Armored Trooper Votoms. Originally I thought it was a Gundam knock-off (the robots look like Zakus), but after seeing episode 1, I'm hooked. It's like someone watched Hard Times and turned it into a mecha anime. It's also cool how it takes place AFTER this bloody war and everything's cooling off. I also love the themes about conditioning and all that.
Also... probably the most loveable side characters I've seen in an anime. The old man isn't this wise father figure..., he's a swindling rat taking advantage of the main character. The friend isn't really a friend. He's taking advantage of the main character. And the girl, despite being a love interest... can't help but take advantage of the main character. It's clear that conditioning and taking advantage of other people is a huge theme and I'm all for it. I don't want to give too much away, but I think it's wonderful how this black pilled main character slowly opens up to this screwed up society and sees there's hope for it.
@darthmongoose Also, I held off on Eva for a while now, but after finishing my psychology course and learning who Freud is and all that, I'm actually REAAAAAAAALLY excited to get to this.