Anime for Beginners

If you want to recommend anime for non-anime watchers, here’s where I’d start.

1. Baccano! / Gurren Lagann / Cowboy Bebop
   
2. Ping Pong / Tatami Galaxy
   
3. Kuragehime
   
4. Steins;Gate
   
5. The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya / The Disappearance of Haruhi Suzumiya
   
6. Kids on the Slope
   
7. Time of Eve
   
8. Hotarubi no Mori e / Kotonoha no Niwa
   
9. Natsume’s Book of Friends
   
10. Kara no Kyoukai / Fate/Zero
    
11. Level E / Gintama
    
12. Knights of Sidonia / Gargantia on the Verdurous Planet
    
13. Macross Frontier
    
14. The Devil is a Part-Timer!
    
15. Parasyte
    
16. Working!!
    
17. Minami-ke / Strawberry Marshmallow