MUST-SEE ANIMES

[Kousaka]

I'm having second thoughts about Air, cuz most of my friends don't like it. The only CLAMP series I have is Reservoir Chronics (lol), chobits and XXXholic is a little too weird for me...

It must be the ending. The ending of AIR was kind of, I don't know, disappointing? Well, to me it was.
lol Well, that is certainly true that they're both weird. But xxxHolic goes hand in hand with TRC so you might want to at least check it out. *O*
And what about Kobato? Although, I've never watched it myself, people rave about it like its the best thing CLAMP ever made.

[ragre]

Let's see now. If you like Clannas AS and Eureka Seven, then Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann and anything by Shinkai is right up your street. Here's what I'd recommend:

Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann
5 Centimeters per Second
The Place Promised in our Early Days
Voices of a Distant Star
Shinkai's latest film, when it's out
One Piece (simply because)
D.Gray-Man
Baccano!
Durarara!!
Code Geass (both seasons)
Natsume Yuujinchou (all seasons)
Mushishi
Any and all Ghibli movies, especially Nausicaa
FullMetal Alchemist: Brotherhood
K-ON! (both seasons)
Andm, just for something completely different and just as hideously good, Hajime no Ippo.

[MDevil89]

What about Soul Eater?? Its a pretty good anime too... and the original FMA is really good despite the manga differences its really funny...but sadly Hughes still dies...sorry to spoil it...

[dakotasapphire]

Here's a long list of great anime:
Baccano!
Skip Beat!
Air gear
Durarara!
Fruits Basket
Ah! my goddess
Ergo Proxy
Furi Kuri
Air(tv) or air movie
Berserk
Hana Yori Dango
Gungrave
Claymore
s-CRY-ed
Eden of the East
Fate/stay night
Ouran High School Host Club
Itazura na Kiss
Kanon (2006)
Paprika
Paradise Kiss
Great Teacher Onizuka
Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya (2009)
Midori Days
Pumpkin Scissors
Monster
Toradora!
Peach Girl
Hellsing
Utawarerumono
Trinity Blood
Welcome to the NHK!
Nodame Cantabile
Mushishi
Howl's Moving Castle
Samurai Champloo
Gurren Lagann
This Ugly Yet Beautiful World
School Rumble 1 and 2
Soul Eater
Highschool of the Dead
When They Cry - Higurashi
Aquarion
Grave of the Fireflies

[sportsgirl1391]

wow...

most of these are pre-2005-ish! Of course I'm gonna get Samurai Champ and Cowboy Bebop. DragonballZ doesn't really have an awesome storyline that interests me. (Perhaps i would buy only a few dvds to make a parody?)

Any new dubbed animes I should be on the lookout for besides Angel Beats, (Hidan no Aria) The Scarlet Ammo, and High School of the Dead?

ALSO: BEST STORY YOU'VE HEARD OF?

(I'm picky about art and animation too )

These are new within the past yr new only one is old. lol.
Chrono Crusade 2006
Sacred Blacksmith 2011 (only 12 episodes ended early)
Gundam 00 2011 (I have the movie)
Fairy Tail 2011 (on going series still more episodes coming out in japan)
Durarara! 2011 (Have all 3 volumes but it left us hanging)
I remember you liked Tsubasa.
Casshern Sins 2010
Ga-Rei-Zero 2011 (One of my favorites)
Sengoku Basara 2010 (Season 2 comes out soon) If you wanna good laugh this is it.
Hero Tales 2011
Corpse Princess 2010 (or shikabane hime)
Phantom Requiem of Phantom 2011 (this series finished)
RIN ~Daughters of Mnemosyne~ 2010 (its pretty mature content)
Sands of Destruction 2010 (OMg watch this one! I love this one!) this one is one of my top
STG Frog 2010 (Still on going) Funny crack show.
Spice and Wolf 2010 (I love this story)
Summer Wars Movie 2010

[pan_dbgt01]

I'm having second thoughts about Air, cuz most of my friends don't like it. The only CLAMP series I have is Reservoir Chronics (lol), chobits and XXXholic is a little too weird for me...

It must be the ending. The ending of AIR was kind of, I don't know, disappointing? Well, to me it was.
lol Well, that is certainly true that they're both weird. But xxxHolic goes hand in hand with TRC so you might want to at least check it out. *O*
And what about Kobato? Although, I've never watched it myself, people rave about it like its the best thing CLAMP ever made.

hmmm.....Air wasn't the best. It lead up to what was to be interpreted by the watcher.....the ending was bad.

[Flame-X]

Princess Mononoke
Mobile Suit Gundam (movie trilogy)
Macross
Macross: Do You Remember Love?
Gungrave
Eureka Seven
Full Metal Alchemist: Brotherhood
Slayers (all seasons)
Yu Yu Hakusho
Rurouni Kenshin (OVA and TV)
Outlaw Star
Gurren Lagann
Aim for the Top!
Escaflowne
Patlabor
Detroit Metal City

There you have it.

[EkaCoralian]

Tiger & Bunny.
Don't question it, just do it.

[ibabrak]

Tiger & Bunny.
Don't question it, just do it.

2x

but my personal number one is Steins;Gate, show of the century

[nekomata_ensetsu]

Hm... I supposed mandatory wise to being an Otaku, it'd have to be popular ones like:

Bleach, Naruto, Ouran High School Host Club, Code Geass, Death Note, Hetalia, any of Miyazaki's films, Fruits Basket, Elfen Lied, Cowboy Bebop, FLCL, Ef A tale of Melodies, Ef a tale of memories, Fullmetal Alchemist, etc.

As for ones I personally recommend... Hm... (besides the ones above of course)

No. 6, Pandora Hearts, Cardcaptor Sakura, Durarara, Fairy Tail, Full Metal Panic, Kara no Kyoukai, Kodomo no Omocha, Kuroshitsuji, Panty and Stocking with Garterbelt... well, I could make a list. I guess it depends on what type of anime you prefer