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[Zangi]

I could recommend Hunter X Hunter (2011).  The original got ahead of the manga I believe and ended up spawning OVA or what-have-you of the manga's stories later.
The new 2011 version is still in the running now.  (The Manga is still running, went to a weird place last I updated myself to it, but meh.)

I guess it is like Full Metal Alchemist, which got ahead of the manga source and went a different direction.  FMA: Brotherhood.

...  I want the Claymore anime to get 'remade'.  I still follow the manga. 
Fun Fact: They released a buncha songs sung by the voice actors.  Most if not all the major characters have their own stylized song.  Most of em are rap style though, not a favorite of mine, but yea...  I lurve the Priscilla song the most...

[Mattk50]

Another one I'd recommend is "higurashi no naku koro ni", which is basically a huge "whodunnit" mystery about a series of bizarre murders, that takes two seasons to unravel the truth with lots of inexplicable (at first) mind-fuckery.

Not without it's flaws (toonyman would say it doesn't do justice to the source material), but it definitely ranks as one of the more interesting, convoluted and original series. (definitely one to avoid reading anymore about and just go in blind and try and work out what's happening by yourself).

You forgot to mention the ludicrous amounts of...

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more than gory scenes

(not rly a spoiler, but if you like being surprised and going in blind...). I watched this anime all the way through with a friend... the only recommendation for it i can give is that its entirely bonkers and even if you dont like it at all you'll probably keep watching.

[Willfor]

In the past couple of weeks I've become a very large fan of Baccano!

Given my past experiences in this thread, it's probably also something that Toony hates. SO BE IT. I LOVE IT.

[Reelya]

Nah, i can't see anyone hating Baccano!

Once you finish Baccano, it's imperative that you watch Durarara! It's by the same original author AND the same director, that's all I'll say.

[Mattk50]

Nah, i can't see anyone hating Baccano!

Once you finish Baccano, it's imperative that you watch Durarara! It's by the same original author AND the same director, that's all I'll say.

Loved baccano, will be giving durarara a try, thanks. Been looking for something new in that style to watch.

[Reelya]

ahh forgot to mention watch at least 1 episode of Spice And Wolf before Durarara!, it will make one of the episode 1 cameos make sense.

There's a crew of "otaku" characters in Durarara! who are walking anime/manga/light-novel reference machines. One of the games you can play is to see how much of their ranting & merch you can recognize.

[Leafsnail]

Baccano! was pretty fun.  Still one of my favourite OPs, kindof fell apart in terms of conclusion and structure though.

I would have watched Durarara! but I remember a very damning post by Josh that caused me to lose interest.

[Max White]

Hello Anime thread, do you do recommendations?
So far I have really enjoyed Bakemonogatari, xxxHolic was good, and Death Note was alright. Most other things I have seen are some what unimpressive all around.
Can you impress me?

[Reelya]

Max - try "Natsume Yuujinchou", "Bakuman", "Steins;Gate"

That one Baccano! is well worth checking out

Macross Zero or Yukikaze if you want short mecha series.

[Leafsnail]

Katanagatari is by the same author as Bakemonogatari but it's probably better.  Formulaic as hell but pretty well written other than the female lead (which you should be able to tolerate if you liked Bakemonogatari).

Other than that there's the three or four anime series we recommend every page

[Max White]

which you should be able to tolerate if you iked Bakemonogatari

Oh come on, she wasn't that bad... Really... In context.
IT WORKED OK?!?

 

[Trapezohedron]

-whatthehelllag?-

[Levi]

I'm about halfway through an anime called Rideback that I'm liking so far.  I started watching it after reading this hilarious premise:

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In a future world where an organization called the GGP has taken control of the world, Rin Ogata was a promising up-and-coming ballet dancer, but suffered a serious injury and decided to quit. Years later in college she comes across a club building and soon finds herself intrigued by a transforming motorcycle like vehicle called a Rideback. She discovers that her unique ballet skills with balance and finesse make her a born natural on a Rideback. However, those same skills also get her into serious trouble with the government.

Turned out to be surprisingly not terrible.  Still have 6 episodes to go though, so maybe it gets worse. 

[ToonyMan]

In the past couple of weeks I've become a very large fan of Baccano!
Given my past experiences in this thread, it's probably also something that Toony hates. SO BE IT. I LOVE IT.

I hate everything??  I tolerate so much crap.  Baccano! was one of my first real anime and it's pretty good.

I would have watched Durarara! but I remember a very damning post by Josh that caused me to lose interest.

I watched Durarara!! with Josh and it certainly lacks what Baccano! has.  It's not terrible though but the side characters are just way too good but never get screen time.  If you have further interest I would read the LNs (which I still haven't done).

[Patchouli]

Hello Anime thread, do you do recommendations?
So far I have really enjoyed Bakemonogatari, xxxHolic was good, and Death Note was alright. Most other things I have seen are some what unimpressive all around.
Can you impress me?

If you really enjoyed Bakemonogatari, there's also Nisemonogatari. The mentioned Kataqnagatari is also made by the same author, and is better than Bakemonogatari in my opinion.

Mononoke is super recommended if you liked the monster aspect of Bakemonogatari, since the Medicine Seller of Mononoke operates in a similar way to Meme in regards to finding out the nature of whatever supernatural BS is happening.

If you liked the banter, Tatami Galaxy completely beats out Bakemonogatari in my opinion, but that may be because I don't get half the jokes/puns in Bakemonogatari. More uniquely, the banter in Tatami Galaxy is usually in the protagonist's head, with himself, and he's much more deadpan compared to Araragi and his harem.