Revolutionary Girl Utena (1997) Watch if: laughing at how stupid an anime is, all the while deciphering a complex meta story sounds like fun to you. + Unexpectedly bizarrely funny ± Absurd and confusing

Mobile Suit Gundam: The 8th MS team (1996) Watch if: you're a kid and fighting robots are your thing + Cool robot jungle warfare + Good animation - Far too simplistic for mature viewers Ridiculously naive

The Great Passage (2016) Watch if: you need an anime about making dictionaries + AN ANIME ABOUT MAKING DICTIONARIES - Very flat characters - Poor animation That's literally all it is: an anime about making

Mobile Suit Gundam 00 (2007) + Spectacular big robot fights ± Exposition of all sorts of fights in the Gundam universe - Visuals lack consistency and impact I felt the plot and characters were a succession

FLCL (2000) (also known as "Fooly Cooly") Watch if: If you love artsy shit + Bold visuals ± Story and happenings make little sense on their own - That same old theme of teens discovering their

Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood (2009) Watch if: You'd like to see a thought-out action anime + Great coherent plot + Memorable developed characters +/- A lot happens and the pacing is pretty fast I dislike

Samurai Champloo (2004) Watch if: You want to pass the time watching a cool anime + Cool and whacky post-modern setting - Doesn't go anywhere Not much story or character development, but interesting episodes.

Inuyashiki Watch if: you like super-hero stories that focus on characters, and don't mind over the top drama and cruel violence + Lots of superb emotional drama ± Plot mainly functions as framework for

Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood Watch if: You like fantasy action, and you don't need explosions every episode + Good story that develops world and characters + Fun memorable characters - Somewhat boring

The Big O (1999) Watch if: you don't mind things staying vague, and "Japanese version of Batman" sounds delightful to you + Awesome retro style in neo-noir setting + Some nice undercooled humor

Barakamon (2014) Watch if: a funny heart-warming slice-of-life anime sounds nice to you + Heart-warming cast of characters + Very good animation ± Doesn't go deep Guy grows as an artist. But more memorable