Hey, this is my first post to this Guide I've started so you can take it or leave it but I will do my best to justify my opinions. If you are trying to introduce a guy friend of yours to anime then I would recommend "Elfen Lied." This anime is not for children! There is nudity and extreme violence which is why most guys love it! I started showing this anime to my cousin who is 23 and in the military. After watching the first episode at my house he asked if he could borrow it. I said "yes" 'cause I could see the gleem in his eye. That night he and some friends stayed up until 3am watching all the episodes. When he brought it back he asked if I had anything else I thought he might enjoy? Of course I said yes and an anime fan was born. Since then, his taste has broadened and he has watched other series like "Full Metal Alchemist" and "Bleach" just as examples. I'm sure there is other stuff out there like "Berserker," which I don't have copies of to hand out, that could also be used to get a guy into anime. Let's face it, a naked Lucy dismembers some 50 people in the first few minutes of the story. Blood is every where. If that doesn't catch a persons attention nothing will. The story line is also a great guy tale. Even much of the nudity is not there to tantelize but to anger the viewer. most of the nude scenes are shot while the girls are in a laboratory getting experimented on. At no time did I ever think, "Man that chick is hot!" Instead I was further sympothetic to the girls and angered at those trying to control them. The background of all the characters is quite interesting. In fact, at least in my opinion, one of the main background stories is not on the US release but is in an OVA (Original Video Release, not shown on TV)in the the Japanese release. It has to do with why Lucy doesn't kill the chief of the group chasing her. It is a must see if you like this series. OK, enough about this series. There are a lot of them out there like "Boogiepop Phantom" that can be used to get guys into anime but you would be surprised as to how many girls like violent anime too.