|
View previous topic :: View next topic
|
| Author |
Message |
luvcraft
buy my game buy my game me me me
Joined: 05 Dec 2006
Location: Cobrastan
|
 Posted: Tue Mar 06, 2007 4:40 pm Post subject: recommend me some super robot anime |
  |
|
I have a hankering for some super robot anime, and would like recommendations. I've already seen all of Mazinger Z, and I'm most strongly considering Great Mazinger and Getter Robo. Ideally I want something from the "golden age" of super robots from the 70s for maximum "feeling like I'm 10 again" action. Any other recommendations?
_________________
 |
|
| Filter / Back to top |
|
 |
Predator Goose
Joined: 19 Dec 2006
Location: Oversensitive Pedantic Ninny
|
| Posted: Tue Mar 06, 2007 4:45 pm |
|
|
The Gekiganger OVA. It's actually part of a newer anime, but you can ignore that.
_________________
I can no longer shop happily. |
|
| Filter / Back to top |
|
|
luvcraft
buy my game buy my game me me me
Joined: 05 Dec 2006
Location: Cobrastan
|
| Posted: Tue Mar 06, 2007 4:59 pm |
|
|
| Predator Goose wrote: |
| The Gekiganger OVA. It's actually part of a newer anime, but you can ignore that. |
It looks kind of like a retro homage to Mazinger Z. Is this correct?
_________________
|
|
| Filter / Back to top |
|
|
Predator Goose
Joined: 19 Dec 2006
Location: Oversensitive Pedantic Ninny
|
| Posted: Tue Mar 06, 2007 5:02 pm |
|
|
I'm afraid I've never actually seen Manzinger Z, but it would be fair to say that it is a retro homage/parody of the Super Robot genre.
_________________
I can no longer shop happily. |
|
| Filter / Back to top |
|
|
Gin
banned
Joined: 05 Dec 2006
|
| Posted: Tue Mar 06, 2007 6:26 pm |
|
|
| You seen G Gundam yet? |
|
| Filter / Back to top |
|
|
luvcraft
buy my game buy my game me me me
Joined: 05 Dec 2006
Location: Cobrastan
|
| Posted: Tue Mar 06, 2007 6:39 pm |
|
|
| Ging wrote: |
| You seen G Gundam yet? |
If it has "Gundam" in the title I'm presuming it doesn't feature monsters like this:
and thus is not the kind of thing I'm looking for.
_________________
|
|
| Filter / Back to top |
|
|
Predator Goose
Joined: 19 Dec 2006
Location: Oversensitive Pedantic Ninny
|
| Posted: Tue Mar 06, 2007 6:44 pm |
|
|
Luvcraft, I loathe G Gundam, but it does have Sea Bass Gundam.
I think that it's safe to say that it is the least Gundam of all the Gundams.
_________________
I can no longer shop happily. |
|
| Filter / Back to top |
|
|
luvcraft
buy my game buy my game me me me
Joined: 05 Dec 2006
Location: Cobrastan
|
| Posted: Tue Mar 06, 2007 6:49 pm |
|
|
| Predator Goose wrote: |
Luvcraft, I loathe G Gundam, but it does have Sea Bass Gundam.
I think that it's safe to say that it is the least Gundam of all the Gundams. |
I'm not saying I have anything against Gundam, I'm just saying that in this thread I'm craving super robot anime, and Gundam is the very definition of "real robot anime", which is the antithesis of super robot anime.
_________________
|
|
| Filter / Back to top |
|
|
Predator Goose
Joined: 19 Dec 2006
Location: Oversensitive Pedantic Ninny
|
| Posted: Tue Mar 06, 2007 7:00 pm |
|
|
| luvcraft wrote: |
| Predator Goose wrote: |
Luvcraft, I loathe G Gundam, but it does have Sea Bass Gundam.
I think that it's safe to say that it is the least Gundam of all the Gundams. |
I'm not saying I have anything against Gundam, I'm just saying that in this thread I'm craving super robot anime, and Gundam is the very definition of "real robot anime", which is the antithesis of super robot anime. |
And I'm telling you that G Gundam is very, very, very far away from "real robot anime." I'm not sure that it quite reaches super robot anime status, but it does its damndest to try.
Edit: In fact, the article that you linked to lists G Gundam as a Super Robot Anime.
_________________
I can no longer shop happily.
Last edited by Predator Goose on Tue Mar 06, 2007 7:01 pm; edited 1 time in total |
|
| Filter / Back to top |
|
|
Gin
banned
Joined: 05 Dec 2006
|
| Posted: Tue Mar 06, 2007 7:01 pm |
|
|
G Gundam is super robot anime.
It features giant monster robots created by the devil cells from the devil gundam.
The main character's robots special attack has him screaming really loud and then tearing a robots head off. |
|
| Filter / Back to top |
|
|
luvcraft
buy my game buy my game me me me
Joined: 05 Dec 2006
Location: Cobrastan
|
| Posted: Tue Mar 06, 2007 7:02 pm |
|
|
| Ging wrote: |
G Gundam is super robot anime.
It features giant monster robots created by the devil cells from the devil gundam.
The main character's robots special attack has him screaming really loud and then tearing a robots head off. |
OH! OK! Thanks! I just saw "Gundam" and my "craving super robot anime" brain turned off. I'll go check it out!
_________________
|
|
| Filter / Back to top |
|
|
inmatarian
wisecracking robot
Joined: 04 Dec 2006
Location: Bronx Industries
|
| Posted: Tue Mar 06, 2007 7:21 pm |
|
|
The Big O is a good one. I mean, if you like the idea of a Super Robot being piloted by a Lawyer.
_________________
2993 badness blog email |
|
| Filter / Back to top |
|
|
Ebrey
Joined: 05 Dec 2006
Location: Los Angeles
|
| Posted: Tue Mar 06, 2007 10:07 pm |
|
|
Some of the new Go Nagai (creator of Getter Robo, Mazinger, Cutie Honey and Devilman) stuff is good. Getter Robo: Armageddon is gorgeously animated, extremely dark, and completely nonsensical. It's a ton of fun in the right mindset!
Mazinkaiser, on the other hand, strikes the perfect balance between the light & corny 70s and the dark & incoherent 90s and might be just what you're looking for.
G Gundam, is not really a Gundam series but rather a Giant Robo series. You should definitely see Giant Robo if you haven't, it's fantastic.
GaoGaiGar is an extremely fun, ridiculous super robot series from the 90s (the genre had a big comeback in this decade after being unpopular in the 80s).
How did you see Mazinger, anyway? I didn't think it had been fansubbed. If you can see Getter Robo the same way you might as well do it. |
|
| Filter / Back to top |
|
|
Mr. Apol
king of zembla
Joined: 04 Dec 2006
Location: a curiously familiar pit
|
| Posted: Tue Mar 06, 2007 10:38 pm |
|
|
gekigangar is more of an homage to getter robo than mazinger z (three pilots, heroic sacrifice, yatta yatta).
yeah, i personally like daitarn 3, but it's not everyone's cup of tea. check out raideen too. most of the brave series rocked.
g gundam is extremely super robot, and hilariously good fun. i think you'll enjoy the hell out of it.
_________________
 |
|
| Filter / Back to top |
|
|
luvcraft
buy my game buy my game me me me
Joined: 05 Dec 2006
Location: Cobrastan
|
| Posted: Tue Mar 06, 2007 11:08 pm |
|
|
| Ebrey wrote: |
| How did you see Mazinger, anyway? I didn't think it had been fansubbed. If you can see Getter Robo the same way you might as well do it. |
Very very VERY bad DVDs, subbed by a Chinese company who knew neither Japanese nor English. Not a single sentence of the translation made any sense, and all of the characters' names would change every episode; throughout one episode they consistently translated Sayaka's name as "Howard". Also, the title screen said "PALY ALL". Via the simplicity of Mazinger Z plots, these surreal subtitles, my super-tiny knowledge of Japanese, and some fond memories of Tranzor Z from childhood, I was able to cobble together a semblance of a plot for most of the episodes. They were stolen when I got burgled a couple years ago, and I really wasn't inspired to replace them. I also just discovered yesterday that the company I bought them from has gone out of business.
I will definitely check out G Gundam, especially since it looks like it's going to be one of the easiest to find out of all of these series.
_________________
|
|
| Filter / Back to top |
|
|
extrabastardformula
millmuck holecutter
Joined: 01 Jan 2007
Location: The Nearest Faraway Place
|
| Posted: Tue Mar 06, 2007 11:20 pm |
|
|
| luvcraft wrote: |
|
My frothing demand increases. What is that from and is the show as cool as that creature suggests? |
|
| Filter / Back to top |
|
|
luvcraft
buy my game buy my game me me me
Joined: 05 Dec 2006
Location: Cobrastan
|
| Posted: Tue Mar 06, 2007 11:31 pm |
|
|
| extrabastardformula wrote: |
| luvcraft wrote: |
|
My frothing demand increases. What is that from and is the show as cool as that creature suggests? |
It's one of the evil generals from Great Mazinger, the second show in the Mazinger series (after Mazinger Z). I should add that THESE are some of the villains from Mazinger Z:
  
_________________
Last edited by luvcraft on Wed Mar 07, 2007 8:30 pm; edited 1 time in total |
|
| Filter / Back to top |
|
|
inmatarian
wisecracking robot
Joined: 04 Dec 2006
Location: Bronx Industries
|
|
| Filter / Back to top |
|
|
Sub
Joined: 04 Dec 2006
|
|
| Filter / Back to top |
|
|
luvcraft
buy my game buy my game me me me
Joined: 05 Dec 2006
Location: Cobrastan
|
| Posted: Wed Mar 07, 2007 3:53 pm |
|
|
Wow, so it's Phoenix Wright: Ace Super Robot Pilot. I guess the "O" stands for "Objection!"?
_________________
|
|
| Filter / Back to top |
|
|
Mikey
Joined: 11 Dec 2006
Location: endless backlog
|
| Posted: Wed Mar 07, 2007 4:19 pm |
|
|
Sousei No Aquarion:
-Stupid Plot
-Shallow Characters
-Robot Forms Like Voltron
-Said formation causes orgasm-like pleasure in the pilots
-Angels
-Demonish things
-An episode in which the characters are forced by their commander to cosplay as each other in order to help them understand each other.
In other words this is Super A+ grade cheese, and a decently good time. |
|
| Filter / Back to top |
|
|
luvcraft
buy my game buy my game me me me
Joined: 05 Dec 2006
Location: Cobrastan
|
| Posted: Wed Mar 07, 2007 4:47 pm |
|
|
| Mikey wrote: |
| Sousei No Aquarion: |
Awesome. If I still have a brain left after GaoGaiGar and G Gundam, I will check it out.
_________________
|
|
| Filter / Back to top |
|
|
Gironika
Joined: 05 Dec 2006
Location: Dragon Range
|
| Posted: Wed Mar 07, 2007 8:37 pm |
|
|
Uchu no Stellvia might be a bit too new and isn't very super robot. And there was that Robot-Anime that had the Gundam SEED-chara-designer doing the charas, I forgot the name of the series, however ... featuring a mediocre plot, some predictable moments but some good action down the road, so nothing too special there.
| Predator Goose wrote: |
| The Gekiganger OVA. It's actually part of a newer anime, but you can ignore that. |
You really have to watch the Gekiganger OVA, but in order to enjoy it, I think you need to watch Nadesico (the newer anime) as well.
The gekiganger-episodes are kind of ambiguous and depict basically what the current episode is all about and kind of shows how ridiculous these concepts are, "despite" including cliches like time travel and alien invaders. Really worth a look!
_________________
 |
|
| Filter / Back to top |
|
|
inmatarian
wisecracking robot
Joined: 04 Dec 2006
Location: Bronx Industries
|
| Posted: Wed Mar 07, 2007 8:38 pm |
|
|
| luvcraft wrote: |
Wow, so it's Phoenix Wright: Ace Super Robot Pilot. I guess the "O" stands for "Objection!"? |
I was thinking more along this line:
 
Kind of a resemblance.
_________________
2993 badness blog email |
|
| Filter / Back to top |
|
|
John Mc.
actually plays videogames
Joined: 04 Dec 2006
Location: SPACE.
|
| Posted: Wed Mar 07, 2007 11:04 pm |
|
|
| megas xlr is easily the best giant robot series ever. |
|
| Filter / Back to top |
|
|
luvcraft
buy my game buy my game me me me
Joined: 05 Dec 2006
Location: Cobrastan
|
| Posted: Wed Mar 07, 2007 11:24 pm |
|
|
| John Mc. wrote: |
| megas xlr is easily the best giant robot series ever. |
I've seen some Megas, and although I agree it's a great show, it doesn't quite have that unintentionally-campy-70s-jive to it that I'm looking for here.
_________________
|
|
| Filter / Back to top |
|
|
Wall of Beef
Joined: 04 Dec 2006
Location: Fart Beach
|
| Posted: Wed Mar 07, 2007 11:46 pm |
|
|
| luvcraft wrote: |
| extrabastardformula wrote: |
| luvcraft wrote: |
|
My frothing demand increases. What is that from and is the show as cool as that creature suggests? |
It's one of the evil generals from Great Mazinger, the second show in the Mazinger series (after Mazinger Z). I should add that THESE are some of the villains from Mazinger Z:
|
Holy shit! That looks like anime that might actually be worth watching!
_________________
Tumblr |
|
| Filter / Back to top |
|
|
luvcraft
buy my game buy my game me me me
Joined: 05 Dec 2006
Location: Cobrastan
|
| Posted: Wed Mar 07, 2007 11:54 pm |
|
|
| Wall of Beef wrote: |
| Holy shit! That looks like anime that might actually be worth watching! |
Mazinger Z was awesome, and was also the very first "super robot" anime (Gigantor came out before it, but lacked a "monster of the week" and most of the other staples of the "super robot" genre).
Amazingly, Wikipedia has pictures of ALL of the "mechanical beasts" (i.e. "monsters of the week") from Mazinger Z from all 92 episodes of the anime here.
Also, here is the intro to the show.
_________________
|
|
| Filter / Back to top |
|
|
Mr. Apol
king of zembla
Joined: 04 Dec 2006
Location: a curiously familiar pit
|
| Posted: Thu Mar 08, 2007 12:23 am |
|
|
mazinger z is pretty much the coolest thing ever.
aren't those generals from great mazinger though? if i'm wrong, nevermind.
great general of darkness appreciate
archduke gorgon is pretty sweet too
_________________
|
|
| Filter / Back to top |
|
|
Mr. Apol
king of zembla
Joined: 04 Dec 2006
Location: a curiously familiar pit
|
| Posted: Thu Mar 08, 2007 12:24 am |
|
|
that being gorgon, by the way.
also: gigantor more like tetsujin 28 amriteSimon Belmont
_________________
|
|
| Filter / Back to top |
|
|
extrabastardformula
millmuck holecutter
Joined: 01 Jan 2007
Location: The Nearest Faraway Place
|
| Posted: Thu Mar 08, 2007 2:21 am |
|
|
| The name Go Nagai fills me with fear though. Is this one filled with the same creepy sexual vibes his other things had? |
|
| Filter / Back to top |
|
|
luvcraft
buy my game buy my game me me me
Joined: 05 Dec 2006
Location: Cobrastan
|
| Posted: Thu Mar 08, 2007 3:11 am |
|
|
| Mr. Apol wrote: |
mazinger z is pretty much the coolest thing ever.
aren't those generals from great mazinger though? if i'm wrong, nevermind. |
Gorgon's in both. He brings Dr. Hell Mikenese robots toward the end of Mazinger Z, then when Dr. Hell fucks up he invites the rest of the Mikenese to the party in Great Mazinger.
That upside-down-skull-head guy, General Ardias, is from Great Mazinger.
| extrabastardformula wrote: |
| The name Go Nagai fills me with fear though. Is this one filled with the same creepy sexual vibes his other things had? |
No. At least not Mazinger Z; it's totally devoid of any kind of creepy sexuality. Even Baron Ashura, the evil half-man-half-woman doesn't exude any sort of creepy sexuality.
It's mild... for the kids.
_________________
Last edited by luvcraft on Thu Mar 08, 2007 3:14 am; edited 1 time in total |
|
| Filter / Back to top |
|
|
Ebrey
Joined: 05 Dec 2006
Location: Los Angeles
|
| Posted: Thu Mar 08, 2007 5:51 am |
|
|
| extrabastardformula wrote: |
| The name Go Nagai fills me with fear though. Is this one filled with the same creepy sexual vibes his other things had? |
Go Nagai is the most ingenious manga artist ever. His works have so much more energy than anyone else's. Other trashy manga (Bleach, One Piece, Naruto, DBZ, etc.) are sterile and boring, while Go Nagai is infectiously energetic. You might not understand what is happening, but God dammit, you still care that the good guys stop it.
His sexuality isn't creepy because he's so up front about it. He doesn't do lolis. |
|
| Filter / Back to top |
|
|
BotageL
pretty anime princess
Joined: 04 Dec 2006
Location: *fidget*
|
| Posted: Thu Mar 08, 2007 5:55 am |
|
|
| Mikey wrote: |
| Sousei No Aquarion: |
This sounds terrible and yet appealing.
_________________
http://www.mdgeist.com/ |
|
| Filter / Back to top |
|
|
Mr. Apol
king of zembla
Joined: 04 Dec 2006
Location: a curiously familiar pit
|
| Posted: Thu Mar 08, 2007 6:04 am |
|
|
| Ebrey wrote: |
| His sexuality isn't creepy because he's so up front about it. He doesn't do lolis. |
yeah seriously
all his girls have JUGZ and everything's hot blooded.
the japanese have come up with far creepier things than go nagai flashing some tits
_________________
|
|
| Filter / Back to top |
|
|
luvcraft
buy my game buy my game me me me
Joined: 05 Dec 2006
Location: Cobrastan
|
| Posted: Fri Mar 09, 2007 3:01 am |
|
|
I'm not sure how (I thought it was recommended here but I don't see any recommendations for it here now) but I found GaoGaiGar, and we're watching that now and it's totally awesome and full of super robot POWAH.
We will probably try G Gundam next. Or Great Mazinger if I can order it, although I can only find it un-subbed, which probably won't be a problem since the plots are so ridiculously simple.
_________________
|
|
| Filter / Back to top |
|
|
Ebrey
Joined: 05 Dec 2006
Location: Los Angeles
|
| Posted: Fri Mar 09, 2007 4:26 am |
|
|
| luvcraft wrote: |
| I'm not sure how (I thought it was recommended here but I don't see any recommendations for it here now) but I found GaoGaiGar, and we're watching that now and it's totally awesome and full of super robot POWAH. |
| Ebrey wrote: |
GaoGaiGar is an extremely fun, ridiculous super robot series from the 90s (the genre had a big comeback in this decade after being unpopular in the 80s).
|
The guy who fansubbed GaoGaiGar actually took over the IRC fansub group #anime-gundam from me, though it's now being released in the US . |
|
| Filter / Back to top |
|
|
luvcraft
buy my game buy my game me me me
Joined: 05 Dec 2006
Location: Cobrastan
|
| Posted: Fri Mar 09, 2007 3:48 pm |
|
|
| Ebrey wrote: |
| Ebrey wrote: |
GaoGaiGar is an extremely fun, ridiculous super robot series from the 90s (the genre had a big comeback in this decade after being unpopular in the 80s).
|
|
It was YOU!! Thanks! For some reason I missed that when I was scouring over this post. I guess I should've just searched for it like a smart person.
Anyway, it rocks. Thanks.
_________________
|
|
| Filter / Back to top |
|
|
Loki Laufeyson
fps fragmaster
Joined: 05 Dec 2006
Location: Beneath the Mushroom Kingdom
|
| Posted: Fri Mar 09, 2007 4:22 pm |
|
|
| the mazinger z mega drive game is awesome. the snes and arcade ones aren't |
|
| Filter / Back to top |
|
|
v84j3gs2uc7ns4
Joined: 05 Dec 2006
|
| Posted: Fri Mar 09, 2007 8:30 pm |
|
|
|
|
| Filter / Back to top |
|
|
Cacophanus
Joined: 05 Dec 2006
|
| Posted: Fri Mar 09, 2007 8:50 pm |
|
|
That is all.
_________________
 |
|
| Filter / Back to top |
|
|
|
FAQ
Search
Memberlist
Usergroups
Register
Profile
Log in to check your private messages
Log in
