Action: Lots of shooting, explosions, and the like. Contains subcategories of more specific types such as Gun-Action, Martial Arts, and Swordplay; see also: Fighting.
This is a genre of anime which features mechanical fighting machines. Often these take the form of giant robots but this isn't the only form mecha can take. There are tons of examples of mecha titles considering the popularity of the series. Blue Gender, Shin Seiki Evangelion, Tenkuu no Escaflowne, and Bubblegum Crisis Tokyo 2040 are all classic mecha titles.
| Title | Rating | Synopsis |
|---|---|---|
| 0 | ||
| 009 - 1 | Buy | See 009-1 |
 009-1 |
Buy |
In a very different future, the Cold War between the east and west has continued for 140 years. An agreement maintains a false peace and nuclear balance between the two sides. In the murky shadows of this momentary peace, spies and agents work to both gain an advantage and counter their opposites, while struggling not to push their conflict over the edge into outright war! |
| A | ||
| Adeu's Legend | See Lord of Lords Ryu Knight: Adeu's Legend | |
| Aim for the Top! Gunbuster 2 | See Top wo Nerae! 2 | |
 Aoi Umi no Tristia |
Rent |
Nanoca, an awarded genius girl scientist, has settled on the city-island of Tristia as a home for her workshop. While being interested in the economic revival Tristia, she is just having too much fun with her new ideas and creations. But her creative success has drawn not only the interest of a competing company, but also the ire of a past school rival, who both choose to use the 1st Annual Tristia Golem Competition as a forum to achieve their different goals. |
| Apo Mekhanes Theos Gigantic Forumula | See Gigantic Formula | |
 Aura Battler Dunbine |
Watch | The series followed a main character named Sho Zama, the pilot of the lavender colored Dunbine, as he suddenly finds himself in the world of Byston Well after a motocross accident. Byston Well is located in another dimension located between the sea and the land, and is populated with dragons, castles, knights, and powerful robots known as Aura Battlers. Once Sho is discovered to posess a powerful energy called `Aura`, he is drafted into the Byston Well conflict as an Arua Battler pilot. |
| B | ||
 Bakuretsu Tenshi |
Rent | In a near future year, acting in concordance with a General Public Order, the carrying of firearms has been permitted to a restricted and select elite. Major parts of Tokyo have been designated as unrestricted free fire zones. And those that live within these zones suffer a life of oppression and a constant threat of violence. But a movement is underfoot to rebel against the syndicate that controls the city through terror and destruction. Four girls, who at a glance might appear to be adolescent teenagers, show their skills and determination against anyone who might interfere with their work. |
 BALDR FORCE EXE Resolution |
In a future networked world, the option of existing in the virtual network world rivals the real world (or wired reality). The hacker group known as SteppenWolf have decided on one final hack-attack before disbanding and have set their sights on attacking FLAK, the UN Cyber Security Bureau’s servers. And everything went very wrong. Their leader, Nonomura Yuuya was killed in the cyberworld, and while the remaining three hackers succeed in jacking-out, they returned only to be arrested by the army. One of the STEPPENWOLF team, Soma Toru finds himself forcibly recruited into FLAK as an anti-hacking 'diver'. While working for the ‘otherside’, Toru still harbors strong resentments at those who killed Yuuya. But the ongoing battle and competing agendas between FLAK, the VSS security enterprise and the FEI DAO terrorist group appear to be converging on a single point in cyberspace. | |
| Bōnen no Xamdou (Japanese) | See Xam'd: Lost Memories | |
 Brigadoon |
Watch |
Marin is a happy 13year old orphan, who lives with her adoptive grandmother in a boarding house filled with friendly and interesting people. Prone to an overactive and overdramatic imagination, she makes the best of her life. It is only when the skies over the city fill with a shadow of another world and she becomes the target of monsters even more nasty than she can imagine, that she begins to understand how special she is. And only with the assistance of a found friend, a robotic warrior named Marlen Blue who is dedicated to protecting her, does she manage to escape from repeated attacks. Through her friendship with Marlen Blue, she comes to learn that both she and Marlen have come from the shadow world overhead, from a planet called Brigadoon. |
| Burst Angel | Rent | See Bakuretsu Tenshi |
| C | ||
| Choujikuu Seiki Orguss | Watch | See Orguss |
| Choujikuu Yousai Macross - Ai Oboete Imasu ka | Buy | See Macross: Do You Remember Love? |
| D | ||
 Dai-Guard |
Buy | Twelve years ago, an alien force known as the Heterodyne attacked earth. In a defensive response, the government contracted to have a robot built to help defeat this monstrous foe. The contract was awarded to the lowest bidder, the Heterodyne never reappeared and now the idle unused Dai-Guard has been assigned to the corporate marketing department as the central attraction to a theme park. And when a Heterodyne does reappear, it falls upon three marketing department employees to activate the Dai-guard robot and engage the enemy. |
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