Convince me to watch anime...

[ZERO]

along with Shakugan no Shana

Zero no Tsukaima, The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya, and Kanon are pretty godo starter series

ZnT = pretty good Harem series to start
Haruhi = ....ummm Haruhi is in its own category
Kanon = Really Kanon, Clannad, Sola, Air, Munto, etc anything done by Kyoto animation is a good thing to impress people and get them on anime

These could be good for him if he duck-taped his head in advance becuase it will explode if he was to watch any of these coming from DBZ. As for The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya he might be better off with neon genesis at least then he would be able to understand the general idea of what is going on with out blowing his head off. Just think could you imagine if the first story someone ever red was The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya, yea they would not be able to read anything again except for the sequel books. Someone that has not been exposed to thinking of that magnitude needs to watch something else first.

[acolyte_to_jippity]

...do i detect an insult towards evangelion in there?

[ZERO]

No I was stating that a regular person could watch that and think that it is just about robots. So in a way they would be able to go though it without having their mind blow out.

[RamenPoodle]

Spasm, tell us what you decide on eventually! Personally I say go for Shana! ^^

Then after Shana you can probably go with several things at this point (which are all coincidentally by the same studio, JC Staff):

To Aru Majutsu no Index http://myanimelist.net/anime/4654/To...jutsu_no_Index

OR

Toradora! http://myanimelist.net/anime/4224/Toradora!

Toradora! is my favorite romantic comedy. I could write a paper on that damn series.

Index is good after Shana. Do Index first, and then Toradora. If you find yourself enjoying Shana and Taiga's personalities, then you are probably a fan of tsundere girls (girls that hide their true feelings under a veil of malice and spite). If that is the case, continue with Zero no Tsukaima to form what we call the JC Staff Tsundere Triumvirate (Shana, Taiga, Louise).

The Shana-Index combo is a good way to get the anime experience without having to venture into Naruto/Bleach territory, though. And it is totally understandable if you want to avoid that territory. Totally understandable.

And from THERE, if you decide you like JC Staff's stuff, you can go for Hayate the Combat Butler, which is hilarious, or Excel Saga, which is, well, Excel Saga.
There are many others that they have done. Go exploring and see what you can find!

[ZERO]

I still think Eden of the East would be best as it is not relay long and a moves at a nice speed so he is not able to lose interest.

[XX0wnsXY]

Detroit Metal City

LMFAO

Kidding.

Don't watch that at first..it's a WTF.

[XxMastagunzxX]

Neon genesis is shit...there I said it.

[RamenPoodle]

Detroit Metal City

LMFAO

Kidding.

Don't watch that at first..it's a WTF.

But Krauser-tan...! And the raping of the bitch-pigs...!

C'mon, man, it's classic stuff! XD

Actually, I got my metal-obsessed brother back into anime with DMC. So it might work on metalheads...

And you liked Eden, eh, ZERO? Well, it's a fantastic series so that's to be expected, even if when you watch it nonstop with no break until 7 AM, right? XD

[StarsMine]

Eden of the east has an awesome first episode and the best opining and closing theme I have ever seen.

[acolyte_to_jippity]

Neon genesis is shit...there I said it.

masta, if i ever meet you in person, i'll kill you.