Trying to get into Anime, any reccomendations?

[Arjahn]

I've never really been a big fan of anime, despite everyone around me loving it, including my best friend who writes anime dragon porn... sort of wish I was kidding about that. Anyways, I'm trying to get into it, and so far all I've watched has been a few episodes of Naruto and Bleach, neither of which I was very fond of, as well as the entire series of Ranma 1/2, which I watched on account of a lost bet, where I had to watch an episode a day, every day, and give my friend a summary of each episode I watched every day for several months, and it's a romantic comedy anime about a magical transvestite... not quite my cup of tea. Good music though.


So, can anyone recommend a good anime I can get into that isn't too cheesy or to romantic-y?