Oh, Trigun. I could have sworn I mentioned that one... ah well. Vash the Stampede is quite the hero.

Ranma ½ is classic. It’s very old, but entertaining. I think that's the first anime I saw, aside from Dragonball (no damn ‘Z’ or ‘GT’, just plain ol’ Dragonball) and Sailor Moon which were just beginning to air in America (this was in the 80s, when they bombed the first time).

With all due respect, I started to watch Love Hina with my ex… but I’ll be damned if it wasn’t too shoujo even for me. And I’m a girl. But, if you or your significant other are into boy-meets-girl, boy-and-girl-have-continuous-misunderstandings, slapstick humor ensues, then Love Hina is right up that alley.

I am an artist myself, so I’ll have to check out Comic Party. I’ve actually never heard of that one before.

I’ve heard nothing but good things about Prince of Tennis, however I haven’t seen it myself so I can’t make a judgement.

Also, I think this is only available in manga form but I thought it was more than worth a mention: Death Note. My first impression: Wow. My second impression: Fucking wow. Death Note is an intelligently written suspense/thriller, something that’s unique in and of itself.

What makes it even more unique is the fact that from the beginning, you follow the antagonist rather than the protagonist. There isn’t a lot of action and the issues are short (they are released in Weekly Jump in Japan and scanlated soon after), but every week when you get to the end of the 20 pages, you feel both fulfilled and hungry for more. Honestly, I can’t express enough how awesome it is.