>>2259 For me, it'd be either Yakitate!! Japan and You're Under Arrest. I could not get enough of both of these and when it ended, I was surprised how much I liked it but they're pretty damn different from my usual tastes. Yakitate is literally a funny bread making tournament and You're Under Arrest is just police girls (and policeman) solving crimes but I enjoyed the characters a lot. My favorites usually have some level of action or adventure but these didn't need any of that.

>>2259 Saekano. Its a shitty harem with an annoying protagonist. I only watched it because its made by the author of White Album 2 and I really love the main heroine Megumi Katou

>>2260 >You're Under Arrest The opening song is a work of art by itself. I wish Japan went back to that period, when composing songs for anime.

>>2286 You and me both, anon. I still listen to it from time to time and the animation for it was gorgeous. The anime and OVA both had a banger for an OP plus their soundtrack was easy listening. OVA - https://yewtu.be/watch?v=g4CovmXFeLM Anime - https://yewtu.be/watch?v=0pEtx_cN1tw

I've never tried a josei anime before, but I recently watched Nodame Cantabile and I liked it a lot and would recommend it, its entertaining, very funny and the characters are great. I also agree about Yakitate!!, its an outstanding work, Sunrise really outdid themselves.