I tend to like Anime that break the norm (Cowboy Bebop, FLCL, Madoka, eva, Panty and Stocking, Baccano!, Haruhi etc) so I'm generally happy to watch any genre as long as it tries to break from the norm.
Aside from that, I really like anime that makes you have to think in order to understand the story and also has complex characters that you get to know better as the series advances.
As for real genres, I tend to like action in my anime, but it's not enough to make me like it, if it's only battle scenes I'll get bored. I can relate to comedy if it's well made (I've really enjoyed Lucky Star, Azumanga Dayoh ans SZS). It also has to have a good ending, series that make an awesome journey through their middle episodes but fail to deliver a well made ending are a let down and the last impression is the longer lasting one.
So in conclusion, I'll be always on the watch for GAINAX stuff. My anime needs to have some randomness in it as well as new concepts.
I also can't bring myself to watch very long series. If you can't get its point across in maximum 50 episodes then it's either a very long shoujo (which will probably have a pomegranatety ending since they care mostly for the journey, not the end) or an episodic anime that will squeeze its content to the max.
I hardly ever drop a series, instead I choose very well before starting to watch something.
Aside from that, I really like anime that makes you have to think in order to understand the story and also has complex characters that you get to know better as the series advances.
As for real genres, I tend to like action in my anime, but it's not enough to make me like it, if it's only battle scenes I'll get bored. I can relate to comedy if it's well made (I've really enjoyed Lucky Star, Azumanga Dayoh ans SZS). It also has to have a good ending, series that make an awesome journey through their middle episodes but fail to deliver a well made ending are a let down and the last impression is the longer lasting one.
So in conclusion, I'll be always on the watch for GAINAX stuff. My anime needs to have some randomness in it as well as new concepts.
I also can't bring myself to watch very long series. If you can't get its point across in maximum 50 episodes then it's either a very long shoujo (which will probably have a pomegranatety ending since they care mostly for the journey, not the end) or an episodic anime that will squeeze its content to the max.
I hardly ever drop a series, instead I choose very well before starting to watch something.