Gasaraki
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Two major world powers have constructed the most dangerous weapon on earth: Tactical Armor (TA), an elite fighting mecha with extreme agility and fighting strength. Yushiro Gowa is the top TA pilot and captain of the Japanese Self-Defense Force, an orginization that uses the TAs to try and bring honor back to Japan. Yushiro must make a hard decision and face the truth about his past and the secrets of the Gowa family, who will use their adapted spiritual powers to summon Gasaraki and unleash terror on all of mankind.
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Neon Genesis Evangelion
Alt titles: Evangelion
In the future, a devastating event known as Second Impact destroyed Tokyo as we know it, giving rise to the current day Tokyo III, a city under siege by mysterious lifeforms known only as Angels. Mankind's only defense are Evangelions, man-made machines piloted by Rei, Shinji, and Asuka, all who are the tender age of fourteen. The fate of Japan and the entire world now lie with these children, though they might not have the power to save the most important thing of all: each other.
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add recThere's some similarities in that Gasaraki is also a mecha anime with lots of flighting and the mysteries about the mecha. The robot designs are utilitarian, get's right down to business and kicks a lot ass. The pilots are also unknowingly involved in a large plan that is revealed as the series goes on.
Both Neon Genesis and Gasaraki use mecha as a backdrop for their story in a less conventional way. The mecha are more than what you would normally expect. The plot revolves a lot about discovering what they actually are about.
Simple put both these anime are mech anime but with a deep meaning behind them, which to some may be confusing but to others will truly entertain them with the intense plot and characters with there deep rooted backgrounds and family relations.
This is by far the closest anime to gasaraki in the whole term of alike. alot of the characters has similar attitudes in this anime that resembles the character buildup of gasaraki.
Patlabor 2: The Movie
Alt titles: Mobile Police Patlabor 2: The Movie
- Movie
- 1993
Following the events of the first Patlabor movie, after a terrorist attack on a bridge in Tokyo, the whole country of Japan is in an uproar. The Japanese government suspects an attempt by the Americans to destabilize them, but in reality has no idea who is behind the attack. The only clues they have is of a secret organization called the National Defense Family, and the destruction of a United Nations Labor Unit. With time running out, the government calls upon Captain Goto and the Police Labor Force Division 2 to fill in the missing pieces...
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add recAside from both focusing on Mecha, both also focus on a more political and social side to the story. Action isn't the most important thing going on. It's the political and social backdrop that both series -in my opinion- revolve around.
Gasaraki and Patlabor share many of the same thematic elements to their plots. Both mix action elements with mecha, and story elements with political confusion. Their stories have a rhythm of slow tense scenes, punctuated by short mecha combat. Also their grounding in realism is seen not only in the designs, but the characters.
Escaflowne
Alt titles: Vision of Escaflowne
- TV (26 eps)
- 1996
Hitomi was just a normal high school girl, until she was taken by the mysterious Van Fanel and dropped into a world of romance, magic and giant sword-wielding armor suits! Now Van, pilot of the famed armor suit Escaflowne; and Hitomi, whose hobby of predicting the future just became a frightening reality, must work together and fight the advanced technology of Zaibach: a force who want to shape Gaea to their visions of "peace". Follow Hitomi in her struggles against both these forces who seek to conquer this world, and her own confused heart.
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add recGunparade March
- TV (12 eps)
- 2003
In the year 1945, the most terrible creatures in existence visited the earth: bug-like entities soon to be known as Phantom Beasts. In that time of peril, mankind joined together to expel the threat, only to find that conventional weapons were useless and further damaged the earth. It is now 1999, and the student-wide draft has changed the lives of thousands of teenagers across Japan. While unwillingly fighting in an endless war that started before their births, one group of friends will experience the tragedy of death and the bittersweet joy of love as they struggle to survive.
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Macross Plus
After years apart, childhood friends Isamu Dyson and Guld Bowman reunite as rival pilots, each showcasing an experimental plane for the military. But their mutual love for longtime friend Myung threatens to spin their already tense feelings out of control! Now, each battles to secure Myung's affections, but even more dangerous than their own dark secrets is a clandestine plot involving superstar singer Sharon Apple that threatens all of humanity!
