Anime like Plawres Sanshirou

Medarot

Also known as Medabots.

Studio: Bee Train , Production I.G , NAS , Discotek
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Adventure , Comedy , Sci-Fi

In the near future, humans and robots coexist. “Robattles,” a competition in which Medarot are pitted against each other, is popular among kids. A Medarot’s consciousness, effectively its brains, is located in a Medal that can be inserted into and ejected from the robot body. By chance, nine-year-old Ikki finds a Rare Medal, and soon after has his own Medarot named Metabee. This is the story of their friendship and growth as they use wisdom and courage to fight countless opponents in robot battles.

Tags: Robots , Primarily Child Cast , Kids , Proxy Battle , Urban , Lost Civilization , Episodic , Memory Manipulation , Aliens , Delinquents , Shapeshifting , Super Power , Conspiracy , Photography , School , Male Protagonist , Super Robot , Cosplay , Advertisement

Danball Senki

Also known as LBX: Little Battlers eXperience.

Studio: TV Tokyo , OLM , Dentsu , Dentsu Entertainment USA
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Comedy , Mecha , Sci-Fi

In 2046, a revolutionary 80% shock-absorbing reinforced cardboard has been developed, rapidly transforming the world's exports. The reinforced cardboard would soon become the battleground for a popular children's hobby called "LBX" (Little Battler eXperience).

Four years later, a boy named Yamano Ban who loves to play with LBX (although without a mecha himself) is given a case containing the model AX-00 by a mysterious woman. He is told that he now holds the hopes and despairs of mankind in his hands.

Tags: Primarily Child Cast , Robots , Revenge , Real Robot , CGI , Kids , Terrorism , Politics , Cute Girls Doing Cute Things

Kidou Tenshi Angelic Layer

Also known as Angelic Layer.

Studio: bones , TV Tokyo Music , Sentai Filmworks
Status: Finished
Genres: Comedy , Drama , Sci-Fi , Sports

From the moment twelve-year-old Misaki Suzuhara first arrives in Tokyo to live with her aunt, she finds herself swept away by the amazing world of Angelic Layer – a fast-paced high-tech game where dolls called “Angels” are controlled by the thoughts of their operator, or “Deus”. Discovering that her new friends are as interested in Angelic Layer as she is, Misaki builds her own Angel, Hikaru, and begins competing in battles where will and determination count far more than size and strength. The competitions are going to be fierce and, with the national championships looming on the horizon, you can bet that not everyone Misaki meets will be on her side. Can Misaki handle the pressure of non-stop competition while struggling to adapt to life in an unfamiliar city?



Tags: Robots , Female Protagonist , Real Robot , Primarily Female Cast , Shounen , Proxy Battle , Primarily Child Cast , Disability , Love Triangle , Estranged Family , Heterosexual

Gundam Build Fighters

Also known as Gundam Build Fighters.

Studio: Sunrise , TV Tokyo , Sotsu
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Mecha , Sci-Fi

The story is set in the near future when GunPla Battles, competitions that pit Gundam plastic models against each other, have become popular worldwide in the "Second GunPla Boom." Sei Iori, a first-year middle-school student and the only son of a model shop owner, is talented at building GunPla, but inexperienced in the GunPla Battles. He encounters a mysterious boy named Reiji, who happens to be an accomplished Gundam Fighter. Together, they strive for the GunPla Battle world championships.



Tags: Super Robot , Robots , Primarily Child Cast , Kids , Kuudere , Isekai , Real Robot , Male Protagonist , Meta , Otaku Culture , Proxy Battle , Idol , Video Games

Kidou Butouden G Gundam

Also known as Mobile Fighter G Gundam.

Studio: Sunrise , TV Asahi , Bandai Entertainment
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Adventure , Drama , Mecha , Romance

It is time for the "Gundam Fight" tournament! Each country sends a Gundam to Earth for this prestigious tournament in the hopes of winning power and glory for their homeland! But this time, there's an unseen evil lurking behind the scene. Domon Kasshu, Neo Japan's reluctant Fighter, is determined to uncover this evil and clear his family name! The fight to the top begins now!



Tags: Battle Royale , Martial Arts , Male Protagonist , Foreign , Revenge , Super Robot , Tokusatsu , Super Power , Henshin , Surreal Comedy , Heterosexual , Wuxia , Tragedy , Space , Dystopian , Love Triangle , Episodic , Cultivation , Wrestling , Clone , Environmental

Atom: The Beginning

Also known as Atom: The Beginning.

Studio: Production I.G , OLM , Signal.MD , Tezuka Productions , Fields , NHK Enterprises , Hakuhodo DY Music & Pictures , Studio Mausu , NBCUniversal Entertainment Japan
Status: Finished
Genres: Mecha , Sci-Fi

With no investor funding, Umatarou Tenma and Hiroshi Ochanomizu must turn to odd jobs to fund their project: to build a humanoid robot that thinks and feels like a human being. When the two geniuses succeed in building A106, they start experimenting with his emotional capabilities right away. As they test to see if they truly can build a sentient robot, one question remains: will this robot become a god or a friend?



Tags: Robots , College , Seinen , Artificial Intelligence

Bakusou Kyoudai Let's & Go!!

Studio: Production I.G , Xebec
Status: Finished
Genres: Adventure , Sports

Based on the manga by Tetsuhiro Koshita, Bakusou Kyoudai Let's & Go!! has 2 main seasons evolving around the Go brothers and the TRF Victorys. The 3rd season, Bakusou Kyoudai Let's & Go!! MAX evolves more around 2 new main characters, but the primary idea is the same...Racing!

Let's & Go!! focused on Retsu and Go Seiba, two young brothers who recieve racing cars called "Mini 4WD" by Dr. Tsuchia. From there on, the series portraits those two boys, training and costumizing parts to later on participate on Japans Cup, where all of Japans racers enter to be the best of the best!

Tags: Male Protagonist , Shounen , Cars , Cute Girls Doing Cute Things

Dash! Yonkurou

Studio: Aubec
Status: Finished
Genres: Sports

A young boy named Hinomaru Yonkurou, the owner of a minicar the Emperor, which is left to him by his deceased father, leads a mini 4WD racing team called Dash Warriors, as they enter the mini 4WD championship. To win the tournament they have to face racers from the Death Corp.

Tags: Cars , Kids