I know what you mean, some animes almost have an Americanized style to their art. Bigger noses, less shininess to their eyes, and more muscle. I've seen most of Dragon Ball Z. I made it up to the Buu Saga, but never quite finished it. Back then I was watching it on TV. I saw several episodes of GT as well, but never finished the whole series. As for Pokemon I've only watched up to season 3, but skipped ahead and am now watching through Pokemon X/Y. I'm watching it as each episode is being aired. My favorite "fighting" anime though would have to be Bleach. But the best fight scenes are apparently in One Piece, which I've yet to watch. I've watched all of Naruto though and thought the fights were pretty intense in that anime. And yes, reading does help the cognition, information processing, and comprehension.