Giant Robo - Recommendations

• TV (13 eps)
• 1999 - 2000

Forty years ago the citizens of Paradigm lost all of their memories, and live their lives without any knowledge of their past, or any hope for the future. Roger Smith is a man who performs the much needed task of negotiator in Paradigm. He provides his services to the wealthy with the help of a peculiar android named Dorothy and his mechanically inclined butler Norman. When greater evil arises, he calls on his magnificent relic of Paradigm's past, the Megadeus Big O. With Big O at his side, Roger Smith may be Paradigm's only hope of surviving in this new world without memories.

• TV (27 eps)
• 2007

Simon lives a boring life in the underground village of Jeeha, where his main job day in and day out is to dig tunnels. His close friend Kamina, however, longs to bust out of their oppressive existence and reach the surface world where open skies and adventure await! One day, during his usual digs, Simon discovers a robot with a big face buried amongst the rocks. No sooner has he shown Kamina his mysterious find when two beings from the surface crash land into Jeeha Village - one is a gun-toting woman calling herself Yoko and the other is a terrifying mecha piloted by a Beastman! Seeing their chance to escape village drudgery, Kamina rallies Simon and Yoko to defeat the invader using their new robot, Lagann. However, upon breaking out onto the surface world, Simon, Kamina, and Yoko encounter enemies more powerful than they could have envisioned. Their fight for adventure just turned into a war for the survival of the human race - will their lust for freedom hold out against such terrible odds?

• OVA (3 eps)
• 2001 - 2002

Secret agent for the British Libraries, Yomiko Readman, has an infatuation with books. When she purchases one of the books that contain the notes for a plan to purge the world of humanity, Yomiko (along with the help of Ms. Deep and Drake) uses her powers of paper manipulation to stop a group of resurrected men from fulfilling the plan.

• OVA (13 eps)
• 1998 - 1999

In the distant future, far from the time of the great war and defeat of the alien invaders, the original Getter Robo team is back and continuing the fight against evil. The world is in ashes, and the invaders are back and in full control. Using their powerful transforming Getter Robots, the team's mission is twofold: to vanquish the robotic army of invaders and to discover the mystery behind Shin Dragon, the artifact left behind by Dr. Saotome, the now dead inventor of the Getter Robot; or IS he?

• Movie (1 ep x 109 min)
• 2001

Metropolis is a grand high-tech city-state populated by humans and robots alike. It is in these streets that Detective Shunsaku Ban and his sidekick Kenichi search for the rebel scientist Dr. Laughton who unbeknownst to them, is developing a super android named Tima as a tool for the Duke of Metropolis. What starts out as a normal case turns into mayhem as the scientist is murdered, and the true plans of the Duke are finally revealed...

• OVA (7 eps x 34 min)
• 1993 - 1994

Life isn't easy for Taishi; in the midst of World War 2, his parents have just been killed at the hands of the ruthless Kanto Army – but unfortunately for him that’s the least of his concerns: a sudden alien attack is threatening the entire world! Little does Taishi know that his father, Professor Tokamura, has entrusted him with a control system for a Geo-Armor Robot – the only weapon capable of fighting off the invaders. However, there are those who would use the Geo-Armor to win the war – rather than defend against the alien attack – and they will stop at nothing to obtain it...

• TV (13 eps)
• 2003

Foreign Megadeuses have launched an attack and Alex Rosewater's schemes to play god are set into motion. It's up to Roger Smith and his giant robot, Big O, to stop him. But if that wasn't enough, a group of foreigners known as The Union begin to stir trouble in the street of Paradigm in search of memories hidden within this city of Amnesia. The events of forty years ago are key and Roger must uncover the truth or risk the destruction of his home. Does he have what it takes to solve the mystery of Paradigm or will he lose everything he holds dear? It's showtime!

• TV (6 eps x 45 min)
• 2006

In the year 2000, humanity has advanced rapidly in terms of technology, with inventions such as the G-Reactive engine allowing aircraft to move at never-before-seen speeds. However, all is not well and every vehicle to have used this new technology has disappeared on its maiden voyage, following the arrival of a group of rainbow lights. Eager to solve the mystery behind this is a young man named Penny Carter who soon enlists the help of genius teenager Billy Kimura, owner of the company that makes the G-Reactive engine. However, they soon discover the cause to be UFOs, which threaten the Earth's very safety! Now, they must combat this extraterrestrial foe, understand it, and find out exactly who's behind the situation before it’s too late...

• TV (39 eps)
• 1990 - 1991

Fourteen-year-old Jean was just an ordinary would-be inventor, until the mysterious Nadia crashed into his life. With no family, a pet lion and a jewel known as the Blue Water, Nadia is constantly on the run from those who want to steal her most valuable gem. Now, with a trio of thieves and the nefarious organization known as Gargoyle on their trail, Jean and Nadia must struggle to learn the secret of the Blue Water and protect its powers from those who would use them to destroy the world!

• TV (74 eps)
• 1975 - 1977

Years ago, after watching his family die at the hands of the Vegan empire, Duke Fleed managed to escape, stealing the powerful UFO Grendizer that the enemy used to destroy his planet in the process. Eventually ending up on Earth, the boy was adopted by Dr. Umon and given the name Daisuke, intent on living out the rest of his life in peace. However, when his father and the mecha pilot Kouji Kabuto realize that the Vegan empire has arrived at Earth to repeat history, Daisuke is forced back into the pilot's seat to save his new home. Alongside Kouji's flying saucer, can Daisuke and his Grendizer stop the fleet and save the world?