The second thing is Pop singers and music. One, is its Dogfights:Īnd the dogfights in pretty much every Macross show are all really cool. And Gerwalk (or Guardian in Robotech), which is a hybrid between the two. Fighter, which is a jet form, and for the original Valkyrie, looks almost exactly like an F-14. The Valkyrie (or Veritech in Robotech) is a robot that has 3 different modes: Battloid, which is its normal Robot form. What sets Macross apart from other shows in the genre, is this show popularized the transformable Mech. Then, the Aliens who made the Ship come looking for them, and war begins. The people on the Earth study it, rebuild the ship, develop their own robots. SDF Macross starts when an Alien space ship crashes on the Earth. Robotech is Macross adapted for Western Audiences. People who grew up in the United States in the 80s might be familiar with "Robotech", which is personally my favorite anime. Gundam Wing.Īlong with Gundam, SDF Macross is another extremely iconic and long running Mecha series. Mobile Suit Gundam Trilogy (movie trilogy). The short version, is if you are new to Gundam, I recommend (in no particular order) any of these as a starting point: I've already written a big long post about all the different Gundams, so if you are interested in seeing which show is about which, feel free to read it here. A "Gundam" has no set definition, but they are normally a prototype mobile suit, or a very high performance mobile suit, and are used by the main character/chief enemies. Generally, these shows have a conflict between the Earth, and huge orbiting Space Colonies. Even newer stuff like Code Geass borrows heavily from Gundam. This series pretty much defines the Real Robot genre. If this is the case, then this chart will probably be really helpful to get you started: Because of this, it might be a bit intimating to jump into Gundam, since you might not know where to start. It has spawned off many, many different sequels and spin offs, and they are still making new Gundams today. Mobile Suit Gundam is consider to be a classic, and it really is. It was released in 1979, and for the first time ever portrayed robots as tools of war, and told a drama filled war story (unlike the previous works like Mazinger Z). Whats a "Gun Damn?" Mobile Suit Gundam is the anime that defines "Real Robot" anime. In these, while the Robots are a main draw, these also generally focus heavily on the story and characters. Pretty much every Real Robot anime is a war story. Real Robot shows tend to be alot more serious. I'll start off with the one that most people are probably most familiar with, "Real Robot" Mecha. So these two sub categories are really quite different. Super Robots are mecha that more or less have super powers, and generally do very over-the-top stuff, have hot-blooded fist fights, create weapons out of no where, etc etc. Super Robots don't give a fuck about realism. However, "Real Robots" are portrayed to be at least semi-realistic, and function as the tanks, or jets, or some other generic combat vehicle in its fiction. "Real Robot" does not mean a robot is realistic, since in the vast majority of cases, combat Robots are not realistic. These terms have since been used to classify shows outside of the game. Super Robots are the giant, heavily armored machines with swords, rocket punches, drills, etc. In the game, "Real Robot" are the really fast, small, nimble robots. The terms come from a series of Strategy RPGs called "Super Robot Wars" (which are on many different consoles, and some even translated and released in the West). These terms can be misleading, so I will clarify. There is "Real Robot", and "Super Robot". Now before I begin, there are two different categories of Mecha. This blog is going to talk about Mecha in Japanese Anime. Just as long as its a robot of some kind. Mecha can be piloted, or unmanned, or even sentient. Anything from the AT-AT Walkers in Star Wars, to the Mobile Suits in Gundam, and even Thors, Dragoons, and Stalkers in Starcraft, are all mecha. What is 'mecha'? Mecha refers to Giant Robots of some sort. There are certain people who think they are all the same, when in fact mecha is one of the most diverse genre of anime out there. There is alot more to mecha than what most people might tell just by looking at it from the outside. I'LL SHOW HIM THE KIND OF GUIDE THAT COMES FROM TRUE COURAGE. And I'm a huge mecha fan, its by far my favorite genre. Blasterion challenged me to make a guide to mecha.
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