Anime

>>35535050
Code geass is a great one

Fullmetal Alchemist. (The original first, not Brotherhood.) It's got an incredible set story, emotional, action packed, and inspirational, without filler episode. Each episode is memorable and the story line is original and in depth with incredible art work.

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Evangelion, the movies are good too

One piece is pretty easy to get into, but the first 5-6 episodes are a bit dry

>>35535050
To help you out I'll chart my course with anime thus far.

Cowboy Bebop is really neat, I never finished it all the way through but the soundtrack is transcendent, the animation's nice and cool, characters are fun as hell, and it's got a nice episodic-yet-not overarching plot style that I personally love.

One Punch Man got me actually into anime. It's stupid as fuck but it's also fun and retarded, helps you get a feel for why people like anime (extremely exaggerated animation with good characters and interesting ideas). Plus the fights are fucking Elder God-Tier.

JoJo's Bizarre Adventure was what I moved into next and holy shit it's a fucking RIDE. It's meme'd into oblivion but for good reason: when you get a show about vampires, sunlight breathing energy, ancient gods, mind ghosts with superpowers, and flamboyant posing you kinda gotta embrace the silliness. This show does so in SPADES.

Samurai Champloo is the last show I finished, and it's fucking great. Same guy who did Cowboy Bebop, and it shows in the fights, music, and plot structure. Really comfy too, just journeying with these dumb characters and the shit they go through.

nisekoi
Monogatari second season hitagi arc
Kimi ni todoke
Dusk maiden of amnesia
Madoka
Another

Those are all fun and engaging

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One Piece
It's really short

Start with Texhnolyze if you're not a little bitch

If you can't do it though, try
>NHK
>Serial Experiments Lain
>Madoka
>Darker Than Black
>Paranoia Agent
>GITS (movies and/or series)
>Katanagatari

I can give you some different recs if you want more SoL/lighthearted stuff but some people have a problem with that especially before starting to watch anime at all

>>35535903
opiee is gay, but tell me about some sol i've probably never heard of.

>>35535050
Ergo Proxy and Trigun are pretty interesting and worth checking out.

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Planetes. It's proper hard sci-fi. All rules of physics are respected and the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency worked as technical consultant. And it has interesting characters so you don't even have to be a nerd to enjoy it.

>>35535903
>Texhnolyze
It's slow and boring and doesn't even have Serial Experiments Lain's meme value.

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>>35535897

Yea listen to this man, and don't forget to pick up Detective Conan when done.

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>>35535050

As many have said here, do the classics.

Bebop
FMA
Shampoo
GitS
Monster
Cuckvangelion
Brack Ragoon
Trigun
Outlaw Star
Laputa, Flying Pig, Nausicaa, Metropolis, Totoro

>>35536693
Did you finish it? It picks up a lot after the admittedly very slow start

>>35537117
90% sure I did. It was a long time ago and I barely remember any of it (which is how I know it was boring).

>>35536852
I gave up on detective conan when mouri kogoro switched voice actors.
without kinnikuman/kenshiro to liven things up, it's just 800+ shitty mysteries solved by a shitty kid.

It's an older one, but GTO- great teacher onizuka is an entertaining series

>>35537069
I would suggest GitS SAC over GITS-the movies

>>35535259
tengen toppa gurren lagann is a pretty good series. Lots of over the top action and cool characters.

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>>35537291

Ah yea, I was referring to the whole sphere.

>>35537195

I know what you mean man, haven't kept up with it either.

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>>35537291
SAC has tachikomas so it's better.

>>35537157
it's one of my favorites but I can understand why people don't like it, that kind of pacing and focus on atmosphere isn't for everyone

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>>35535050
I would highly suggest Fate/Kaleid Liner Prisma Illya as your first anime

It is a great example of some of the best that anime has to offer

Best thing in this thread is Lain, but I'll add some stuff nobody's said yet

Kill la Kill
Ping Pong
Nichijou
Hunter x Hunter

>>35537291
He should watch the original movie though

>>35535903
>some people have a problem with SoL

My first anime was SoL and it was fucking great and it's what got me into the medium.

Only turbo normies are turned off by SoL

>>35537466
When I first got into anime at 12, it was mostly for cartoon nudity and tits and sex and tits.
So light-hearted SOL would have been the worst thing to show me.

But that sort of thing wasn't that common back in the early 90's (assuming it existed)

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Rose of Versailles. Historical drama about the French Revolution. Does "strong female character" without feeling SJWish.

For you, there's only one, nhk ni youkoso.

My SoL List

>Healing/Comfy SoL
Hidamari Sketch
Aria
Mushishi
Sora no Woto
Natsume
Usagi Drop
Hourou Musuko
Non Non Biyori
Amanchu

>Comedy SoL
Nichijou
Yuyushiki
Love Lab
K-On
Yuru Yuri
Gekkan Shoujo
Mikakunin de Shinkoukei

>Romantic SoL
Honey & Clover
Toradora
Spice & Wolf
Kimi ni Todoke
Sakamichi no Apollon

>>35537558
>Comedy SoL
>no nichibros

I am offended

>>35537580
Slipped my mind but it definitely belongs

>>35537558
ichigo marshmallow was a good comedy SoL, but I suppose if you get offended by watching little girls joke around, you'd hate it.

More great stuff the thread's missing. Not all of it is for everyone though.


>Gankutsuou
>Baccano
>Yamato 2199
>Moribito
>Saraiya Goyou
>Steins;Gate
>Trapeze
>Hellsing Ultimate
>Tatami Galaxy
>Clannad
>Detroit Metal City
>Cromartie High School

>>35536593
Seconding this. I don't watch anime these days but I just might watch Planetes again now that anon reminded me of it.

Great "movie." Sort of in the same kind of episodic frame as Heavy Metal, but space and sci-fi.