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Toward the Terra TV

Alt titles: Terra e... TV

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Centuries ago, humanity carelessly ravaged the Earth’s environment, forcing them to leave and form a colony elsewhere. To prevent the same mistakes from happening again, they allow a supercomputer to run their lives. Children are genetically engineered and at the age of fourteen take ‘adulthood exams’, a process whereby the supercomputer ensures they are suitable for membership in this perfect society. Those who pass have their memories erased and are guided into the next stage of their life; those who fail are immediately destroyed. Jomy is a boy about to take his adulthood exams, but things go terribly wrong when a man wreathed in light interrupts the process. He is a Mu -- an aberration, a new generation of human with extraordinary powers usually detected and eliminated by the supercomputer. This man tells Jomy he too is a Mu and introduces him to the Mu society. They are a rebel group in hiding from the oppressive human regime, who live in the hope that they will find a life of peace on Earth some day. Can Jomy leave behind all that he has known, come to terms with his awakening powers, and help the Mu return to their beloved Terra?

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Mobile Suit Gundam SEED

Alt titles: Gundam SEED

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The universe of the future is divided between the Earth Alliance and ZAFT. After a year of war, ZAFT attacks the neutral colony Heliopolis to steal five prototype mobile suits. The mission is a success, but a young man named Kira stumbles upon the fifth Gundam, and he may be the Alliance's only hope...

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Szwagier

At first glance it's mecha here, espers there - nothing in common? Well that's wrong impression. Both shows put a great deal of focus on showing the relation between fewer in numbers but phisically superior race ( Miu in Terra e, and Coordinators in Gundam Seed) and whether they can grow to understand each other, and end conflict. Both show some impressive space battles (even though one show them with Mecha, and other with Ships vs Espers). Finally through at least first half of both we are faced with "one ship escaping from swarms of enemies" situation.

buzzlebee

There is a very fun an interesting theme that is present in both series.

Both series have a protagonist who is whisked from his home and forced to go against his own people. Along the way the character is shown both pros and cons of the two peoples and emotionally grows throughout. Also, the two animes throw lots of psychological drama at the protagonist as well.

Legend of the Galactic Heroes

Alt titles: Ginga Eiyuu Densetsu

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The war between the monarchical Galactic Empire and the democratic Free Planets Alliance has raged ceaselessly across the galaxy for over a century, with the fleets of both powers having fought countless battles. Currently the conflict revolves around the strategic Iserlohn Corridor, one of only two passages of space through which the two forces can access each other. Here the Empire has built the nigh-impregnable Iserlohn Fortress, whose deadly weaponry has thwarted repeated efforts by the Alliance to capture her. Phezzan, a neutral mercantile state, controls the other corridor. The long war has resulted in an indecisive stalemate, but there are two men from the two worlds who will change everything: Yang Wenli, a gifted strategist from the Alliance who wants nothing more than to retire and be a historian; and Reinhard von Lohengramm, a man from the Empire whose ambition knows no bounds. Their loves, struggles, triumphs and failures play across an interstellar stage of intrigue, war and death.

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TheGiftedMonkey

Galactic warfare of opposing factions. You follow the characters throught he passage of time as these series continue and see how they grow as their companions fall and the war ravages the peaceful lands that they once knew.

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So you loved Toward the Terra TV and want to experience more intergalactic wars, moral dilemmas, and incredibly powerful characters. Then Legend of the Galactic Heroes should be your next step. Firstly, it's got a more accomplished plot than Toward the Terra TV, but also has a similar vintage feel to its 80s world concept. Moreover, just when you think Keith Anyan is one of the best complex protagonists around, there comes Reinhard von Lohengramm to set a new standard. The key difference is that LOTGH involves strategies and more space battles, and has no supernatural elements such as psychic powers. Still, you'll be no less gripped. Check it out!

Akira

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Following the disaster wrought upon the world by a mysterious being called ‘Akira’, Neo Tokyo is now in social and economic turmoil. In such a decaying city, feisty Kaneda and his shy friend Tetsuo survive by running around in a biker gang, chasing local rivals and generally evading the police. Everything changes, however, when Tetsuo crashes into a strange-looking boy during a bike chase and the military ends up taking him away. When he eventually returns to his friends, he’s no longer the same weak little boy they always knew – in fact, a military experiment has turned him into something beyond human imagination. While the military is intent on reclaiming its specimen at any cost, Tetsuo is sick of being bullied around and is about to show everyone, including his friend Kaneda, exactly who is boss.

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TheGiftedMonkey

Kids struggling to cope with newfound psychic abilities and what happens when they lose control. Normal humans and their fear towards the newfound power and how they try to extinguish it. You get to see the story unfold from both sides of the coin.

Crest of the Stars

Alt titles: Seikai no Monshou

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In the distant future, mankind has mastered space and spread empires across the galaxy. While many choose to colonize distant planets, others choose to remain amidst the stars, ultimately giving rise to a new brand of humanity known as the Abh. Both genetically and culturally different from their Earth-dwelling peers, the Abh soon find themselves engaged in a bloody war that rages across hundreds of planets and set out to restore peace by means of conquest. Enter Jinto, a nobleman and ambassador of the recently acquired Hyde system whose duty is to represent his peoples' interests and rule on the Abh's behalf. In order to be officially coronated to this position, a cold-but-beautiful Abh princess named Lafiel arrives at Hyde to escort him back to the empire's capital. When they are suddenly attacked by an anti-Abh liberation front, however, the festivities are cut short, and the two must flee for their lives against all odds.

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VivisQueen

Although older than Toward the Terra TV, Crest of the Stars has just as much of an emotional punch and powerful, gripping plot (if not more). Frankly, the characters in Crest are explored with more subtlety despite the shorter length, but it still provides rip-roaring, nail-biting scenes of space battles and agonising conflicts. The main notable difference, is that TtT has superpower elements, whereas Crest is focused on political realism.

Eureka Seven

Alt titles: Koukyoushihen Eureka Seven

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Like most boys his age, the young Renton thinks of nothing but reffing – riding trapar waves on a board – and idolizes Holland, the leader of the renegade group of reffers named Gekko State. As an orphan of a famous hero, he lives a boring life with his grandfather until the beautiful Eureka crashes, literally, into his life. Now, with the help of his newfound friend and crush, Renton finds himself living amongst the crew of Gekko State. The errands are hard and the bullying is fierce, but with Eureka by his side, Renton just might find the courage to tough it out and even save the world!

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romber

Both series revolve around the same plot: a world government suppressing and annihilating another race. Eureka has Coralians and Terra has Mu's. Both series also have an interesting storyline and great characters. If you like either of these, you should enjoy the other.