Recommend me an Anime

Hi /anime/,

I have never really watched much anime. I thought I'd watch Naruto for the first time to see what the big deal was. In my opinion it was okay, nothing special. The episode involved the 3 characters getting in some torunament, and then Naruto's guy friend fighting this scrawny dude and then this turtle was his dad and kicked the scrawny kids ass. Some of you might know it.

Anyways, recommend me some anime that doesn't suck. Or let me know if that was just a terrible episode.

It's not that it was a bad episode, it's just that naruto is a poor, poor excuse for anime.
I don't recommend code geass, either.
I definitely agree with >>4 watch some studio ghibli movies, and full metal alchemist is worth a try. It really depends on what kind of genres interest you.
Samurai champloo is a good series, nice art, aimed at an older audience than kiddie stuff like naruto. A little more realistic than many other anime series.
The melancholy of haruhi suzumiya is great, beloved by many peoples :) I think it's a good example of what anime's all about, and i don't think i've heard anyone say they've watched and didn't like it.
Mushishi is good, unless you're the type that demands a lot of action, killing etc. It's very studio ghibli-ish.