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Having just finished watching evangelion rebuild today: it is definitely a robot anime

by tsujamin 2y ago

xeonmc 2y ago
attack on titan is also a mecha anime
- lain-dono 2y ago
  definitely not. Titans are closer to summoned creatures. And they're not the product of technology. Otherwise, a fight between two pregnant women could be seen as a mech fight.
  - YurgenJurgensen 2y ago
    Shingeki no Kyojin is 100% a mecha anime. If you play Fur Elise on an electric guitar it doesn’t automatically become Rock’n’Roll, and making the giant robots out of meat does not change the fact trust SnK is full of mecha tropes, is structured like a mecha anime, and the characters treat the titans like vehicles.
  - bmacho 2y ago
    Definitely yes. It has nothing to do with summoned creatures, even remotely. > Otherwise, a fight between two pregnant women could be seen as a mech fight. No. You are missing the fact that in AoT the pilots pilot the mechas, and not just be there doing whatever embryos do.
  - tipsydoo 2y ago
    >Otherwise, a fight between two pregnant women could be seen as a mech fight. I mean, when you consider what pregnancy does to an expectant mother, hormonally, and the lengths to which some will go to protect their unborn child... It's not an entirely implausible characterization. But speaking to AOT, specifically, it's real robot with some super robot/fantasy/Abrahamic text characteristics to allow for the setting. Despite the "summoning" aspect, practical considerations of when and how to employ titans, the political, social, and philosophical ramifications of their existence and use, and the fact that the story is ultimately a study of characters caught up in war and history and intrigue, all point to a solid mecha, real robot classification.
  - pjc50 2y ago
    Considering [SPOILERS] the derivation of the evas from Shinji's dead mother and the heavy use of womb imagery as the pilot sits in amniotic-like fluid, arguably this is a valid interpretation of Evangelion lore.
- falsaberN1 2y ago
  My favorite mecha film is Ratatouille.
StefanBatory 2y ago
It is very wholesome anime about mecha fights, right? :)
- HeckFeck 2y ago
  Yep, that's all we mean when we say 'human instrumentality'. The robot is the ultimate human instrument. t. Gendo and Seele
consumer451 2y ago
Thanks for mentioning this, I didn't know that it existed. I just started watching. Any other new dubbed mecha anime recommendations would be highly appreciated. Ideally, less child-focused.
- underlipton 2y ago
  Tempted to troll by recommending Valvrave. Gundam: Hathaway is quite excellent. Adult characters dealing like (idealistically pragmatic) adults with not just the events of the film, but where, exactly, they are in the history and sociopolitical standing of their world. Others in the thread have mentioned 86, that is a good one. Without spoiling: very interesting setting, themes that get touched on include racism, AI, drone warfare, relationship of soldiers to civilian life.

Having just finished watching evangelion rebuild today: it is definitely a robot anime

xeonmc 2y ago

attack on titan is also a mecha anime

lain-dono 2y ago
definitely not. Titans are closer to summoned creatures. And they're not the product of technology. Otherwise, a fight between two pregnant women could be seen as a mech fight.
- YurgenJurgensen 2y ago
  Shingeki no Kyojin is 100% a mecha anime. If you play Fur Elise on an electric guitar it doesn’t automatically become Rock’n’Roll, and making the giant robots out of meat does not change the fact trust SnK is full of mecha tropes, is structured like a mecha anime, and the characters treat the titans like vehicles.
- bmacho 2y ago
  Definitely yes. It has nothing to do with summoned creatures, even remotely. > Otherwise, a fight between two pregnant women could be seen as a mech fight. No. You are missing the fact that in AoT the pilots pilot the mechas, and not just be there doing whatever embryos do.
- tipsydoo 2y ago
  >Otherwise, a fight between two pregnant women could be seen as a mech fight. I mean, when you consider what pregnancy does to an expectant mother, hormonally, and the lengths to which some will go to protect their unborn child... It's not an entirely implausible characterization. But speaking to AOT, specifically, it's real robot with some super robot/fantasy/Abrahamic text characteristics to allow for the setting. Despite the "summoning" aspect, practical considerations of when and how to employ titans, the political, social, and philosophical ramifications of their existence and use, and the fact that the story is ultimately a study of characters caught up in war and history and intrigue, all point to a solid mecha, real robot classification.
- pjc50 2y ago
  Considering [SPOILERS] the derivation of the evas from Shinji's dead mother and the heavy use of womb imagery as the pilot sits in amniotic-like fluid, arguably this is a valid interpretation of Evangelion lore.
falsaberN1 2y ago
My favorite mecha film is Ratatouille.

StefanBatory 2y ago

It is very wholesome anime about mecha fights, right? :)

HeckFeck 2y ago
Yep, that's all we mean when we say 'human instrumentality'. The robot is the ultimate human instrument. t. Gendo and Seele

consumer451 2y ago

Thanks for mentioning this, I didn't know that it existed. I just started watching. Any other new dubbed mecha anime recommendations would be highly appreciated. Ideally, less child-focused.

underlipton 2y ago
Tempted to troll by recommending Valvrave. Gundam: Hathaway is quite excellent. Adult characters dealing like (idealistically pragmatic) adults with not just the events of the film, but where, exactly, they are in the history and sociopolitical standing of their world. Others in the thread have mentioned 86, that is a good one. Without spoiling: very interesting setting, themes that get touched on include racism, AI, drone warfare, relationship of soldiers to civilian life.