How go you like your mecha? fantastical, gritty, or somewhere in between?

[RageBurner]

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I like the classic Super Robot like Mazinger and Getter Robo line.
But design wise, My favorite would be Nu Gundam
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I like the Nu, but my favorite Gundam is the F91 by a long shot.

 

[rozwellman]

I’ve always preferred the gritty type of mecha. I like when giant robots are just another weapon of war like warships and tanks. That’s probably how they’d be used if they existed in real life.

 

[Abecero]

While I do enjoy all sorts of mechas and big robots, I do have a preference towards the more slow, lumbering mechas, the kind like in Front Mission, or the Barga in Earth Defence Force.

There's something just so spine tingling about commanding a slow, heavy, gigantic piece of metal, charging up for a punch and watch just how much damage it does, heh.

 

[RageBurner]

While I do enjoy all sorts of mechas and big robots, I do have a preference towards the more slow, lumbering mechas, the kind like in Front Mission, or the Barga in Earth Defence Force.

There's something just so spine tingling about commanding a slow, heavy, gigantic piece of metal, charging up for a punch and watch just how much damage it does, heh.

I'm quite fond of Wanzers also. Full Metal Panic has super heavy ones called Behemoths, too, quite a sight.

 

[Jeanfranc]

Patlabor.
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Yes, Patlabor is great, I like the second movie but that's hardly mecha, there's like 5 minutes of Labors in the entire movie.

I heard Gundam Witch of Mercury is good.

Really? I thought people absolutely hated that one, especially older mecha and Gundam fans

 

[Prism_Red]

I like mechs in general, but I'm not into the blocky types? Like Xabungle, Dancouga, God Mars, God Sigma, Gold Lightan.

 

[Stingy Perry]

If it is typical, how much of it is a twist? haha

You know something kinda turns 180 and betrayals you know the usual.

 

[Karnik]

Nostalgic and melancholic tribute to master Gō Nagai, undisputed father of japanese "mecha" animation.
In the super robots vs real robots debate, I'm clearly on the side of the former.

 

[CaptainToad]

Ideologically I really like the "realistic" kinds like Front Mission, MechWarrior/Battletech, etc. but in practice I think I love the ones that try to make the mechs more like giant armoured knights like Vision Of Escaflowne, Five Star Stories, etc.

Also, everyone should check out Argonbolt's "Revenge Of Mecha" series on YouTube where he mods the HIMACs from Gungriffon into Amra 3 and does a little machinema mecha-war series on little skirmishes that happen in his alt-reality earth with them. It's pretty unique.

The Revenge Of Mecha (by Argonbolt)

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[RageBurner]

Ideologically I really like the "realistic" kinds like Front Mission, MechWarrior/Battletech, etc. but in practice I think I love the ones that try to make the mechs more like giant armoured knights like Vision Of Escaflowne, Five Star Stories, etc.

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Also, everyone should check out Argonbolt's "Revenge Of Mecha" series on YouTube where he mods the HIMACs from Gungriffon into Amra 3 and does a little machinema mecha-war series on little skirmishes that happen in his alt-reality earth with them. It's pretty unique.

The Revenge Of Mecha (by Argonbolt)

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Thanks for the share! There's a mecha style for everyone to love, I'm sure

 

[zacharinolongpants]

I love the biological freaky Evangelion "mechs" the most. And Five Star Stories is up there too. Does anybody remember Rahxephon? Definitely lean toward the abstract, experimental designs.

I do love the classic traditional mechs too - Macross designs will always be awesome.

 

[Cy5bugs]

I loved how Gundam wing was kinda set in this technological transitional period between gritty realistic and super robot, and showed how the different sides on the conflict dealt with the technological advancements. OO also portrayed this very well.