http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Armitage_III
This.
Very much this!
Yes! I loved Armitage the Third!
Heck, I've got most of its OST in my IPod!
Durarara(Drrr) No pink mohawk or anything, set in tokyo with a supernatural killer whois possed by their sword, a modern day headless rider who's swapped their horse for a motorbike, a super strong (high pain tolerance 12) guy who likes to throw things, a mastermind who thinks he's better then anyone else, and others, overall very good watch.
Durarara! Was awesome. I wasn't expecting to like it, but I very much did. I really dig the whole theme, the setting, and the characters.
Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex No one had mentioned the series specifically, I found them to be better then the movies (2nd one for sure... 1st movie was much better than that though)
Battle Angel Alita
Appleseed
Paprika
Solty Rei
erp gotta run
enjoy these
Battle Angel Alita was something I was very much looking forward to seeing at the time, given that I was deep into the manga. It's very awesome and very Shadowrun, imo --kind of Redmond Barrens, too. Just with higher levels of tech.
Appleseed... Ugh. Loved the manga (still do!), have yet to see a good version of it for Anime. I've seen the first one, I've seen the one they made in 2004 -- the CGI one, don't recall the name off the top of my head. Have yet to see Deus Ex, not sure if I should!
Not seen Paprika, nor Solty Rei.
Thanks for sharing! I'll be sure to look 'em up soon-ishly.