Yay, anime fans! These are some of my favorite animes. For starters, everything from Studio Ghibli are a must watch. Personally Spiriited Away will always have a special place in my heart.
Zankyou no Terror is an anime I would consider the best of the year. The plot, the animation, and ,my god, the soundtrack. It’s all gold. It centers on two teenage boys who are terrorists. However they have no plans on killing anyone. It’s wrapped in mystery and makes you question whether their actions are justified or not. What is right, what is wrong? There is a lot of deep psychological thinking involved, so if you’re okay with it. Give it a shot ^^
I also really like Saiunkoku Monogatari. There are a lot bishies however the protagonist, Shuurei, is a very strong, smart, and dedicated young lady. She strives to become a court official and unlike other animes where the girl ends up falling in love with the man and that’s it. No more dreams of being anything greater than a housewife. Shuurei is quite the opposite. She is very inspirational character.
I know this getting a bit long so these are just a few more (movies) that do have nice animations, plots & soundtracks:
Death Billiards, Colorful, Hal, Nerawareta Gakuen, Wolf Children: Ame & Yuki, Saint Onii-san, Sakasama no Patema & Tokyo Godfathers.