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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.
The following is a list of mecha anime. Year(s) Name Series Type Notes 1963–66: Astro Boy: Astro Boy: ... Machine Robo: Battle Hackers: Machine Robo: TV series: 1987:
The Union's strongest force is made up of mecha called Strains, short for Strategic Armored Infantry, operated by pilots called "Reasoners". In order to become a Reasoner, a potential pilot must have a Mimic , a machine fused with brain cells taken from the Reasoner before birth - thus, if the Mimic is damaged or destroyed, it cannot be replaced.
Ginguiser is a mecha composed of three smaller mecha (Grand Fighter, Spin Lancer, and Bull Gaiter) and an aerial fighter (Arrow Wing), all of which are themed after playing cards. Once combined Ginguiser is equipped with a circular saw on the right wrist called the Magic Buzz and a sword in its left hand called the Magic Saber.
In the final battle, together with Kento, he becomes a cyber datanoid resembling an angel with a long lower body without legs, and a real datanoid that mimics his past self equipped with a sword. After a deadly battle with Deletloss on the planet Couria, he got caught up in ensuing explosion, but survived safely. Ange (エンジェ, Enje)
The anime began as a Kickstarter-backed project launched by Okamoto in October 2016. It ran until November 2016, when it reached its stretch goal of $60,000. [ 6 ] A 25-minute pilot was produced and was released on YouTube with English subtitles on May 10, 2019. [ 7 ]
This was a significant change of pace for the mecha genre, which usually pursued an older demographic and used teenage or adult characters as pilots. Raijin-Oh success would inspire future shows like Gear Fighter Dendoh , Machine Robo Rescue , Tomica Hyper Rescue Drive Head Kidō Kyūkyū Keisatsu , and Shinkansen Henkei Robo Shinkalion .
Each mecha has its own story mode, which plays out like an anime series, with each battle broken up by an episode title, eyecatch, and dialog scenes before and after each battle. Each mecha has its own story (where it is the star of its own show), and decisions made in the dialog scenes, as well as the conditions under which a battle is won ...