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That's some pretty strong DBZ hate you have there.

I've always thought that DBZ was fun to watch. I used to watch it after cross country practice in highschool.

As for my anime reccomendations I'd say

1) Cowboy Bebop - Great overall show + movie
2) Full Metal Alchemist
3) Visions of Escaflowne - fantasy drama + movie (reccomend series over movie)
4) Death Note!!
5) Howel's Moving Castle (movie, really good)
6) Naruto/DBZ/One Piece - when your in the mood for just action stuff
7) Ruroni Kenshin - Spelled wrong, but really awesome series about a wandering samuari in the Meji era of Japan

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I just thought of two pretty good older ones: Space Battleship Yamato and Galaxy Express 999. They are really famous in Japan (the author is Matsumoto Reiji), kind of fantasy/space opera type of motifs (like star wars). A bit dated, but classic - I recommend them.

I recently read a really good medieval fantasy type manga called Berserk (also quite famous), which is extremely violent and dark, but the story and illustrations are both top notch. It has been made into an anime as well, but I haven't seen it.

Others have already mentioned Miyazaki Hayao, everything is great by him. I think my personal favorite was Nausica of the Wind Valley. Laputa is really good too.

[endofthewor1d]

i'm not really huge into the genre, but revolutionary girl utena is fantastic. mind you, you've got to sit through the first 13 episodes (which may seem like they couldn't appeal to anyone but a 12 year old japanese girl) before the story really begins opening up. but it's really worth it to get to the end. and then there's a movie, which is also really great. but don't even bother trying to make heads or tails of that before you finish watching the series.

someone also mentioned neon genesis evangelion. that's a good one too.

[aarontendo]

Evangelion
Ranma 1/2
Record of Lodoss War (OAV not the TV crap)

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I watched the animated version of Berserk. It was awesome! The only bad part is that the whole reason why they animated it was to get more interest in the manga.

They stopped animating it at a cliff hanger and those who've read the manga say it only gets better.

I don't think they will decide to keep animating it though as it served its purpose and got a lot of people to start reading the manga.

[nicholas_chiasson]

-DBZ is anime the way McDonalds is food.

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[agentX]

If you like love or comedy or outright domestic violence, I recommend Love Hina.
If you like action/violence in space or a western, I recommend Trigun. A preacher with a machinegun hidden in a portable cross appears around episode 8.
If you don't like flashy stuff and want something a little more realistic, I recommend Black Lagoon. You'll think the psycho maid on episode 11 is the Terminator as well.
If you like black comedy, I recommend The Boondocks. it comes on Adult Swim TV and Adult Swim.com
Special note; the Samurai Champloo intro goes better with Boondocks intro music.
If you are sick/twisted, or want to find out just how damn disturbed the Japanese can really be, I recommend Legend of the Overfiend. This crap was so nasty it was banned in like 10 countries, including Britain. AND they made 6 of them! I only watched 3 before I said "Oh hell nah, I aint watchin this crap any damn more!"
If you like old school craziness, I recommend Tank Police. It closely remembers the scene in Grand Theft Auto 3 where you use the cheat to get a tank, then perform police missions in the tank.

[Alyallen]

OMG...OVERFIEND
I watched that when I was like 17. I kind of blocked it out of my mind....

Good LORD! That is still the freakiest animated shit I've ever seen in my life.

Just WOW....Tentacles and pee pees and Christ knows what else.....

[Young FRANKenstein]