This is a genre of anime which features mechanical fighting machines. Often these take the form of giant robots but this isn't the only form mecha can take. There are tons of examples of mecha titles considering the popularity of the series. Blue Gender, Shin Seiki Evangelion, Tenkuu no Escaflowne, and Bubblegum Crisis Tokyo 2040 are all classic mecha titles.
| Title | Rating | Synopsis |
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| A | ||
| A Girl in Gaea | Rent | See Escaflowne: A Girl in Gaea |
| Android Kikaider-01: The Animation | Rent | See Kikaider-01 the Animation |
| E | ||
| Escaflowne the Movie | Rent | See Escaflowne: A Girl in Gaea |
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Escaflowne: A Girl in Gaea |
Rent | A girl named Hitomi is very depressed and drops out of her school clubs and off the track team. She feels alone and desperately wants to be left alone, so much so that she hurts her best friend in the process. Her feelings reach Folken, the leader of the Black Dragon clan on the planet Gaea and he summons her, seeing her as the Goddess of Wings. Unfortunately for him, she ends up with his brother Van and causes the legendary dragon armor Escaflowne to come to life. Trapped on this strange world, Hitomi must learn to let others in and help those around her to do the same. Is she the Goddess of Wings as fortold in prophecy? Will she be the cause of the destruction of Gaea? Will she ever go home again? |
| Escaflowne: The Movie | Rent | See Escaflowne: A Girl in Gaea |
| G | ||
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G Dangaioh |
Watch | Kuya is the leader of the Great Dangaioh Team. Dangaioh is a super robot that is formed out of 3 different planes. Their purpose? To defeat the giant robots that have been plaguing the Earth. |
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GEAR Fighter Dendoh |
Buy |
2 unwitting school kids of contrasting characters are chosen to pilot Dendoh - the Earth's last defensive resort against the galactical invading alien robotic lifeforms. Will these 2 young kids and Dendoh have what it takes to prevent Earth from suffering the same fate chained to the other planets who fell to the machine empire? |
| GEAR Senshi Dendoh | Buy | See GEAR Fighter Dendoh |
| Great Dangaioh | Watch | See G Dangaioh |
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Kikaider-01 the Animation |
Rent | This is the OAV sequel to Android Kikaider: The Animation. Jiro returns to fight more evil robots only this time there are new people to defend and new allies to be had including his new-found brothers Ichiro and Kei. |
| Kikaider-01: The Animation | Rent | See Kikaider-01 the Animation |
| V | ||
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Vandread Taidouhen |
Watch | The male-only planet of Tarak and the female-only planet of Mejale do not like each other. So when Tarak's newest battleship is launched (built around the original colony ship), some Mejale pirates are determined to capture it. Jettisoning the old original ship from the new battleship, the Tarak military plans to blow it and the pirates to hell. But something happens and both the pirate ship as well as the only three remaining males on the Tarak ship are sent across the galaxy. To further complicate matters, both ships have now merged into a new ship, the Nirvana. In addition, three of the Majale dread fighters and one of the Tarak mecha fighters have been modified by the same substance that fused the two large ships. Now men and women must learn to trust each other as a new enemy appears, one determined to wipe the Universe clear of humanity.</p> |
| Vandread: Integral | Watch | See Vandread Taidouhen |
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Vandread: Second Stage |
Buy |
Hibiki, Bart, Duero, Dita, Buzam, Meia, Jura, Parfet, Pyoro, and the rest of the crew of the Nirvana are back for this sequel to Vandread. As the ship gets closer to home, they pick up a girl (Misty) who knows about men and women. Unfortunately for Dita, she's set her eyes on Hibiki. However, the pressing issue of the harvesters from Earth dog the crew as they rush home. Unfortunately, old prejudice die hard. |
| Vandread: The Movement Change | Watch | See Vandread Taidouhen |
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