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.
Action: Lots of shooting, explosions, and the like. Contains subcategories of more specific types such as Gun-Action, Martial Arts, and Swordplay; see also: Fighting.
| Title | Rating | Synopsis |
|---|---|---|
| A | ||
| Android Kikaider-01: The Animation | Rent | See Kikaider-01 the Animation |
 Argento Soma |
Buy |
The death of his girlfriend during the reactivation of “Frank”, an alien creature, has left the brilliant college student, Tukuto Kenishiro with nothing in his life but a deep desire for revenge. But the repeated attacks of strange off-world creatures has forced the Earth Special Defense team to enlist and depend on the X1 (the renamed “Frank”) as their critically important weapon of last resort in the defense of Pilgrimage point, an rural area in Montana where all of the attacking aliens appear to be targeting. The latest replacement member to the defense team is a moody and silent pilot named Ryu Soma, a soldier with no clear past but with an apparent undying hatred of the X1 alien. |
| B | ||
| Blue Gender - Movie | Rent | See Blue Gender: The Warrior |
 Blue Gender: The Warrior |
Rent |
It is the year 2031 and an insectoid race known as the Blue have taken over Earth. Yuji Kaido has been awakened from hibernation after being put there some 22 years earlier due to a disease he had. Yuji joins the Sleeper Recovery Team to try to take the planet back. Can Marlene, the female soldier who was charged with bringing him to 2nd Earth, save Yuji? Will he be able to save her? |
| F | ||
 Full Metal Panic |
Buy |
A hidden military organization named Mithril mobilizes three crack troops (Sousuke, Kurz, & Mao) to secretly protect a young Japanese girl, Chidori Kaname, from being kidnapped. Sousuke Sagara is assigned to be her personal bodyguard and must go undercover as a fellow high school student while not letting her know she's in danger or that he's protecting her. Unfortunately, Sousuke has little experience in understanding life as a normal high school student thus he considers just about any little action or thing around him to be a threat on Kaname. |
| G | ||
| Ghost in the Shell TV | Buy | See Koukaku Kidoutai STAND ALONE COMPLEX |
| Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex | Buy | See Koukaku Kidoutai STAND ALONE COMPLEX |
| Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex 1st GIG | Buy | See Koukaku Kidoutai STAND ALONE COMPLEX |
| Gundam SEED | Buy | See Kido Senshi Gundam Seed |
| K | ||
 Kiddy Grade |
Buy |
Lumiere (young purple-haired girl) and Eclair (red-haired older girl) are ES-members (Ecounter of Shadow-Work) of GOTT (Galactic Organization of Tariff and Trade) who do underground works to regulate the economy and safety of the Galaxy. Like all ES members, Eclair and Lumiere have special powers. Lumiere can control any form of computer technology, even from a great distance. Eclair can turn lipstick into a deadly weapon and when she wears it, she becomes super strong and exceptionally fast. They are accompanied by a GOTT auditor named Armblast as they accomplish various missions successfully. However, their past comes back to haunt them and soon Lumiere and Eclair find themselves in the fight of their lives. What is the secret of thier past? What is GOTT doing? Will Eclair and Lumiere be able to live normal lives? |
 Kido Senshi Gundam Seed |
Buy |
In the future of Earth, man has taken to tampering with human genes, manipulating DNA to create a faster, stronger, more intelligent Breed. Hate and fear spreads among the general population when this violation of nature is revealed in the form of Earth's favored Idol. A rift is created and time passes. Space Colonies now exist as proxies to Earth Nations and The Coordinators have created there own nation and Goverment. Due to a act of aggression called "The Valentine of blood", a war has broken out. This is the story of one Kira Yamato and how the war changed his life forever. |
 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 |
 Koukaku Kidoutai STAND ALONE COMPLEX |
Buy | TV series about a future world where cyborgs are mostly relied on by both humans and life itself. An exciting anime of sci-fi, and the series providing the background for the "Puppet Master" movie from 1995. |
| M | ||
 Macross Zero |
Buy |
A prequel to the original Macross series, Macross Zero deals with events that took place after the crash of the Alien Space Ship 1 (what would become SDF-1 Macross) and the First Space War, but before the Anti-U.N. alliance dissolved and joined the U.N. Spacy. Though certain facts are altered, this is considered to be part of the official Macross timeline. |
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