Being a life-long enjoyer of anime and manga, I was overjoyed to work for both Bandai and ADV films at the Sony Metreon when I lived in San Francisco. They had this super-swanky free anime theater called the "Action Theater" that showed episodes and full length films for free all day.
My personal favorite anime series' would have to be Love Hina, Fruits Basket, and His and Her Circumstances.
As far as manga goes, I've always enjoyed Shirow Masamune's work with both the Appleseed and Ghost In The Shell series'.
Much love to another appreciator of japanese print and media!