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 |
|---|---|---|
| E | ||
 Eureka Seven |
Buy | A 14 year-old boy named Renton lives with his mechanic grandfather and struggles with the boredom of a quiet town in which nothing ever happens. At least until a giant LFO mech named Nirvash, in need of repair, crashes into their house. The pilot, a young girl name Eureka is part of Gekko-State renegade group, who have been branded as being criminals by the military. They are a group of surfers who specialize in using mecha's to ride the strange ‘trappa’ waves that on special boards that allow them to surf and soar the heavens. Eureka invites Renton to join their group, telling him that he has a special bond with her LFO, a mecha unit named the Nirvash. |
| G | ||
 Gunparade Orchestra |
Watch | Ishida Saryou is assigned to be the new commander of the 4th division in Aomori. This squad is the laziest of the whole army because they are assigned into a remote mountain town far away from civilization and never attacked by the Ginju. Displacing a popular and older Lieutenant Ishida finds herself with a bunch of pampered spoiled crew who hates her. They cause many obstructions such as disobeying orders, sending in falsified reports, and blaming Ishida for all of their problems that result from it. |
| S | ||
 Shin Seiki Zoids Genesis |
Rent |
A thousand years have passed since the disaster that devastated the planet Zi. Both the land and people have spent the time recovering from the damage. Ruuji lives in an isolated costal village, where together with his father and the other villagers, they have been working hard to salvage and recover an ancient sunken Zoid. On the day that they refloat the Liger Zoid, four enemy dinosour Bio-Zoids appear and attack the village with the intent of taking control of towering generator, an ancient artifact which supports the fertility of the land and assures the success of the village. Ruuji tumbles into the cockpit of the Liger and succeeds in awaking it. The teenaged hero struggles to fight off the Bio-Zoids, when the village’s sacred sword is summoned and fuses with the Liger. The forty-foot long sacred-sword is the primary weapon of the Liger and is composed of ZI-Metal, the only type of weapon that can defeat the Bio-Zoids. While fighting Bio-Zoids, two other friendly Zoids appear to help and together they defeat the enemy. But Ruuji’s adventures in his Musame Liger have just begun.... |
| Z | ||
| Zoids Genesis | Rent | See Shin Seiki Zoids Genesis |
| ガンパレード・オーケストラ | Watch | See Gunparade Orchestra |
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