If you want to watch something different, try out...
-Armored Trooper VOTOMS (one of the more down to earth sci-fi anime, it's about a soldier on the run. I haven't gotten that far into it but the visuals and the setting are very interesting.)
-Tekkaman Blade (Earth is being invaded by aliens known as the Radam. They transform humans into these "knights" called Tekkaman to use in their invasion, but, one of them, Blade fights against the Radam. Again, I haven't gotten to far but 'm liking what I've seen.)
I'm watching them slowly but surely into the summer and I'm having a blast.
Other shows... (mostly mid-late 2000s shows)
-Neon Genesis Evangelion (Madoka gets compared to Eva a lot, anyone who watches anime should at least watch it once so they can either love it or like many other people I know, hate it.)
-Gundam 00 (no knowledge of other Gundam shows needed, it's very different from old school UC and some fans say it's like Gundam Wing, which is kinda'-somewhat-not-really true.)
-Full Metal Panic Fumofu?! (A comedy based around the characters from FMP. Not serious at all, loved it so much I bought the box set way-back-when.)
-GunxSword (A very enjoyable Super Robot show, quirky characters, awesome music, and overall you'll be like this through the series)
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