| Sorry, weird title. But there was a "why don't people like mecha anime?" thread over in Anime Discussion a few days ago. There's a real lack of mecha on my list, and what is there isn't rated very highly. But I don't think that's enough to just dismiss mecha outright. Completed mecha anime I didn't like: Code Geass (4) - I liked Code Geass at the start, but the plot just turned into asspulls and plot twists out of nowhere for shock value. Rideback (4) - First four episodes were great; I thought this would turn out to be some sort of racing show. Then the political subplot overtook the 'motorcycle robot racing!' subplot and it started sucking. Mobile Suit Gundam 00 (first season 6, second season 5, movie 4) - my first foray into what is probably the most popular mecha franchise out there. I can barely remember the plot, so it's hard to say why I didn't like it now. I remember that while it was airing it was entertaining for all the wrong reasons - I especially loved to make fun of the characters and the stupid things they did and said, and I wasn't very interested in the giant robot battles. Mecha I dropped: Basquash - I can't even remember what this show is about. Basketball mecha? What? Code Geass R2 - see under Code Geass Dragonaut the Resonance - boooooobs Gundam Seed - realised after two episodes that if Gundam 00 wasn't really my thing this wouldn't be either Neon Genesis Evangelion - long story short: had it on DVD; moved house; couldn't find DVD anymore; thought, 'fuck it, getting another copy's not worth it'; dropped it Completed mecha shows I did like: Gurren Lagann (9) - relentless over the top action. Humor and heart. Is completely ridiculous but doesn't take itself seriously. Suisei no Gargantia (8) - Not really a mecha show, I think. There is one (spoiler later two) cool giant robot of note in the entire show, the rest are functional, ugly-looking drones used mostly for scavenging scrap or other mundane tasks. For most of its run the show is a slice of life story about a fish-out-of-water super soldier learning to cope with the peaceful new world he's stranded on. Not a show about giant robots pounding on each other. So, in summary: I only like two mecha shows, but I haven't watched a lot of mecha. Is there anything else the genre has to offer me? |
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| Nadesico. That is all. |
| I'm dead. Don't come looking for me. |
| Zegapain, they are around but they are just a plot device for the most part. Gun x Sword has mecha but is essentially Cowboy Bebop mixed with Trigun mixed with better music and a more likable cast than both. I completely forgot it, but I agree with some later posts that mention Macross - specifically Frontier. |
TallonKarrde23Jan 12, 2014 12:28 AM
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Negative-Travis said: Nadesico. That is all. |
CabronJan 11, 2014 10:44 PM
Please learn about cel animation and its technical process. Learn how special effects and backlighting were done without computers. |
| I recommend: 1. Full Metal Panic!(action-mecha with a little bit of rom-com). 2. Infinite Stratos(romance-harem with a little bit of action & school theme). |
| I like anime. |
| +1 Nadesico Aim for the Top! Gunbuster - unsure about this, but it's short and generally 'light' and overthetop gainax The Big O - film noir, 'western' favourite and episodic variety Mobile Police Patlabor: Early Days OVA - light hearted police drama with mechs Shin Mazinger - constant crazy, hit or miss. Giant Robo - The Day the Earth Stood Still - not at all a formulaic mecha. Drama, homages and oldschool. If you can't stomach the main Gundams, then 0080: War in the Pocket is likely your thing, but beware of spoilers. |
| Guilty Crown is mecha, but doesn't really feel like it. The mechs aren't central to the story. |
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Red_Keys said: Guilty Crown is mecha, but doesn't really feel like it. The mechs aren't central to the story. It has mecha in it, not a mecha anime show. |
| I like anime. |
| Eureka 7 and....Battle Angel (she's a bad ass biotch!) |
| "People die if they get killed" who knew. |
Pat_To_Do-List said: Yea yea yea.Red_Keys said: Guilty Crown is mecha, but doesn't really feel like it. The mechs aren't central to the story. It has mecha in it, not a mecha anime show. But if a show has distinct romance in it, but it's not specifically a romance show, it'd still be valid for a romance anime recommendation. Same thing applies to this. |
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Red_Keys said: Yea yea yea. But if a show has distinct romance in it, but it's not specifically a romance show, it'd still be valid for a romance anime recommendation. Same thing applies to this. That is a different thing. The key word is "distinct." |
| I like anime. |
| Erm, if you don't think mechas are a distinct aspect of Guilty Crown, you may need to rewatch it. |
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| Try out Getter Robo: Armageddon it shares the same craziness as TTGL Macross - Highly recommend Macross: Do You Remember Love (Can work as a standalone) - Highly recommend Ckan said: Second these especially War in the Pocket.+1 Nadesico Aim for the Top! Gunbuster - unsure about this, but it's short and generally 'light' and overthetop gainax The Big O - film noir, 'western' favourite and episodic variety Mobile Police Patlabor: Early Days OVA - light hearted police drama with mechs Shin Mazinger - constant crazy, hit or miss. Giant Robo - The Day the Earth Stood Still - not at all a formulaic mecha. Drama, homages and oldschool. If you can't stomach the main Gundams, then 0080: War in the Pocket is likely your thing, but beware of spoilers. |
RX-782Jan 12, 2014 12:12 AM
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Red_Keys said: Erm, if you don't think mechas are a distinct aspect of Guilty Crown, you may need to rewatch it. I am sure you will understand what I mean in the future. Do not worry. |
| I like anime. |
| +1 Guilty Crown +1 Infinite Stratos Suisei No Gargantia |
| Thank you, everyone. I've added Nadesico, Gun x Sword, Gundam 0080, and The Big O to my PTW list and will probably add more once I'm back on a proper computer (MAL is kind of tricky to navigate on my phone). Question for everyone who recommended Guilty Crown: As I said in my first post, I didn't really like Code Geass, and the two get compared to each other a lot — especially in the plotholes department. Is it still worth watching, considering my opinion of Geass? More recommendations appreciated! |
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| Well.... Guilty Crown's plot is kinda hard to follow at times, to be honest. There's quite a few things that I wouldn't really call asspulls.. but are simply not sufficiently explained. Guilty Crown is about half as long as Code Geass, so I guess technically speaking that gives it less room for plotholes. People are usually very polarized with this show, and either love it or hate it. Personally, I loved it for the characters. I like Shu a lot better than I like Lelouch. The comparisons to Code Geass are really just superficial face-value comparisons based on the premise. Both feature superpowers, mecha, and an oppressive government/rebellion plot. |
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| Do you care for magical girl? Try Galaxy Fraulein Yuna. It has both. I second: Macross: Do You Remember Love and Nadesico |
| Full Metal Panic! |
| Tekkaman Blade http://myanimelist.net/anime/1459/Uchuu_no_Kishi_Tekkaman_Blade Cyborg 009 (2001) http://myanimelist.net/anime/1678/Cyborg_009:_The_Cyborg_Soldier |
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Guimend said: ona said: Neon Genesis Evangelion - long story short: had it on DVD; moved house; couldn't find DVD anymore; thought, 'fuck it, getting another copy's not worth it'; dropped it I think you should watch it. I'm biased to say because for me Evangelion is perfect on every aspect. And The End of Evangelion is even better. Perfect is pushing it. It's a trend-setting bar-setting piece of artistry, to be certain, but it had quite a few issues near the end, part due to budget constraints, and the 0.0 restart has had a couple of bumpy parts. That said, I consider Evangelion both an essential part of anime culture and necessary to understand how much other anime, including most mecha and most psychological, steal from this show as source material. I consider the majority of mecha anime released after Evangelion to be imitations of the original, and without seeing Evangelion first, things like RahXephon seem like they were actually better than what they really were. |
| How do people get to 2000 hours when I'm already this bored? |
| Eva moved to on-hold. Added to PTW: Full Metal Panic, Guilty Crown (both status as a mecha show and quality have been disputed, but now I'm curious enough to see for myself), Macross Frontier. I love this thread, it's been much more helpful than I thought it would be. You've all given great suggestions (keep them coming!). |
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ona said: Eva moved to on-hold. Added to PTW: Full Metal Panic, Guilty Crown (both status as a mecha show and quality have been disputed, but now I'm curious enough to see for myself), Macross Frontier. I love this thread, it's been much more helpful than I thought it would be. You've all given great suggestions (keep them coming!). Just adding this: Full Metal Panic! gets much better in the second season (The Second Raid). |
| You might like Tekkaman Blade or Full Metal Panic. |
| Salmon is delicious. |
| Escaflowne is a fantasy adventure romance that has mecha. AKB0048... um... idols singing and dancing on mecha?... Yea, it's that awesome. My list has a bunch of mecha on it. Take what ya want. |
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| I'm not really a big mecha fan, but I think Eureka 7 is an anime that can be enjoyed regardless of that fact. |
| Isekai no Seikishi Monogatari [url]http://myanimelist.net/anime/5781/Isekai_no_Seikishi_Monogatari[/url] |
Its better to have burned out than to have never really shined... |
KillJoyMafia said: You might as well give up now since you've basically disliked the majority of the big hits of the mecha genre. This thread's convinced me not to give up, though. |
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| Minor update: I'm halfway thorugh Gundam 0080, and I have to thank everyone who recommended it. Series prediction (I've stayed away from spoilers like a good little child): |
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| Kind of surprised no one has mentioned Break Blade. http://myanimelist.net/anime/6772/Break_Blade_1:_Kakusei_no_Toki Probably the best mech series imo, has a great story/art etc. It is six episodes at an hour each. The manga goes on much longer than the anime. I also see people mentioning Gundam, try Endless Waltz (movie) and Gundam Wing. Along with the newish one Gundam Unicorn (superb art) |
ona said: Sorry, weird title. But there was a "why don't people like mecha anime?" thread over in Anime Discussion a few days ago. There's a real lack of mecha on my list, and what is there isn't rated very highly. But I don't think that's enough to just dismiss mecha outright. Completed mecha anime I didn't like: Code Geass (4) - I liked Code Geass at the start, but the plot just turned into asspulls and plot twists out of nowhere for shock value. Rideback (4) - First four episodes were great; I thought this would turn out to be some sort of racing show. Then the political subplot overtook the 'motorcycle robot racing!' subplot and it started sucking. Mobile Suit Gundam 00 (first season 6, second season 5, movie 4) - my first foray into what is probably the most popular mecha franchise out there. I can barely remember the plot, so it's hard to say why I didn't like it now. I remember that while it was airing it was entertaining for all the wrong reasons - I especially loved to make fun of the characters and the stupid things they did and said, and I wasn't very interested in the giant robot battles. Mecha I dropped: Basquash - I can't even remember what this show is about. Basketball mecha? What? Code Geass R2 - see under Code Geass Dragonaut the Resonance - boooooobs Gundam Seed - realised after two episodes that if Gundam 00 wasn't really my thing this wouldn't be either Neon Genesis Evangelion - long story short: had it on DVD; moved house; couldn't find DVD anymore; thought, 'fuck it, getting another copy's not worth it'; dropped it Completed mecha shows I did like: Gurren Lagann (9) - relentless over the top action. Humor and heart. Is completely ridiculous but doesn't take itself seriously. Suisei no Gargantia (8) - Not really a mecha show, I think. There is one (spoiler later two) cool giant robot of note in the entire show, the rest are functional, ugly-looking drones used mostly for scavenging scrap or other mundane tasks. For most of its run the show is a slice of life story about a fish-out-of-water super soldier learning to cope with the peaceful new world he's stranded on. Not a show about giant robots pounding on each other. So, in summary: I only like two mecha shows, but I haven't watched a lot of mecha. Is there anything else the genre has to offer me? TTGL over Code Geass? k. |
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SynShinden said: TTGL over Code Geass? k. Yeah, so? If you aren't going to suggest anything, get out. Guimend said: Srsly, nothing wrong with this, but the most common post that I see here on MAL is: "I don't like mecha but..." there is always a "but" and there's always "I don't like mecha" hahahaha At least I'm trying to find something I do like instead of dismissing the genre completely :< |
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| I'm not really a fan of traditional Mecha either but these I really liked: Eureka 7 Full Metal Panic |
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ona said: SynShinden said: TTGL over Code Geass? k. Yeah, so? If you aren't going to suggest anything, get out. Guimend said: Srsly, nothing wrong with this, but the most common post that I see here on MAL is: "I don't like mecha but..." there is always a "but" and there's always "I don't like mecha" hahahaha At least I'm trying to find something I do like instead of dismissing the genre completely :< you tell em boss Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann >Code Geass all day every day anyways Isekai no Seikishi Monogatari ~ awesome mecha anime definatly worth watching +1 for vandread +1 for Blue gender |
| Its better to have burned out than to have never really shined... |
| Escaflowne - this is an old anime but the animation is top notch and it has romance too Eureka 7 - if you like a long mecha action watch with a lot of shounen elements Star Driver - its fabulous lol too much action and some sort of slice of life moments Aquarion EVOL - its mecha with lots of LOVE (backwards of EVOL) |
| Infinite stratos? Boobs + Mecha but more boobs |
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| infinite stratos eureka 7 aquarion evol |
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| Kannazuki No Miko, lol |
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