I got this anime book and it had a lot about animation in it. I thought I might share some of the software links and kinda use this place for myself in case I'd ever want to really check more into it. Most of these you have to pay for and can be very expensive. You'll have to see if they're only for Macs or Windows too. Some of the best kinds can be either or.

3DS Max

Adobe photoshop

After Effects

Animation Master

Animation Stand

Animo

Carrara

Cinema 4D

Combustion

Corel Painter

DAZlStudio and Bryce

Electric Image

Flip Book

Jahshaka

Lightwave

Maya

Messiah

Paint Shop Pro

Poser and Vue

Retas! Pro

Soft Image

Solo

Toonz

Shake


EDITING SOFTWARE
Avid

Final Cut Express

Premiere