What is the anime of the now?

It's awkward watching an anime that's several years old, to think when it came out people were enjoying the bonanza together for the first time without spoilers while I was ignorant of the whole deal and now that I finally discover it hardly anyone cares anymore.

Is girls und panzer supposed to be the anime of the now? I tried watching a part of girls und panzer and it was ok but I can't be bothered to watch any more, the characters are too bland. Something like berserk, excel saga cowboy bebop, samurai champloo, azumanga daioh, kaiji, wolf and spice, even code geass level quality would be fine at this point.

Answer me. You must at least know of a good way to keep track of every new anime that comes out so I don't miss the next time a classic hones into view. Or should I just assume the golden age of anime is over and give up?

anime was always shit

>>2 got it right
anime has always been 90% shit. The shows you mentioned are just part of the 10% of good shows that get made.

Sword Art Online is supposedly popular with the masses but I got bored of it after 10 episodes.

2012 is a good year for anime but it's sorely lacking in hits. Stuff like Panzer is fun but I doubt people will mention them as much years from now. What you need to look out for are original anime that tend to be more plot centric or allow for a lot of speculation like Madoka or Penguindrum. The closest thing this season would be Psycho-Pass.

I don't know why...

watch what you like

>>7
But how will I know what I like if you don't tell me?

>You must at least know of a good way to keep track of every new anime that comes out
Read the seasonal charts? This is a no-brainer.