2010-01-12, 10:02 PM
Hm, not a single mention of Clannad or Clannad: AS in this thread! It doesn't really match with any of the red highlighted ones, but it's a seriously nice watch. Give it a shot.
If you're looking for good comedy: Detroit Metal City, Yakitate!! Japan, Hayate no Gotoku/Hayate the Combat Butler.
You seem like you're also trying to get into Hayao Miyazaki's stuff. My Neighbor Totoro is a very nice watch, although it's arguably less complex than other works like Princess Mononoke. Give a chance to Nausicaa of the Valley of the Wind. In addition, the somewhat more recent Ponyo was also supposed to be pretty nice.
I think Mushishi is also very good and I think it might be comparable to the works of Miyazaki. It's one of the finest fantasies I've seen, and arguably one of the best anime of the decade; and to add, the graphics are phenomenal for it being a 2005 series. Also, I'll have you note that it makes you have to almost sit and think about the episode for a long time to digest everything, process everything through my head, and think about the story of the episode despite it being an episodic series in nature.
If you're looking for good comedy: Detroit Metal City, Yakitate!! Japan, Hayate no Gotoku/Hayate the Combat Butler.
You seem like you're also trying to get into Hayao Miyazaki's stuff. My Neighbor Totoro is a very nice watch, although it's arguably less complex than other works like Princess Mononoke. Give a chance to Nausicaa of the Valley of the Wind. In addition, the somewhat more recent Ponyo was also supposed to be pretty nice.
I think Mushishi is also very good and I think it might be comparable to the works of Miyazaki. It's one of the finest fantasies I've seen, and arguably one of the best anime of the decade; and to add, the graphics are phenomenal for it being a 2005 series. Also, I'll have you note that it makes you have to almost sit and think about the episode for a long time to digest everything, process everything through my head, and think about the story of the episode despite it being an episodic series in nature.