What are the best anime's you have seen?

[hondommond]

Now I realize I could of easily done some thread searching and found a general group of good anime/cartoon series to watch but I find myself very nit-picky about what anime/cartoon I watch...

Also my PS3 web browser takes away my ability to search on the website and forces upon you this wall of text...So you have my apology in advance. I am here to seek maybe not good anime in general but something I can tolerate personally. I dislike anime with large amounts of filler content greatly so anime like bleach/naruto are out of the question. Even though I admit to them being interesting, they just are not my type. Also I have an incredibly low attention span for longer series unless I get really deep into the story, so shorter animes are more welcome(100 episodes or less). I will be open minded with longer with if they dont have to much filler content, etc.
Anime/cartoons I have got really into are:
Avatar: the last airbender
Witchblade
Code Geass
Blood+
Trinity Blood
Mar
The melancholy of haruhi suzumiya

 

[Semudara]

Yakitate!! Japan!

It is epic and wonderful. It's short(ish), there's basically no filler at all, and it's about baking.

 

[emeraldrafael]

Witchblade

Really? I thought that was just pure fan service.

Um... Speed Grapher
Ruroni Kenshin
Cyborg 009
Big O

I dont know, there's a lot, its hard to think right now and decide, but those are high on my list.

 

[SomeLameStuff]

Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann is just so insane with its over-the-top-ness I couldn't help but love it.

Also, Death Note, Wolf's Rain, Baccano, Cowboy Bebop and maybe Eureka Seven.

Although if cartoons are counted as well, I have to include this:


EDIT: Sorry, just had to highlight this, WOLF'S RAIN!

 

[Radeonx]

Blood+, Eureka 7, Code Geass, FMA Brohood, and Bleach.

 

[Ice Car]

Clannad After Story
Clannad
Haruhi Suzumiya (Excluding the Endless Eight disaster)
Code Geass
Death Note

In that order.

 

[Bara_no_Hime]

Now I realize I could of easily done some thread searching and found a general group of good anime/cartoon series to watch but I find myself very nit-picky about what anime/cartoon I watch...
Even though I admit to them being interesting, they just are not my type. Also I have an incredibly low attention span for longer series unless I get really deep into the story, so shorter animes are more welcome(100 episodes or less). I will be open minded with longer with if they dont have to much filler content, etc.

Revolutinary Girl Utena. It's 39 episodes, and, while it does use some recycled footage and have a total of four filler episodes, the other 35 episodes are straight up plot. Also, don't watch the movie until after you see the entire series (serious spoiler alert).

Noir is another good one. 26 episodes and done.

My-Hime is good for that as well (also about 26 episodes).

And, of course, Neon Genesis Evangelion (26 episodes, two movies - or watch the new movies).

Edit: I disagree on Death Note as it is kind of filler-tastic. It's a really good series, mind, but there are some really long, dull bits. I'd recommend it in general, but I'm not sure if fits the OP's needs.

Edit 2: +1 Serial Experiement Lain

Edit 3: Damn it! I forgot Escaflowne.

 

[Sacman]

Serisl Experiments Lain...
Ergo Proxy...
Berserk...
Welcome To The NHK...
FLCL...
Gundam The 08TH MS Team...
Blue Sub No. 6...
Paranoia Agent...
Gungrave...
Cowboy Bebop...

In that order...<.<

 

[Dimitriov]

Two of what I personally consider the best ( and not too long either) Cowboy Bebop and Escaflowne.

Or for something that's just plain silly fun: Azumanga Daioh! >

 

[hondommond]

Thank you very much for the input so far! I already see several ones I would like to start watching!

Also just abit off topic :3

I read a manga about 4 or 5 years ago that was about a girl going into a mansion for some reason and finding out that the person who owned the mansion was a vampire, Also there was a boy in the series with short black hair who liked the girl who came to the mansion.

Very little information on that one but I only read the first 4 books and was always interested in picking it up again!

 

[ApeShapeDeity]

Cowboy Bebop
Desert Punk
Ghost in the Shell
Samurai Champloo
and many more... no particular order.

 

[Jim From Accounting]

Eureka 7,ghost in the shell,cowboy bebop,gundam 00. and for the lulz Bludgeoning Angel Dokuro-Chan

 

[AvsJoe]

Top 3 shows:
Elfen Lied
The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya
FLCL

Top 3 movies:
Perfect Blue
Final Fantasy VII: Advent Children
Papurika

- There's my top right there. -

Honorable mentions:
Kôkaku Kidôtai
Apprushido
Bekushiru: 2077 Nihon Sakoku
Rabu Hina

Dishonorable mentions:
Soreyuke! Uchû Senkan Yamamoto Yôko
Macross Plus
Cyber City Oedo 808

 

[Cheesepower5]

Counting manga...

Berserk, Vinland Saga, Cowboy Bebop, Neon Genesis Evangelion and maybe Gurren Lagann. Oh and AKIRA. And Afro Samurai if that counts.

 

[Viewtiful Dan]

Bleach
One Piece
Wild Arms
Rave Master
Samurai Champloo
Just to name a few.

 

[Ladette]

Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann is so awesome that it actually hurts. It's a show about mechs that run on FIGHTING SPIRIT! Let that sink in. It's 26 episodes with a mid season conclusion about halfway through, i'm not as big a fan of the 2nd half of the series though.

Baccano! is another awesome series with great characters and a fun story. It's 13 episodes and it gets better and better as the series goes on.

Hellsing has both an anime and an OVA series with both of them being awesome. I'm partial to the OVA's, but they're still in the process of making those. It's violent, it's got vampires, and it has some really cool characters.

Elfen Lied is another one which seems to be in the same vein as Hellsing, i'm actually watching it right now(just reached episode 8 last night) but from what i've seen it's pretty sweet. It's 13 episodes.

Lastly, there's Digimon Tamers. Yes it's a mon's show, but they actually removed almost all of the goofy junk that crops up in the earlier seasons. It's 51 episodes and probably my favorite Anime series.

And before this gets to long i'll finish up with Chobits. It's mostly a romcom, so if that's not your thing then you can just ignore this one. I love everything about Chobits. I love the characters, I love the story, I love the english dub acting. It's just a personal favorite of mine, 24 episodes long.

 

[kjh242]

If you value your sanity, never EVER even THINK about TOUCHING Neon Genesis: Evangelion.
Sorry if I hurt anyone's feelings (@Cheesepower5), but DON'T DO IT.

However, Soul Eater, Full Metal Alchemist, and Fairy tail are all reasonably good animes. Despite the fact that i prefer their mangas.

 

[Arisato-kun]

Another favorite anime thread huh?

Ok then, Top 5 list in order.

1. Katanagatari
2. Gurren Lagann
3. Clannad: After Story
4. Durarara!
5. Eden of the East

 

[Dragonpit]

MAR wasn't that good, and I saw all of it. But for interesting anime...

Hayate the Combat Butler (comes in Japanese language, subbed in English...and it's not a port! You can buy it legally from Amazon! *sigh* Fair warning. )
Kenichi The Mightiest Disciple (hilarious, plenty of action - minus the fifteen minutes of non-stop screaming)
Gundam Wing (old, but a classic)
Dragonaut: the Resonance (a drama, but not overly dramatic)
One Piece (the Funimation dub. there is some filler but it doesn't take it to the same level as Naruto or Bleach)
Full Metal Alchemist: Brotherhood (action comedy horror, very entertaining)
Black Cat (just action comedy, also very entertaining)

That's all to start. Have fun!

 

[kjh242]

Oh, Aria. how could I forget? It's a show about, well... huh. what is it about? anyways, it's the kind of anime that can have a bath house scene... with no fanservice.