Queens blade, ghost in the shell 2nd gig, the melancholy of haruhi suzumiya, cowboy bebop.

I just thought I would mention that I found a used copy of both Parasite Eve 1&2 at my local Game Over Games. I told myself I wouldn't play it until I cleared up some of my backlog. 
But I couldn't resist putting in the first disc of PE1 to see if it ran properly... now I'm hooked. 
 
How the eff am I suppose to manage this, classes, Valkyria Chronicles 2, and Persona 3P?! Arggghhhh

I'd say maybe give it a go on either one of these:

Ergo Proxy
Gankutsuou
Monster
Fullmetal Alchemist 
Last EXILE
Requiem for the Phantom
Death Note
 
Hope that helps :)

I just finished watching all of Clannad and Clannad After Story. Now I need a hug. 
No joke, from episode 18 and on in After Story I was in tears. Without a doubt, Clannad is my favorite anime series at the moment. It had such an impact on me. Not just emotionally, but physically as well.  
I feel like turning over a new leaf in my life after watching the hardships the cast had to endure. I know it was just a show, and it may be silly to think such things. But I was truly touched. 
I know it might just be an after-effect of watching a really good show, and that I may forget about how I felt while I was watching it. That's why I'm adding Clannad related images to my shuffling wallpapers. So when I see them, I can remember. Cheesy, I know, but I really don't care. 
I also plan on re-watching this show, most definitely. 
 
Proof that a show doesn't need over-the-top action, nudity, or gore to be interesting or entertaining. 
Thanks to everyone who recommended Clannad to me. 
 
One more thing Clannad related. Do yall recommend checking out the Clannad Visual Novel?  
 
Now I'm off to find the soundtrack! Time for the long-awaited Death Note. You guys have really been building up the hype for this one.        

" I highly recommend Death Note. There isn't a whole lot of action, it's more of a thinking mans anime:D I also enjoy Bleach, Naruto, and Full Metal Alchemist, but you have probably already heard of those... "

  Welp! I just finished Cowboy Bebop. I enjoyed it to say the least. The characters were awesome, Ed was by far my favorite. Not really much of a story. But who needs a story when you got good characters. Thats what my Interactive Writing teacher, Daniel Erickson, always says. The ending kinda bummed me out though. 
Still a good show. Didn't get emotional about anything though. The universe it took place in I thought was neat. Would like to see more of it... Anyone recommend the movie? I read it takes place during the series, and doesn't tie up any loose ends.   
 
Also, I finished watching Gunbuster 1&2, as well as Wolf's Rain (was recommended to me by a friend). I liked how Gunbuster 2 ended with relation to the first Gunbuster. 
As for Wolf's Rain...  the ending was a bit of a downer.
But the show was still pretty good. And the music was fantastic. Yoko never seems to disappoint.
 
 ~! An Update.  
I'm on episode 19 of Clannad and I gotta say I'm really enjoying it. Sure it isn't packed with crazy action scenes and a terribly interesting plot. But the mood of the show is just such a nice refreshing change compared to the previous shows I have watched. 
Not surprisingly, Clannad and Angel Beats! are very similar. (Same director I believe) I've learned from watching these shows that when the protagonist meets one on one with another character from the show, to prepare for a horribly sad scene and grab the tissue box (Not that I bawl that much to actually require tissues, just saying that to illustrate a point. Although episode 9 and 14 of Clannad did have me in tears. In Angel Beats... it was nearly every one on one confession) 
 
Anyway, I shall keep on trekking through it, soaking up every last second. It really is a beautiful show. After this, it's Death Note.    

Not including the giant list of shows Wibblewozzer provided, there have been 95+ anime series/movies suggested to me. That's a lot of Anime. 
 
The most suggested seems to be Death Note. Next I think is BECK, Ouran Highschool Host Club, followed by Samurai Champloo and FMA. I highly doubt my talllying is correct,but without a doubt, Death Note has been the most recommended show. 
Now I just need to figure out how to filter through all these. 
 
Right now I'm watching Bebop, after that I think is Gunbuster 1&2, then Clannad, then Death Note (got a friend to agree to watch it with me). 

I actually bought Casshern on dvd in a walmart bargain bin like 3 months.  Fucking crazy.  My first copy ever was a bootleg in 2005 from a local anime convention.  But I would get the best quality version possible!@!

• Hunter x Hunter
• Fullmetal Alchemist Brotherhood
• Gurren Lagann
• Baccano
• Durarara
• Cowboy Bebop

" @ESREVER: Gunbuster 1 came out in 1988 n_n "

" @Supermarius: Anything Yoko Kanno is involved in piques my interest. I will definitely check out   The Vision of Escaflowne as well as Macross.  
 
@skywave: That looked amazing. I am watching this... soon. "

If you into mecha/giant robots, i highly recommend Gundam 00

Casshern is epic.  I won't say it doesn't have a slow part & isn't just the product of crazy Japanese people in the end [btw you will prob have to watch it all twice] but as a martial arts movie alone it is in a high-style echelon all-its-own.  I can only somewhat compare it to Speed Racer, with the seamless mixture of live action actors & completely computer generated environments.  I just hope you have a big tv you can sit really close to.

This anime makes me cry with its awesomeness.  It's probably one of THE best anime series I've ever seen, it only comes *close* to Evangelion because they are both Gainax anime as well as being directed by Hideaki Anno [my fave].  Little girls in giant robots.... in space... that was all they had to tell me..... Gunbuster 2 - only 6 episodes, it's kind of underground but missing it is unacceptable.
 

Trigun is the shit!!!!  Vashu wa totemo kakkoi itsumademo honto ni desu!!!  
 
ahem... 
 
Trailer spam... here's the creditless opening to Vandread... I never finished it because I was poor but I've always regretted it.  "Set in a universe where humans have colonized the galaxy, and in one star system, men and women are completely segregated (on completely different planets: Mejere by the women, Taraak by the men) causing the gender war to be more than just a metaphor."  Quirky, comical, inevitable love-triangles, space battles, giant robots... HOW can you go wrong... 
 

I can't speak for the Casshern anime but I will say that I'm sure the movie is way better.  I've seen it 100 times & this trailer still gives me chills.... 
 

"

Heck yeah, rockin the Angel Beats. That show is sooooo good but emotionally damaging :'( I just started watching Clannad yesterday actually. Really interested so far

"

Honey and Clover, if you're up for something genuine and heartfelt. It's got a more female-oriented demographic though... not that there's anything wrong with that >_>
At least have a look at the season 1 opening. Best opening in the history of openings since openings ever opened.

" Death Note and any Hayao Miyazaki film except Nausicaa and the Valley of the Wind. "

ANIME IS FOR JERKS
 
Now that that's outta the way, i recommend Darker than Black, Baccano, Black Lagoon, and Kaiji. Just some shows i really liked though i see other people suggested them anyways.
 
Edit: Oh also i recommend Planetes, i haven't finished it myself (i only have about 4 episodes left) but i really like it.

"  ...I'll also suggest: School Rumble..."

Detroit Metal City

Kino's Journey, Mushishi and Baccano! are fantastic. Canaan's pretty good too, it starts off with a lot of over the top action and then progressively gets more fucked up. Darker than Black is a great action / violence series, just pretend the second season doesn't exist.

Paprika: is a must 
Kiki's delivery service 
The girl who leapt through time
 
I'd second a lot of other previous suggestions too and as a series I quite liked Hellsing.

 I know I'm generally a stranger and you can't really base your tastes off of mine but for a few years I kept a record of shows I watched and some brief thoughts on them for some other guys at a message board I frequent. Feel free to peruse it and if it looks like we have enough similar tastes on shows you've liked I'd suggest you check out others I speak highly of: The List. One thing to keep in mind is that those entries were occasionally chronologically written based on when I watched them. So while I thought Chobits was the bee's knees when I first watched it after having seen fifty other shows watching something like that again wouldn't be nearly as entertaining to me. I also haven't updated it now for a year or two. I largely haven't watched much aside from maybe three or four shows that aren't listed but don't expect anything too new.
 
I just love how that list makes me look like a huge anime nerd. Heh. Ever decide you wanted to learn more about some topic so you just jumped straight into it? That's how anime was for me for a couple years. I felt like I needed to learn more shows because I was always lost when friends talked about Cowboy Bebop. And now I've seen more than anyone I personally know. 
 
But back to you, if you want the sort of show that's going to get you all emotional and something like Clannad is appealing I'll list a few others: Kanon (only familiar with the newest version, and hold off until after Clannad), Ouran High School Host Club (others have suggested, I always love it), His and Her Circumstances (a bit more plain of a show), and if you're feeling adventurous give Haibane Renmei a go. 
 
The hotdog avatar that's suggesting Bones stuff is solid on his suggestions from what I could tell. I loved Darker Than Black  and thought Xam'd was pretty neat. And will add to the Beck lovefest. I've watched it several times through and have tried to get others to watch it. Those that give it shot always love it in the end. Let's hope you're impressionable to our tastes! 
 
If you want a little more drama heavy Monster is a longer show (74 episodes) that has a great story. Just be prepared for a measured pace to its storytelling. And yes, that means it's generally slow but if you can get hooked early on you'll enjoy the slow burn. 
 
I want to keep suggesting stuff, hmph. The last two I'll leave you with are Planetes for a good mix of humor and drama stuff and Full Metal Panic for a sillier anime. If you get into FMP make sure to check out The Second Raid (the second season of the show) as that is better than the first season. 
 
Hopefully you, or anyone else here, can enjoy some suggestions off of my little list linked up there. I get nothing out of it and generally it just sits there so the more people that get something out of it the better it is for me for having spent time on it. Also, I looked it over with a file on my computer that's somewhat more updated and I'm missing at least twenty shows I've watched since then, it seems. If there's any replies to this that seem to enjoy my list for what it is I'll spend a little time to format and add the newer shows I've watched and get that up. 
 
Edit: I really hope nobody sees me linking to that as some sort of site spam. That's just my personal hosting space and that's a text document. Sorry if it seems like I'm trying to attract people to my hosting space!

" Watch BECK: Mongolian Chop Squad. You won't regret it. Also: GTO. Great Teacher Onizuka.  As for Parasite Eve, just play the games mang. "

Watch BECK: Mongolian Chop Squad. You won't regret it. Also: GTO. Great Teacher Onizuka.  
As for Parasite Eve, just play the games mang.

If you don't mind dark humor, try Welcome to the NHK.