Wats an anime that has cool battles/wars such as FullMetal Alchemist :

[Screwy1]

Brotherhood (large scale ones preferbly? not:
Bleach
naruto
Code geass Guren Lagan
Gundam

 

[Mechalnized]

Rurouni Kenshin
Sword of a Stranger
Inuyasha

 

[itachintsuki90_4ever]

Vandread
Sharing-la
Neuro Nougami Majin Tantei
Devil May Cry
Persona Series (game)
Final Fantasy

 

[Tbeta]

Full Metal Panic is good
Rahxephon
Bleach
Any Gundam really

 

[Lassard]

Robotech/Macross.

 

[Kev]

not a huge manga/anine fan so im not sure if i have the names right but anyway
cowboy an bebot an neon genisis

 

[ExlSGundamDeepStriker]

You just want characters fighting hand to hand or face to face or you're also fine with mecha battles too? I'll just list them too

Sword of the Stranger
Spriggan
Samurai Champloo
Samurai 7
Final Fantasy 7: Advent Children
Karas 1 & 2
Evangelion 1.0 You Are (Not) Alone
Evangelion: The End of Evangelion
Blade of the Immortal