Anime

Spice and wolf, both the old and currently airing one.

Do you like fantasy? Check out Frieren: Beyond Journey's End; it's what recently got me to watch anime. It tells a great story with compelling characters, has some awesome action scenes, and keeps all of the things I hate about anime (excessive melodrama and fanservice) to a minimum.

It's just a great show, and not merely a great anime.

You've got some good suggestions already. Here are a couple that I think are good for somebody that is fairly new to the deep rabbit hole of anime tropes/conventions:

• Mushishi - My personal favorite anime of all time. Very contemplative and melancholy. Don't binge this, just watch an episode before bed or something like that, and let it sit in your brain.
• Frieren: Beyond Journey's End - This just recently finished airing its first season and was excellent in every respect. Classic high fantasy story (think Lord of the Rings) which follows the near-immortal elf Frieren in her travels. Very approachable for previously non-anime watchers.
• Cowboy Bebop - An all-time classic space western following some bounty hunters.
• One Punch Man - A humorous take on the superhero genre. If you are looking for something more comedy oriented, this is a decent starting point.

Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood

It's an anime that I recommend to people who already dislike anime, and it's a great starting point

I loved "The Disastrous Life of Saiki K", fell down the never-ending "One Piece" rabbit-hole and also really like "Spy X Family"

Check out the Mother's Basement youtube channel for some good seasonal recommendations. He also covers trashy anime in seperate videos from his ones-to-watch or best-of videos, if you wanted to avoid (or deliberately delve into) that.

It really depends on what genres of other media you're into. If you like super hero stuff then My Hero Academia might be a good choice. It's set in a world where most people have super powers, so it's kind of an interesting take on that whole thing. It's still being made, but there's enough to keep you busy for a while.

My jumping off point for anime was Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood. It's an action anime with solid characters and a good plot, and there's not really any filler. It's about 80 episodes and is a complete story. Definitely worth checking out even if it's not your first.

Full metal alchemist Stein's Gate Violet Evergarden Legends of the galactic heros Pluto Vinland Saga Planetes Jojo's Bizzare Adventure Initial D Code Geass Dragon Ball Naruto Cowboy Bebop Dororo Death Note

I would recommend browsing through this list and checking some of them out: https://myanimelist.net/topanime.php?type=bypopularity

As a personal recommendation, I really enjoyed Mushishi and it has some Ghibli vibes. Lots of mystical, spiritual stuff going on in each episode with an overall chill and melancholy feel. https://myanimelist.net/anime/457/Mushishi

My all time favourite anime is Steins;Gate. It's a really cool take on a time travel story and it's an emotional rollercoaster. I just finished rewatching it recently and it has some cringy scenes but I still love it :D