Anime like UFO Robo Grendizer

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

Koutetsu Jeeg

Studio: Toei Animation , Dynamic Planning
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Mecha , Sci-Fi

Hiroshi Shiba is an outstanding car racer whose father is assassinated upon the discovery of the Bronze Bell from an ancient civilization. This Bronze Bell is coveted by Queen Himika who comes from that ancient era; the Yamatai Kingdom, and whose ambitions are to seize the Bell and dominate earth.

Hiroshi is left with a few items from his father which would enable him to morph into a full sized mecha warrior, the Steel Jeeg. With these abilities and the help of his father's brain implanted in a computer and his assistance Miwa "Micchi" Uzuki, they set out to neutralize Himika's plans of world dominion.

Tags: Super Robot , Male Protagonist , Episodic , Henshin , Cyborg , Demons , Primarily Male Cast , Motorcycles , Tragedy

Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann

Also known as Gurren Lagann.

Studio: Gainax , Aniplex , Konami , Half H.P Studio , Bandai , Bandai Entertainment , Aniplex of America
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Comedy , Drama , Mecha , Romance , Sci-Fi

In a far away future, mankind lives underground in huge caves, unknowing of a world above with a sky and stars.

In the small village of Jiha, Simon, a shy boy who works as a digger discovers a strange glowing object during excavation. The enterprising Kamina, a young man with a pair of rakish sunglasses and the passion of a firey sun, befriends Simon and forms a small band of brothers, the Gurren Brigade, to escape the village and break through the ceiling of the cave to reach the surface, which few believe exist.

The village elder won't hear of such foolishness and punishes the Brigade. However, when disaster strikes from the world above and the entire village is in jeopardy, it's up to Simon, Kamina, a girl with a big gun named Yoko, and the small yet sturdy robot, Lagann, to save the day.

The new friends journey to the world above and find that the surface is a harsh battlefield, and it's up to them to fight back against the rampaging Beastmen to turn the tide in the humans' favor! Pierce the heavens, Gurren Lagann!

Tags: Super Robot , Coming of Age , Male Protagonist , Found Family , Dystopian , Post-Apocalyptic , Space Opera , Tragedy , Travel , War , Space , Aliens , Time Skip , Philosophy , Outdoor Activities , Politics , Anthropomorphism , Class Struggle , Primarily Adult Cast , Heterosexual , Urban , Henshin , Desert , Military , Mixed Media , Animals , Guns , Alternate Universe , Nudity , Love Triangle , Cosmic Horror , Swordplay , Suicide , CGI

Robot Girls Z

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

The story revolves around a new team of "Toei robot girls" named "Team Z" that is made up of three girls based on Toei's Mazinger Z franchise: Mazinger Z, Great Mazinger, and UFO Robot Grendizer. Usually they perform in activities around Nerima ward in Tokyo to raise the awareness of the promising future energy source "Photon Power" (koushiryoku). However, there are times when "Mechanical Beast" team of girls emerge from the "Subterranean Empire" and attempt to steal the energy. Thus "Team Z" has to battle them to prevent this, though sometimes they just go and beat up the "bad girls" to relieve stress.

Tags: Parody , Crossover , Cute Girls Doing Cute Things , Super Robot , Primarily Female Cast , Henshin , Slapstick , Ensemble Cast , Primarily Teen Cast , Kaiju , Surreal Comedy , Crossdressing , Ojou-sama , Meta

Getter Robo

Also known as Getter Robo.

Studio: Toei Animation , Dynamic Planning
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Mecha , Sci-Fi

From deep within the Earth's surface, the Dinosaur Kingdom make their move to wipe out mankind and conquer the planet with their mechanical dinosaurs. After a prototype Getter Robo is shot down by a mechanical dinosaur, the Saotome Research Institute decides to use the real Getter Robo, which is combat-capable. Due to a lack of pilots in the institute, Ryo Nagare goes to his college to persuade martial artist Musashi Tomoe and outcast Hayato Jin to join him and pilot the Getter Machines to combat the new threat and protect mankind.



Tags: Super Robot , Kaiju , Episodic , Motorcycles , Dinosaurs , Ensemble Cast , Martial Arts , Shounen , Primarily Male Cast , Love Triangle , Football

Dragon Ball Z

Also known as Dragon Ball Z.

Studio: Toei Animation , Funimation , Fuji TV
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Adventure , Comedy , Fantasy , Supernatural

Goku is back with his new son, Gohan, but just when things are getting settled down, the adventures continue. Whether he is facing enemies such as Freeza, Cell, or Boo, Goku is proven to be an elite of his own and discovers his race, Saiyan. He meets many new people, gaining allies as well as enemies, as he still finds time to raise a family and be the happy-go-lucky Saiyan he is.



Tags: Shounen , Super Power , Martial Arts , Henshin , Male Protagonist , Cultivation , Aliens , Space , Primarily Male Cast , Time Skip , Afterlife , Coming of Age , Mythology , Primarily Adult Cast , Tragedy , Battle Royale , Rural , Dragons , Time Manipulation , Robots , Gods , Reincarnation , Cyborg , Anachronism , Gore , Revenge , Gender Bending , Body Swapping , Dinosaurs , Dissociative Identities , Memory Manipulation

Daikuu Maryuu Gaiking

Also known as Dino Mech Gaiking.

Studio: Toei Animation , Dynamic Planning
Status: Finished
Genres: Adventure , Mecha , Sci-Fi

Earth is under alien attack! Thousands of years ago, the people of the planet Zela uplifted the cultures of Earth with advanced alien science and technology. Now, with Zela itself in danger of being dragged into a black hole, the supercomputer Emperor Darius wants to find salvation for his people... by taking our planet for himself!

The only ones who can stop Darius' total conquest are the carrier superweapon Daiku Maryu and its intrepid but eclectic crew: an American navy pilot, a sumo wrestler, a kickboxing champion, and a host of other psychic misfits. The newest addition to the team is a brash baseball player named Sanshiro Tsuwabuki, whose arm was damaged in a Zelan attack, and now seeks revenge at the helm of the giant super robot Gaiking!



Tags: Super Robot , Aliens , Space , Male Protagonist , Ensemble Cast , Episodic

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 , Travel , Tragedy , Coming of Age , Conspiracy , Foreign , Ensemble Cast , Primarily Teen Cast , Revenge , Male Protagonist , Super Power , Aviation , Tanks , Anti-Hero , Environmental , Guns , Super Robot , Love Triangle , Swordplay , Desert , Time Manipulation

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

Wakusei Robo Danguard Ace

Also known as Dangard Ace.

Studio: Toei Animation
Status: Finished
Genres: Mecha , Sci-Fi

In order to explore the newly discovered planet, Promethe, there are many projects are running all over the world.

Here in Japan, under the direction of Dr. Oedo, "Space Carrier Jasdum" and "Planet Robot Dangard A" are being built. Ichimonji Takuma is a candidate for the pilot of Dangard A. His father, Ichimonji Dantetsu, was a famous space pilot.

However, Dantetsu went missing after a mysterious accident, and the people blamed him for the accident. In order to clear his name, Takuma is trying to become a space pilot and succeed in the project. Will Takuma become the pilot?

Tags: Super Robot , Space Opera