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 | ||
| All Purpose Cultural Cat-Girl Nuku Nuku DASH! | See Bannou Bunka Neko-Musume DASH! | |
| B | ||
 Bannou Bunka Neko-Musume DASH! |
(Taken in part from AnimeNFO) It's in the not too distant future. One day Nuku-Nuku dropped in and began to live with the Natsume family. Having lost her memory, Nuku-Nuku assumed the identity of a beautiful girl named Atsuko Higuchi. She was so beautiful and gentle, and besides, she was such a great cook that Ryunosuke, 14, was all smiles. However, after her arrival in town, a series of mysterious incidents started to happen in Maneki City - Experimental machines running haywire, roaring fighter aircraft flying low, mass destruction in the city. In every case, a mysterious girl was spotted at the scene of the incident. Who is this mysterious girl? |
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| 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? |
| C | ||
 Cho Jiku Yosai Macross |
Buy |
The year is 1999 and a giant, unmanned, alien spaceship crashes on South Atalia Island. Humanity attempts to come together under a U.N. banner in order to learn the secrets of this alien ship and to rebuild it. After ten years of wars and construction, the ship is completed and called SDF-1 Macross. The celebration to launch this massive space ship includes showing off the latest fighter/mecha units in Earth's forces, created thanks to the technology of the crashed ship. |
| F | ||
| FMP! TSR | Buy | See Full Metal Panic! The Second Raid |
 Full Metal Panic |
Buy |
A hidden military organization named Mithril moblizes three crack troops (Sousuke, Kurz, & Mao) to secretly protect a young Japanese girl, Chidori Kaname, from being kidnapped. Sosuke Sagara is assigned to be her personal bodyguard and must go undercover and pretend to be a fellow high school student while not letting her know she's in danger or that he's protecting her. But when a plane carrying their class on a trip to Okinawa is hijacked, Sousuke must not only protect Chidori, but keep his fellow classmates safe as well. |
| Full Metal Panic! Owaru Day By Day | Buy | See Full Metal Panic! The Second Raid |
 Full Metal Panic! The Second Raid |
Buy |
The original gang from FMP are back! Sousuke is off being a full time AS pilot, and part time student. Tessa's sub is repaired and back in action. Chidori is still at school wondering where her notes that she gave Sousuke are. |
| G | ||
 G-on Riders |
Buy |
In a near future time when alien attacks have become a common event, a secret (Japanese) organization called the GRA (GRAND RIFUREKUTO AMUDO, Grand Reflect Armor) has developed a very effective defense. Using a technology developed by Dr Sanada Mio, which she calls the 'G-On', certain young students wearing glasses (hence the "G" in the title) are able to harness their strong feelings and manifest those abilities and weapons that prove effective against the alien attacking units. The GRA has sponsored an elite high school to help identify and develop the students who have this ability in the hopes that they can defend not only Japan, but also the earth from the alien invaders. |
| G-on らいだーす (Japanese) | Buy | See G-on Riders |
 Gunparade March |
Buy |
During WW2 a strange new alien (Ginju) appeared who's sole purpose is to kill off Humanity. Whenever they appear the Ginju give off a strange odor that is acid to a human and killed off a lot of the warriors sent to fight it. Flash foward 50 years. Hayami Atsushi is a pilot of the 5121. The number of adults killed off in the war has forced the government to form the High School Defense force, where children of a certain age and skill are fostered in dorms to fight off the aliens. They use new mecha (HWTs) and special anti alien suits made by the Shibamura group. One day they get a new transfer student. A hot shot mecha pilot who seems to be made out of ice and is a pro at killing the Ginju. She introduces herself as Mai Shibamura. |
| Gunparade March ~Arata Naru Kougunka~ | Buy | See Gunparade March |
| H | ||
 Hoshi no Koe |
Buy | Completely made by one man, Makoto Shinkai, Hoshi no Koe is an impressive example of living one's dream. This stunning tale of love and war should be seen as an example of what anime can be. |
| I | ||
 IGPX -Immortal Grand Prix- |
Watch |
In the year 2048, people’s fascination for fast cars and roller-ball action have merged into a fighting race event called the called “Immortal Grand Prix”, or IGPX. Moving at speeds greater than 400km/h (250miles/hour), a team of three high-tech racing mechanoids battle another team while making three laps over a 60-kilometer course. Victory will be rewarded to only the best pilots, best machines and strongest team. IGPX follows the adventures of Takashi and the other members of the ‘Team Satomi’ as they struggle to prove that they are the best on the circuit. |
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