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It's going to depend very much on your personal preferences, of course, but a few Crunchyroll anime I rank highly are:
Chihayafuru - One of the best anime of the last several years. It's about a karuta club in high school, a Japanese game where two sides attempt to take cards on a playing field when their respective poems are read. Sounds boring but absolutely is not. The characters and conflicts are excellent.
Kimi ni Todoke - A romance anime about a girl who is often mistaken with Sadako from The Ring. She has a heart of gold but a fundamental problem communicating with other people.
Skip Beat! - Unlike the others above, a lot of new anime fans probably haven't seen this one. It's the story of a girl who tries her best to support the guy she loves, including quitting school and working multiple jobs. However, when he realizes of dream of becoming a star, he tosses her aside. She vows revenge and enters the entertainment business to take him down a peg but in doing so she begins to discover more about herself and her own dreams. One of my all-time favorites.
Durarara!! - An obvious one but this (along with Baccano!) is a lot of fun.
Gurren Lagann - An action anime that seems kind of ho-hum at first but when it kicks into gear it really kicks hard. It had a turning point that completely stunned me.
YuruYuri - Slice of life but really, really fun. Kyoko Toshino is one of the best characters ever animated and a personal role model of mine.
One Week Friends - Very soft and fluffy and kind of moving. It's about a guy who begins to fall for a girl who forgets all her friends after a week.
Saki - I'm probably on my own with this one but I love Saki. It's a mahjong club anime that mainly centers on a girl who gifted at it but doesn't really realize it. They aim for the high school tournament, of course. What makes Saki different, though, is the way the writer makes the characters from the other schools come alive. Sometimes you won't know who to root for because two of your favorites might be going head to head. Also, it's fun because it's not realistic, with some of the girls having special powers when it comes to mahjong, which makes it dramatic.
Yuyushiki - A very fun and cute comedy about three female friends who are each very different.
Love Lab - I thought it was hilarous. That's all I can really say. Hilarous.
