Mechs?
| Do you like mech or do you hate it? What are some of your favorite shows with mech, even if you hate it and why do you think so much anime has mech? Is it a good tactic or one that lacks creativity? I personally hate mechs although I've enjoyed some anime with mech in it like Code Geass which is one of my favorites. I feel that mech lacks creativity for modern anime since it's not hard to come up with a big bad robot that has arm cannons galore, but maybe that's just me. OPINIONS AND DISCUSSION BEGIN! :) Remember this is not just "yes I like it" or "no I don't" please elaborate on your answers to promote discussion. |
JAW7Feb 22, 2015 1:46 PM
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| Can be good (code geass) but can be bad (generic mecha shit) |
 Anime is good, fucking deal with it. |
| Can be good (generic mecha shit) but can be bad (code geass) |
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| I like non giant robot mecha anime. Tekkaman Blade, Bubblegum Crisis, Cyborg 009, Armitage III , Space Battleship Yamato 2199. I like wearable mech armor (Iron man type armor   |
DrGeroCreationFeb 22, 2015 1:45 PM
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| Nothing wrong with mechs, but for some reason they love using unlikeable main characters for mecha anime. |
| Hate em' unless they're attached to a good anime like Geass |
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| i hate mechs. !!!! unless they are a BLATANT CG RIPOFF, in which case i would like them :) btw, i like A/Z, its objectively good. |
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| Mecha allows for a unique avenue for anime to explore heroism, human conflict, and the themes of soft sci-fi. Its pure iconicism and contribution to anime as a whole is simply immeasurable. In the past, and even now, it remains a integral part of the anime landscape. |
| Mecha is cool if only because its another avenue for Sci-fi and space opera. |
| Haven't really seen many. But actually, most of mecha shows I have seen were very good. TTGL, Code Geass, FLCL are all my favourite animes |
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Gehehehehe Cross Ange's mecha XD |
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| I don't mind mechs, sometimes they are really cool. Aldnoah Zero is one of the good ones, as well as Code Geass. |
| I like direct fights more. |
| Tch! |
| It depends how the mecha are used. One of the reasons Universal Century Gundam is one of the greatest sagas you'll ever see is because the mechs are a medium to tell this grand war story and narrative on humanity. It's easy for a show to get fixated on "oh look shiny mechs" or "let's throw in mechs because we can" which typically equates to crap on average imo. Code Geass shouldn't have even had mechs they literally just threw those in there to rake in unsuspecting mech fans. |
| I like super robot like Megas XLR, Gurren Lagann and FLCL. |
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| How many times is this thread gonna be made? |
| I love mechs but I much prefer when they take on a more war realistic approach then just robots fighting for the sake of some petty goal. UC Gundam timeline is a great example of what can make mechas so great and then on the opposite side there are things like Star Driver and Buddy Complex that just don't quite do it. Though mechas for some reason tend to have some of the most generic MCs ever... |
| I don't really like it, but I don't hate it either. |
TheArchangels said: Do you like mech or do you hate it? What are some of your favorite shows with mech, even if you hate it and why do you think so much anime has mech? Is it a good tactic or one that lacks creativity? I personally hate mechs although I've enjoyed some anime with mech in it like Code Geass which is one of my favorites. I feel that mech lacks creativity for modern anime since it's not hard to come up with a big bad robot that has arm cannons galore, but maybe that's just me. OPINIONS AND DISCUSSION BEGIN! :) Remember this is not just "yes I like it" or "no I don't" please elaborate on your answers to promote discussion. NGE, Rahxephon, Unicorn, and Patlabor would like to have a word... Good writing and creativity aren't genre specific. Tea and madeleines can be the substance of a masterpiece. Proust proved it. |
DouluoFeb 22, 2015 3:09 PM
| I have not seen much of the genre but i liked what i saw |
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| never tried it except for code geass. should I? |
VolgariaX7 said: Well, what's stopping you?never tried it except for code geass. should I? |
VolgariaX7 said: never tried it except for code geass. should I? if u dont mind overblown CGI mech fights and pointless/cheesy plots/characters then go 4 it. |
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Ckan said: VolgariaX7 said: Well, what's stopping you?never tried it except for code geass. should I? it just does not seem like my type. |
| I haven't watched that much of the genre for a decisive opinion, but i do love mecha fighting. |
| Dont care eithier way to be honest |
SakurasouBusters said: Dont care eithier way to be honest |
 All credit goes to Sacred. |
 That's my answer. |
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| I've begun watching one or two mech anime. I didn't like what I saw. |
| I don't hate the genre but I'm picky with my mecha so I only watch ones I think I'd like, unlike other anime where I usually just try them all x) |
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| Mechs can be amazing but too few times are they NOT generic (99% of Gundams) or just stupid (Aldnoah.Zero). |
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| Yes, as long as the mecha anime is the "real-robot" or has explainable technology and has real world influence, such as politics, not just some teenagers transforming or riding a silly weird robot and self-proclaiming "Defender of Justice" or "Destroyer of evil" |
 (っ◔◡◔)っ 𝓘 𝔀𝓲𝓼𝓱 𝔂𝓸𝓾 𝓪𝓵𝓵 𝓱𝓪𝓿𝓮 𝓪 𝔀𝓸𝓷𝓭𝓮𝓻𝓯𝓾𝓵 𝓭𝓪𝔂 ♥ |
| I like the robots themselves, but I don't know about the genre since I haven't watched enough. Despite loving Gurren Lagann, I'm speculating that overall I'll prefer the real robot subgenre, or at least something in between real robot and super robot. Beyond that, I don't know. I don't really think of power suits or power armor as mecha. To use Iron Man as a Western example, I don't think of the normal suit as mecha, but I do think of the Iron Monger as a mecha. It might seem arbitrary, but I have a hard time thinking of anything small as "mecha" even if it technically is. |
Okashi_sama said: I haven't watched that much of the genre for a decisive opinion, but i do love mecha fighting. Pls sauce of your Anshin'in-San pic. |
| Some are pretty damn good. |
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| Some are good and some are bad. I used to hate mecha anime but after watching a few they aren't all that bad |
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TripleSRank said: At first I was like that. I thought mecha was only about giant robots, I never knew anime about armored suits, cyborgs, androids were also considered mecha.I don't really think of power suits or power armor as mecha. To use Iron Man as a Western example, I don't think of the normal suit as mecha, but I do think of the Iron Monger as a mecha. It might seem arbitrary, but I have a hard time thinking of anything small as "mecha" even if it technically is. |
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| A lot of them are really great, though some of them are annoying. I haven't really liked many of the "combining super robot" anime for instance. |
| "Laws exist only for those who cannot live without clinging onto them." -Souske Aizen "Bleach"  |
hakuyu said: Some are pretty damn good. And they could all work without the mechs, even the ones that pioneered the modern mech anime. I prefer more realistic space combat such as the fights exhibited in "Cowboy Bebop" and simply advanced ground warfare in the likes of video games with a futuristic setting. |
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| Its a great genre, no one dislikes mecha they just don't know that they like it. |
| I like Mechs, but not from Japanese Anime, but from video games, more specifically Battlemechs from Battletech and Hecrs from Earthsiege. I feel like they're a somewhat more realistic of what a mech would look like if it were real. They feel like real machines of war unlike gundams that look humanoid like and fly all over the place shooting billions of lazors and rockets. But what the hell do I know...Maybe gundams will become a reality in real life one day... |
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| I don't really bother much with mechas. |
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| I like mechas but prefer to priviligiate small to mid-size mechas like Fuchikomas |
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| I don't care anything about mechs, however I'll watch shows containing them as long as the quality is good and the story doesn't revolve entirely around that limited subject. |
_MystFeb 22, 2015 11:45 PM
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| I couldn't care about mechas. Watching giant robos fighting doesn't amuse me anyway. Maybe if I was a 5 year old, I would've more positive things to say about it. |
Kagami_Hiiragi said: Idc if you think its weird, I have a life and friends and an income of money. |
| they're pretty cool |
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| Mechs can be interesting, but hardly ever in anime. Western media does them better. Warhammer 40,000 Tau suits for example. Looks way more believable and like actual thought went into the designs unlike 99% of Japanese mecha which look like the #1 priority for the creatives behind them were to save plastic on licensed toys. Too flimsy and spindly without being sleek, holding guns with robotic hands rather than integrating/ underslinging guns into arms, lots of useless adornments which do jack shit etc. ^^ This is how it's done. |
Red_TuesdayFeb 23, 2015 1:27 AM
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| The riptide is the definition of awful. |
Ckan said: The riptide is the definition of awful. Eh, it's the worst official Tau piece, but at least it's not as bad as the Forge World Crisis suits. Like this piece of shit: |
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