*nodnods* I understand that line of thought. I know that I tend to look at Miyazaki films in their own separate subgenre, so while they're still 'anime' in my mind they're distinct from your standard magical-girl series and your standard fighting-with-giant-robots series and your standard tentacle-monster-WTF pr0n. ^_^

For that matter, as with any other genre, there's a lot of crap drifting around when it comes to anime. I've watched more than my fair share of it at times. I keep a little list of series and movies that I'd show to people who've never seen anime before or who are only minimally exposed to the genre -- my gateway drugs, as it were.