6. Welcome to the N.H.K. (2006)
- Genre: Black Comedy, Psychological Drama.
- Why watch it: A brave and often uncomfortable representation of Japanese social reality, centering on Tatsuhiro Satō, a hikikomori (social recluse) who struggles with paranoia, depression, and conspiracy. It is essential for understanding the darkness of otaku culture without idealizing it.

Toradora is missing from this list
I haven’t seen Toradora yet, I guess I’ll have to watch the anime
Oh Code Geass was my favorite mecha anime after Gundam, until I saw Aldnoah Zero and Valvrave Liberator