Tag Archives: Mecha

One part studio Ghibli and one part Eureka Seven, Xam’d is a different entry into the mecha genre. In the world of Xam’d, the mechs are living things evolved from people (aptly called Human Forms). That’s right. The pilot is the mech.

Xam’d begins on quiet Sentan Island. The island is cut off from the war between the Northern Government and the Southern Continent Free Zone…until the first episode anyway. Enter Akiyuki, a teenager from a strained family, and his friends Haru and Furuichi. Their school bus explodes in a terrorist attack and a strange light shrapnels into Akiyuki’s arm. Moments later he transforms into a large white creature (mech) called a Xam’d and rampages through the city fighting creatures dropped onto the island by Southern government. He is stopped by a mysterious girl called Nakiami who helps him return to his human form. She offers him an ultimatum: come with ...

Strain is a mecha anime without all the religious pretenses. In the distant future ( over 7000 ce), humans have colonized large swaths of the local galaxy. Divided into 2 warring factions, the Union and the Deague, humans continue their long experiment with empire. Humans appear to be alone in the universe so far…

Sara Werec is a Reasoner, a pilot of mecha called Strains. Her elder brother, Ralph, is a legend and a traitor.

Strain follows Sara as she tries to unravel exactly why her brother betrayed the Union and herself. Most of the story takes place around an Academy vessel that trains Reasoners and regular pilots.

Strain feels more like a high school anime than a standard mecha. The academy is divided into various cliques: namely Reasoners and Gambee pilots. Sara is caught between the 2 groups as she struggles to come to terms with her brother’s betrayal. She hides her ...

Blue blood and genetics are the only way to tell who is human and who is not. Called Mulians, these are the invaders the conflict of RahXephon centers around. In the beginning of RahXephon, Ayato Kamina is a modest 17-year-old living in Tokyo. He is an average student, who enjoys painting and spending time with his classmates Hiroko Asahina and Mamoru Torigai. He has affectionate relationship with his mother, strained by her long-hour work. During the sudden attack on Tokyo, Ayato hears the singing of his classmate Reika Mishima. She leads him to a giant egg containing the RahXephon. Haruka Shitow, an agent of the defense research agency brings Ayato and the RahXephon to their headquarters.

Like most mecha, Ayato and his RahXephon are unique instruments in the conflict with invaders. Unlike other series, mechas in RahXephon are made of clay; much like the golems of Jewish folklore. Full of action, ...

Rebirth begins through destruction. The year is 2307 AD. Fossil Fuels are depleted. In response, the nations developed massive solar power arrays that orbit the Earth. The heavens are connected to the dirt through three orbital elevators.Each elevator is controlled by one of the three power blocs: the Union, Human Reform League and the AEU. Nations outside these blocs are out left as just proxy battlefields for these powers.Despite the technological advancements, humans still do their human things: nationalism, competition, and war. Celestial Being seeks to end those human things.

Gundam 00 follows the exploits of Celestial Being’s crew and Gundam pilots, referred to as Gundam Meisters. Celestial Being is the brainchild of the long deceased Aeolia Schenberg. Celestial Being is an organization armed with Gundams, mobile armor suits (mechs or ...