Not sure what's been mentioned here so far so I'll be a bugger and post some stuff. I didn't read while skimming. I'm a hard lurker from /a/, so proceed to argue with me with any bias I might have gotten.
Bokurano - Pretty depressing as sin, heard the manga was even more depressing. Robots + Kids... like actual kids. I won't explain the plot, it would ruin a lot of the show, it gets explained bit by bit as you go along.
Mushishi - God I love this series. I have all the manga too, and it's just simply one of the best series out there. Good sci-fi as a whole and episodic, so you won't be compelled to soak the whole series in a sitting.
Princess Tutu - It's girly in some regards, I know. It just takes off into something completely different from what it starts out as. Twisted fairy tales that meld into it's own plot. Pure genius.
Mobile Suit Gundam: The 08th MS Team - Has a little cornyness in part of the plot, but it's got some of the best action scenes and probably single-handly one of the best battle sequences in any anime I've watched.
I've got a whole lot of others I liked a lot, but I'm just a very flexible guy when it comes to anime.
Bokurano - Pretty depressing as sin, heard the manga was even more depressing. Robots + Kids... like actual kids. I won't explain the plot, it would ruin a lot of the show, it gets explained bit by bit as you go along.
Mushishi - God I love this series. I have all the manga too, and it's just simply one of the best series out there. Good sci-fi as a whole and episodic, so you won't be compelled to soak the whole series in a sitting.
Princess Tutu - It's girly in some regards, I know. It just takes off into something completely different from what it starts out as. Twisted fairy tales that meld into it's own plot. Pure genius.
Mobile Suit Gundam: The 08th MS Team - Has a little cornyness in part of the plot, but it's got some of the best action scenes and probably single-handly one of the best battle sequences in any anime I've watched.
I've got a whole lot of others I liked a lot, but I'm just a very flexible guy when it comes to anime.