Sci-Fi/2002/Mecha/Action Titles

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Sci-Fi: (Setting) Self-explanatory. Anime of this category should contain Science-Fiction elements.

Mecha: (Story/Location) 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.

Action: (Genre) 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
Android Kikaider-01: The Animation Rent See Kikaider-01 the Animation

Argento Soma
Buy The death of his girlfriend during the reactivation of “Frank”, an alien creature, has left the brilliant college student, Tukuto Kenishiro with nothing in his life but a deep desire for revenge. But the repeated attacks of strange off-world creatures has forced the Earth Special Defense team to enlist and depend on the X1 (the renamed “Frank”) as their critically important weapon of last resort in the defense of Pilgrimage point, an rural area in Montana where all of the attacking aliens appear to be targeting. The latest replacement member to the defense team is a moody and silent pilot named Ryu Soma, a soldier with no clear past but with an apparent undying hatred of the X1 alien.
B
Big O Rent See Bigguou

Bigguou
Rent Japan does it's version of Batman: The Animated Series with Roger Smith playing the part of Bruce Wayne. Roger lives in a domed city known as Paradigm City. Apparently some 40 years ago, something happened which caused everyone to lose their memories. Sometimes people begin to remember and problems are caused because of this.
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?

F

Full Metal Panic
Buy

A hidden military organization named Mithril mobilizes three crack troops (Sousuke, Kurz, & Mao) to secretly protect a young Japanese girl, Chidori Kaname, from being kidnapped. Sousuke Sagara is assigned to be her personal bodyguard and must go undercover as a fellow high school student while not letting her know she's in danger or that he's protecting her. Unfortunately, Sousuke has little experience in understanding life as a normal high school student thus he considers just about any little action or thing around him to be a threat on Kaname.

G

G-on Riders
Rent 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) Rent See G-on Riders
Ghost in the Shell TV Buy See Koukaku Kidoutai STAND ALONE COMPLEX
Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex Buy See Koukaku Kidoutai STAND ALONE COMPLEX
Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex 1st GIG Buy See Koukaku Kidoutai STAND ALONE COMPLEX
Gundam SEED Buy See Kido Senshi Gundam Seed
K

Kiddy Grade
Buy

Lumiere (young purple-haired girl) and Eclair (red-haired older girl) are ES-members (Ecounter of Shadow-Work) of GOTT (Galactic Organization of Tariff and Trade) who do underground works to regulate the economy and safety of the Galaxy. Like all ES members, Eclair and Lumiere have special powers. Lumiere can control any form of computer technology, even from a great distance. Eclair can turn lipstick into a deadly weapon and when she wears it, she becomes super strong and exceptionally fast. They are accompanied by a GOTT auditor named Armblast as they accomplish various missions successfully. However, their past comes back to haunt them and soon Lumiere and Eclair find themselves in the fight of their lives. What is the secret of thier past? What is GOTT doing? Will Eclair and Lumiere be able to live normal lives?


Kido Senshi Gundam Seed
Buy In the future of Earth, man has taken to tampering with human genes, manipulating DNA to create a faster, stronger, more intelligent Breed. Hate and fear spreads among the general population when this violation of nature is revealed in the form of Earth's favored Idol. A rift is created and time passes. Space Colonies now exist as proxies to Earth Nations and The Coordinators have created there own nation and Goverment. Due to a act of aggression called "The Valentine of blood", a war has broken out. This is the story of one Kira Yamato and how the war changed his life forever.
Genre
Comedy(2) Cyberpunk(2) Drama(7) Mystery(3)
Parody(1) Romance(4) Suspense(2) Tragedy(1)
Setting
Fantasy(1) Historical(1) Modern(3)
Demographic
Style
Acquired Taste(2) Kawaii(1) Silly-funny(1) Surreal(1)
Weird(1)
Keywords
Adventure(1) Artificial Girls(1) Bishoujo(1) Bishounen(2)
Computers(1) Dark(2) Depression(1) Ecchi(1)
Epic(1) Erotic Comedy(1) Evang*lion Clone(1) Fan Service(2)
Fighting(2) Friendship(2) Gun-action(2) Harem(1)
High School(2) Lolicon(1) Magic(1) Pantsu(1)
Police(2) Sequel(1) Swordplay(1) Violent(4)
War(1)
Type
Movie(2) OVA(2) TV(8)
Release Year
2004(1) 2003(3) 2001(1) 2000(1) 1999(1)
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