I feel like no Japanese blog could be complete without mentioning one's favorite animes! I have quite a few favorites recently but one of the older ones that I found a couple months back and loved was the anime グレンラガン It starts off pretty typical but by the the end it became one of most innovative, surprising animes I've ever seen.
Not to mention it has a fantastic opening theme!
(So I mentioned before that I really enjoy some of the art styles that have stemmed from Japan recently.) Well that love of art kind of stems into what I enjoy about this show as well.