What is the anime you would rate the highest and why? Whether

You're better off just watching stuff you think looks interesting and developing your own sense of taste. If nothing looks interesting to you then why are you wasting your time with anime? Get a hobby you actually enjoy.

If you want some specific recommendations I'd be happy to help. Just tell me what genres you like and any other information you feel would help find stuff you're interested in.

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Yondemasu-yo Azazel-san.

it has humor, it has a serious side, at one point Rinko is partly transformed into a cow-girl, Akutabe is The Dude, and the version i downloaded was subtitled by a /b/tard. excellent translation with useful footnotes, but.. heavy on the swearing.

>>228264
I enjoy stories that maintain an engaging pace but can still have great detail. Genre-wise: I tend to like Psychological Thrillers, romance (either as the main plot or as a subplot), action, social commentary or metaphor.

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>>228265
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yondemasuyo,_Azazel-san

Here are the ones with a '+' in my list, which means I thought they were better than average after watching them.

Evangelion (1995)
Azumanga Daioh (2002)
CardCaptor Sakura (1998)
Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya (2006)
Genshiken (2004)
Genshiken 2 (2007)
Initial D 1st season (1998)
Kemonozume (2006)
Shakugan no Shana (2005)
Soul Eater (2009)
Nichijou (2011)
To Heart (1999)
Initial D second season (1999)
Higurashi no Naku Koro ni (2006)
Lucky Star (2007)
Girls und Panzer (2012)
Hyouka (2012)
Nazo no Kanojo X (2012)
The Disappearance of Nagato Yuki-chan (2015)
Kyoukai no Kanata (2013)
Tokyo Magnitude 8.0 (2009)

>>228266
I think you'll probably enjoy at least some of the following:

Serial Experiments Lain
Kino no Tabi
The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya*
Psycho Pass
Death Note
Toradora
Paranoia Agent
Neon Genesis Evangelion*

I could go on, but it's probably best to start with a more manageable number. The anime marked with * are landmark series, extremely popular and influential. Eva especially so. I marked those out since you do seem conscious of watching what are considered classics, so keep in mind those series are highly regarded in pretty much all anime communities.

>>228270
Toradora was nice, I'll look into it.

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I rate both Monster and 20th century boys with the highest regards. both are written by Naoki Urasawa and deal with issues of humanity.

>>228262
I rate FLCL a perfect 10. I could gush about it forever but I'll just say it's a powerful coming of age story with complex characters, painted over with a veneer of hyperactive nonsense.

Gundam War in the Pocket is pretty much objectively perfect

No one has said Jojo's Bizarre Adventure yet, which is criminal. It is probably my favorite series, the whole thing is great but it really gets absolutely incredible starting at the second half of part 3, and almost all of part 4.