Macross

A comprehensive list of every real robot anime universe.

http://fightingstreet.com/folders/variousinfofolder/ripofffolder/ripoffpage1.html
Theres a couple manga on here too

Anime featuring humankind making its first contact with extraterrestials. The alien contact should be known to at least one government body or be public knowledge at least by the end of the story (instead of just the protagonists making the contact).

The following are excluded:
- Main focus on alien girlfriends, due to a certain tiger print bikini gal's overwhelming influence
- Stories about the aftermath of an alien contact; first contact should be a central plotpoint that isn't just glossed over in an exposition
- Stories where an alien infiltration would be a spoiler

Feel free to recommend stuff to be added ^o^

For those interested in humanity and aliens living side by side: https://myanimelist.net/stacks/43774

Anime that, at the time of the release, was set at least a year into the future but with a date that has already come to pass. Also includes anime with plot-important events set in a future that has already passed, even if the anime's main setting still remains in the future.

Ran out of space on my first list https://myanimelist.net/stacks/30015 (2011-present), be sure to check that one out too!

This list contains works set in 2010 or before.

Sources:
- Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_stories_set_in_a_future_now_in_the_past
- TVTropes https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/NextSundayAD , https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/TwentyMinutesIntoTheFuture
- AniList forum thread https://anilist.co/forum/thread/65789 (used only in the case of no other sources being found)
- other sources include anime wikis, anime synopsis (on MAL or other source if mentioned) and the anime itself if a date is stated during the runtime

I'm open to any corrections and additions!

Manga, LNs and other literature set in a future now in the past: https://myanimelist.net/stacks/30071

Anime that have a complete story.

Before Gundam became a heavyweight franchise in 1985, there were several mecha anime in the early 80s that had more engaging, serialized stories and realistic, complicated characters and worldbuilding, but still shared a lot of similarities with 1970s mecha anime. This is a list of such mecha anime.

This stack is dedicated to anime that are built on the iconic opposition and rivalry of two characters or factions. The clash of opposing personalities and ideologies, feuds, emotional tension, fateful stakes and, most likely, enthusiastic fan shipping of principled rivals with each other, everything you like.

Tired of adaptions, reboots, and remakes in your sci-fi anime? Frustrated that MAL doesn't allow you to filter by source material? Well, this list has you covered.

For the sake of including as much as I could, I've only listed one entry from each franchise/series (generally the first installment). Some entries have a manga that came out shortly before they premiered, but those aren't really adaptions since the production of the anime predates creation of the manga.

Part 2:
https://myanimelist.net/stacks/46791

Part 3:
https://myanimelist.net/stacks/46796

Part 4:
https://myanimelist.net/stacks/46816

𝙍𝙀𝙂𝙐𝙇𝘼𝙍 𝙐𝙋𝘿𝘼𝙏𝙀𝙎 | 𝙌𝙐𝘼𝙇𝙄𝙏𝙔 𝙎𝙀𝙇𝙀𝘾𝙏𝙄𝙊𝙉 | 𝙑𝙄𝙎𝙄𝙏 𝙋𝙍𝙊𝙁𝙄𝙇𝙀 𝙁𝙊𝙍 𝙈𝙊𝙍𝙀
Anime where the main theme is idols and/or J-pop groups. Please note that this list involves both female and male idols so please investigate the MAL entry before watching if this affects your choice of anime.

Anime with "out-there" concepts. Part two!

Part 1: https://myanimelist.net/stacks/47011

Part 3: https://myanimelist.net/stacks/51198

• Girls Band Cry (2024)

All anime are tier 1 or above

Canal 5 is a Mexican free-to-air television network owned by TelevisaUnivision. It traces its origins to the foundation of Channel 5 in Mexico City in 1952 (also known by its identification code XHGC-TDT). Canal 5's program lineup is generally targeted at a younger audience and includes cartoons, foreign series and movies, along with a limited number of sporting events such as NFL games, boxing, the FIFA World Cup and, historically, the Olympic Games.

Canal 5 is mainly aimed at children and youth audiences, although in late hours it usually includes a more general concept with television series and reality shows. Over the decades among its programming, it includes many series purchased from networks such as Nickelodeon and Cartoon Network, among others; while the series aimed at the general public often come from Paramount Network, Fox Broadcasting Company, Warner Bros. (now known as Warner Bros. Discovery), Sony Group Corporation, ViacomCBS (now Paramount Global), MTV, NBCUniversal, Lionsgate, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer among others. The channel also broadcasts series produced by the company TelevisaUnivision, which owns the channel. In programming, its main national competitor in open television has historically been Azteca 7 of TV Azteca.

Mecha anime that is often praised as the best but does not live up to the hype.

Robotech is an American 85-episode adaptation of three unrelated Japanese anime television series (from three different fictional universes) made between 1982 and 1984 in Japan; the adaptation was aired in 1985.

The series is divided into three chapters or sagas:

Robotech: The Macross Saga (Episodes 1-36) (Adapted from Super Dimension Fortress Macross TV series).

Robotech: The Robotech Masters (Episodes 37-60) (Adapted from Super Dimension Cavalry Southern Cross TV series).

Robotech: The New Generation (Episodes 61-85) (Adapted from Genesis Climber MOSPEADA TV series).

Continuing after the original series:

Robotech: The Movie (Adapted from Megazone 23 Part 1 OVA film. It also uses footage from Super Dimension Cavalry Southern Cross TV series.)

Robotech: Love Live Alive (Adapted from Genesis Climber MOSPEADA OVA Love, Live, Alive).

Heavily inspired by this video with few additions: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=opb-apiROcg

ghostlightning's Finding Your Gateway Gundam: https://werememberlovespecials.wordpress.com/2008/12/12/finding-your-gateway-gundam/