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: Red Shoulder Document - The Roots of Ambition |
Rent |
Certain officers of the Melkian Space Force High Command are suspicious about a newly formed elite unit, known as "the Red Shoulders". The unit is shrouded in such top secrecy that even they know virtually nothing about it, except that it consumes tremendous amounts of resources and requires an amazing number of replacement soldiers. Colonel Peruzen, the Red Shoulder's commander, is uncooperative, pointing to evidence of fatal security breaches. Rumor has it that he is conducting bizarre research in hopes of creating "unkillable" soldiers. Meanwhile, a new batch of recruits arrives at the Red Shoulders' training camp--including one Chirico Cuvie... |
| G | ||
| Gunbuster | Buy | See Top wo Nerae! |
| Gunbuster: Aim For The Top! | Buy | See Top wo Nerae! |
| K | ||
 Kido Keisatsu Patoreba |
Buy | In the future, (I guess now the past because it is set in 1998) great advancements are made with the creation of Labors, giant robots designed for construction. With the increased use of Labors, Labors crimes also skyrocketed. To combate this threat, Tokyo formed the Special Vehicals Section 2 and gave them Patrol Labors or Patlabors. |
| P | ||
| Patlabor OAV | Buy | See Kido Keisatsu Patoreba |
| Patlabor: The Original Series | Buy | See Kido Keisatsu Patoreba |
| S | ||
 Starship Troopers |
Watch |
An anime adaptation of the classic science fiction novel. "Plotwise, this OVA is considered the most accurate adaptation of Robert A. Heinlein's novel, despite the fact that many liberties were taken with characters and events." (Anime News Network) |
| 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. |
| U | ||
| Uchuu no Senshi (Japanese) | Watch | See Starship Troopers |
| 宇宙の戦士 (Japanese) | Watch | See Starship Troopers |
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