By David on September 29, 2009
The Anime Blog reader and contributor Liz Ohanesian’s has posted an article all about top mecha anime: Mecha Anime Starter Guide: Going Beyond Voltron and Robotech at LAWeekly.com. Here’s an excerpt:
While we figured that even those who aren’t fans of Japanese animation are readily familiar with Voltron and Robotech, there are dozens of both TV and film titles that employ these (usually) human-operated machines. Below is a small sampling of our mecha anime picks…Continue reading at LAWeekly.com
Liz Ohanesian is a Los Angeles-based journalist covering music, media and club culture. She is a staff writer for Club World and her work regularly appears in such publications as the L.A. Weekly, Razorcake and Outburn. She has written for such publications as Punk Planet, PopMatters, Santa Monica Mirror and others. Follow her on Twitter!
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The only worthy part of that “article” is the comments section. I mean, really ? Eureka7 ? TTGL ? And Evangelion isnt even a mecha. God…
I think fans are divided on whether or not Evangelion would be classified as ‘mecha’. Personally, I think of them more as bio-organic, which places them only halfway in the ‘mecha’ classification – but that’s an entirely different discussion. What is your definition of ‘mecha’ and what are your favorite mecha shows?
I love Robotech but only the first season… after the zentraedi attack the serie turn very crap. One of the old mecha school animes that i always recommend is Blue Gender, take a look, you will enjoy it.
hey awesome thanks
keep up the good work guys…….
Code Geass, Gundam 00, Gumdam Wing, Gundam SEED. These are truly great stories that ha[en to have mechas in them.
yeah code geass and gundam =)
Love Robotech and Voltron remind me of my childhood.
if you love mecha anime, than you should watch GUNDAM, CODE GEASS, MACROSS&PATLABOR, because they are the best………………..
Great suggestions for mecha anime!
I do like Gundam and Evangelion. But really depends on ones preference.