The classic recommendations are Akira and Neon Genesis Evangelion. Akira is extremely good but the violence is VIOLENT (though not gory for gore's sake) and does not pull punches, especially at the end, so know what you're getting into. NGE I have not watched in full, but by all accounts is a skullfucking head-trip and your brain WILL hurt. Its violence is also graphic. It gets very twisted and is unrelenting in its twistedness.
Dominion Tank Police is good fun.
I like Tenchi Muyo! and Tenchi Universe quite a bit. Stay away from Tenchi in Tokyo. I haven't watched Tenchi GXP. The movies are OK, but I didn't really enjoy the third one.
Ranma is pretty good but has inferior character development compared to the manga.
InuYasha is pretty good but goes ON and ON and ON. I haven't seen the ending.
Anything by Miyazaki has good odds of being excellent. I especially recommend Mononoke. Kiki's Delivery Service is good too, and you get to hear Phil Hartman as a cat.
Tag (courtesy of fkusumot): "Please feel free -- nay, I encourage you -- to offer rebuttal."
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"Everyone is entitled to his own opinion, but not his own facts." - Sen. Pat Moynihan
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