Full Metal Panic!

It's got really, really, really off the wall characters. And a Geki-ganger fetish like no other. Despite this, it's a humor mecha anime with interesting designs and fights that are sometimes poorly done in other series. If you grew up with the older mecha animes, this is definitely a good one to follow up with.

Both Full Metal Panic as Martian Successor Nadesico are all about mecha's and have some really good comedy in it. The characters of both Nadesico and FMP are quite original; some habits you will not see in alot of other animes. the only thing really missing in FMP is the parody genre of Nadesico (to genkiganger).

Both series are about mechs on the outside, but are, in actuality, moreso romantic comedies, and they both sport a likable, hilarious cast.

If you liked the fun and action that is Full Metal Panic! I'd dare say you'd enjoy a fantastic voyage on the space battleship Nacesico and her oddball crew of miscreants, misfits and many other off the wall characters, just like the socially retarded Sousuke Sagara and the free spirited cast of FMP!. in this space action, romance comedy, you'll soon find out that love, passion, giant robots, and a bunch of eccentric people, makes a recipe for an incredible anime with laughs, tears, and an action packed, nonstop story, that will take you out of this world.

Both shows are a mish-mash of genres. Put together mech, romance, sci-fi, action, adventure, slice-of-life and many more, and you get two of the most successful anime series to date.

Twisted romances, strong female leads, great mech battles and intreguing story. You may find yourself watching either of these series in one sitting as they are highly addictive.

Watch these series, and you wil be able to draw parallels with many of the characters and their relationships. Good fun to watch, and with an appeal to a very wide audience, I think these shows will be loved by the same crowd.

If you enjoyed the interplay between the leads in Panic, you will not be disappointed by the military-crazed lunatics crewing the Nadesico. The show also shares the raucous but tender relationships found in Panic, with a similarly deep emotional core at the centre of the humour. Basically, Nadesico excels in creating a shoiw which is powerfully told, while being light-hearted throughout, just like Panic.

Strong female leads, intelligent yet clueless male lead, mecca's, and a little bit of romance tossed in makes these two anime unique to each other. If you liked one check out the other.

Both series have a bunch of Mecha Fighting, the both bring the characters together in a brilliant way and definately adds a plethra of different genre's with the messed up romance in FMP and the strange obsession with the boy Akito in Nadesico; then theres the action in the battles, the character struggles to find themselves when they are somwhere they dont want to be. It just has a lot of similarities between the two that would make a lover of one, a lover of the other.

I see Escaflowne more of a fantasy version of Full Metal Panic, and not just because both have mecha, but I can even can see the same love-triangle in Escaflowne as in Full Metal Panic. Since escaflowne has less humor than full metal panic, the characters of the escaflowne characters can't be the same as the full metal panic ones. So in order to see this similar triangle: switch the genders of the characters and change the arrows of the onesided love to: FROM hitomi (or TO sakara if you as reading this via escaflowne). As a last point: Both series hava a mayor bad guy, though the one in escaflowne is alot more oassive than the one in Full Metal Panic. Whole different seting, though if you liekd the mecha and the onesides love tirangle, check out Escaflowne. If you liked the little comedy in Escaflowne and liked the Mecha. Go for Full Metal Panic

Just like Full Metal Panic, Vision of Escaflowne is an excellent anime with incredible mobile suit battle robots. The action comes pouring throughout this story, which is a cool combination of Medieval and futuristic styles, of kings and knights, and of giant flying fortresses up in the sky. Escaflowne is one of my most highly recommended anime series.

A young girl suddenly finds herself thrust into a strange new world of mecha combat, with her only protection being an overly serious ace mech pilot, and the strange abilities she possess that even she barely understands.

I'm not a big fan of mecha anime so let me say that right away. However these two particular anime are something special. Full Metal Panic! manages to incorporate a wide enough variety of aspects from each anime genre to make it a generally enjoyable series for any anime viewer. Vision of Escaflowne is also very similar in this respect and you will find some similar characters.

Despite being so different at first sight, Escaflowne and FMP share a lot of similarities. Both have a romantic part, though in FMP it is more comedic. There is also mecha action, and a story with similar elements and build ups. After taking a deeper look into these, the main difference the two series have is that FMP is aimed more at a male audience, while Escaflowne is better for females.

If you enjoy a mix of romance and epic action then both Full Metal Panic! and Escaflowne are for you.  They have strong character development and fast-paced stories.  Also, they both include a healthy mix of drama and mecha battles.  Full Metal Panic! has excellent comedy, while Escaflowne sticks to more it's serious tone and story telling.