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.
Titles of this category should cover the events of a war as significant element of the storyline (even if the actual conflict doesn't get that much airtime). The opponents should be nations at least (alien races, star systems, parallel universes etc. are fine as well); conflicts between smaller organisations would rather be categorized as "fighting".
An example for a real-world war would be Hotaru no Haka, a fantasy war would be Lodoss Tou Senki (OAV), a SF war would be Saishu Heiki Kanojo.
| Title | Rating | Synopsis |
|---|---|---|
| E | ||
| Escaflowne | Buy | See Tenkuu no Escaflowne |
| R | ||
 Rahxephon |
Buy | In the year 2015 Tokyo is covered by an inpenetrable barrier created by the Mu, mankind's enemy. 17 years old Kamina Ayato, high-schooler and hobby-painter, lives in Tokyo with his mother Maya. After a surprising air battle two "guys from the government" ask the boy to follow them, when a mysterious woman appears and knocks them out. But why do these guys have thick, blue blood? "I'll tell you if you join me", this woman offers to Ayato, who decides to run away into a subway. |
| RahXephon - Harmonic Convergence | Watch | See RahXephon - Tagen Hensoukyoku |
| RahXephon - Pluralitas Concentio | Watch | See RahXephon - Tagen Hensoukyoku |
 RahXephon - Tagen Hensoukyoku |
Watch | This movie retells a condensed version of the RahXephon TV series with many side characters missing and focussing on a somehow modified main story with additional yet not always compatible background informations. |
| RahXephon The Movie | Watch | See RahXephon - Tagen Hensoukyoku |
| RahXephon TV | Buy | See Rahxephon |
| S | ||
| Saikano | Buy | See Saishu Heiki Kanojo |
 Saishu Heiki Kanojo |
Buy | Life could be wonderful for 17-year-old highschooler Shuuji - only a week ago his cute little classmate Chise confessed her feelings to him, and after some problems they now appear to get along well. But then war strikes Japan and Chise agrees to have her body turned into the Ultimate Weapon. With the world around them falling apart, can they keep on loving each other while Chise becomes less human with time and their friends die one by one? |
| She, the Ultimate Weapon | Buy | See Saishu Heiki Kanojo |
| T | ||
 Tenkuu no Escaflowne |
Buy | A world is dying... torn apart by a colossal war, the planet Gaea is in turmoil. Civilizations have been wiped out, and more are ready to fall. But a girl could change all that. An ordinary girl, Hitomi finds herself transported to Gaea, where the Earth hangs in the night sky. A planet filled with magic, strange technology, and legendary armor. She doesn't know it yet, but her special abilities could be the key to saving an entire planet. |
| The Last Love Song On This Little Planet | Buy | See Saishu Heiki Kanojo |
| The Vision of Escaflowne | Buy | See Tenkuu no Escaflowne |
| ラーゼフォン (Japanese) | Buy | See Rahxephon |
| ラーゼフォン 多元変奏曲 (Japanese) | Watch | See RahXephon - Tagen Hensoukyoku |
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