This, Escaflowene is really good.
Also as some have mentioned Macross is good, I'd specially recommend the original, Plus or if you can stand a bit of modern J-pop and anime tropes then Frontier is good too.
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The Best Non-Gundam, Non-Evangelion Mecha Anime? (Gifs Encouraged)
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Also as some have mentioned Macross is good, I'd specially recommend the original, Plus or if you can stand a bit of modern J-pop and anime tropes then Frontier is good too.
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Just don't watch the dub... I disliked the series when I first watched it in English, but enjoyed it later in Japanese.
Edit: I was specifically referring to the 90's dub. I haven't heard the new Funimation dub.
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This, Escaflowene is really good.
Also as some have mentioned Macross is good, I'd specially recommend the original, Plus or if you can stand a bit of modern J-pop and anime tropes then Frontier is good too.
I'd post the opening of Aquarion as well, but you might get misled into thinking it's a good show. Opening is god-like though.
You know what, screw it, here's Sousei no Aquarion's opening (composer is Yoko Kanno):
I have to warn you that the only good thing about this show is the music though. Its sequel, Aquarion EVOL, also has a godly soundtrack.
Big O, baby
A fantastic choice. Absolutely fucking depressing at times, but fantastic choice.
Didn't they redo the dub a few years back?
And now I'm going to have this stuck in my head again for weeks.
Also tempting me to rewatch the series again...
Knights of Sidonia has some terrific battle scenes.
Also, whoever mentioned Samuri Pizza Cats - yes!
Also, whoever mentioned Samuri Pizza Cats - yes!
As someone who finally watched most of Gundam and am on Ep 24 of Evangelion I am insterested. Hated how Iron Blooded Orphans ended, not on topic but I'm salty.
Ao left a really bad taste in the mouth.
But yeah, Eureka Seven is amazing. The idea of airsurfing mechs(?) are awesome, combined with deep character development
The last episode of EVOL left me with mixed emotions; I don't know if I want to laugh or I want to cry... if nothing else, Aquarion as whole was something, I guess.
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Giant Robo
Forget gifs, listen to this fire.
Ohhh yess, one of my all time favourites.
Have you asked yourself, "What if Stan Lee made a robot anime?"
Look no further than Heroman!
Where nerds, jocks, and cheerleaders are friends, and American neighborhoods are quaint.
Look no further than Heroman!
Where nerds, jocks, and cheerleaders are friends, and American neighborhoods are quaint.
- Gurren Lagann - legitimately one of the greatest anime of all time. A polar opposite to Evangelion. Much of the staff went on to form Trigger.
- Code Geass - Heavily features mech combat, but focuses on the protag's Light Yagami-tier master plans. Same writer went on to do Devilman Crybaby and Princess Principal.
- Vision of Escaflowne - A perfect combination of fantasy and mecha with an all-star team of 90s powerhouses.
- Suisei no Gargantia - A chill slice-of-life of a mecha pilot getting accustomed to life on a water-covered planet... written by Madoka Magica writer Gen Urobuchi.
Giant Robo is bloody fantastic. And it's coming out on blu-ray soon. Of course, it's kind of a biased reccommendation as I worked on the upcoming set... But speaking as a fan, it's really worth your time. An absolute classic.
Do you want to be stirred? Brutalized? Have you grown tired of the festering maggots on your month-old steak on a dusty, unused grill?
Do you seek passion? Death? An unflinching look into the cruelty of an absurd and unforgiving battlefield? Cries of plane-transcending soul?
Do you want a climax that will just leave you going wtf, oh hell naw, with all the range of emojis you can type with one hand?!
Then watch Space Runaway Ideon!! Particularly just for the culmination (in which the above will manifest itself) of it all in the complimentary movie, Be Invoked, in tow, which essentially reworks the finale of the main show to its proper, intended form. It is in the way that film sends off the show that the franchise finds its unforgettable, pitiless, now infamous reputation.
The show itself is near 40 episodes long and not all that great with relatively shoddy animation, but you watch the characters develop from where they start to where they end up, and the dramatic shift, at least in terms of the stakes at hand and what they imply, by the time of the movie is lent boding gravitas. There is a preceding movie that condenses it all in under 90 minutes, but, to be expected, it doesn't translate the investment originally fostered over the show's duration in the lead-up to Be Invoked nearly as potently.
Just brace yourself for no mercy.
And remember, no one is safe.
Do you seek passion? Death? An unflinching look into the cruelty of an absurd and unforgiving battlefield? Cries of plane-transcending soul?
Do you want a climax that will just leave you going wtf, oh hell naw, with all the range of emojis you can type with one hand?!
Then watch Space Runaway Ideon!! Particularly just for the culmination (in which the above will manifest itself) of it all in the complimentary movie, Be Invoked, in tow, which essentially reworks the finale of the main show to its proper, intended form. It is in the way that film sends off the show that the franchise finds its unforgettable, pitiless, now infamous reputation.
The show itself is near 40 episodes long and not all that great with relatively shoddy animation, but you watch the characters develop from where they start to where they end up, and the dramatic shift, at least in terms of the stakes at hand and what they imply, by the time of the movie is lent boding gravitas. There is a preceding movie that condenses it all in under 90 minutes, but, to be expected, it doesn't translate the investment originally fostered over the show's duration in the lead-up to Be Invoked nearly as potently.
Just brace yourself for no mercy.
And remember, no one is safe.
All of these posts, and not one mention of Kill 'em All Tomino at his finest?
Ideon. Watch Ideon. It was Evangelion before Evangelion was even a twinkle in Anno's eye. Watch the show, then watch Ideon: Be Invoked. You'll see what truly influenced Evangelion with this series. Plus, you get a dude with a rockin' afro as a main character and a giant robot powered by God that can cut planets in half.
Then, if you want more depression, check out Space Warrior Baldios. Once you get past the art style and the fact that Baldios itself looks a bit like a doofy Gundam pretending to be a Super Robot, you're in for a treat. That one's got a hell of an ending to it. I'd say just watch the condensed movie version. It's a bit of a mess, in the editing department, but it keeps a lot of the character drama stuff intact.
Also Aura Battler Dunbine. Dimension hopping sci-fantasy bug-knight mecha! This one, along with Ideon earned Tomino the "Kill 'em all" title. It also has the most Tomino-est names you'll ever come across. Names like Keen Kiss and Shott Weapon.
One other I would recommend that isn't too well known is Panzer World Galient. Similar to Dunbine and Escaflowne, it's largely fantasy, but there is a twist that gets introduced fairly early into the show. The show was pretty good all around. It just doesn't have the shock value of things like Dunbine backing it up. If you want to see giant robot knights that aren't from Escaflowne, this one is worth checking out.
Ideon. Watch Ideon. It was Evangelion before Evangelion was even a twinkle in Anno's eye. Watch the show, then watch Ideon: Be Invoked. You'll see what truly influenced Evangelion with this series. Plus, you get a dude with a rockin' afro as a main character and a giant robot powered by God that can cut planets in half.
Then, if you want more depression, check out Space Warrior Baldios. Once you get past the art style and the fact that Baldios itself looks a bit like a doofy Gundam pretending to be a Super Robot, you're in for a treat. That one's got a hell of an ending to it. I'd say just watch the condensed movie version. It's a bit of a mess, in the editing department, but it keeps a lot of the character drama stuff intact.
Also Aura Battler Dunbine. Dimension hopping sci-fantasy bug-knight mecha! This one, along with Ideon earned Tomino the "Kill 'em all" title. It also has the most Tomino-est names you'll ever come across. Names like Keen Kiss and Shott Weapon.
One other I would recommend that isn't too well known is Panzer World Galient. Similar to Dunbine and Escaflowne, it's largely fantasy, but there is a twist that gets introduced fairly early into the show. The show was pretty good all around. It just doesn't have the shock value of things like Dunbine backing it up. If you want to see giant robot knights that aren't from Escaflowne, this one is worth checking out.
Imagine a mech show where the enemies are nigh-invulnerable Gundams with special abilities, and they are all getting beaten by a run-of-the-mill GM using only the pilot's knowledge of physics?
You get Aldnoah Zero
Season 2 stinks, but I think the concept of the show is good enough to give it a watch.
You get Aldnoah Zero
Season 2 stinks, but I think the concept of the show is good enough to give it a watch.
Not really an anime, but anime inspired...
I'm gonna shill Gen Lock
Only 1 Season so far, but I genuinely enjoyed it
I'm gonna shill Gen Lock
Only 1 Season so far, but I genuinely enjoyed it
I think Geass is pretty solid until R2. The ending salvages it, but I hate the contrivance that basically started the main conflict of R2.
When the whole reason the Suzaku/Lelouch fallout happens is because Lelouch was joking with Euphemia that he could have made her kill all the Japanese, and then his Geass just goes off. God I hate it.
The best mecha anime made in the last decade is definitely Fafnir Exodus. The Fafnir franchise can be tough to get into, because you need to get past the first half of the original Fafnir series to get to the good stuff. But the sequels are absolutely amazing.
Both Fafnir Heaven and Earth and Fafnir Exodus are breathtakingly beautiful productions. I wish I was good at gifs, since these shows look gorgeous, with excellent battle sequences. However, the real selling point of the franchise is how the writing completely nails the characters and the stakes they face.
I can't recommend the series enough, and I have watched a LOT of mecha anime.
Both Fafnir Heaven and Earth and Fafnir Exodus are breathtakingly beautiful productions. I wish I was good at gifs, since these shows look gorgeous, with excellent battle sequences. However, the real selling point of the franchise is how the writing completely nails the characters and the stakes they face.
I can't recommend the series enough, and I have watched a LOT of mecha anime.
Martian Successor Nadesico
Macross DYRL
Rahxephon
Gun X Sword
Gargantia
Reideen (2007)
(sorta mecha)
Outlaw Star
Ghost in the Shell
Macross DYRL
Rahxephon
Gun X Sword
Gargantia
Reideen (2007)
(sorta mecha)
Outlaw Star
Ghost in the Shell
More Escaflowne visual porn
Escaflowne is amazing! Watch it, Op and share your thoughts about it š
