Back when I was more into anime, now I barely watch any, but these are my top faves, all have had some impact on me:

Chrno Crusade - really good, got drawn right into it, and was fantastic all the way to the end

Nana - I found this really true to life at the time, although it might be a bit girly for guys

Sailor Moon - childhood classic memory, although I would recconmend the manga over the anime

Bubblegum Crisis Tokyo 2040 - another early one, but always liked the futuristic setting and robots etc, and the characters were memorable/likable

Gunslinger Girl - this one was different but there was something sweet behind it all, might watch it again to see if I missed something, coz something didn't quite make sense...


I could recconmend others, but these were some of my faves