Mecha is one of anime’s most misunderstood genres, mostly because the metal is marketed more than the message. The flashiest posters and toy-friendly silhouettes make it easy to assume these stories ...

One of my formative experiences with anime (and television as a whole) occurred while watching “Mobile Suit Gundam 00.” It’s a show containing many themes: energy crises, religious and ethnic ...

Mecha anime's greatest villains prove that, sometimes, robots aren't always the deadliest creatures the heroes will face.

From towering mechanical heroes to city-destroying battles, giant robots have become one of the most iconic images in Japanese animation. On 28 April ...

There’s an argument that Evangelion isn’t really a mecha series, as the machines the characters pilot are not technically fully mechanical. The show is also more concerned with how piloting the Evas ...

There have been many Hellboy comics over the years, but few are quite as weird and memorable as Giant Robot Hellboy. That series delivered exactly what it promised by putting Hellboy inside a giant ...