Post by Mirilene on Mar 5, 2016 10:19:29 GMT -8
Well, I don't want to pollute the other discussion about anime, so ... here we go.
Real Robot shows (without a special order)
Mobile Suit Gundam series
"00" - Actually one of the first real robot shows I've ever seen. I liked it quite much, admittedly got the hots for Setsuna/Tieria/Allelujah too. Disliked a few character deaths, especially poor Kinue. Was very impressed with the Soundtrack too. 'Daybreaks Bell' and 'Ash like snow' are still favorite songs of me.
"Wing" - I liked this one too, but given that it has very, very few named character deaths I probably have seen the version of kids. Also big Milliardo fangirl. Didn't like the music too much though.
"Seed" - Hmmm. Like, not much of a Kira fan though. 'Freedom and Justice' is a great instrumental track, even had it as phone ringtone for a while. Poor Nicol ...
"Seed Destiny" - I liked Shinn. Of course his female sidekick has to be almost completely useless, yeah right ...
"ZZ" - Have seen only a bit of it, but it was horribly silly. After like 20-25 episodes I just couldn't go on anymore with that sillyness.
"Zeta" - Well ... the ending is quite a bit like LD's, except that people start dying in Zeta much, much earlier.
"Age" - Despite what most people say I really liked AGE. Also an exceptional soundtrack. 'Hajimari no Yokan' especially is very, very great.
"Build Fighters" / "Build Fighters Try" - Liked both series. No drama, no deaths, pretty relaxing.
Other Real Robot shows
"Full Metal Panic!" - I liked it, though some of the school scenes were a bit too silly for me. Overall a pretty good series. Haven't seen the second series though.
"Brain Powerd" - Debatable if this counts as mecha. I liked it, the opening is really really bad though and gives a completely wrong impression. It's quite astounding that this pretty positive work was directed by the same guy who made Zeta Gundam. Definitely one of my all time favorites.
"Macross Frontier" - Not as silly as "Macross Seven", still a good work. Liked Alto and *sniff* Michael.
"Macross Seven" - Yeah, well, another really silly show, but I forced myself through it. It's okay. Wouldn't want to rewatch it, but some of the songs are great too.
"Code Geass" - I liked it very much, but the ending, meh.
"Knights of Sidonia" - Mmhm, I loved this one, even though it caters to a lot of kinks I don't really like. The bear, for example, or, uh, tentacle girl.
"Aldnoah.Zero" - Another great work. I also like the reversed roles. Having only "Mook units" while fighting "Super Robots/Prototypes" felt pretty refreshing to me. Was a tad disappointed about the end, but not much.
"M3: Sono Kuroki Hagane" - Definitely one of my favorites. It's a bit like Evangelion imho, but the end is not that depressing.
"Hoshi no Koe" - Also a great work; as far as I understand it, the creator made the entire anime almost on his own, with very little help. Definite like.
"Cross Ange" - Okay, now ... I can't say anything about this. I forced myself through it, yet ... I dunno. Got a few good "What." - moments from it though. I definitely do NOT recommend it for someone who is new to the Mecha genre!
"Mobile Police Patlabor" - Another special one. This is more like Slice of Life mixed with a police series and Mecha. It doesn't take itself too serious, while not being as forced comically as for example ZZ Gundam.
Real Robot shows I haven't finished (yet)
"Mobile Suit Gundam: Iron-blooded orphans" - Unless the last episode has aired I won't bother watching further than episode 3. So far nice, though all these crude weapons turn me really off.
"Muv Luv: Alternative Total Eclipse" - While starting out extremely depressing (Hell, the beginning is more depressing than LDs ending), it gradually becomes better.
"Appleseed"
"Broken Blade"
"Martian Successor Nadesico" - This might end up too silly for me ...
Super Robot shows
"Neon Genesis Evangelion" - The classic, huh. My 'starter', so to speak. I liked it, but it's really pretty angsty and depressing, sometimes also quite confusing. I didn't like it as much as ...
"Rebuild of Evangelion" - I liked the remake much more. Partially. 1.0 was okay, even though it was mostly recyled material. I loved 2.0, but ... 3.0 was a huge letdown for me. I just hope the last episode - with the ominous title "3.0+1.0" will not screw it up again ...
"RahXephon" - Opinions differ greatly on this. Most say that it's just a ripoff from Evangelion, and while that isn't entirely wrong I still think it has it's own right, especially with the exclusive focus on sound as topic. Poor Asahina, though ...
"Pilot candidate" - Other side of the medal. After a few episodes I couldn't continue this. It's ... well, it felt totally like a NGE clone to me. Much more than RahXephon ...
"Gurren Lagann" - Well, yeah. It's ... silly. Some people like it, some don't. I didn't.
"Lagrange: The Flower of Rin-ne" - I'm still not sure if this one counts as Real- or Super Robot. Honestly. I liked it; the ending of season 2 was so much better than the bittersweet ending from season 1.
"Bokurano" - Okay, Bokurano makes almost every other depressing anime look like a children's birthday party. Or so they say, and they're damn right. People claimed to become depressed over this, so, uh. Tread with caution. I liked it though.
Other shows which I wouldn't exactly call "Mecha" for various reasons
"Guilty Crown"
"Magic Knight Rayeearth"
"Utawarerumono"
"Stellvia"
"AKB0048" - I really liked this one.
It's all just my personal opinion; if I offended someone I'm sorry.
Real Robot shows (without a special order)
Mobile Suit Gundam series
"00" - Actually one of the first real robot shows I've ever seen. I liked it quite much, admittedly got the hots for Setsuna/Tieria/Allelujah too. Disliked a few character deaths, especially poor Kinue. Was very impressed with the Soundtrack too. 'Daybreaks Bell' and 'Ash like snow' are still favorite songs of me.
"Wing" - I liked this one too, but given that it has very, very few named character deaths I probably have seen the version of kids. Also big Milliardo fangirl. Didn't like the music too much though.
"Seed" - Hmmm. Like, not much of a Kira fan though. 'Freedom and Justice' is a great instrumental track, even had it as phone ringtone for a while. Poor Nicol ...
"Seed Destiny" - I liked Shinn. Of course his female sidekick has to be almost completely useless, yeah right ...
"ZZ" - Have seen only a bit of it, but it was horribly silly. After like 20-25 episodes I just couldn't go on anymore with that sillyness.
"Zeta" - Well ... the ending is quite a bit like LD's, except that people start dying in Zeta much, much earlier.
"Age" - Despite what most people say I really liked AGE. Also an exceptional soundtrack. 'Hajimari no Yokan' especially is very, very great.
"Build Fighters" / "Build Fighters Try" - Liked both series. No drama, no deaths, pretty relaxing.
Other Real Robot shows
"Full Metal Panic!" - I liked it, though some of the school scenes were a bit too silly for me. Overall a pretty good series. Haven't seen the second series though.
"Brain Powerd" - Debatable if this counts as mecha. I liked it, the opening is really really bad though and gives a completely wrong impression. It's quite astounding that this pretty positive work was directed by the same guy who made Zeta Gundam. Definitely one of my all time favorites.
"Macross Frontier" - Not as silly as "Macross Seven", still a good work. Liked Alto and *sniff* Michael.
"Macross Seven" - Yeah, well, another really silly show, but I forced myself through it. It's okay. Wouldn't want to rewatch it, but some of the songs are great too.
"Code Geass" - I liked it very much, but the ending, meh.
"Knights of Sidonia" - Mmhm, I loved this one, even though it caters to a lot of kinks I don't really like. The bear, for example, or, uh, tentacle girl.
"Aldnoah.Zero" - Another great work. I also like the reversed roles. Having only "Mook units" while fighting "Super Robots/Prototypes" felt pretty refreshing to me. Was a tad disappointed about the end, but not much.
"M3: Sono Kuroki Hagane" - Definitely one of my favorites. It's a bit like Evangelion imho, but the end is not that depressing.
"Hoshi no Koe" - Also a great work; as far as I understand it, the creator made the entire anime almost on his own, with very little help. Definite like.
"Cross Ange" - Okay, now ... I can't say anything about this. I forced myself through it, yet ... I dunno. Got a few good "What." - moments from it though. I definitely do NOT recommend it for someone who is new to the Mecha genre!
"Mobile Police Patlabor" - Another special one. This is more like Slice of Life mixed with a police series and Mecha. It doesn't take itself too serious, while not being as forced comically as for example ZZ Gundam.
Real Robot shows I haven't finished (yet)
"Mobile Suit Gundam: Iron-blooded orphans" - Unless the last episode has aired I won't bother watching further than episode 3. So far nice, though all these crude weapons turn me really off.
"Muv Luv: Alternative Total Eclipse" - While starting out extremely depressing (Hell, the beginning is more depressing than LDs ending), it gradually becomes better.
"Appleseed"
"Broken Blade"
"Martian Successor Nadesico" - This might end up too silly for me ...
Super Robot shows
"Neon Genesis Evangelion" - The classic, huh. My 'starter', so to speak. I liked it, but it's really pretty angsty and depressing, sometimes also quite confusing. I didn't like it as much as ...
"Rebuild of Evangelion" - I liked the remake much more. Partially. 1.0 was okay, even though it was mostly recyled material. I loved 2.0, but ... 3.0 was a huge letdown for me. I just hope the last episode - with the ominous title "3.0+1.0" will not screw it up again ...
"RahXephon" - Opinions differ greatly on this. Most say that it's just a ripoff from Evangelion, and while that isn't entirely wrong I still think it has it's own right, especially with the exclusive focus on sound as topic. Poor Asahina, though ...
"Pilot candidate" - Other side of the medal. After a few episodes I couldn't continue this. It's ... well, it felt totally like a NGE clone to me. Much more than RahXephon ...
"Gurren Lagann" - Well, yeah. It's ... silly. Some people like it, some don't. I didn't.
"Lagrange: The Flower of Rin-ne" - I'm still not sure if this one counts as Real- or Super Robot. Honestly. I liked it; the ending of season 2 was so much better than the bittersweet ending from season 1.
"Bokurano" - Okay, Bokurano makes almost every other depressing anime look like a children's birthday party. Or so they say, and they're damn right. People claimed to become depressed over this, so, uh. Tread with caution. I liked it though.
Other shows which I wouldn't exactly call "Mecha" for various reasons
"Guilty Crown"
"Magic Knight Rayeearth"
"Utawarerumono"
"Stellvia"
"AKB0048" - I really liked this one.
It's all just my personal opinion; if I offended someone I'm sorry.
. I also liked Evangelion a fair bit, even if the plot still kinda boggles my mind.
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