Editing Approved Anime (section)

==Mecha==
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*'''''Code Geass: Lelouch of the Rebellion''''': When you take terrorism, high school, chess and a protagonist smoother than a dwarf (mine)shaft then throw in some mech suits you get Code Geass. The plot focuses on a masked [[Batman|vigilante]] called Zero <s>[[Alpharius|who may remind you of a certain someone]]</s> and their efforts to fight back against the Brittanian Empire but that's not all. The power of geass plays a major role (explaining it properly would be a spoiler but it's basically [[magic|magic]]/hypnosis). The mechs of the series are known as [[meme|Knightmares]] which serve as the main fighting force for Brittania and the rebels. If you want a show that has [[Heresy|qualities even the Emperor's Children would appreciate]] then watch it. [TV series: 25 episodes]
**'''''Code Geass: Lelouch of the Rebellion R2''''': Follows as a continuation of the first season. Just as [[Pretty Marines|fabulous]]. [TV series: 25 episodes]
**'''''Code Geass: Lelouch of the Resurrection''''': An alternate timeline based on the compilation movies made of R2, which had slight but ''significant'' changes to series events (like, oh, Shirley being ''alive''), it follows C.C's life after the end of R2, as well setting up Lelouch's return (as the compilation movies didn't have him "dead"-dead). Series writers have stated that any continuation of the series will use this timeline moving forward.
:Related games: [[Battletech]], playing with Imperial Knights in [[Warhammer 40,000]]

*'''''Eureka Seven''''': A boy who aspires to become a 'sky surfer' (think floating surfboards) links up with a cute girl who pilots a gigantic mech for the 'Gekkostate' organization. Said mechs ride upscaled versions of hover boards and battle government forces for control of a rare power source. To get a good idea what the mechs look like, picture Evangelions that can transform into vehicles and that carry fuckhueg surfboards. Noted for having references to vintage rock music. [TV series: 51 episodes + 1 movie in an alternate universe setting]
**'''''Eureka Seven AO''''': A sequel to the original that shits on basically the themes of the first series was about in [[Rage|the most aggravating manner possible]] (the reason being, the writer absolutely loathes the TV series ending and has made it his duty to make ''each'' following iteration in the franchise much more closer to his vision -- i.e. as depressing as possible). However, it has fans that didn't care for the first series and it got praised for having better mechs and monsters so if you're more into that take a stab at it. Like the first series it retains its vintage rock music references. [TV series: 25 episodes + 1 OVA]
:Related games: [[Starfinder]], [[Battletech]]

*'''''Macross''''': One of the best mecha franchises of all time, this show revolves around fighter jets that transform into mecha. Started with ''Super Dimension Fortress Macross'', and spawned multiple series and movies afterwards. Kinda took a left turn into the idol-genre (especially after the 'Do You Remember Love?' OVA), but overall pretty decent. Involves humanity fighting giant aliens with the help of transforming starfighters built with tech stolen from different aliens. Infamously one of the series FASA looted designs from for BattleTech, which turned out to be a big mistake when Tatsunoko gave Harmony Gold the rights to the anime along with a blank check to be litigious fuckwads with them. (4 TV series, 6 OVAs, 8 Full-length animated movies)
:Related games: [[Battletech]], [[Star Frontiers]]
 
*'''''[[Robotech]]''''': An abomination born out of the early days of the US anime market, Robotech is a composite localization of '''''The Super Dimension Fortress Macross''''' (see previous), '''''Super Dimension Cavalry Southern Cross''''', and '''''Genesis Climber MOSPEADA''''' into a single work.  This isn't as crazy as it sounds, the same thing was done to make ''Power Rangers''. Anyway, here's where it gets interesting. The original [[FASA|creators]] of [[BattleTech]] were lazy and couldn't be bothered to actually design any giant robots; instead they licensed designs from Macross franchise among others. But Harmony Gold ("creator" of Robotech) called it infringement and sued FASA, which spiraled into suing Microsoft due to the ''MechWarrior'' games. Robotech used to be pretty well known but since ''Macross Frontier'' the Macross-vs-Robotech fight has ceased to be a thing. [TV series: 85 episodes + 4 movies + 2 OVAs]
:Related games: [[BattleTech]], or you know Palladium's Robotech game

*'''''The Big O''''': Batman meets mechs meets Japanese monster movies in a post-apocalyptic world where nobody remembers anything prior to forty years ago and advanced androids walk the streets of an otherwise 1920s-era city dominated by glass domes. One of the biggest contenders for "Most Confusing Ending" award, it is otherwise well-regarded by the anime community and it's lack of a third season to answer all the questions is much-lamented. That said, the director had originally been given two seasons to plot out his story, had it cut to one due to poor ratings, then had a second season greenlit thanks to its performance in the US, only to give us another season of questions. [TV series: 26 episodes]
:Related games: [[Mekton]], [[Eberron]], [[Spirit of the Century]]
 
*'''''Armored Trooper VOTOMS''''': A Mecha pilot of few words and fewer expressions seeks revenge on those who framed him, uncovering an ancient conspiracy along a way. One of the grittier and "realest" entries of the real robot genre without going into the hard sci-fi. Inspired [[Heavy Gear]], which the Japanese described as "The Votoms mecha in the Dougram setting", the latter referring to '''Fang of the Sun Dougram''', VOTOMS creator's earlier real robot series. It also has its [https://rpggeek.com/rpg/4111/armored-trooper-votoms-role-playing-game own role playing system] running off the Fuzion rules. [TV series: 52 episodes + 10 OVAs]
:Related games: [[Heavy Gear]]
 
*'''''Fang of the Sun Dougram''''': A pack of Guerillas with Real-Robot 'mechs fight a war of independence on a shitty-ass planet. Fairly strong amounts of cynicism and grey morality and minimal wacky shit firmly separate it from Gundam and the like. Was one of the direct inspirations for Battletech, which cribbed all it's 'mech designs verbatim and much of the extremely mad-max-esque setting. [TV series: 75 episodes + 2 movies +1 OVA]
:Related games: [[BattleTech]]: A Time of War
 
*'''''[[Mobile Suit Gundam]]''''': The mecha anime that not only helped popularize Real Robots in the first place but also started one of the longest-running sci-fi franchises in Japan and in time would help influence the [[Tau]]. Set in the midst of a bloody "One Year War" between the Earth Federation and <s>Space Nazis</s> oppressed colonists called the Principality of Zeon, it follows the trials of a whiny teenager who quickly grows a spine, the titular Gundam and the crew of the White Base as they generally try to survive the war in one piece, with some <s>psyker</s> Newtype hijinks along the way. Also known for its grey morality, gritty portrayal of war, intrigue, lots of mass-produced robots dying in droves and even more deaths. Basically, the Japanese equivalent of Star Trek if it deconstructed Star Wars. Had poor ratings at its initial airing in 1979, only really gaining popularity with successive reruns in similar fashion to Star Trek. Now known for its massive library of spinoffs ranging from "Romeo & Juliet (with giant robots)" to "Top Gun (with giant robots)" to "Mortal Kombat (with giant robots)". Also, when we mean death, we mean death - the series creator, Yoshiyuki Tomino is known as "Kill-Em-All Tomino" not only for this series but pretty much any series he touches seeing large parts of the main cast and numerous side characters getting offed. A publisher in Japan licensed the [[Mekton]] rules for an official tie-in RPG back in 1999; an English translation has been in development hell ever since. [TV series: 43 episodes + 3 movies + '''''many''''' spinoffs]
**'''''Mobile Suit Gundam 0080: War in the Pocket''''': If you want to get taste of the franchise without watching a long ass series or (almost) any prior knowledge about the setting or timelines, then this excellent little OVA might be for you taste. It's story about one unlucky Zeon rookie (and hamburger lover) who is signed up with a team of bad-asses and send into infiltration/suicide mission to "neutral" space colony. During the mission he recruits school kid and meets hot redhead who is pilot of said prototype. It's awesome... because it really hammers home the tragedy of war, cheapness of civilian lives and futility of honor and sacrifice.
**'''''Mobile Suit Gundam SEED''''': The Chad Older Brother of the Gundam series that followed it. It still follows the Gundam formula of Earth vs Colonies vs Pacifists, but is notable for having the Best-Girl-Princess of <s>Japan</s> '''the peace-loving neutral state of the ORB union''' joining the mujahideen (a year after 9/11, too), waifu-swapping protagonists, and being censored to shit in NA ''and'' Japan. Controversially showed the obligatory-queen-bitch-character naked in the intro, and showing her having sex with the protag ''and'' the antagonist in the show, which got people butthurt. So obviously, the animation studio did the right thing '''[[Lulz|and extended the scene]]'''. 
:Related games: [[Warhammer 40000]], [[Jovian Chronicles]], [[Mekton]], [[Battle Century G]]

*'''''Combat Mecha Xabungle''''': The series Tomino made after Gundam, much sillier than Gundam for most of its run before getting serious toward the end. It's just MechWarrior the anime, more so than any of the series FASA actually stole from to make BattleTech; the plot could be transplanted whole-cloth onto some shithole planet in the Deep Periphery with barely any modification. Follows football-headed prospector Jiron Amos as he falls in with a mercenary caravan in his quest for the man who killed his parents, on a desert world full of Mad Max-esque warbands who live as the playthings of the mysterious and advanced "Innocent." Features cabaret dancers as artillery loaders, a little girl [[Rogue Trader]] who dumped WIS to put more skill points into knives, a brick shithouse named Fatman and the logical extension of Gundam's "Brightslap": [https://inv.nadeko.net/watch?v=3K1_1ygFSfk just punching insubordinate pilots into unconsciousness.] [TV series: 50 episodes]
:Related games: [[BattleTech]]: A Time of War

*'''''Getter Robo:''''' The granddaddy of all combining mecha and crazy ride even when it started in the 70s. A mech powered by magic radiation that accelerates evolution that combines by crashing three jets into one another at Mach 8 piloted by three crazy bastards as they fight off an underground empire of [[Lizardmen|dinomen]] and their mecha-dinosaurs. That's just the start. Then things go more unhinged as time goes on with increasingly larger robots, time travel, body horror, existential dread, and some of the /m/anliest opening songs in anime. Key inspiration for Gurren Lagann, especially how Spiral Energy ultimately works. ['''READ THE MANGA'''][TV series: 82 episodes, OVA series: 13 episodes] 
:Related games: [[Mutants and Masterminds]], [[Exalted]]
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