I am in the process of puting together a viewing 
list for a class I am teaching at UNLV Continuing 
Ed. entitled "An Introduction to Japanese 
Animation." What I need from you are suggestions 
for anime with some culturally relevant material. 
For example:

Akira- Adolescent angst and emerging dominance in 
the global arena by Japan.

I have about a dozen or so already picked out, 
but I need more anime that deal with homosexuality
(Not Yaoi, but mainstream anime with gay 
characters like CCS and OS), religion, feminism 
and so forth. Any help you can offer will be 
greatly appreciated. For those of you in the Las 
Vegas area who are interested in the class, check 
out unlv.edu and order the Fall Continuing Ed. 
catalog. The class is eight weeks starting in 
October. Fee is $60. I'll have more on this at my 
website later in the week.