The third generation is actually a rather weird case for me. I played that one long after it appeared, because I had a rather long pause of not playing anything pokemon-related. So Emerald was pretty much the game to get me back into the franchise. At the same time, I didn't like it very much. If it wasn't for the newly introduced abilities, I wouldv'e hated it. By now, I don't mind it much anymore and it's probably the generation I played the most, since I usually took those games for challenges. ^^
At the moment I'm taking a break from the Soul Eater anime, but I'll probably continue with the manga once I'm done with that. That aside, I also liked Fullmetal Alchemist, Death Note, Durarara!!, Higurashi, Pandora Hearts, Watamote and some other stuff I'm forgetting right now. What about you? Any recommendations?