The Best Anime is...

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escaflowne
evangelion
last exile
gungrave
cowboy bebop
ghost in the shell

[jucraze]

I think the best animes so far are:

Excel Saga (funny)
Cowboy Bebop (just awesome conceptually)
Naruto
One Piece
Gantz
Kenshin OVA (avoid the series and read the manga if you want)

I dont know how people could recommend Evangelion. It is something of a classic but I hated Shinji. He had to be the gayest main character in the history of anime. Not to mention the anime was a little boring in general. To each his own I guess....