Toushou Daimos - Recommendations

• TV (40 eps)
• 1977 - 1978

Evil aliens known as the Boazanians have invaded Earth, easily defeating all of its conventional military defenses. However, all is not lost: Japan has been secretly developing a mighty weapon – the powerful robot known as Voltes V! This massive mecha is made up of five combat vehicles, three of which are piloted by the sons of Voltes V's inventor; and when the evil Boazanians attack, the five vehicles combine to crush the invaders’ newest evil plot while using their mighty laser sword to slice the enemy robots in two!

• TV (54 eps)
• 1976 - 1977

Deep beneath the surface of the Earth, an evil race is studying the origins of man and seeks to conquer and populate the world. Led by Prince Garuda, his mother, and a number of vicious monsters, the fiends are quick to attack and little hope remains for humanity – that is, except for Professor Nanbara's creation, the super electromagnetic robot Combattler V! This massive piece of machinery is made up of five pieces that are piloted by five young men and women, and represents Earth's only chance of survival against the invaders. Go, Combattler V! Protect the world!

• TV (50 eps)
• 1975 - 1976

After centuries of peace, the Demon Empire emerges and attacks Earth. All seems lost until a boy named Akira is summoned by a strange voice and awakens the god-like robot known as Raideen. Meanwhile, the Demon Empire kidnaps Akira's father and other scientists, trying to find a mysterious substance known as Mutron; and it’s up to Akira to save him! Akira and Raideen must now defend Earth from the Demon Empire and its fossil beasts, while trying to find and rescue his father. Fortunately they do not have to struggle alone; Akira’s friends and great scientists will aid in his quest to put a stop to the Demon Empire, once and for all!

• TV (92 eps)
• 1972 - 1974

On a solitary island in the middle of a vast unknown ocean, Dr. Hell, a deranged genius, plans the final stage of his plan for world domination: the activation of his Mecha Beast Army. The only man aware of Dr. Hell's plan is Dr. Kabuto, a pioneer in new energy sources. In a desperate attempt to stop Dr. Hell before his death, Kabuto uses his research and resources to construct a weapon powerful enough to match that of the Mecha Beast Army, which he entrusts to his grandson, Kouji Kabuto. That weapon is the Super Robot Mazinger Z!

• Other (1 ep)
• 1973

Dr. Hell is at it again with another plot to defeat Mazinger Z. This time he has a new trick: holograms! Dr. Hell uses his new holographic technology to make it look like Mazinger Z has gone crazy and is attacking the people of Japan, and the real Mazinger Z is seemingly unable to defeat his doppelganger due to its ability to disappear like a ghost. With Japan against him, his friends captured, and power running out, can Mazinger Z figure out how to defeat the holographs?

• TV (38 eps)
• 1996 - 1997

Hisho, Ginga, Ace, Hayate, and Ikazuchi all work at a studio doing various idol-related jobs at the request of their manager, Reiko. But in reality, these five teenagers are really the Reideens, a group of superheros who fight the Super Devils sent by Lushu, a mysterious being. Little do the Reideens know, these Super Devils are being sent for a more important purpose...

• TV (26 eps)
• 2009

Developed from Japanium ore is the super energy, Photon Power. Seeking this energy is Dr. Hell, a madman craving world domination who along with his subordinates Baron Ashura and Count Brocken, commands the Machine Beasts excavated from Bardos Island to attack the Photon Power Lab and take it for himself. Meeting the attack head on is our hero, the hot-blooded teenager Kouji Kabuto who pilots the super robot Mazinger Z, constructed by his grandfather Juzo and made from the strongest metal Chogokin Z. But in this battle between Dr. Hell and the Kabuto family, many legends surrounding the Mycenaean Civilization and Bardos Island, as well as the secrets of Mazinger Z remain shrouded in mystery.

• TV (25 eps)
• 1972 - 1973

A scourge is sweeping across the galaxy—ascourge called the Blasters! These devious andhandily-numbered alien invaders conquer, devour,and destroy every civilized world they see—andnow, their sights are set on Earth! But worry not,good children, because Earth has a top-secretcountermeasure developed by Dr. Hoshi and theInternational Science Police Headquarters. Our secret weapon is the mighty, towering superrobot, Astroganger! Crafted from mysterious alienliving metal, the robot Ganger has just oneweakness—he’s kinda dumb!

• OVA (1 ep)
• 2003

Evil space creatures retreat from the treacherous Ice Age and hibernate on the ocean floor. They awaken millions of years later to conquer Earth! Only the ingenuity and resources of Sir Miles and his awesome robot creations have a chance at defeating them! He enlists world karate champion Janis to pilot the robot Magnon, and his daughter Lady Ester Nevers, to pilot Magneta. When Janis and Lady Ester unite the two Robots, Magnon and Magneta are transformed into Magnos, the ultimate power robot! Will the might of the malevolent space aliens defeat Magnos? Or, will Magnos triumph over the evil forces and protect Earth's freedom against future invaders?

• TV (56 eps)
• 1977 - 1978

A new planet named Promete is on the verge of entering our solar system. The World Space Institute tries to reach this new world to tap its resources, but a mysterious malfunction leads to tragic consequences for the brave space pilots and their mission. Years later, the next generation of pilots, including Takuma, the son of an astronaut who disappeared during the first attempt to reach Promete, trains for a new voyage to the mysterious planet. Takuma and his friends are stationed at Jasdam Base, a high-tech facility where construction has begun on Danguard Ace, an incredible transforming robot that Takuma is destined to pilot.