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 | ||
 Armored Trooper Votoms 1: Uoodo City |
Rent | For 100 years the star systems of Gilgamesh and Balarant have been locked in a war whose cause was long ago forgotten. Now, an uneasy truce has settled across the Astragius Galaxy. Chirico Cuvie, a special forces Armored Trooper pilot, is suddenly transferred to a unit engaged in a suspicious mission to steal secrets from what appears to be their own military! Chirico is betrayed and left to die in space, but he survives and becomes a renegade, hunted by the army and by criminals alike. Taking refuge in the poluted hell-hole known as Uoodo City, Chirico is driven by a haunting image of a mysterious and beautiful woman, his sole clue to unravelling a conspiracy so complex that he cannot even guess at its depths. |
| G | ||
| Gunbuster | Buy | See Top wo Nerae! |
| Gunbuster: Aim For The Top! | Buy | See Top wo Nerae! |
| S | ||
| Soukou Kishi Votoms | Rent | See Armored Trooper Votoms 1: Uoodo City |
| T | ||
 Top wo Nerae! |
Buy | Enthusiastic but inept, Noriko is chosen to join the crew of the starship Exelion to fight the aliens who killed her father. Friendship and love clash with the realities of war and lightspeed travel. |
| V | ||
 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 Second Stage | Buy | See Vandread: Second Stage |
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