Like the title says I'm looking for some anime that's absolutely brilliant. By this I mean one with an amazingly enticing plot, excellent action, and great characters.

Please don't recommend anything with mechas, I don't particularly enjoy giant robot fights. That's kinda what stopped me from watching Code Geass. I've also chckd out Elfen Lied (didn't like it) and Gurren Lagann (sp) but those weren't to my liking.

Some of my favorite anime:

One Piece...