The mecha anime genre's stories of bombastic battles with giant robots are best told in these series, including Gundam and ...

Crave freelancer Tim Hornyak is the author of "Loving the Machine: The Art and Science of Japanese Robots." He has been writing about Japanese culture and technology for a decade. E-mail Tim.

In the eternal, now obscure struggle between fans of “Super Robots” and fans of “Real Robots,” Hardcore Mecha firmly lands on the side of the Real Robots. You might be confused as to what struggle I’m ...

Mecha shows like "Neon Genesis Evangelion" and "Mobile Suit Gundam" have helped popularize the present robot games. Fighting your opponents with your laser or gun-equipped robot is a common scenario ...

From May 20 to June 1, War Robots will feature a themed in-game event titled MECHA Raider S.W.O.R.D., embracing a retro anime vibe and offering players exclusive content to use in battles, all while ...

One of my formative experiences with anime (and television as a whole) occurred while watching “Mobile Suit Gundam 00.” It’s a show containing many themes: energy crises, religious and ethnic ...

Living near Paris, Iyane (He/Him) is mainly covering Japanese media on DualShockers. He started his writing career in 2018 after being scouted for his blogging and talent for live-translating Japanese ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Ollie Barder covers Japanese pop-culture and gaming from Tokyo. This article is more than 4 years old. 'Code Geass: Lelouch of the ...

It has been the dream of many to be able to step into a mecha robot and take control of its huge metal frame. This week a YouTube video has been published by the Autoblog channel demonstrating just ...

Ellen Ripley famously wore one to protect a little girl in Aliens. Video games fans may have guided Solid Snake in his battle to stop a nuclear version in Metal Gear Solid. But now that long staple of ...

Hold fire on those Christmas lists. Japanese artist Kogoro Kurata has unveiled a 13 ft (4 meter) tall, 9900 lb (4500 kg) prototype mecha robot called Kuratas, which comes complete with "weapon systems ...

Even the best mecha anime are only as good as their final boss.