Maaaan, it's hard to narrow down only 5 shows, but here goes!

1. I My Me! Strawberry Eggs - Fantastic show with an odd premise, and includes the best anime soundtrack I've ever heard in my life. <3
2. Kanon (2006) - Wonderful, wonderful, wonderful show. I recommend this to ANY anime fan who's not obsessed with blood, guts and violence. <3
3. Azumanga Daioh - The epitome of slice-of-life comedy. Watch it!
4. Chrono Crusade - Great characters, awesome music, and my personal favorite "Action" anime. Rosette = <3
5. Ah! My Goddess TV - 50(+2) episodes of heartwarming harem-lite comedy/action/drama. What more could I ask for? :3 Belldandy to this day is still my Number One favorite anime girl!

... I was planning on putting some honorable mentions, but I would list at least 10-15, so I'll just stop here.

Here's my top 5

1. Pokemon
2. Fruits Basket (it comes on FUN)
3. Gundam Wing
4. Inuyasha
5. Monster Rancher

I have only two:
1.Dragonball Z
2.Dragonball
Dragonball GT is okay,but not great.

Also my Top 5 anime characters are:

1. Kyo Sohma (Fruits Basket)
2. Sesshomeru (Inuyasha)
3. Holly (Monster Rancher)
4. Duo Maxwell (GW)
5. Tohru Honda (FB)

I watch a little bit of Elfen Lied and that show freaked me out,when I saw Kanae get chopped in half that was it I never watched it again.

1.FLCL
2.Fullmetal Alchemist
3.Welcome to the NHK
4.Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann
5.One Piece

And my favorite manga is Hunter X Hunter. It also is the best manga to anime I've ever seen. No show's cast has ever perfectly captured EVERY character.

I haven't seen a whole lot, but most enjoyed these three:

1. Cowboy Bebop
2. Samurai Champloo
3. Paranoia Agent