I'm not really into anime all that much, though I do read manga occasionally. And even though I dislike most anime, but that doesn't mean I can't enjoy some of it some of the time.
For every Love Hina or Elfen Lied there's a Planetes.
For every Gantz or Naruto there's a Last Exile.
For every NGE or Inu Yasha there's a TTGL.
etc.
And for the record: Yes, Planetes, Last Exile, and TTGL are three examples of animes I consider good, albeit for very different reasons. The other ones I mentioned are fairly popular ones that I consider utter crap, also for very different reasons.