The first title I'm gonna recommend has been around a while, but I didn't discover it until recently. Avatar: The Last Airbender is a series created and produced for Nickelodeon. So technically, its not anime since its not Japanese. But, pish posh on that, it is a great example of Anime.
The story takes place in world that is divided into 4 nations. Each nation can manipulate an element through use of martial arts: water, earth, fire and air. This ability is refered to as "bending" in the series.
Every generation a person is born who can manipulate all 4 elements, called the Avatar. The Avatar's job is to maintain balance between the 4 nations and keep everything in harmony.
One hundred years before the series begins, the fire nation decides to get all militaristic and invades the other nations. An Avatar has been born into the air nation, but just when he is needed, the Avatar mysteriously disappears.
Fast forward 100 years. Two kids from the water nation discover the Avatar frozen in ice near the south pole. He turns out to be a 12 yr old air bender named Ang. The story follows Ang and his friends as they try to save the world from the evil fire nation.
The series is well written with good characters and excellent plot lines. The first season (linked below) follows Ang and his friends as they travel to the north pole to get training.
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