Action Comedy: (Genre) Much like "Action" (lots of shooting, explosions, and the like) except it has "Comedy" thrown in as well.
Mecha: (Story/Location) 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.
| Title | Rating | Synopsis |
|---|---|---|
| A | ||
| Aim for the Top! Gunbuster 2 | See Top wo Nerae! 2 | |
 Assemble Insert |
Rent | The police are powerless against "Demon Seed", a criminal gang which employs hi-tech armored battle suits. What's more, the collateral damage that results from the futile attempts to stop the bandits has made the police increasingly unpopular. Chief Hattori of the "Counter Demon Seed Special Agent Headquarters" comes up with a bizarre solution: hold special "Hero Auditions" in hope of finding someone who is both capable of stopping Demon Seed and popular enough that the public will forgive whatever damage occurs in the process! The adorably cute and incredibly strong Maron Namikaze seems to be just the girl Hattori has been looking for. "A super idol who can sing, dance, and fight crime will soon be born!" |
| B | ||
| Beastketeers | Rent | See K.O. Beast |
| F | ||
 FLCL |
Buy |
Twelve-year-old Nandaba Naota's older brother has departed for America to play baseball, leaving the confused Naota alone with his brother's 17-year-old girlfriend, Samejima Mamimi. It doesn't help that she flirts with him constantly, or that his brother has sent him a rather disturbing letter from America. When the tomboyish Haruhara Haruko enters the scene, running down Naota with her motorscooter before smashing him over the head with her guitar, things will never be the same again. |
| Fooly Cooly | Buy | See FLCL |
| Furi Kuri | Buy | See FLCL |
| G | ||
 Getter Robo |
Dinosaurs never became extinct! They still exist in a highly advanced subterranean empire, and Emperor Gore is about to dispatch his highly sophisticated "Mechasauruses" to exterminate the human race and regain control of the Earth's surface. The only technology that could possibly stop them is Professor Saotome's research into "Getter Rays", and his construction of transforming robots which employ them. After the robot which he had hoped to use for space exploration is smashed by the invaders, killing his son, all seems lost--until his younger son reveals the existence of another Getter Robo, this one heavily armed. But with the original crewmen dead, who will fly it? | |
| Gunbuster 2 | See Top wo Nerae! 2 | |
| K | ||
 K.O. Beast |
Rent | Kidnapped by their mortal enemies, the humans, Wan Dababatta, Mei-Mer and Bud Mint just happen to stumble upon the human's secret password--Dr. Password, that is. In exchange for freeing his grandaughter Yuni, Password hands the gang the key to the greatest treasure the world has ever known! Of course they have no idea what it is or where it is, but they're not about to let the humans get their grubby hands on it first! Now, if they can only manage not to kill each other before they can find it... |
 Keisatsu Sensha Tai TANK S.W.A.T. 01 |
In "Newport City", the Police Tank Force is often called into action to fight heavily armed criminals of the future. | |
 Kenran Butoh Sai: The Mars Daybreak |
Rent |
On a Mars covered in ice and oceans, people have learned to survive by building large floating city-ships in which they can live. And by using submarines to travel beneath the ice and harsh winds that rage overhead, humanity has been able to develop a global community. But during a distant galactic war, Earth looked to Mars as important water resource to support their war efforts. Now that the war is over, Earth still values the wealth of resources that Mars provides, and is reluctant to release their firm control over their smaller step-sister. |
 Kido Senkan Nadesico |
Buy | Akito Tenkawa is just your run-of-the-mill cook on Mars. One day the Jovian's (Jupiter) attack leaving Mars a wasteland. Akito hides in a shelter that is attacked by a group of Jovian bug robots. A big flash of light appears. 1 Year later, Akito is working on Earth as a cook who has 'problems' with shell shock (War Flashback). On his way home, he bumps into a girl he used to know on Mars (Yurika). He chases after her demanding an explanation as she is the only other person from Mars that he has seen alive. (Something happened in that flash). The Jovians attack, but this time instead of running away, he gets into a giant robot (Aestivalis) and proceeds destroy them. He finally finds Yurika and yells at her before he finds out she is the Captain of the Nadesico, a private battleship from the Nergal corporation and Akito's BOSS. |
 Kidou Keisatsu Patlabor (1990) |
Rent | In the late 20th century, tremendous advances in robotics led to the development of the "Labor". Replacing slower, less versatile industrial equipment, the Labor was also capable of inflicting mass destruction. Virtually unstoppable by conventional police units, the labor quickly became the weapon of choice for terrorists, criminals, and seriously disturbed sociopaths. To fight these criminals, the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department established the "Special Vehicles, Section 2," comprised of specially designed Patrol Labors--"Patlabors". |
| KO Beast | Rent | See K.O. Beast |
| KO Century Beast Warriors | Rent | See K.O. Beast |
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