I started out with hell girl about 2 years ago. However now that I think back, if I had watched it now I would have really appreciated it's uniqueness over the many other anime that I have watched that all have similar plots and character design etc. All anime are unique in there own way but hell girl is just like right out there away from the rest and it really makes me think higher of it. All and all I would suggest an anime such as death note, hell girl, bleach, naruto, code geass, etc.. An anime with a dub is a lot more appealing at first site to newbies! However if it has a bad dub they'll simply back off.