Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann: Lagann-hen - Recommendations

• 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...

• OVA (6 eps x 27 min)
• 1988 - 1989

In the early 21st century, insectoid organisms are invading the galaxy, searching for new stars to house their young. Mankind's only defense lies with space cadets such as Takaya Noriko, daughter of a celebrated admiral killed in battle, and Amano Kazumi, the top of her class. With their skill and the power of the mecha known as GunBuster, the girls must help fight to protect the galaxy from total annihilation...

• TV (48 eps)
• 1996 - 1997

En, Kai, Shin, Yoku and Ryu were five ordinary students at Sankai High School - that is, until the alien Brave Seijin forced them to become the heroes known as Dagwon to defend planet Earth! Aliens from the space prison Sargasso have targeted the world, and since there's no time to summon Dagwon from the aliens' home planet, the duty falls upon these five unassuming teens. With newfound mecha power and animalistic machines, Dagwon will defend Earth from mummifying monsters, giant ants, and more!

• TV (47 eps)
• 1979 - 1980

The invaders came without warning, conquering Earth and turning many, including Kento, into an orphan. The year is 1995, and Kento and his friends now live a destitute life, stealing food and steering clear of the mysterious alien tower that looms near their village. But when the gang happens upon an underground cave, they discover Doctor Earl's secret base, futuristic technology, and even a giant mecha! Kento must take his place in the cockpit and defend the planet from the evil Akron race - but little does he know the truth about his heritage, and what that means to the war.

• OVA (2 eps)
• 1997

Continuation of The Brave Command Dagwon.

• TV (48 eps)
• 1990 - 1991

Deep in the recesses of space, the powers of good and evil are in a constant battle for the cosmos. Earth has remained out of the struggle until now, when the Geisters – evil energy lifeforms – invade the planet and search out host bodies and treasures to steal. Luckily for humanity there’s hope – the energy lifeform Exkaiser of the Space Police descends to the planet and inhabits the family car of young Kouta!  With luck, Exkaiser and other transforming robots will help put a stop to the Geisters and save mankind!

• TV (50 eps)
• 1991 - 1992

• TV (48 eps)
• 1991 - 1992

From the dark reaches of space an evil energy being called Draias seeks to invade the earth, following Draias the space police borrow the advance rescue vehicles and android constructed by Dr. Amano along with three civilian vehicles the space police lead by Figh bird (taking on the name Katori, the android named by Dr. Amano) transform the vehicles into massive mecha to face off against Draias and his men to protect the earth from his evil invasion.

• 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?

• TV (47 eps)
• 1993 - 1994

Senpūji Maito is a billionaire crime fighting teenager, taking up his father's company and assets at the age of only 15. Taking control of the Might Gaine team of robots that his late father created, Senpūji and his free thinking robot teams take on the crime lords that plague Neo Tokyo City.