Anime like Captain Earth

STAR DRIVER: Kagayaki no Takuto

Also known as Star Driver.

Studio: bones , Aniplex , Square Enix , Dentsu
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Mecha

To the south of Japan, there lies a lush green island called Southern Cross Isle. One night, a boy by the name of Takuto Tsunashi washes up on the shore of the island. Having swum from the mainland alone and without any possessions, he enrolls in the senior high level in the school on the island - Southern Cross High School.

With his bright and positive personality, he starts to mix with various students in the school and builds relationships with many of them, including Wako Agemaki and Sugata Shindou. But this school hides a deep secret. There are sleeping giants hidden under the ground called "Cybodies".

There are about 20 of these giants, and they are just some of the various secrets kept by everyone on the island: The secret movements of the mysterious organization known as Glittering Crux. The songs of the shrine maidens. And even Takuto himself will soon come to embrace a great secret...

This island in the southern territories surrounded by the blue sea and the blue skies is the stage where the "Eulogy of Youth" filled with love, dreams and friendships, will begin.

Tags: Love Triangle , Ensemble Cast , School , Super Robot , Henshin , Male Protagonist , Bisexual , School Club , Episodic , Twins , Female Harem , Real Robot , Kuudere

Promare

Also known as Promare.

Studio: Trigger , XFLAG , GKids
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Mecha , Sci-Fi

Thirty years have passed since the appearance of the Burnish, a race of flame-wielding mutant beings who destroyed half of the world with fire. When a new group of aggressive mutants calling themselves Mad Burnish appears, the epic battle between their leader, Lio Fotia, and Galo Thymos, a new member of the anti-Burnish rescue team Burning Rescue, begins.



Tags: Firefighters , Robots , Super Robot , Male Protagonist , Environmental , Super Power , Primarily Adult Cast , Aliens , CGI , Satire , Politics , Urban , Conspiracy , Terrorism , Post-Apocalyptic , Philosophy , Motorcycles , Dystopian , Alternate Universe , Class Struggle , Dragons , Artificial Intelligence

Shoujo Kakumei Utena

Also known as Revolutionary Girl Utena.

Studio: J.C. Staff , TV Tokyo , The Right Stuf International , Central Park Media , Yomiuri Advertising , SoftX
Status: Finished
Genres: Drama , Fantasy , Mystery , Psychological , Romance

Just after Utena's parents died she was consoled by a prince who gave her a ring with a rose crest on it. Utena was so impressed by the Prince that she vowed to become one herself one day. A few years later Utena is attending Ohtori Academy where she gives all the teachers headaches because she dresses in a boys uniform so she can be like the prince she met long ago.

After Utena's friend is insulted by a member of the Student Council, Utena fights in a duel for her friends honor. Utena's rose crest allows her to enter the dueling arena where Utena wins the duel and becomes engaged to the Rose Bride. Unknowingly, Utena is pulled into a series of duels with other members of the Student Council for the possession of the Rose Bride. As she becomes fond of Anthy, the Rose Bride, she must fight to keep her friend safe and to discover the horrifying secret behind Ohtori Academy.



Tags: Coming of Age , Female Protagonist , LGBTQ+ Themes , Philosophy , Fairy Tale , Tomboy , Ensemble Cast , Primarily Teen Cast , Swordplay , Yuri , Incest , Bisexual , Tragedy , Psychosexual , Time Loop , Surreal Comedy , Age Gap , School , Witch , Ojou-sama , Conspiracy , Memory Manipulation , Henshin , Meta , Fencing , Love Triangle , Episodic , Crossdressing , Bullying , Magic , Kuudere , Boarding School , Twins , Suicide , Astronomy , Boys' Love , Aliens , Athletics , Body Swapping , Politics

Gundam: G no Reconguista

Also known as Gundam: Reconguista in G.

Studio: Sunrise , ONE MUSIC , Sunrise Music
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Mecha , Sci-Fi

Some time has passed since the end of the Universal Century, a history marked by space colonization and space warfare.
Humanity's prosperity, which ushered in a new era known as Regild Century (R.C.), was believed to endure alongside the global peace.

It is the year R.C.1014.

The Capital Tower is an orbital elevator that rose above the Earth's surface and linked Earth and space. As the conduit of the Photon Battery energy source to the surface, it is regarded as sacred.

Bellri Zenam is in the middle of training for the Capital Guard (established to protect the Capital Tower), when the tower is attacked by the G-Self — a highly maneuverable mobile suit with technology that is not from any known country.

Bellri, who joins the battle in the maintenance mobile suit Recten, successfully captures the G-Self. However, Bellri feels something for the space pirate girl named Aida Surugan who piloted the G-Self. It is the same feeling he has for the G-Self, even though he supposedly never seen it before. The G-Self, which should only be operable under specific conditions, is somehow started up by Bellri.
The objective of Aida and the space pirates who attacked the Capital Tower, and the fate followed by Bellri who was chosen by the G-Self, will lead to truths that will shake the entire Regild Century era.



The first 3 episodes premiered theatrically from August 23, 2014 to September 5, 2014 with the regular TV broadcast starting on October 3, 2014.

Tags: Space , Tragedy , Male Protagonist , Real Robot , Politics , Space Opera , Military , War , Ensemble Cast

Dragonaut: The Resonance

Also known as Dragonaut -THE RESONANCE-.

Studio: GONZO , Funimation , NAS
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Drama , Fantasy , Mecha , Romance , Sci-Fi

Twenty years prior to the story's beginning, an asteroid headed for Earth destroys Pluto. Due to Pluto's destruction, the asteroid, which is dubbed Thanatos, becomes temporarily stagnant. Now, in order to avoid Earth's impending destruction, the International Solarsystem Development Agency (ISDA) works on the "D-Project", and creates the "Dragonaut" after finding a dragon egg under the ocean. This weapon's primary purpose is to destroy the asteroid when the time comes. However, they soon find out that the asteroid is not their only threat, as powerful dragon-like creatures, which are bent on destruction, appear on Earth.

After witnessing a murder by one of the creatures, Jin Kamishina, a lonely 18-year-old boy who lost his family in a shuttle accident two years ago, gets involved in the mysteries of the dragons and becomes the chosen pilot of the Dragonaut. Helping him on his journey is Toa, a mysterious girl who saves him from falling to his death after the creature attacks him. As they get deeper into the mysteries of the dragons, they encounter new friends and enemies, and also begin to develop a closer relationship.



Tags: Aliens , Dragons , Super Robot

Boukyaku no Senritsu

Also known as Melody of Oblivion.

Studio: Gainax , J.C. Staff , Kadokawa Shoten , KENMedia
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Adventure , Fantasy , Horror , Mecha , Sci-Fi

A great war occurred in the 20th century between humans and monsters. Since that time, the monsters rule the world in fear but keep relatively hidden from public view. A boy named Bokka ponders the past and wonders what became of the Meros Warriors who defended the world so bravely against the demons. He soon meets Kurofune and learns of the power of the Meros and the I-bar machines they ride in battle. Warriors are the only ones who can see and hear the Melody of Oblivion, a phantom girl hidden away waiting to be rescued and be the savior of mankind. During a battle between Kurofune and a demon, Bokka discovers something only his wildest dreams could possibly imagine...he too can hear that melody. Throughout his journeys, Bokka meets many monsters and their agents, friends, and companions as he discovers the true extent of his new powers. He must continue to battle evil in the hope of releasing Boukyaku no Senritsu and free a world that has forgotten its once beautiful melody.



Tags: Shounen , Motorcycles

Kidou Senshi Gundam Double Zeta

Also known as Mobile Suit Gundam ZZ.

Studio: Sunrise
Status: Finished
Genres: Drama , Mecha , Sci-Fi

It is the year 0088 of the Universal Century in Mobile Suit Gundam ZZ. The badly damaged assault cruiser Argama docks at the run-down space colony of Shangri-La for much-needed repairs. While the Argama is in drydock, a young junk dealer named Judau Ashta sneaks aboard in an attempt to steal the Zeta Gundam. He wants to sell it in order to help his sister, but instead he finds himself coerced into joining the Argama’s crew. Unfortunately for Judau, the Argama is being pursued by a dedicated Neo Zeon officer named Mashymre Cello. In order to protect both his sister and himself, Judau must master the Argama’s newest mobile suit, the ZZ Gundam.



Tags: War , Space Opera , Space , Politics , Ensemble Cast , Love Triangle , Real Robot , Military , Male Protagonist , Slapstick , Desert , Surreal Comedy , Crossdressing , Guns , Super Power , Henshin , Tragedy , Espionage

Grendizer U

Studio: Gaina , Dynamic Planning , Kinoshita Group , Pony Canyon , BANDAI SPIRITS , MediaNet
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Adventure , Mecha

Following a devastating attack by Vega's forces on planet Fleed, Duke Fleed, and Grendizer escaped to Earth. When he got there, Dr. Amon, the head of the Space Research Center, adopted him and gave him the name Daisuke. While they were working side by side in the center on a quest to find out what strange objects appeared in the city's sky! They were surprised by an attack that jolted Daisuke's memory.

Tags: Super Robot , Primarily Adult Cast , Tragedy , Love Triangle , Space , Aliens , Male Protagonist , Revenge , CGI , Amnesia , Super Power , Mythology

Jinki:Extend

Also known as Jinki:Extend.

Studio: feel. , Funimation , ADV Films , GANSIS , TV Asahi
Status: Finished
Genres: Mecha , Sci-Fi

Aoba used to spend all her time building model robots. But after a strange enemy emerges from beneath the planet’s surface, she joins an elite unit that uses giant robots to save the world! Aoba’s new life is dangerous, and the action can only intensify when a greater threat appears from the shadows.



Tags: Super Robot , Achronological Order , Tragedy , Super Power , Urban , Foreign , Female Protagonist , Shounen , Amnesia , Ensemble Cast , Philosophy , Kuudere , Nudity , Unrequited Love , Guns , Shapeshifting , LGBTQ+ Themes

Kiddy GiRL-AND

Studio: Satelight , Kadokawa Shoten , gimik
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Comedy , Sci-Fi

Twenty-five years after Éclair and Lumière, (from the flagship Kiddy Grade series), rescued the galaxy from destruction's doorstep, the GTO (Galactic Trade Organization), created after the defeat of the GOTT (Galactic Organization of Trade and Tariffs), act on behalf of universal peace by combating criminal activity.

Their special ES division mirrored after the GOTT's ES (Encounter of Shadow-work) force, now includes publicly acknowledged ES member candidates. The series follows two such trainees, Ascoeur and Q-feuille, as they work their way to ES membership.



Tags: Super Power , Space , Military , Real Robot , Primarily Female Cast , Robots