If you get the urge to check out some anime TV shows on the ol' Netflix instant view, here's a couple I can recommend:
*Last Exile (2003) - a steam punk type story with cool naval warfare type battles taking place in the sky. The real meat of the story is the coming-of-age experience shared by a pair of best friends. You'll have to hang in there for the long haul in order for the confusing elements of the story arc to make sense. And, as always, "suspend thy disbelief."
*Gunslinger Girl (2003) - this is some of the most brilliantly twisted cyber punk fiction ever. Throw "La Femme Nikita", "Little Orphan Annie" and "Ghost In The Shell" in a Cuisinart and you get this show.
...believe it or not, there are plot points that are absolutely poignant.
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