Best real robot anime
317 anime about real robot, ranked by community score. Tags come from AniList voters; the percentage on each title page says how strongly the tag applies.
Highest rated
3.9Full Metal Panic! The Second Raid
TV · 2005 · 13 ep
Full Metal Panic! The Second RaidTV · 2005 · 13 ep3.9This series is set about two months after the events ocurred in the Tuatha de Danaan at the end of the original series. Mithril becomes aware of a secret organization that has technology able to counter the ECS (Electronic Cloaking System)…
3.9Mobile Suit Gundam 00 Second Season
TV · 2008 · 25 ep
Mobile Suit Gundam 00 Second SeasonKidou Senshi Gundam 00 Second SeasonTV · 2008 · 25 ep3.9Four years have passed since the final battle between Celestial Being and the UN Forces. Humanity, having established the Earth Sphere Federation, forms an independent security preservation force, A-Laws, separate from the formal…
Mature
3.9Mobile Suit Gundam: The 08th MS Team
OVA · 1996 · 12 ep
Mobile Suit Gundam: The 08th MS TeamKidou Senshi Gundam: Dai 08 MS ShoutaiOVA · 1996 · 12 ep3.9UC 0079 - After the success of Operation Odessa, more and more Earth Federation soldiers are sent to earth to free it from the hands of the Principality of Zeon. As Zeonic troops retreat to unknown parts of the world, it's up to the Earth…
Mature
3.9Mobile Suit Gundam Thunderbolt
ONA · 2015 · 4 ep
Mobile Suit Gundam ThunderboltKidou Senshi Gundam ThunderboltONA · 2015 · 4 ep3.9The story is set in the same One Year War in UC 0079 as the first Mobile Suit Gundam anime series. It follows the battles between two ace pilots of the Principality of Zeon and the Earth Federation at the "Thunderbolt Sector," a shoal zone…
3.9Macross: Do You Remember Love?
Movie · 1984 · 1 ep
Macross: Do You Remember Love?Movie · 1984 · 1 ep3.9A.D. 2009 - The human race is in the middle of a three-way war with a race of giant humanoid aliens called the Zentraedi (male) and Meltrandi (female). After executing a space fold that sent it and part of South Atalia Island to the edge…
3.9Macross Delta: Zettai Live!!!!!!
Movie · 2021 · 1 ep
Macross Delta: Zettai Live!!!!!!Macross Δ Movie 2: Zettai Live!!!Movie · 2021 · 1 ep3.9The year is 2068. Conflict between the Windermere Kingdom and the New U.N. Government has been quelled by Hayate's Valkyrie squad and Tactical Sound Unit Walküre. Walküre holds a concert to celebrate the ceasefire in Windermere, but a…
3.8Code Geass: Lelouch of the Rebellion I - Initiation
Movie · 2017 · 1 ep
Code Geass: Lelouch of the Rebellion I - InitiationCode Geass: Hangyaku no Lelouch I - KoudouMovie · 2017 · 1 ep3.8First of the three part theatrical film remake of Code Geass: Lelouch of the Rebellion and Code Geass: Lelouch of the Rebellion R2.
3.8Macross Frontier
TV · 2008 · 25 ep
Macross FrontierMacross FTV · 2008 · 25 ep3.8After being threatened by extinction at the hands of alien invaders called the Zentradi, humanity undertook the task of guaranteeing itself a future by launching fleets of colony ships into space. On Macross Frontier, one such fleet, high…
3.8Gundam Build Fighters
TV · 2013 · 25 ep
Gundam Build FightersTV · 2013 · 25 ep3.8The story is set in the near future when GunPla Battles, competitions that pit Gundam plastic models against each other, have become popular worldwide in the "Second GunPla Boom." Sei Iori, a first-year middle-school student and the only…
3.8Patlabor: The Movie
Movie · 1989 · 1 ep
Patlabor: The MovieKidou Keisatsu Patlabor the MovieMovie · 1989 · 1 ep3.8The year is 1999 and Tokyo's Mobile Police have a new weapon in the war on crime – advanced robots called Labors are used to combat criminals who would use the new technology for illegal means. The suicide of a mysterious man on the…
3.8Mobile Suit Gundam: Char's Counterattack
Movie · 1988 · 1 ep
Mobile Suit Gundam: Char's CounterattackKidou Senshi Gundam: Gyakushuu no CharMovie · 1988 · 1 ep3.8U.C. 0093. 13 years have passed since the events of the original Mobile Suit Gundam series. But the foundations of peace are once again threatened by a new Neo Zeon army, led by the infamous Char Aznable! Their ultimate goal is to plunge…
3.8Brave Bang Bravern!
TV · 2024 · 12 ep
Brave Bang Bravern!Yuuki Bakuhatsu Bang BravernTV · 2024 · 12 ep3.8Bang Brave Bang Bravern is set in a world where humanoid armored weapons known as “Titatonostrider” (“TS” for short) are used in warfare. The story kicks off when troops from various countries converge on the island of Oahu, Hawaii…
3.8The Irresponsible Captain Tylor
TV · 1993 · 26 ep
The Irresponsible Captain TylorMusekinin Kanchou TylorTV · 1993 · 26 ep3.8Justy Ueki Tylor had his life all planned out: join the military, get a cushy desk job, and then retire with a big fat pension check. The perfect plan... until he wandered into a hostage situation and somehow managed to save an admiral!…
3.8Patlabor the Mobile Police
TV · 1989 · 47 ep
Patlabor the Mobile PoliceKidou Keisatsu Patlabor: On TelevisionTV · 1989 · 47 ep3.8In the future, advanced robotics has created heavy robots ("labors") for use in a variety of functions: construction, fire-fighting, military, and more. However, though the robots are only machines, their operators are also only human…
3.8Mobile Suit Gundam III: Encounters in Space
Movie · 1982 · 1 ep
Mobile Suit Gundam III: Encounters in SpaceKidou Senshi Gundam III: Meguriai Sora-henMovie · 1982 · 1 ep3.8The One Year War comes to a close, as the Zeon forces now retreat back into space. Amuro learns much more about his Newtype abilities and tries to use them the best way he can. He's pushed to his limit as he encounters the infamous Char…
3.8Armored Trooper Votoms
TV · 1983 · 52 ep
Armored Trooper VotomsSoukou Kihei VotomsTV · 1983 · 52 ep3.8A century of bloodshed between warring star systems has plunged nearly 200 worlds into the flames of war. Now, an uneasy truce has settled across the Astragius Galaxy... Chirico Cuvie, a special forces powered-armor pilot is suddenly…
3.8Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex - The Laughing Man
OVA · 2005 · 1 ep
Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex - The Laughing ManKoukaku Kidoutai: Stand Alone Complex - The Laughing ManOVA · 2005 · 1 ep3.8In 2024, the terrorist incident known as "The Laughing Man Incident" occurred in which Ernest Serano, president of the groundbreaking micromachine company, Sereno Genomics, was kidnapped and ransomed. One day, the case having remained…
3.8Ghost in the Shell: S.A.C. 2nd GIG - Individual Eleven
OVA · 2006 · 1 ep
Ghost in the Shell: S.A.C. 2nd GIG - Individual ElevenKoukaku Kidoutai: Stand Alone Complex 2nd GIG - Individual ElevenOVA · 2006 · 1 ep3.8Compilation movie of the "Individual Eleven" story from Ghost in the Shell: SAC 2nd Gig series. (Source: AniDB)
3.8Mobile Police Patlabor: The New Files
OVA · 1990 · 16 ep
Mobile Police Patlabor: The New FilesKidou Keisatsu Patlabor: New OVAOVA · 1990 · 16 ep3.8Special Vehicles Division 2 is back on duty, along with their Ingram Patrol Labor (Patlabor) robots. Using their courage as well as the Ingrams, Captain Goto's motley crew of officers battle crime in Tokyo city. They also deal with their…
3.8Macross
TV · 1982 · 36 ep
MacrossTV · 1982 · 36 ep3.8In 1999, a giant alien spacecraft crash lands on South Ataria island. Humanity proceeds to attempt to rebuild this marvel, but political conflicts centered around the Macross result in a global war. After 10 years, the Unification Wars are…
Mature
3.8Knights of Sidonia: Battle for Planet Nine
TV · 2015 · 12 ep
Knights of Sidonia: Battle for Planet NineSidonia no Kishi: Daikyuu Wakusei SenekiTV · 2015 · 12 ep3.8Having narrowly avoided the collision with the asteroid, the Sidonia sets a course for the Lem system in order to wipe out the Gauna nest. (Source: Polygon Pictures)
Mature
3.8Macross Plus
OVA · 1994 · 4 ep
Macross PlusOVA · 1994 · 4 ep3.8The year is 2040 and the galaxy is flourishing with several colonies and advanced technology. AI is near perfection and the current top idol is the near-completed Virturoid Idol Sharon Apple. All that is missing are her actual feelings…
3.8MOBILE SUIT GUNDAM UNICORN RE:0096
TV · 2016 · 22 ep
MOBILE SUIT GUNDAM UNICORN RE:0096Kidou Senshi Gundam Unicorn RE:0096TV · 2016 · 22 ep3.8U.C. 0096. Three years after Char’s rebellion, Banagher Links, a boy who lives on the manufacturing colony Industrial 7, meets a mysterious girl named Audrey Burne. She claims to seek to prevent a potential war by interfering with the…
3.8Broken Blade 4
Movie · 2010 · 1 ep
Broken Blade 4Break Blade Movie 4: Sanka no ChiMovie · 2010 · 1 ep3.8Fourth Break Blade Movie.
3.8Broken Blade 5
Movie · 2011 · 1 ep
Broken Blade 5Break Blade Movie 5: Shisen no HateMovie · 2011 · 1 ep3.8Fifth Break Blade Movie.
3.8Macross Frontier: The False Songstress
Movie · 2009 · 1 ep
Macross Frontier: The False SongstressMacross F Movie 1: Itsuwari no UtahimeMovie · 2009 · 1 ep3.8Half retelling of the original Frontier series, half new story. Conspiracies arise within the Frontier government when Sheryl Nome arrives to the colonial fleet for her concert and is soon marked as a spy for Galaxy while childhood…
3.7The Big O
TV · 1999 · 13 ep
The Big OTV · 1999 · 13 ep3.7Paradigm City is a place without a past. 40 years ago, something happened that wiped the memories of everyone in it. Unfortunately, the people of Paradigm City were very busy before then, making Megadueses (giant robots) and monsters…
3.7Code Geass: Lelouch of the Rebellion II - Transgression
Movie · 2018 · 1 ep
Code Geass: Lelouch of the Rebellion II - TransgressionCode Geass: Hangyaku no Lelouch II - HandouMovie · 2018 · 1 ep3.7Second of the three part theatrical film remake of Code Geass: Lelouch of the Rebellion and Code Geass: Lelouch of the Rebellion R2.
3.7Broken Blade 2
Movie · 2010 · 1 ep
Broken Blade 2Break Blade Movie 2: Ketsubetsu no MichiMovie · 2010 · 1 ep3.7Second Break Blade movie.
3.7Broken Blade 3
Movie · 2010 · 1 ep
Broken Blade 3Break Blade Movie 3: Kyoujin no AtoMovie · 2010 · 1 ep3.7Third Break Blade movie.
3.7AKB0048: next stage
TV · 2013 · 13 ep
AKB0048: next stageAKB0048: Next StageTV · 2013 · 13 ep3.7The road trip to war has already been brutal for the 77th generation of understudies to AKB0048, the combination singing group and combat squad seeking to bring peace and entertainment back to the universe. However, the competition between…
3.6NieR:Automata Ver1.1a
TV · 2023 · 12 ep
NieR:Automata Ver1.1aTV · 2023 · 12 ep3.6The distant future, 5012. The sudden aerial invasion of Earth by ＜Aliens＞ and their creations ＜Machine Lifeforms＞led mankind to the brink of extinction. The surviving number of humans who took refuge on the moon to organize a counterattack…
Mature
3.6Neon Genesis Evangelion: Death & Rebirth
Movie · 1997 · 1 ep
Neon Genesis Evangelion: Death & RebirthShinseiki Evangelion Movie: Shi to ShinseiMovie · 1997 · 1 ep3.6Compilation recap movie for the series Shin Seiki Evangelion. Due to the struggling production of the movie 'End of Evangelion' delaying the film a month before it was set to release, this film was announced to 'hold fans over'. During the…
3.6Knights of Sidonia
TV · 2014 · 12 ep
Knights of SidoniaSidonia no KishiTV · 2014 · 12 ep3.6It's been a thousand years since the Gauna, a strange alien race with no known method of communication, destroyed the solar system. A portion of humanity managed to escape using enormous "seed ships" like the Sidonia, which have allowed…
3.6Now and Then, Here and There
TV · 1999 · 13 ep
Now and Then, Here and ThereIma, Soko ni Iru BokuTV · 1999 · 13 ep3.6Shu is a typical Japanese boy, but has an unbeatable, optimistic and determined attitude. However, when he sees a mysterious girl with strange eyes named Lala-Ru up on a smokestack, he is soon pulled into a strange desert world. Shu soon…
3.6Mobile Suit Gundam Seed
TV · 2002 · 50 ep
Mobile Suit Gundam SeedKidou Senshi Gundam SEEDTV · 2002 · 50 ep3.6C.E. 71: In the midst of war between the Naturals (OMNI) and Coordinators (ZAFT), a unit from ZAFT is dispatched to hijack the Earth Alliance's newly developed mobile suits on the neutral colony of Heliopolis. Orb Civilian Coordinator Kira…