I'd recommend... Hunter X Hunter (2011), Blue Exorcist, One punch man, Bleach, Fairy tail, Princess Mononoke (movie), basically anything Ghibli (all movies), Haikyuu, Owari no seraph, Attack on titan, Pandora hearts, re:zero starting life in another world, Trigun (oldie but a goodie), Samurai champloo. cowboy bebop (another oldie), evangelion, 91 days, Zero no Tsukaima (few seasons), Hajime no Ippo, most of the "fate" (Fate/zero, Fate/Stay, Unlimited blade works) series is good, Tokyo ghoul, elfen lied (Little bit of gore, not much), noragami, Code geass, soul eater, Durarara!!, Akame ga kill!, kill la kill, Kiseijuu, sei no kakuritsu, Guilty crown, Sword art online ( gets lots of hate, but its still fun), darker than black, deadman wonderland, kuroshitsuji, nanatsu no taizai, black bullet, mob psycho 100, black lagoon, D Gray-man, accel world, Hellsing Ultimate, K;Kings, overlord, Koutetsujou no Kabaneri, Gate:, Magi:, Higashi no eden, Aldnoah.Zero, Strike the blood, Bungou stray dogs, Rokka no Yuusha, Shingeki no Bahamut, Inuyashiki (currently airing), Nurarihyon no Mago, Bounen no Xamdou, Tsubasa Chronicle, Heavy Object, Blood lad, Berserk, Tears to Tiara, Break Blade (has both a TV series and movie, both are the same. Just dictates the episode lengths), Shikabane hime, Kamisama Dolls.
Theres a quick list of what I could think of that were more action-filled.
If you want more just let me know, and yes.. I know I'm a big nerd. :L