[quote name='Goodtone']Name your top 5 Anime DVD's to check out for good "adult appealing" story, and good animation.[/quote]
Ugh, you've made things difficult, with your "adult-appealing" rule. I guess I'll have to exclude the more lighthearted stuff, even though I might find it better than alot of the anime on this list...
1. Revolutionary Girl Utena
2. Fullmetal Alchemist
3. Cowboy Bebop
4. R.O.D (including both the Read or Die OAV and R.O.D The TV)
5. Neon Genesis Evangelion
(I didn't include movies in here, by the way.)