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 |
|---|---|---|
| A | ||
| Android Kikaider: The Animation | Buy | See Jinzo Ningen Kikaider |
| Artificial Humanoid Kikaider: The Animation | Buy | See Jinzo Ningen Kikaider |
| 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. |
| Choujikuu Seiki Orguss | Watch | See Orguss |
| E | ||
| Escaflowne | Buy | See Tenkuu no Escaflowne |
| 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 |
| 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. |
| J | ||
 Jinzo Ningen Kikaider |
Buy | Based on the 70's live-action TV show, Dr. Komyoji is working in his lab when there is a horrible accident. Soon after, Jiro is a human-looking male who awakens with no memory of who or what he is. Meanwhile, Komyoji's daughter Mitsuko attempts to discover what her father was doing and stumbles upon his android project. Jiro is in fact the battle android known as Kikaider who is equipped with a malfunctioning conscience circuit known as Gemini. Is he a mad machine or is he something special? Why does Professor Gil want Jiro dead? |
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