Anime like Grendizer U

What is Grendizer U about?

Studio: Gaina
Status: Finished

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 , Revenge , Primarily Adult Cast , Tragedy , Love Triangle , Space , Aliens , Male Protagonist , CGI , Amnesia , Super Power , Mythology
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Mobile Suit Gundam Seed

Kidou Senshi Gundam SEED

Also known as Mobile Suit Gundam Seed.

Studio: Sunrise , Asatsu DK , Mainichi Broadcasting System , Sony Music Entertainment
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Drama , Mecha , Sci-Fi

C.E. 71: In the midst of war between the Naturals (OMNI) and Coordinators (ZAFT), a unit from ZAFT is dispatched to hijack the Earth Alliance's newly developed mobile suits on the neutral colony of Heliopolis. Orb Civilian Coordinator Kira Yamato attends the technical college on Heliopolis. After ZAFT hijacks 4 of the 5 mobile suits, Kira stumbles upon the last one, Strike, forced to pilot it to save his and his friend's lives. During this confusion, Kira also reunites with his childhood Coordinator friend, Athrun Zala, who ironically turns out to be a ZAFT soldier and one of the hijackers at Heliopolis. Having control of Strike, Kira joins the Earth Alliance boarding the ship known as Archangel, to protect his friends while despairing over becoming the enemy of his childhood friend and people.

Note: An HD remaster was broadcasting starting on December 23, 2011 with two recap episodes cut, including new and updated animation, conversion to 16:9, and updated music.

Tags: Military , War , Tragedy , Real Robot , Space , Love Triangle , Male Protagonist , Space Opera , Netorare , Primarily Teen Cast , Politics , Gore , CGI , Clone , Twins
Cross Ange: Rondo of Angel and Dragon

Cross Ange: Tenshi to Ryuu no Rondo

Also known as Cross Ange: Rondo of Angel and Dragon.

Studio: Sunrise
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Ecchi , Mecha , Romance , Sci-Fi

Betrayed, stripped of her birthright, and declared less than human. Everything that Princess Angelise Ikaruga Misurugi of the Misurugi Empire thought she knew about her world was a lie. Now, for the crime of not being able to use magic, she’s been sentenced to certain death as a slave-soldier. The girl now known as Ange is no longer an innocent Princess: she’s learning how to kill draconic invaders, defending the same traitors who stole her life. However, they made a fatal mistake: they gave her access to an incredible weapon.



Tags: Female Protagonist , Dragons , Primarily Female Cast , Dystopian , War , Military , Super Robot , Meta , Parody , Nudity , Guns , Alternate Universe , Philosophy , Real Robot , Isekai , Bisexual , Heterosexual , CGI , Love Triangle , Body Horror , LGBTQ+ Themes , Magic , Gore , Yuri , Swordplay , Bullying , Tragedy , Tsundere , Kuudere , Polyamorous , Female Harem , Lacrosse , Shounen
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Mazinger Z

Mazinger Z

Also known as Mazinger Z.

Studio: Toei Animation , Discotek , Dynamic Planning , Asatsu DK
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Drama , Mecha , Sci-Fi

From the island of Bardos in the Aegean Sea comes a new threat to humanity in the form of Doctor Hell and his army of mechanical beasts. However, a new hero stands in his way: Mazinger Z, a giant robot built out of the indestructible metal chogokin and equipped with an arsenal of advanced weaponry. Piloting Mazinger Z is hotheaded teenager Kouji Kabuto, who strives to avenge the death of his grandfather and protect Japan from Doctor Hell's forces.



Tags: Super Robot , Episodic , Shounen , Motorcycles , Male Protagonist , Primarily Male Cast , Heterosexual , Tsundere , Love Triangle , Lost Civilization
Mazinger Edition Z: The Impact!

Shin Mazinger Shougeki! Z-hen

Also known as Mazinger Edition Z: The Impact!.

Studio: Bee Media , Code , Dynamic Planning , Discotek
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Mecha

Set in the near future, humanity enters another energy revolution following the discovery of Photon Power. Derived from the ore discovered under the foothills of Mt. Fuji, its intended use was to solve the world's energy problems with its unimaginable power. Seeking this energy is Dr. Hell, a madman craving world domination who with his subordinates Baron Ashura, Count Brocken and Viscount Pygman, commands an army of mechanical beasts excavated from the ruins of ancient Greece to seize the Photon Power Lab for himself. Meeting the attack head on is the hot-blooded teenager Kabuto Kouji, who pilots the Photon Powered robot built by his grandfather, Mazinger Z. But in this battle between Dr. Hell and the Kabuto family, many legends surrounding the Mycenaean Civilization and Bardos Island, as well as the secrets of Mazinger Z remain shrouded in mystery.

A new series based on the mecha show that started it all, Mazinger Z. Shin Mazinger Shougeki! Z-Hen starts over from the beginning with a new cast, to tell a new story unrelated to the original show.



Tags: Super Robot , Super Power , Gods , Lost Civilization , Aliens , Mythology , Shounen
SSSS.GRIDMAN

SSSS.GRIDMAN

Also known as SSSS.GRIDMAN.

Studio: TRIGGER , Tsuburaya Productions , Fields , Pony Canyon , Docomo Anime Store , KLOCKWORX , Mainichi Broadcasting System , Ultra Super Pictures , BS11 , Graphinica
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Mecha , Sci-Fi

Collaboration with Tsuburaya Productions.

Yuta Hibiki awakens with amnesia and the ability see things that others cannot. He first encounters a Gridman in the reflection of his friend Rikka Takarada's computer and it tells him to "Remember his calling," but Yuta doesn't understand what this means. Later, in the distance, he sees an extremely large monster but it doesn't move. It's only when Yuta gets to school that the two sightings make sense: a monster attacks and the hero Yuta saw in the computer screen pulls him within the computer and transforms Yuta into a giant hero named Gridman.



Tags: Tokusatsu , Kaiju , Super Robot , Denpa , Alternate Universe , Memory Manipulation , Virtual World , Meta , Ensemble Cast , Anti-Hero , Henshin , Hikikomori , Gods , Amnesia , Female Protagonist , Yandere , CGI , Male Protagonist , School , Aliens , Mixed Media , Episodic , Gore , Superhero , Villainess , Love Triangle
Valvrave the Liberator

Kakumeiki Valvrave

Also known as Valvrave the Liberator.

Studio: Sunrise , Aniplex , Aniplex of America
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Mecha

True Calendar (T.C.) 71 - A new age where 70% of the human population lives in space thanks to the development of "Dyson Sphere", a city in space.

The world is divided into two main powers: The Dorssia Military Pact Federation, a power which grew out of a military alliance, and the Atlantic Rim United States (ARUS), which grew in power as it expanded its trade agreements. The minor nation of JIOR has declared neutrality between these two forces and maintains its peace through economic prosperity.

Within the JIOR's Sphere, Haruto Tokishima lived an ordinary life as a high school student in the division known as "Module 77"—until the Dorssian military begins their sudden invasion!

But the whole world will be shaken when Haruto meets the mysterious humanoid weapon, Valvrave!



Tags: Space , War , Real Robot , Primarily Teen Cast , School , Assassins , Body Swapping , Heterosexual , Male Protagonist , Vampire , Super Robot , Anti-Hero , Elf , Hikikomori
DARLING in the FRANXX

Darling in the Franxx

Also known as DARLING in the FRANXX.

Studio: TRIGGER , Aniplex , CloverWorks , A-1 Pictures , Movic , Ultra Super Pictures , Crunchyroll , Funimation
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Drama , Mecha , Psychological , Romance , Sci-Fi

The distant future: Humanity established the mobile fort city, Plantation, upon the ruined wasteland. Within the city were pilot quarters, Mistilteinn, otherwise known as the “Birdcage.” That is where the children live... Their only mission in life was the fight. Their enemies are the mysterious giant organisms known as Kyoryu. The children operate robots known as FRANXX in order to face these still unseen enemies. Among them was a boy who was once called a child prodigy: Code number 016, Hiro. One day, a mysterious girl called Zero Two appears in front of Hiro. “I’ve found you, my Darling.”



Tags: Orphan , Super Robot , Psychosexual , Cohabitation , Post-Apocalyptic , Dystopian , Coming of Age , Primarily Teen Cast , Tragedy , Robots , Demons , Kaiju , Heterosexual , Found Family , Monster Girl , Lost Civilization , Memory Manipulation , Conspiracy , Aliens , Female Protagonist , Male Protagonist , Love Triangle , Femdom , Military , Environmental , Unrequited Love , Politics , Travel , Family Life , Space , Survival , Clone , Monster Boy , Body Horror , Yandere , Tsundere , Virginity , Time Skip , Fishing , Marriage , Drawing , Agriculture , Medicine , Reincarnation , Aviation , Gore , Pregnancy , Pandemic
Great Mazinger

Great Mazinger

Also known as Great Mazinger.

Studio: Toei Animation , Dynamic Planning
Status: Finished
Genres: Mecha

A manga comic book and anime television series by manga artist Go Nagai, made as a direct continuation of the successful Mazinger Z series. It was aired on Japan in 1974, immediately following the end of the first Mazinger series.

Tags: Super Robot , Lost Civilization , War , Gods , Proxy Battle , Cyborg , Male Protagonist , Episodic , Shounen , Orphan , Female Protagonist
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BACK ARROW

Back Arrow

Also known as BACK ARROW.

Studio: Aniplex , Studio VOLN , BANDAI SPIRITS , BS11 , ABC Animation , Movic , Legs
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Adventure , Fantasy , Mecha , Sci-Fi

Lingalind is enclosed by the Wall. The Wall covers, protects, cultivates, and nurtures the land. The Wall is God. One day in Edger, a village on the outskirts, a mysterious man named Back Arrow appears. Arrow has no memory, but he claims that all he knows is that “I came from outside the Wall.” Arrow tries to go beyond the Wall to regain his memories but is pulled into one conflict after another.



Tags: Super Robot , Male Protagonist , CGI , War , Tokusatsu , Henshin , Slapstick , Ensemble Cast , Dissociative Identities , Tragedy , Nudity , Anachronism
Brave Bang Bravern!

Yuuki Bakuhatsu Bang Bravern

Also known as Brave Bang Bravern!.

Studio: CygamesPictures , Cygames , Tencent , TBS , Fields , Good Smile Company , Happinet Media Marketing , Shouchiku
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Comedy , Mecha , Sci-Fi

Bang Brave Bang Bravern is set in a world where humanoid armored weapons known as “Titatonostrider” (“TS” for short) are used in warfare. The story kicks off when troops from various countries converge on the island of Oahu, Hawaii, including the main characters, Ao Isami of the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force and Lewis Smith of the United States Marine Corps. Isami and Smith cross paths during battle, but suddenly their teams are attacked by an unknown enemy, scattering soldiers and sending their forces into disarray. In order to save their friends and survive on the deadly battlefield, they must fight with every ounce of courage and pride that they can muster.



Tags: Super Robot , Parody , Male Protagonist , Military , Meta , Primarily Adult Cast , Tokusatsu , Aliens , LGBTQ+ Themes , Reincarnation , Boys' Love , Nudity , Foreign , War , Time Manipulation , Henshin , Large Breasts , Real Robot , CGI , Found Family , Swordplay , Guns , Cute Girls Doing Cute Things , Torture , Boxing

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