If you're looking for anime similar to Broken Blade Movie 1: The Time of Awakening, you might like these titles.
In 2010, the Britannian Empire enslaved Japan using powerful mecha known as Knightmares; in the aftermath Japan was renamed Area 11, and its people began a hard and terrible existence. Lelouch, a Britannian student living in Area 11, has grown up hating the Empire and everything it stands for. One day, in the middle of a terrorist attack, Lelouch meets a mysterious girl who grants him the ability to control minds. Can he use his new power to fight for freedom, or will his hatred twist his good intentions into mindless acts of vengeance?
Although Break Blade is still being released (and I have not read the manga), so far I think people who liked one of these should consider watching the other. They both involve a lot of action and a war, using mechas as their means. The relationships between Lelouch/Suzaku and Rygart/Zess are quite similar, in that they are comrades turned enemies because of a feud between their respective countries. Also, generally, they are both pretty fantastic :)
You probably will like both of these. I'm not huge mecha fun because most likely anime shows that feature mecha's as their main feature lack in story. Do not worry! The strongpoint of these shows is very unique characters and their abilitis that are absurb in the world.
Hopefully you will come to like both of these series because they're very nicely made and should be watched even though they have mechas. Maybe I should give up this mecha fear of mine but I have seen too many bad bad shows. It is very nice to notice that some of them are very good.
Mech animes with political intrigue and intertwining character conflicts. Like Break Blade, Code Geass It will give you your fill of battle scenes and action, but is so much more than just that.
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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Two best friends sharing many memories together meet again on opposing sides of the battlefield, neither right or wrong and fighting for their idealistic beliefs. Did I mention both have awesome music and feature mecha battles?
Both include a situation where war is taking over the land (though Gundam SEED is war of space and Break Blade is warring countries) the ideals of the lands are similar in that Heliopolis and the primary country in Break blade both wish to be neutral and maintain peace, however events lead to robotic fighting where there is one special (or multiple special in case of Gundams) are relyied on to protect or initiate the peace in what seems to be an unending war. In both of these series there is drama of friends fighting friends and even situations where the enemy becomes a friend. They both attempt to show the reasons each person has for fighting and how sad it is that the majority of the people fighting are doing it based on beliefs that are not true.
Two friends on opposite sides of a war and Mecha battles are two elements that both of these anime really focus on. If you liked Break Blade, I recommend you try Gundam Seed. It has the same themes with slightly better characterization.
What happens to many of the pilots a month after the war and what path do they choose to follow in the aftermath of the epic war?
Two centuries have passed since man began colonizing space. The Earth Federation, which governs the human race, has known of the existence of hostile aliens for the past seven years and has been preparing for an invasion. However, while they see military force as the answer, others would rather surrender to the aliens in exchange for their lives. Taking advantage of the confusion, an organization called the Divine Crusaders declares the Earth Federation unfit to protect the planet and plunges humanity into a bloody civil war. Now only a small band of heroes - pilots of experimental super robots - can save the day. Pressured by a desperate Earth Federation government and faced with conflict on all sides, can this mottled group of individuals find the courage to not only end the civil war, but to also defend all of humanity?
Sho Zama, an up and coming motorcycle racer, has been whisked away to the world between shore and sea, Byston Well. The world of Byston Well closely resembles medieval Europe with one exception: it contains giant robots called aura battlers. Brought to this world by the power hungry Drake Luft because he possesses the rare gift of aura, Sho is forced to fight in a war between two warring nations as an aura battler pilot. Can Sho find a way home, and what of the continually-expanding conflict?
The Robotech Expeditionary Forces have returned to Earth and are fighting a desperate battle to retake the Earth from the Invid occupiers. Humanity believes it has finally found the edge in new technology shared with them by newfound friends, but as the fighting continues Scott Bernard finds out that there is more going on then anybody could have imagined. Are the Invid the real enemy, and what is happening to Admiral Hunter? Humanity may end up having to fight for more than just its home world...
A large scale conflict between the army and an anti-government faction has broken out in the war-torn country of Manistan. With the rebels forcing prisoners and civilians alike into slave labor it’s up to Sousuke, Weber and the rest of the armored suits division to put a stop to their activities and free the innocent people from the tyranny of their captors.
On December 31, U.C. 0079, the Earth Federation and the Principality of Zeon engage in the final battle of the One Year War at the Zeon space fortress A Baoa Qu. Federation pilot Hugues Courand and Zeon ace Erik Blanke experience the horrors of the battle by witnessing the destruction of their respective mobile suit squads.