Witch Hunter Robin has great music and visuals, but I grew bored with it after episode 6 or so; it does indeed become predictable, like many kid's cartoons. This show should not have, given its adult-look, but it dawned on me that it was both for kids and extremely SIMPLE.
I try to like Bleach, I really do. I saw up to episode 17 or so with my girlfriend and parts were funny but far and few between.
I also have deep hatred for any Japanese cartoon that features predominantly in HIGH SCHOOL. Those retarded outfits, the mannerisms, the godawful food, it's all the same in every fucking show from that island, and I refuse to watch any of it. Sadly, this includes many anime mentioned previously. Naruto, strangely, does not revolt me in this same way, given its unique fantastical non-Japanese setting and complete lack of ironed white collared shirts and short blue skirts.
Project A-Ko is an exception to this rule due to the amount of Sheer Awesome outweighing the wash of Sheer Ramen-slurping Social-Clique Schoolkid Douchebaggery.
My favorite would have to be Bastard!! the short DVD release. Yes, it was unfinished and unpopular and much was left out from the comic, found here in huge scanlated volumes...
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Well, it's my favorite at the moment, and there have been a lot more in the past. I read the comics rather than watch shows but Slayers is indeed funny, and OnePiece has a FANTASTIC comic yet absolute shitty show.
Robotech, Dragonball (and to lesser extent, DBZ) and Escaflowne stand out in my memory as being previous favorites from my childhood to high school years.
Appleseed may have been one of the biggest sleeper comics of its genre, having only recently made it to game and movie while it has been out since the late eighties. Highly recommend reading it, yet I still have to find the show.
Best anime movie? Akira. I still look for better, but have yet to find any that beat it. And I'm trying damn hard!