fenn's anime+manga hitlist: 
weird stuff you would probably never find on your own

adieu galaxy express 999: 
between the antigravity train, space pirates, and a soul-pill popping 
robot princess in denial, this epic movie has everything you could ask 
for, all rendered in classic 1970s style.

macross plus:
real life story of japanese music producer Yoko Kanno's dramatic career 
with her AI alter ego Gabriela Robin, and some stuff about airlpanes. 

blame: 
mysterious wanderer killy packs some serious heat and blasts anything 
even remotely threatening in his search of the megastructure for humans 
with network genes

chobits?
this was pretty bad in some places actually. i liked 'chii is bewildered'

haruhi suzumiya, at least episode 4

voynich manuscript:
learn what it's REALLY like to be a witch stuck in the middle ages! fun 
for the whole family. show it to your cryptography professor for laffs.

aeon flux on liquid television (1991-1992)

appleseed (1988 animated version)

akira (both):
obligatory

tenchi muyo in love:
maybe it's just my obsession with space pirates

teenage mutant ninja turtles:
the original graphic novel series

nausicaa:
yeah, i'm a sucker for studio ghibli