Originally Posted by
Banh Mi
It's hard to recommend something I'd think you like unless I know what you've liked in the past. We'll see what we can come up with. I don't really watch new anime though, so I'll just list the old ones I like.
If you like Psychological thrillers. Try Monster by Naoki Urasawa.
It's about a Japanese prodigy surgeon living in Germany. He saves the life of a young boy who turns out to be something of an anti-christ. Everyone around the young boy ends up dying, and the police think the doctor is behind it. So he has to go on the run while trying to uncover the conspiracy, which goes back to the Nazi regime. Really good series.
If you like action anime.
Cowboy Bebop I think is the coolest anime. The characters are just cool, not like stupid emo protagonists of all the anime of today. It feels redundant talking about Cowboy Bebop since it seems like everyone's seen it. It's about a group of bounty hunters who go around the galaxy doing odd jobs to make ends meet. But each of the characters have their own secrets which ends up catching up to them. And the main character has to confront his past and his old nemesis from the criminal underworld.
Overall, I love it for the style of the anime, it's just so jazzy/blues really about the music, and everything is just cool.
Hajime no Ippo
My favourite boxing anime. It's very funny, and the boxing fights are very well done. This is how action scenes should be like. And it's hilarious.
For comedy
Great Teacher Onizuka
If you like weird funny kind of anime, then GTO is the most hilarious thing ever. If you're more conservative of your anime, then it might not suit you
Slam Dunk
This one is a classic, it's funny all around, and it'll make a basketball fan out of anyone
One Piece
This is super mainstream, but I think it's way better than Naruto and other main stream anime. Though later on, it's plagued with filler episodes. The story is still very interesting, the world it's set in is very rich, and the characters are unique.
Golden Boy
A 6 episode OAV about a guy who quit the top university when he scored top marks, to learn about life. He meets various attractive women who are in a problem of one sort or another. Even though he looks and acts like an idiot, he helps them out and reveals the genius that he is. At the end of each episode, they fall in love with him, about to offer him their body, when he ends up leaving with a goodbye note before they could do anything. It's funny and uplifting.
Hikaru no Go
About the game of Go. It's a massively popular anime that pretty much sparked a massive popularity in Go. It did for Go what Slam Dunk did for Basketball in Japan. Very addictive anime even if you don't know how to play go.
Rainbow
This one is a new anime. It's about 7 boys who end up in a prison for delinquents in Japan during the 50s. Together they grow to be men and help each other through the tough times and exploitative society. Eventually leaving the prison and finding their way in life. It gives a pretty cool perspective of what life in the 50s was like.
Gundam 00
If you don't mind Gundam anime, any Gundam will do if you like war and politics.
History's Greatest Disciple
This is a really funny anime about a kid who learns martial arts from 5 masters of different martial arts, while he handles the delinquents in school. Just your average funny martial arts anime.
Ranma 1/2
The stupid funny kind of anime. This is a classic. I'm almost certain you've seen this. If you want me to elaborate more just ask.
There's alot more anime that I haven't mentioned. I migh be able to list more once I know what kind you're into.