This is a genre of anime which features mechanical fighting machines. Often these take the form of giant robots but this isn't the only form mecha can take. There are tons of examples of mecha titles considering the popularity of the series. Blue Gender, Shin Seiki Evangelion, Tenkuu no Escaflowne, and Bubblegum Crisis Tokyo 2040 are all classic mecha titles.
Titles that deal in might and magic will fall into this category. Inuyasha and Tenkuu no Escaflowne are a couple of titles which fall into this genre.
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| A Girl in Gaea | Rent | See Escaflowne: A Girl in Gaea |
| Adeu's Legend | See Lord of Lords Ryu Knight: Adeu's Legend | |
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Akahori Gedou Hour Rabuge |
This is a very strange show. It consists of 2 parts. One where 2 girls who are secret super heroines run around and try to save people from bad folks while destroying millions in property. The 2nd is about a family of kawaii girls who's parents were lackeys in an 'evil' organization. And they are determined to join up. They find an old pot that contains a magic fairy that grants the 7 an 'evil' power of becoming magical girls who will turn any minor evil act into a major one. The only problem? Their powers turn a minor evil act into a major GOOD act. Whoops. |
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| Ar tonelico: The Girl Who Sings at the End of the World | See Ar-Tonelico Sekai no Owari Deshii Tsudukeru Shoujo | |
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Ar-Tonelico Sekai no Owari Deshii Tsudukeru Shoujo |
At a time when Aurica is saddened over her inability to fulfill her role as a Reyvateil, or one who can control magical powers through singing Songs, Lyner's airship comes crashing down upon her from the sky. Both of them search for an engineer to repair his airship, meeting Krusche. In the process, Lyner inadvertently teaches Aurica that the key to singing a successful Song is to want to help others from the bottom of one's heart. (summary from ANN) |
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Aura Battler Dunbine |
Watch | The series followed a main character named Sho Zama, the pilot of the lavender colored Dunbine, as he suddenly finds himself in the world of Byston Well after a motocross accident. Byston Well is located in another dimension located between the sea and the land, and is populated with dragons, castles, knights, and powerful robots known as Aura Battlers. Once Sho is discovered to posess a powerful energy called `Aura`, he is drafted into the Byston Well conflict as an Arua Battler pilot. |
| B | ||
| Beastketeers | Rent | See K.O. Beast |
| C | ||
| Crow | Buy | See Karas |
| E | ||
| Escaflowne | Buy | See Tenkuu no Escaflowne |
| Escaflowne the Movie | Rent | See Escaflowne: A Girl in Gaea |
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Escaflowne: A Girl in Gaea |
Rent | A girl named Hitomi is very depressed and drops out of her school clubs and off the track team. She feels alone and desperately wants to be left alone, so much so that she hurts her best friend in the process. Her feelings reach Folken, the leader of the Black Dragon clan on the planet Gaea and he summons her, seeing her as the Goddess of Wings. Unfortunately for him, she ends up with his brother Van and causes the legendary dragon armor Escaflowne to come to life. Trapped on this strange world, Hitomi must learn to let others in and help those around her to do the same. Is she the Goddess of Wings as fortold in prophecy? Will she be the cause of the destruction of Gaea? Will she ever go home again? |
| Escaflowne: The Movie | Rent | See Escaflowne: A Girl in Gaea |
| F | ||
| FMA | Buy | See Hagane no Renkinjutsushi |
| Full Metal Alchemist | Buy | See Hagane no Renkinjutsushi |
| Fullmetal Alchemist | Buy | See Hagane no Renkinjutsushi |
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