The "Real" Giant Robots... by Fred Patten

[Gubaba]

I like most of this, but I'm sorry that Zambot 3, Ideon, and the J9 Trilogy didn't make the cut.

http://cartoonresearch.com/index.php/the-real-giant-robots/

[myk]

What about Mazinger or Go-Lion? He's missed a few honorable mentions, at the very least...

[Mommar]

Right at the beginning of the article he says, "here are a few of my favorites." It's by no means meant to be exhaustive.

[Temjin]

[technoblue]

LoL, really? But Gasaraki was a unique series, in its own way.

Later on, RahXephon was released by Bones. It had a more fanstatic premise, but a similar music/sound theme. I thought it was pretty good too for a somber series.

The article is a good read. I thought the author succeeded in pointing to the common robot archetypes in anime.

Edited September 13, 2013 by technoblue

[CoryHolmes]

Gasaraki had hope, but strangled itself by trying to rip off of Evangelion too much. The mecha designs are fantastic, though.

[Vifam7]

Dai-guard is probably borderline as a "real robot" anime.

[Gubaba]

Myk, Mazinger and Go-Lion aren't "real robots."

[technoblue]

For a more modern take, I thought Robotics;Notes was a very enjoyable "real robots" series but I'm not sure if it was revolutionary.