Anyone here dislike, cannot stand anime?

[senseinobaka]

I have the same problem with anime I have with live action. Easily 99.999999% is absolute crap.

However, the Gems are amazing. Anime possesses a visual flare that is very enjoyable and unique, if done by the right studio. And also, unlike american TV, anime is designed to run a max of 1 - 2 seasons. This allows for well-paced and satisfying story telling and character development. It also feels complete since an endpoint is usually in sight. So you never really get that "where is this going" feeling that american shows like Lost, Alias, and How I met your Mother develops.

With this in mind I make some reccomendations from various studies and genres:

Studio Ghibli:
Spirited Away, Princess Mononoke, & Grave of Fireflies (if you have a habit of wrist cutting, dont watch this)

Satoshi Kon (not a studio, but a director):
Perfect Blue, Millenium Actresss, Tokyo Godfathers

GAINAX (my fav):
Neon Genesis Evangelion, His and Her Circumstances, Gurren Laggan, Gunbuster 1 and 2, FLCL, This Ugly and Beutiful World.
*GAINAX is the FUBU (for us by us) of anime and without a proper understanding of it's history or vintage shows some of the narrative may be lost on you*

Studio Bones:
Full Metal Alchemist (series and movie), Eureka 7

Production IG:
Animatrix, Kill Bill (portions), Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex