Recommended Anime:
(There are many great anime out there, here are--by our biased standards--the best 10 fan or commercial subbed of different genres. Please be aware that we cannot possibly recommend anime for every single genre- we would also suggest reading reviews on these before previewing... we all have different tastes.)

Just see it/Other
Any anime produced by studio Ghibli: Laputa, Mimi o Sumaseba (i.e. If You Listen Closely. aka: Whisper of the Heart), Pon Poko, Porco Rosso, Totoro.Info on Ghibli

Angel's Egg (warning: artsy, narrative not primary)
Kenji's Spring
Otaku no Video
Perfect Blue

Action/Adventure/Fantasy
Cowboy Bebop
Fullmetal Alchemist
Hellsing
Inuyaha
Naruto
Rurouni Kenshin (OVA Reminiscence)
Tenchi Muyo
Scrapped Princess
Yami no Matsuei
X (TV Series)

Comedy/Drama
Ai Mai Mi ! Strawberry Egg
Chobits
Full Metal Panic? Fumoffu!
Fruits Basket
Great Teacher Onizuka
Love Hina
Onegai Teacher
Ranma 1/2 (this is more comedy & action than drama)
Trigun (also more comedy & action than drama)
Yu Yu Hakusho (also more comedy & action than drama)

Science Fiction
Evangelion
Giant Robo
Ghost in the Shell
Gunbuster
Gundam (choose your series wisely)
.hack//SIGN
Rahxephon
Roujin Z
Serial Experiments Lain
Wings of Honneamise

Shoujo
Ah! My Goddess!
Hana Yori Dango
Kareshi Kanojo No Jijou (His[Boyfriend] and Her[Girlfriend] Circumstances)
Kodomo no Omacha (aka Child's Toy)
Koko wa Greenwood (Here is Greenwood)
Fushigi Yuugi
Oniisama E (Brother, Dear Brother)
Rose of Versailles
Utena
Vampire Princess Miyu OAVs

Shounen-ai
Earthian
Fake (OVA)
Gravitation (TV and OVA)
Mirage of Blaze
Zetsuai 1989 and Bronze
*We've only listed five because there aren't that many quality animes out for this genre. High quality manga can be found, however, and is recommended above these. For a more comprehensive site (be aware of maturity level) please visit here.*

Note: Please keep in mind that these genres often cross over (wait- not often-- always). If some aren't in what you would consider the right category it's probably because we already had 10 listed for the category it "should" go in... so we tried to fit it in elsewhere. We would recommend exploring animenfo for more ideas and opinions.

*This page is still under construction and subject to review*