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'Mecha' is an abbreviation, first used in Japanese, of 'mechanical'. In Japanese, mecha encompasses all mechanical objects, including cars, guns, computers, and other devices, and 'robot' or 'giant robot' is used to distinguish limbed vehicles from other mechanical devices.
Mecha, also known as giant robot or simply robot, is a genre of anime and manga that feature mecha in battle. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] The genre is broken down into two subcategories; "super robot", featuring super-sized, implausible robots, and "real robot", where robots are governed by realistic physics and technological limitations.
This definition is not perfect: variants do exist, as these machines vary greatly in size, shape, appearance, performance and capabilities; from ones on wheels or treads, to submersible or VTOL-flight, to animal or insect-like shapes. The key difference between manned-"mecha" and an unmanned-"robot" is that a mecha has a pilot.
Mecha may also refer to: Arts and entertainment. Mecha anime and manga; Mecha, a robot in Catalyst: Agents of Change comics; Mecha Kirby, a copy ability from the ...
Gundam (Japanese: ガンダムシリーズ, Hepburn: Gandamu Shirīzu, lit. Gundam Series) is a Japanese military science fiction media franchise.Created by Yoshiyuki Tomino and Sunrise (now Bandai Namco Filmworks), the franchise features giant robots, or mecha, with the name "Gundam".
A mech or mecha is a large, pilotable machine. Mech may also refer to: Mech (surname) Mech infantry or mechanized infantry; Mech language or Bodo; Mech radar, a Russian airborne radar system; Mech tribe, an ethnic group of India that belongs to the Bodo-Kachari peoples; Mech, a type of electronic cigarette; see Construction of electronic cigarettes
Gekko (月光, Gekkō, meaning "moonlight") is a new unit featured in Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots; mass-produced, unmanned, bipedal combat mecha manufactured by ArmsTech Corp, and designated "Irving" by the U.S. Military, a name that stems from the American codename for the Nakajima J1N "Gekko" twin-engine night fighter aircraft ...
Mazinger (マジンガー, Majingā) is a long-running series of manga and anime featuring giant robots or mecha created by Go Nagai in 1972. It introduced the concept of mecha as robots which are ridden by humans and controlled like vehicles to Japanese science fiction (previous depictions of human-controlled giant robots in Japan, such as in Tetsujin 28-go, depicted the robot as remote ...