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Haja Taisei Dangaiou

Also known as Hyper Combat Unit Dangaioh.

Studio: AIC , Viz Media , Artmic , Manga Entertainment
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Adventure , Mecha , Sci-Fi

When four psychic warriors discover that evil invaders have destroyed their planets, they are brought together by a mysterious doctor to unite to form Dangaioh, the most powerful weapon in the universe. Using their full collective cyonic powers, they alone can stop the bloody tyranny of Captain Garimoth and his wicked henchman to prevent the end of the universe.



Tags: Super Robot , Amnesia , Aliens , Super Power , Pirates , Space , Robots , Female Protagonist , Male Protagonist

Magic Knight Rayearth

Also known as Magic Knight Rayearth.

Studio: Tokyo Movie Shinsha , Discotek , Yomiuri TV , Dentsu
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Adventure , Comedy , Drama , Fantasy , Mahou Shoujo , Mecha

Three young girls, Hikaru, Umi, and Fuu, are transported to a magical world called Cephiro during a field trip to Tokyo Tower. They are soon greeted by Master Mage Clef, who explains to them that they have been summoned to become the Legendary Magic Knights and save Cephiro. The girls are less than enthusiastic about this idea, and only want to return home. Clef further explains that they must seek out the three Rune Gods to help them fight. He bestows armor and magical powers to each of them. They learn from Clef that High Priest Zagato has kidnapped the Pillar of Cephiro, Princess Emeraude. The Pillar of Cephiro has the sole responsibility of keeping Cephiro alive and in balance with her prayers. Without Princess Emeraude, Cephiro would fall into ruin. Hikaru, Umi, and Fuu must fight off Zagato's henchman and find the Rune Gods if they ever want to get back home. They soon learn that friendship and loyalty are the only things they can rely on in the crumbling Cephiro.



Tags: Magic , Super Power , Swordplay , Isekai , Female Protagonist , Tragedy , Shoujo , Primarily Female Cast , Ojou-sama , Henshin , Super Robot , Primarily Teen Cast , Elf , Dissociative Identities , Primarily Child Cast , Gender Bending , Chibi , Age Gap , Archery , Kuudere , Tanned Skin , Heterosexual , Gambling , Space

Magic Knight Rayearth OVA

Also known as Magic Knight Rayearth OVA.

Studio: TMS Entertainment , Polygram Japan , Kodansha , TMS-Kyokuchi , Manga Entertainment
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Drama , Fantasy , Mahou Shoujo , Mecha

The Earth lies darkened and deserted. Despite the best efforts of the film's heroine, Hikaru, the evil-filled castle of Cephiro has taken over the world and stands in the center of a lifeless Tokyo. Before the ice-witch Alcyone can take her revenge on Hikaru, she is rescued by Lantis, a young man who seals her into a magical maze where she is challenged to prove her powers while her friends are hunted down by Cephiro's warlocks.

Fleeing through the silent city, Umi and Fuu must seek out the sleeping Mashin; godlike creatures that will fuse with them to form giant warriors of awesome destructive power. But the Magic Knights are afraid, untrained and alone... will even the Mashin be enough to save them from the evil acts of Cephiro?

Notes:
During 1998 Toshihiro Hirano released a Director's cut called "Special Edition - The Wings of Hope", including the 3 episodes in a two hour movie with some new scenes and some dialogue changes

Tags: Female Protagonist , Urban Fantasy , Super Power , Isekai , Time Manipulation , Magic , Henshin , Tokusatsu , Tragedy , Super Robot , Primarily Female Cast , Shoujo , Environmental , Nudity , Fairy , Achronological Order , Ghost , Post-Apocalyptic

Uchuu no Kishi Tekkaman Blade

Also known as Tekkaman Blade.

Studio: Sotsu , Tatsunoko Production , Media Blasters
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Adventure , Drama , Mecha , Romance , Sci-Fi

Tekkaman Blade takes place in the year 2300 AD. On a certain moment, the Radam attack earth. A few months after the beginning of the invasion, a tekkaman appears, he calls himself Blade and with the help of the Space Knights, Blade starts to fight the radam. But there are a few things that Blade isn't telling about his past.



Tags: Henshin , Tokusatsu , Aliens , Survival , Superhero , Tragedy , Real Robot , Boys' Love , Nudity , Space , Twins , Transgender , Super Robot

Kannazuki no Miko

Also known as Destiny of the Shrine Maiden.

Studio: Studio Fantasia , NBCUniversal Entertainment Japan , Remic , Front Line , TNK , Kodansha , Rondo Robe , Sentai Filmworks , Memory-Tech , Toshiba Entertainment
Status: Finished
Genres: Drama , Mecha , Romance

The highborn Himemiya Chikane is cool and aloof, the perfect young lady of good breeding. Kurusegawa Himeko is devoted to her, and secretly her friend. Their lives are undisturbed in their school, until an ancient evil suddenly rears its head. To combat it, Chikane and Himeko must take on the roles of shrine maidens of the Moon and Sun.

Tags: Yuri , Super Robot , Shrine Maiden , Love Triangle , Magic , Mythology , Gods , Female Protagonist , Yandere , LGBTQ+ Themes , Shounen , Primarily Female Cast , Alternate Universe , Swordplay , Nudity , Nun , Bisexual

Project Zeorymer

Also known as Hades Project Zeorymer.

Studio: Youmex , AIC , Artmic , Central Park Media , Selecta Visión , Toshiba EMI
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Adventure , Drama , Mecha , Psychological , Sci-Fi

A young man named Akitsu Masato is captured by a secret govt. project known as "Last Guardian". He is told that his life as a normal student was all a lie, and that his real destiny is to be the pilot of a great robot called "Zeorymer of the Heavens". The truth of this is hammered in when Masato sees his parents accept payment for raising him. The Last Guardian is preparing for the resurrection of "Hau Dragon", an organization bent on world conquest. 15 years ago, Hau Dragon built 8 great robots. Each of the mecha represents a force of nature. However, before any of the robots could be used, their creater Kihara Masaki destroyed the robots except for the leader: Zeorymer. He took Zeorymer and an embryo to the government. The embryo became the boy Masato. Now, Hau Dragon has rebuilt the other 7 mecha and wants the 8th. It will be up to Masato and Himuro to pilot Zeorymer and fight against the Hau Dragon, but neither Masato or Himuro are all that they seem.



Tags: Super Robot , Reincarnation , Tragedy , Anti-Hero , Male Protagonist , Conspiracy , Dissociative Identities , Robots , Nudity , Bullying , Philosophy

Ginga Ojousama Densetsu Yuna

Also known as Galaxy Fraulein Yuna.

Studio: Movic , Toho , Animate Film , King Records , ADV Films
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Adventure , Comedy , Mecha , Sci-Fi

Yuna Kagurazaka won the interstellar Galaxy Fraulein contest to become the Guardian of the Light. After defeating several threats to galactic peace (As seen in the PC Engine games), old enemies have framed Yuna for attacking and demolishing her hometown. Yuna's friends now must attempt to rescue her from her pending execution, with comedic results.



Tags: Primarily Female Cast , Magic , Space , Super Robot , Aliens , Parody , Female Harem , LGBTQ+ Themes , Robots , Female Protagonist , Slapstick , School , Conspiracy , Surreal Comedy , Henshin

Top wo Nerae! GunBuster

Also known as Gunbuster.

Studio: Gainax , Studio Fantasia , Bandai Visual , Victor Entertainment , Discotek
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Drama , Mecha , Sci-Fi

In the very near future, a race of huge, insect like aliens is discovered traveling the galaxy. These aliens seem dedicated to the eradication of the human species as it takes its first steps away from the solar system, and they are getting closer and closer to Earth. Humanity has responded by developing spacegoing battleships and giant fighting robots. These robots are piloted by the best and brightest of Earth's youth, picked from training schools around the world.

The story begins in the year 2023, not long after the first battles with the aliens, and centers on young Noriko Takaya. Although Noriko's father was a famous Captain in the space fleet who was killed during one of the first battles of the war, her own talents as a pilot are questionable. Nonetheless, she has entered a training school. Through the series Noriko, joined by the beautiful and talented Kazumi Amano, will fight to overcome the trauma of war, the doubts of her peers, and her own lack of confidence.



Tags: Space , Female Protagonist , Military , Coming of Age , Space Opera , War , Super Robot , Time Manipulation , Primarily Female Cast , Aliens , Time Skip , Cosmic Horror , Kaiju , Tragedy , Tomboy , Philosophy , Heterosexual , Bullying , Nudity , Age Gap , Astronomy , Achromatic , School , Travel , Parody , Henshin , Love Triangle

Kidou Senshi Gundam GQuuuuuuX

Also known as Mobile Suit Gundam GQuuuuuuX.

Studio: Studio Khara , Sunrise , Bandai Namco Filmworks , Nippon Television Network
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Drama , Mecha , Sci-Fi

Amate Yuzuriha is a high-school student living peacefully in a space colony floating in outer space.

When she meets a war refugee named Nyaan, Amate is drawn into the illegal mobile suit dueling sport known as Clan Battle.

Under the entry name "Machu," she throws herself into fierce battle day after day, piloting the GQuuuuuuX. Then an unidentified Gundam mobile suit pursued by both the space force and the police appears before her, along with its pilot, a boy named Shuji.

Now their world is about to enter a new era.



Note: Prior to broadcasting, "Mobile Suit Gundam GQuuuuuuX -Beginning-" — a theatrical pre-screening of the first 3 and 8th episodes edited together— debuted in Japan on January 17, 2025 and in North America on February 28, 2025.

Tags: Space , Female Protagonist , Alternate Universe , Real Robot , Conspiracy , Heterosexual , Cyberpunk , Robots , Guns , Space Opera , Super Robot , Fugitive , Tragedy , Love Triangle , Politics , CGI , Achronological Order , Meta , Espionage , Isekai , Military , Swordplay , Class Struggle , Ensemble Cast , LGBTQ+ Themes

D-1 Devastator

Studio: Takara Tomy
Status: Finished
Genres: Mecha , Sci-Fi

To follow in his missing friend Masato's footsteps, Ryo joined the vehicle company Yaesu. Ryo became involved with the Makuhari test course that Masato was also a part of. The leader, Gray Gear, told Ryo, "If you want to know about Masato, come to the test course late at night and ride the new machine."

When Ryo got in the new machine, the Vector Versus, and rode it around the course, he was able to exceed 300 kilometers per hour and suddenly warped into a mysterious space!

Tags: Cars , Real Robot , Male Protagonist , Urban , Aliens