I get those being reluctant to finding a good anime to get into, I always try the classics Robot Carnival, Ninja Scroll 1 & 2, Akira, Perfect Blue, Joes Apartment, Studio Ghibli, try to lurk on Reddit I know thre are some uber nerds about which is what and what is true or rad or whatnot but if you are into a specific genre they've got you I have found some solid recommendations.