What interests you most in anime?

I like the stories in an Anime, along with epic battles especially when the underdog snatches victory out of the jaws of defeat(shit like that just moves me). What makes it all the better is if the storyline is intricate and elaborate with all the characters and not just the protagonist. Who else agrees?

I like "plot"

An anime can have basically no story as long as the characters are entertaining enough. But a good story can be ruined by horrible characters. Art can make or break an anime too though, it's the second most important aspect to me.

Hmmm I prioritize it this way

Voice Acting < Art < Characters = Story

I'm guessing the 'other' slot would be PLOT, yeah?

Personally I would go for the story. Reason being is that once a person develops the idea of a story, then you would create an idea of how the characters you would want them to be portrayed as in the story. Once that is done, the art style is next because from there you can list what types of features you would like your character to have, and(example: male or female, physical appearance, the size of the character, etc.).

I like to think of it as reading instructions for when you are building a desk or building a piece of furniture: you must start from the very beginning and work your way towards the ultimate finish, while making sure that every piece is being used correctly.

All of these have to have some blance or it may just be meh or even bad.

Story is important but most important is heroine

The most awesome story not supported by beautiful and interesting heroin i said still sucks..

the story has to be really good, but i can't watch/read anything with bad art

Almost everything. But of course story is a must to be interesting.

The art is what gets me into an anime, the story gets me to stay.