Anime like Choujikuu Yousai Macross: Ai Oboete Imasu ka

Megazone 23

Also known as Megazone 23.

Studio: Artmic , Artland , AnimEigo
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Mecha , Mystery , Romance , Sci-Fi

Motorcycle enthusiast Shogo mistakenly comes into possession of a government prototype bike. Pursued by ruthless goverment agents he plans to save himself by exposing the bike to the public on a live TV show hosted by a popular singing star. But, even the lovely Eve has secrets of her own and the government has much more to hide than just a transforming military motorcycle. As Shogo begins to unravel the mystery of the bike, he discovers a reality-shattering secret about the city and the world he thought he knew.



Tags: Idol , Real Robot , Cyberpunk , Fugitive , Motorcycles , Conspiracy , Heterosexual , Acting , Guns , Male Protagonist , Primarily Adult Cast , Military , Gore , Urban , Police , Delinquents , Artificial Intelligence , Nudity , Space , War , Dystopian

Macross Frontier: Sayonara no Tsubasa

Also known as Macross Frontier: The Wings of Farewell.

Studio: Satelight , 8-bit
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Mecha , Music , Romance , Sci-Fi

The sequel film to Macross Frontier: Itsuwari no Utahime.

Picking up from where the previous movie left off, Ranka's star career flourishes while Sheryl's health rapidly deteriorates after collapsing during a live performance. At the same time, separate factions are maneuvering behind the scenes seeking to control the Vajra horde by utilizing the singing abilities of the two songstresses. As the entire Macross Frontier fleet begins to wage the final war on the Vajra, Alto finally makes a choice between Ranka and Sheryl.



Tags: Idol , Military , Space , Heterosexual , Love Triangle , Real Robot , Aliens , Space Opera , Tragedy , Prison , Cyborg , Crossdressing , Body Horror , Female Protagonist

Macross Frontier: Itsuwari no Utahime

Also known as Macross Frontier: The False Songstress.

Studio: Satelight , 8-bit
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Mecha , Music , Romance , Sci-Fi

Half retelling of the original Frontier series, half new story. Conspiracies arise within the Frontier government when Sheryl Nome arrives to the colonial fleet for her concert and is soon marked as a spy for Galaxy while childhood friends, Alto Saotome and Ranka Lee both try to achieve their dreams as the battle between Frontier and the Vajra draws closer.

This movie serves as part one of the Frontier retelling and will conclude with the second, The Wings of Goodbye.

Tags: Aliens , Military , Idol , Love Triangle , Space , Real Robot , Amnesia , Nudity , Conspiracy , Musical Theater , Space Opera , Female Protagonist

Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann: Lagann-hen

Also known as Gurren Lagann The Movie: The Lights in the Sky are Stars.

Studio: Gainax , Aniplex , Aniplex of America
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Drama , Mecha , Romance , Sci-Fi

Seven years have passed after the battle of Teppelin... Humans have since reclaimed the surface of the earth and enjoy an unprecedented period of peace and prosperity. However, humanity's increasing population growth triggers the sudden emergence of an unknown, powerful enemy.

The fearsome, manipulative power of the mysterious Anti-Spiral proves too overwhelming for humans to even fight back. When everyone becomes desperate and loses hope, Team Dai-Gurren members reunite to stand up once again!

Tags: Space , Super Robot , Super Power , Coming of Age , Philosophy , Politics , Aliens , Henshin , Tragedy , Male Protagonist , Post-Apocalyptic , Heterosexual , Primarily Adult Cast , Urban , Cosmic Horror , Alternate Universe , Nudity

Uchuu Senkan Yamato

Also known as Star Blazers: The Quest for Iscandar.

Studio: Academy Productions , Group TAC
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Adventure , Drama , Sci-Fi

In the distant future, the war between the human race and the Gamilon has taken its toll on the planet Earth. Constant bombardment of radioactive asteroids has rendered the planet's atmosphere uninhabitable. As a means of relief aid, Queen Starsha of the planet Iscandar offers the Earth Forces a device that can completely neutalize the radiation off the planet. For this task, the space battleship Yamato is launched from the remains of its World War II ancestor on a 148,000 light-year journey. However, the crew of the Yamato has only one Earth year to travel to Iscandar and back, or the human race will come to an end.



Tags: Space , Space Opera , Aliens , Military , War , Travel , Post-Apocalyptic , Primarily Adult Cast , Ensemble Cast , Artificial Intelligence , Heterosexual , Robots , Real Robot

Full Metal Panic!

Also known as Full Metal Panic!.

Studio: GONZO , Funimation , Kadokawa Shoten
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Comedy , Mecha , Sci-Fi

Sousuke Sagara, a seventeen year old military specialist working for the secret organization MITHRIL, has been assigned to protect the latest "Whispered" candidate Kaname Chidori. To complete this task Sousuke will have to deal with enemies from his past as well as the occasional panty thief. Unfortunately for Sousuke, the toughest part of his mission isn't only protecting Miss Chidori but also getting used to living an average High School students life, no easy task for someone raised on the battlefield.



Tags: Military , Guns , Real Robot , Heterosexual , Love Triangle , School , Super Power , War , Male Protagonist , Slapstick , Ensemble Cast , Terrorism , Ships , Artificial Intelligence , Politics , Work , Alternate Universe

Kidou Senshi Gundam I

Also known as Mobile Suit Gundam I.

Studio: Sunrise , Bandai Entertainment
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Adventure , Drama , Mecha , Sci-Fi

It is the year Universal Century 0079. Over 90 million humans populate the Earth, and many have been forced to live in space. People now live in large cylinder-like colony clusters called Sides, all ruled over by the "Earth Federation Space Force" (E.F.S.F.). Around this time, a group of colonies called Side 3, located near the dark side of the moon, proclaimed themselves independent from the Earth Federation and made themselves known as the "Principality of Zeon".

Now the war has gone on for eight months and doesn't seem to be ending any time soon. Both factions are at a stalemate. As a last resort, the Federation attempts to produce a new, stronger force to fight against the Zeonic armies. They create the White Base and a powerful Mobile Suit called the "Gundam". However, these suits are piloted by youths...

Tags: War , Space , Space Opera , Military , Real Robot , Ensemble Cast , Coming of Age , Male Protagonist , Super Robot

Shin Seiki Evangelion Movie: Shi to Shinsei

Also known as Neon Genesis Evangelion: Death & Rebirth.

Studio: Gainax , Production I.G , Movic , Sega Games , TV Tokyo Music , Kadokawa Shoten
Status: Finished
Genres: Drama , Mecha , Psychological , Sci-Fi

Compilation recap movie for the series Shin Seiki Evangelion. Due to the struggling production of the movie 'End of Evangelion' delaying the film a month before it was set to release, this film was announced to 'hold fans over'.

During the early 21st century a meteorite crashed into Antarctica. After scientists went to study the crash a gigantic explosion followed, classified as the 'Second Impact'. Shinji Ikari is a fourteen year-old boy who has come to Toyko3, a city that also serves as a fortress, to meet up with his father who left him many years ago. The city also happens to be under siege by monstrous creatures called 'Angels' at the time of his arrival. Somehow Shinji finds himself in Evangelion Unit 01, and manages to synchronize with the giant robot. Shinji is told to become its permanent pilot, and is thrown into combat as the city's last defense for fighting off the angels. However, as Shinji fights, he begins to realize the truth behind the Angels, the Second Impact, man's struggle against God and what he truly is afraid of.



Note: Exists in several versions: (with most appearing on the Japanese 2015 Blu-ray Boxset)
• Evangelion: DEATH & REBIRTH, released theatrically on March 15, 1997 - 2-part feature, the first 2/3rds titled 'Death' consisting of a recap of the TV series with new/re-drawn animation added in, and the later 1/3rd titled 'Rebirth' consisting of the first 28 minute rough cut of End of Evangelion.
• Death(True), aired on TV channel WOWOW on January 2, 1998 - re-edited version of 'Death' by director Masayuki, with most of the new animation cut (as it was moved to the "Directors Cut" of Episodes 21-24), but with some new shots added. Later released on the 'ARCHIVES OF EVANGELION' DVD Boxset.
• Death(True)², released on March 7, 1998 - a further edited down version of Death(True), but with some new animation added. Regarded as this film's 'definitive' release, this is the version opted to be licensed by Netflix.
• Revival of Evangelion, released theatrically on March 8, 1998 - Theatrical double feature consisting of Death(True)² + 4 minute intermission + End of Evangelion.

For simplicity's sake, we are only counting the first theatrical release in this entry.

Tags: Primarily Teen Cast , Achronological Order , Tragedy , Dystopian , Super Robot , Military , Male Protagonist , Coming of Age , Denpa , Real Robot , Philosophy , Post-Apocalyptic , Kaiju , Conspiracy , Gore , Cultivation , Politics , Kuudere , Tsundere , Nudity , Band

Kidou Senshi Gundam

Also known as Mobile Suit Gundam.

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

What would you do if you suddenly found yourself in the middle of a war? Teenager Amuro Ray sees his life shattered when war comes to his home. During the chaos, Amuro finds himself inside the mobile suit Gundam, the Earth Federation's new secret weapon, and he somehow gets it to work. Amuro and the other refugees flee their homeland on the warship White Base. This group of children and inexperienced soldiers will change the outcome of the war.



Tags: War , Military , Real Robot , Space , Space Opera , Politics , Conspiracy , Tragedy , Primarily Teen Cast , Travel , Foreign , Coming of Age , Male Protagonist , Ensemble Cast , Revenge , Super Power , Guns , Anti-Hero , Love Triangle , Desert , Environmental , Time Manipulation

Ginga Eiyuu Densetsu

Also known as Legend of the Galactic Heroes.

Studio: Kitty Film , T.P.O , K-Factory , Sentai Filmworks
Status: Finished
Genres: Drama , Sci-Fi

For decades, the Galactic Empire has been locked in an interstellar war with the Free Planets Alliance, a conflict that involves thousands of spaceships and millions of soldiers on both sides. Two new commanders enter the conflict with great hopes: Imperial Admiral Reinhard von Lohengramm and the FPA's Yang Wen-Li. As they deal with superiors and subordinates, maneuver through complicated political arrangements, plot strategies, and win battles, each will be tested, and ultimately, changed, by the reality of war.



Tags: Space Opera , Politics , War , Military , Space , Ensemble Cast , Primarily Adult Cast , Tragedy , Philosophy , Economics , Femboy , Primarily Male Cast , Terrorism , Male Protagonist , Cult , Royal Affairs , Gore , Revenge , LGBTQ+ Themes , Coming of Age , Foreign , Tomboy , Post-Apocalyptic , Heterosexual