Who Doesn’t Like Giant Robots?
Welcome to day 11 of the 30 day challenge where I’ll be discussing my favorite mecha anime. Before we dive into things here’s a quick reminder of the posting schedule for the month. We are now over a third of the way through so be sure to check out some of the previous days if you missed any. Now, I’m not the biggest mecha fan (sorry Scott) but I’ve seen my fair share. Let’s see what title I ultimately decided was my favorite!
There are a lot of mecha anime I’ve seen and enjoyed. Some of those titles are Aldnoah.Zero, Gun x Sword, Guilty Crown, and crowd favorite Gurren Lagann. Of course, I can’t understate the importance of some series like Neon Genesis Evangelion or Gundam have towards the genre. I really enjoyed Eva but couldn’t get into Gundam much at all personally. However, there is one mecha series I greatly enjoyed and that would be Code Geass.
Since I’ve already talked about the series at length in one of my ABC reviews I’ll spare rehashing exactly why I like that series. Instead, I’ll talk about why this is my favorite mecha series. Simply put, it really doesn’t put a big emphasis on the giant robots.
At its core Code Geass is a political drama with supernatural elements. While the robots are a tool to deliver some of the action (and sell merchandise $$$) I never felt like that was what I was supposed to care about. I cared a lot more about the story and characters. Some of the other titles I mention come close to this but they always fall short of just how grandiose and fantastical this series felt.
So now it’s your turn! Are you a big mecha fan or a bit more casual like myself? What mecha series would you say is your favorite and did you agree with my choice? Let me know your full thoughts in the comments below. If you enjoy the work I’m doing here than please consider donating a few bucks my way via Ko-fi. As always, thanks for reading and I hope to see you back here tomorrow for day 12 where I talk about the saddest anime scene!
Good pick. Code Geass is one of my fave anime of all time. These days I don’t watch much mech stuff, which is a pity. Back in the day I grew up on stuff like Voltron, Mazinger Z and Robotech.
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Thanks 🙂 I also have Code Geass pretty high up on my list. It is just a great time. Voltron is pretty fun, I’ve even seen that one!
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I don’t know what you are talking about, not a fan of Mecha anime at all.
*Cough* Yup…
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Lol XD
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Have you tried Gundam IBO?
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I did but I really didn’t like it. Might have been that I was tired when I gave it a go, so would be open to trying once more on it however.
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I’m in the minority with my opinion, but I didn’t like Code Geass all that much. I might try it again, but it didn’t really do much for me.
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Ah that’s too bad. Different tastes but that’s alright too 🙂
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I think I went into it with the wrong mindset, so it’s probably just me.
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I know quite few folks who don’t like it so it wasn’t super surprising to hear that. For a political drama though it is one of the better ones I’ve watched.
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Code Geass is one of my favourites, or Full Metal Panic. I think because while both of them are mecha anime, the focus is more on characters (FMP) or political drama. It isn’t just machines fighting other machines with pilot reactions.
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Exactly. I still need to watch FMP though XD I keep putting it off :p
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