
Originally Posted by
Toxin
If I wanted to try and get someone into anime now I'd start with something like FMA: Brotherhood, it has a great story, the animation is fantastic and it is a combination of most anime themes (visual/acted humour, grittiness, horror, fighting scenes). A sort of combination of everything that anime is.
If I had to suggest something more mainstream I'd go with One Piece (IMHO better than Bleach/Naruto) or maybe Fairy Tail (tho I'm not really enjoying this latest arc but it gets better).
If they can enjoy that then I'll start specializing. Some FLCL, Trigun, Elfen Lied, Samurai Champloo, Full Metal Panic, Cowboy Bebop, Last Exile (freakin awesome anime this), Rurouni Kenshin, Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex, Chobits (PANTSU!!!!), Hellsing, Berserk, etc. etc.
However...... never in my life will I EVER recommend NGE......... Hideaki Anno can go dry hump a cactus for all I care.