Recommend My Dad an Anime

[persephone]

Princess Tutu. No, really -- the name is utterly retarded, but doesn't reflect the quality of the anime *at all*. I'd say it's easily one of the best anime I've ever seen. It's intelligent, moving, well-written, and never NSFW or even slightly slutty. It's more like stepping into the world of Brothers Grimm than into what you'd expect from an anime about a magical girl called Princess Tutu. And it's really, really awesome. At the very least, anyone who wants to experience anime should give Princess Tutu a try.

 

[Timedraven 117]

Haven't seen it so I'll say Soul Eater. Pretty good 50 episode anime and it s on Netflix too!
Some I'll reiterate are Full Metal Alchemist and Trigun. Definitely Trigun and its side-qual movie Trigun: Badlands. All are on Netflix.

Finally for something special try Regios.

 

[Eggsnham]

inb4 Boku no Pico

On a serious note, Neon Genesis Evangelion+The End of Evangelion in lieu of the last two episodes is always a solid recommendation.

Samurai Champloo is a good choice and, if you have the patience to sit through the unnecessary middle arc in the show, Deathnote can be a fun ride too. Eden of the East is also pretty interesting.

 

[Piorn]

Gurren Lagann. The manliest manly show in all of anime.

More like one of the most childish, repetitive, simple ones.

Sounds pretty manly to me!
Sometimes you don't need depth, you just need to kick Cthulu in the face.

 

[Shanahanapp]

I'd say Death Note would be a good choice. It's the only anime I've watched with my parents. Really really interesting and it shouldn't really be uncomfortable to watch with him.

You could try a Gundam series as well if he's into that. I'd recommend a specific one but everyone seems to have their own opinions on which ones are good and which aren't so just go for whichever one interests you.

 

[Sean Hollyman]

Ergo Proxy maybe.

Gurren Lagann. The manliest manly show in all of anime.

More like one of the most childish, repetitive, simple ones.

Oops, look like someone was hit with the boring stick this morning.

 

[Hochmeister]

I'd suggest you stick to older shows (pre-2005ish) as they tend to have far less awkward fanservice. As mentioned above Jojo or any of the Mobile Suit Gundam series would be good, but I'd also strongly recommend the Space Battleship Yamato 2199 remake (it's kinda a cross between Star Trek, Star Wars, and Battlestar Galactica) and Legend of the Galactic Heroes.

Hope this helps!