Categories?!?!?!

Okay! For a while I had said "There is twos of the kinds of anime!" Just like the way that statement was written, so is it's actual content: Silly.

I currently have decided on five kinds. Maybe I'll find more as I watch more, but the main point is the dominant trait and general effect the anime has on you. They fit distinctly in these categories. So lets begin.

=Plot
"OMG! Didn't see that coming!" This is pretty basic. You know some things, you want to know some others. You are glad that you found out some things you didn't even know you didn't know, lol. You pretty much are on an adventure with the character(s) to figure out What, Why, and other little questions. (If you like M Night Shyamalan movies, you'd probably be into this.)
-Fullmetal Alchemist - A series full of twists, where you at first merely want to know what's going to happen. But that is quickly de-prioritized when you get into story that dives deeper into conspiracy and the history of civilizations.
-Scrapped Princess - Starting off on another seemingly plain Medieval adventure, things quickly stop adding up, and you realize that your automatic assumptions of this adventure have been misconceived! It's already far beyond that!

=Emotional
"OH! Poor guy, what's he gonna do?" An interesting category I realized recently. A story that attempts to pull you in by giving you tons of the feelings of the characters. Sometimes just one, or stacking it upon you through multiple. These series can make you physically sick if you let yourself feel the full effect. Yet, you'll enjoy it all. Whether its happy or sad, its amazing to feel their emotions. You'll sit and ponder for a while afterwards too, and listen to the Soundtrack for something that revives the joys of the series.
-Eflen Lied - A story with characters in seemingly impossible to solve situations full of violent hatred and strange love, leaving you twisting and turning because of the worry of any outcome possible! Death brings good and bad, but so does life...
-Infinite Ryvius - You are thrust along with 500 teenagers into a bad situation: stranded in space. You feel everything from dozens of characters love and relational problems, to the problems of groups... to the group of 500 as a whole. Feeling every side of every argument, there's realistically no one to fully stand by for the whole show. The small bits of humor only makes it more realistic and gripping, and the drama only gets deeper.

=Comedy
"LOL! That was pretty ironic how that happened!" Pretty common! This element, like the others, exists in all at least a LITTLE bit. You laugh at jokes that make sense, and the sad/funny Irony the characters encounter. Also, this is most commonly paired with Romance anime.
-Ah! My Goddess - An amusing story of the guy who happens to be stuck with a beautiful goddess for life. Humor ensues from ignorance, jealousy, and downright crazy characters, and yet it brings wonderful joy to watch.
-Ranma ½ - Very old school. A great story of a the boy Ranma and his father who are cursed. When they fall in cold water, they become a girl and a Panda, and only hot water changes them back! The humor begins when Ranma's father betroths him to a girl... who doesn't know about his curse!

=Random
"WUT? That really makes no sense!" Some may argue this falls under comedy. And it is funny, but it is usually very distinct when an anime is trying for Sensible or Senseless humor. Still ironic, but in a slapstick style, as opposed to a realistic irony that a character suffers. Sometimes not intended to even be humorous.
-Bobobo Bobobobo - Random? Purely! This is about as random as I've seen or heard of. Tons of crazy zainy humor with a plot for nothing more as something to keep things moving. Crazy good, crazy funny, crazy craizee!
-FLCL (Furi Kuri, Fooly Cooly) - A strange story involving bizarre characters with a weird adventure! You not quite sure if anything matters, and assume it doesn't. However, it does! Sit and force yourself to stand the random, and by the end you'll be satisfied!

=Aesthetic
"AH! How appealing to my eyes and ears!" The thing is, I have never seen an anime series that is Aesthetic. However, almost every movie I've seen that isn't part of a series, has fallen under this Category! You watch and are amazed at he artwork, the battles, the adventure. Oh, and the music, too! Always with a plot, but a dominance of visual appeal.
-Howl's Moving Castle - A great adventure of magical magnitudes with... a mobile castle. Funny characters, amazing battles, interesting story. It really appeals to the mind so well!
-Steamboy - One of the least Aesthetic Anime movies I've seen. But it's still under that category. It's about a boy who's father and grandfather have developed a small orb which can power insane amounts of things through steam! With amazing gadgetry and great industrial age appeal, Steamboy also provide a significant amount of adventure, and an accurate look into many kinds of crazy people ;)

All anime I know of is dominated by one of those themes. They usually have ALL elements, but its great to know specifically what you're dealing with.

Oh, but a lot of people want to hear about:
=Romance
"OOO! They finally got together..." The problem is, I've never seen/heard of an anime Dominated by this category, and EVERY single one has had this in it. Most anime that seems dominated by this, is usually dominated at least a little more... by comedy. So I don't count it as one of the main 5. Common interest, love triangles, uncomfortable situations; it all sets up for the addition to the main plot.

That's it! I'll usually describe an anime with these a lot, so its best to know them. It will also help you find which anime you like better! These are nothing more than my experience, but as my Anime List shows, I do have a lot of that (and it grows nearly every day). I also hope to rate some Manga also!

Konbanwa!