeon Blood (NSFW)
Pita-Ten
Planetes
Play Ball
Please Teacher!
Popotan
Prince of Tennis
Princess Jellyfish
Princess Lover
Princess Tutu
Project A-Ko
Psycho-Pass
Puella Magi Madoka Magica
Pumpkin Scissors
Puni Puni Poemi(NSFW)



Queen Millenia



RahXephon
Raimuiro Senkitan Jun
Ranma 1/2
rayearth
Read Or Die (R.O.D.)
REC
Record of Lodoss War
Red Line
Revolutionary Girl Utena
RG Veda
rideback
romeoxjuliet
Rosario + Vampire
Rozen Maiden
Ruin Explorers
Rumbling Hearts
Rurouni Kenshin (have)



Saikano
Saint Seiya
Saiyuki
Sakamichi no Apollon
Saki
Sakura Wars
Samurai 7
Sayonara Zetsubou Sensei
School Days (have)
School Rumble
Scrapped Princess (have)
S-cry-ed
Seikerie
Seirei no Moribito
Seitokai No Ichizon
Seitokai Yakuindomo (also manga)
Sekirei
Serial Experiments Lain (have)
Seto no Hanayome
Shadow Star Narutaru
Shakugan no Shana
Shana Strawberry Marshmellow
Shangri la
Shigofumi
Shiki
Shin Chan
Shinkon (Kari)chuu
Shinreigari Ghost Hound,
Shinryaku! Ika Musume / Squid Girl
Shitsurakuen (Paradise Lost)
Shoubushi Densetsu Tetsuya
Shoulder-a-Coffin Kuro
Shuffle!
Shugo chara (All 125 eps)
Sketchbook: Full Color's
Slam Dunk
Slayers
Sola
Solty Rei
Someday?s Dreamers
Sora no Otoshimono
Sorcerer Hunters
Soul Eater
Soul Taker
Space Battleship Yamato
Speed Grapher (have)
Spice & Wolf
Star Driver
Steel Angel Kurumi
Steins:Gate
Strike Witches
Sugar the Little Snow Fairy
summer wars,
Super Dimension Fortress Macross
Sword Art Online (ongoing)



Tactics
Tatami Galaxy
Tenchi Muyo
Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann
Tenjou Tenge
Terra e
Texhnolyze
The Beast Player Erin
The Big O
The Law of Ueki
The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya
The Slayers
the time of eve
The Twelve Kingdoms
The World God Only Knows
Those who hunt Elves
Tiger and Bunny
To Aru Majutsu no Index
To Love Ru
Tokyo Magnitude 8.0
Tokyo Majin Gakuen Kenpuchou Tou
Tonari no Kaibutsu-kun
Top wo Nerae!
Toradora!
Touch
Trigun
Tsubasa Chronicle
Tsukikage Ran-Carried by the Wind
Twelve Kingdoms
Twin Angel (extremely NSFW)



Umineko no Naku Koro ni
Urusei Yatsura-The Return of Lum
Usagi Drop



Valkyria Chronicles (Love the game too)
Vampire Knight
Vinland Saga
Virus: Virus buster Serge
Vision of Escaflowne
Voices From a Distant Star
Vol. Kero Kero Keroppi
Vol. Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha



Welcome to the NHK
When They Cry
Winter Days (movie)
Witch Hunter Robin
Witchblade
Wolf's Rain (Exiled Destiny fansub)
Working
World Destruction



X/1999
X'amd: Lost Memories
xxxHolic



yamato nadeshiko shichi henge
Yosuga No Sora
You're Under Arrest
Yu Yu Hakusho
Yuriyuru
YuruYuri
YuYu Hakusho



Zatch Bell
Zero no Tsukaima
Zetsuen no Tempest: The Civilization Blaster
Zoids
Zoku Sayonara Zetsubou Sensei

Haha wow that list was so much bigger than I was expecting.

 

[Barciad]

Depends what you're into.

Epic Space Operas:-
Gundam Seed
Crest of the Stars
Captain Herlock

Fantasy:-
Vision of Escaflowne
Twelve Kingdoms

Teen Drama:-
Infinite Ryvius
Haruhi Suzimiya
Haibane Renmei
His and Her Circumstances
Oran

Sci-fi:-
Evangelion
FLCL
Birdy the Mightyecode

Action:-
Cowboy Beebop
Black Lagoon
Full Metal Panic

 

[Moderated]

Elfen Lied
Highschool of the Dead
Deadman Wonderland
Fullmetal Alchemist:Brotherhood

 

[Alaster Angelo]

JoJo's Bizarre Adventure is, by far, the best anime I've watched this year. If you do watch this however, make sure to watch the 2012 version and not accidentally watch the 90's OVA.