Best Anime You've Ever Seen?

I recently began watching Shikabane Hime and Hetalia (as well as several other anime available to me thanks to Funimation Channel~), but I was wondering if there were any other good anime out there that I might be interested in.
So I'd like to ask...
What's the best anime you have ever seen? As long as it's interesting, and has decent art quality (I don't really like watching anime drawn in the style of some of it's manga variations. The most common culprit of this is shoujou manga for all ages.

Which means, please, for the love of all that is anime, do NOT tell me to watch Sailor Moon or something like it....

Gurren Lagann, Fullmetal Alchemist, Avatar: the Last Airbender, GITS: Stand Alone Compex 2nd G.I.G.

[Openings on YouTube]:

Gurren Lagann Opening 3:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RP-TLKjSgl4

Fullmetal Alchemist Opening 3:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8sQ94ZZmRQY

2nd GIG Opening:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YQIqgxeNtl0

@Ash493
I'm really not looking for any specific genre of anime. As for why no Sailor Moon, I recently decided to try and rewatch it (it was one of my favorites as a kid) and realized...it sucks. Bad.
And, coincidentally, Tsubasa Reservoir Chronicle is one of my favorite anime. Besides Pokemon and Hayao Miyazaki, it's also what I have the most merchendise of, in the form of a Mokona hat, a shoulder bag, and a giant scroll on my wall XD


@Scuki
I love K-ON and Lucky Star, and I'd like to watch DragonBall, but there are just way too many episodes. I'll stick to the abridged on that, thanks lol

@ShinyDunsparce
I've heard of Gurren Lagann but I don't know what it's about. Mind expanding a bit? :)
Also, ATLA is one of my all-time favorite shows! I'm so excited for the new mini-series, Legend of Korra. I can't wait!

And, maybe it'll help a bit if I mention my favorite genres...
I like fantasy, comedy (love love LOVE comedy!), horror, slice of life, school life, things to that nature. Ecchi is fine, as long as it's just that. Ecchi. Like, Chobits, School Days, B Gata H Kei, and Nana ecchi. Like, implied, or softcore. No hentai plz.

Vampire Princess Miyu still sends me shivers down my spine.

My top five anime as of now are:

Fate/stay night - It's so mysterious, like the plot unravels so slowly it keeps you on edge each episode.

Durarara!! - It's... I can't really describe it. It's just... So good. dat izaya orihara

To Aru Majutsu no Index - It's got a nice plot going for it. It's not all that special though. It's got a huge moe factor, and I have my "SQUEAL ADORABLE" moments with it. And the fight scenes aren't bad either.

Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann - It's like a shot of pure unfiltered GAR to the brain. How could you not love it?

Eden of the East - I can't really find words for this one either. It's one of the deepest, most emotionally charged plots I've gotten into so far. I'm really satisfied with it, from beginning to end.

If you want to watch funny and absurd stuff I suggest "Jungle wa itsumo hare nochi Guu" and maybe Excel Saga.

My favourite is Escaflowne despite its cheesyness and weird visual style :P.

SevenShirokami said:

@Ash493


@ShinyDunsparce
I've heard of Gurren Lagann but I don't know what it's about. Mind expanding a bit? :)
Also, ATLA is one of my all-time favorite shows! I'm so excited for the new mini-series, Legend of Korra. I can't wait!

Click to expand...

Sure, G.L is about a society that lives under ground, a lot of the population of humans living there don't know of a world above and forbid going above for reasons unknown. That is, until a young boy and his "older brother," and their community are attacked by a "Gunmen," and journey above where they battle it out in a machine called: "Lagann." They are ultimately trying to take the world above back from the Gunmen and establish their society permanently.
There's also a 2nd season that is a flip side of the first season, where the humans are attacked from outer space, I think it's even better than the first season.

You can watch the entire series here:
http://www.justdubs.net/list/series/111/Gurren Lagann

Or buy it here for a good price:
http://www.amazon.com/Gurren-Lagann...1_1?s=movies-tv&ie=UTF8&qid=1333715530&sr=1-1

yeah im a huge fan of horror anime so there may be sone horror titles

gosick
black butler
elfien lied
lucky star
black rock shooter (also big fan of brs and vocaloid)
the world god only knows
the melancholy of haruhi suzumiya
yeah thats pretty much all theres a bunch more but you know...

The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya's first season was ridiculously well executed, as were Tengan Toppa Gurren Lagann, and the Read or Die OVA. Clannad is up there, but it was stretching it at times, a bit more than the first three series, which did push the limits themselves.

Look at my blog, for the answer you seek. (I sound like Yoda, im so proud :3 )

Definitely Death Note, Gurren Lagann, Neon Genesis Evangelion, MUSHISHI how could I forget this, and I know that Avatar: The Last Airbender isn't an anime but I'm saying it anyway.

Oh, I thought I commented this. My faves are;

Revolutionary Girl Utena - Loved everything from start to finish, so many "wtf am I watching moments".
One Piece - Best adventure/shounen I've ever seen and ever will see.
Gintama - Comedy gold with and amazing cast, brilliant OST and some cool fights.
Aria/Haibane Renmei - Tranquil slice of life at it's best.
Card Captor Sakura - Best mahou shoujo I've seen by a long way

Other series like Beck, Monster, Tokyo Magnitude, Clannad, Lain and Koi Kaze were also awesomesauce.

For a while, my top 5 has been;

Castle in the Sky - Perfect execution from minute one. Miyazaki's greatest work.
Cowboy Bebop - A well written show that is enjoyable from the obscenely deep 3 main characters and still fun to watch for fun.
One Piece - A perfect execution of the Shonen fight-a-thon. Everything anyone could ever hope for in a story is somewhere in this story.
FLCL - Words cannot.
Gurren Lagann - Words can, but not very well. Still, a very smart show and EPIC BEYOND EPIC HNNGGGGHHH.

Honourable mentions go to Fullmetal Alchemist (2003) and The Disappearance of Haruhi Suzumiya.