Interest Stacks

A basic recommendation of anime classics starting from the important year 1963 when Astro Boy debuted. Only one anime per franchise allowed, and selection is partly based on watchability, so you can get right into what seems interesting.

This is part 4 of 5, it covers 1999–2010.

Part 1 (1963–1974): https://myanimelist.net/stacks/57261
Part 2 (1975–1986): https://myanimelist.net/stacks/57265
Part 3 (1987–1998): https://myanimelist.net/stacks/57268
Part 5 (2011–2022): https://myanimelist.net/stacks/57279

During the noughties anime was becoming more popular in the west. A sidenote, Hunter x Hunter got a remake in 2011 considered to be one of the greatest animes ever. 2006 was a crazy good year for anime with loads of notable titles (Death Note, Code Geass, Gintama, Ouran Koukou Host Club, The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya, Paprika, Nana, Black Lagoon, The Girl Who Leapt Through Time, Higurashi, Ergo Proxy, D.Gray-man, Tekkon Kinkreet, Hellsing Ultimate, Fate/stay night, Kanon, Air Gear, xxxHOLiC, Boku no Pico, Welcome to the NHK, Strawberry Panic)