Swordplay/Adventure/Action Drama/Mecha Titles

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Swordplay: (Story/Location) A subcategory of "Action". This is about the art or skill of wielding a sword, esp. in fencing. Entries in this category should contain the use of swords to a large extent in scenes.

Adventure: (Genre) Titles where the characters are involved in an undertaking usually involving danger and unknown risks.

Action Drama: (Genre) Much like "Action" (lots of shooting, explosions, and the like) except it has "Drama" thrown in as well.

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.

Title Rating Synopsis
E
Escaflowne Buy See Tenkuu no Escaflowne
G

Gun Sword
Rent Armed with a metal sash that straightens into a sword, lanky swordsman Van is traveling through the desert, searching for the mysterious clawed man who killed his bride. Along the way he picks up a fellow traveler: Wendy, a young girl whose town he saves from bandits by summoning a mecha with his sword. Wendy is searching for her missing older brother, whose engraved gun she carries on her back. In their mutual quest they run afoul of more bandits and villains, a mysterious woman named Carmen99, and more mecha battles a la Wild West.
Gun x Sword Rent See Gun Sword
GXS Rent See Gun Sword
I

Ima Soko ni Iru Boku
Rent It doesn't look like this is going to be a great day for Matsutani Shuzo, nickname "Shu". The schoolboy has just lost a kendo fight in his dojo, and the girl he intended to impress walked away with his victorious opponent who even gave him a lecture after their fight. Depressed he retreats to the industry sector of his hometown, climbing up an old factory chimney, the "tower of courage" for his gang. To his surprise he meets a strange girl with blue hair and blue eyes up there... but then time stops for a moment - and shortly after this, he and the girl are attacked by huge mechas. Moments later he finds himself in a place he's never seen before, and his nightmare begins in a fortress named Hellywood where all values of humanity appear to be lost. And yet, Shu tries to plead for his ideals...
N
Now and then, here and there Rent See Ima Soko ni Iru Boku
T

Tenkuu no Escaflowne
Buy A world is dying... torn apart by a colossal war, the planet Gaea is in turmoil. Civilizations have been wiped out, and more are ready to fall. But a girl could change all that. An ordinary girl, Hitomi finds herself transported to Gaea, where the Earth hangs in the night sky. A planet filled with magic, strange technology, and legendary armor. She doesn't know it yet, but her special abilities could be the key to saving an entire planet.
The Vision of Escaflowne Buy See Tenkuu no Escaflowne
今、そこにいる僕 Rent See Ima Soko ni Iru Boku
Genre
Action(3) Comedy(1) Drama(2) Romance(1)
Suspense(1) Tragedy(1)
Setting
Fantasy(2) Sci-Fi(2)
Demographic
Style
Keywords
Bishounen(1) Dark(1) Epic(1) Gun-action(2)
Violent(1) War(2)
Type
TV(2)
Release Year
2005(1) 2000(1) 1999(1) 1996(1)

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