is there any violent/gory, and gritty mecha anime?

[TetraVaal]

first, sorry for another thread, but it should be the last one I make for a while...

the thing is, I've been watching a lot of stuff like Code Geass, Gundam 00, Xam'd, and Star Driver lately, and while those shows are entertaining, I'd really like to find a mecha anime (or several, if possible) that are really violent, dark, and raw.

I gave Burst Angel a shot, and while it had its moments, the show just sucked.

how is stuff like Megazone 23? Is Gundam Zeta violent and gritty at all?

I thought Blue Gender was really solid, would definitely love to watch something in the similiar vein.

[Sume Gai]

I must recommend Getter Robo Armageddon. You want violent and dark you freaking got it with the squickiness of the invaders. To a lesser extend New Getter Robo can get brutal from time to time not as much as Armageddon, but in exchange it has a far superior dub.

On the Gundam end while Zeta pulls off some very nasty moments and is definitely dark, It's not as outwardly bloody and violent as say Blue Gender. V Gundam may be a bit closer to what you want though.

Another good one is Ideon, especially the stellar second movie or Aura Battler Dunbine. Though both of those require some patience.

[TetraVaal]

thanks for the recomendations... patience is of no problem for me, I just want a nice contrast from the more "clean" shows I've been watching.

is Turn A Gundam violent at all? I'm really interested in watching that based off the mech designs alone.

[Destiny_Gundam]

Turn A Gundam has the fewest number of deaths of any Gundam series (I think).

Anyways, Megazone 23 would be a good choice for you. Some other options you might want to consider are:

Armored Trooper VOTOMS
Hades Project Zeorymer
Baldr Force EXE
Guyver (not actually a mecha show)

That's all I can think of off the top of my head right now.

[Sume Gai]

Turn A is a great show as many here will tell you... but It's not what you might want as far as dark, violent and gritty. There a are few moments that are nasty but most of it is... not really happy... but more... relaxed.

[TetraVaal]

alright, I'll keep Turn A on the backburner til' I'm ready for something less gritty.

thanks again for the recomendations and keep em' coming if you think of anything else. I will certainly give a look to all of these shows.

I don't know why, but I'd just really like to find a mecha anime that doesn't have pretty colors, but is more refined, ugly, and raw. I really hope at least one of two of these shows can provide that.

[iKhaotic]

you've probably seen it already, but Evangelion is pretty violent/gory in a way...

although it's not technically mecha lol

[krullnar]

Truly the most gory mecha anime out there would be Fafnir but thats just me.

[Sume Gai]

Truly the most gory mecha anime out there would be Fafnir but thats just me.

Fafnir is oftentimes dark and very good but not gory, at least not from what I recall.

[Red Comet90]

MD Geist counts as a violent/gory mecha (ish) anime....

Now you should watch it even though its horrible because honestly its so bad you'll always look back at it and burst with laughter. Its just that awful. Ask anyone who's seen it and they'll hate on it so much.

[TetraVaal]

are any of the Macross shows violent? I'm a huge Robotech fan and I've only watched Super Dimension Macross, Macross Zero, and Macross Frontier, but I have had interest in the other Macross shows.

[Dark Duel]

Truly the most gory mecha anime out there would be Fafnir but thats just me.

Fafnir is oftentimes dark and very good but not gory, at least not from what I recall.

I would have to agree. Gory is NOT an adjective I would use to describe that show, as while there's a fair amount of death, there's very little that's graphically bloody.

[TakaTahuNuva]

are any of the Macross shows violent? I'm a huge Robotech fan and I've only watched Super Dimension Macross, Macross Zero, and Macross Frontier, but I have had interest in the other Macross shows.

Nope, but you should watch Macross Plus because it's the best Macross story of them all (and the darkest).

Eureka 7 has lots of gore, and excellent story and animation (if you liked Xam'd, you'd love the heck out of E7).

If it doesn't have to be mecha show, there's a great list of general gore anime shows here... I'm particularly fond of Genocyber, myself.

[DuelGundam2099]

Eureka 7 has lots of gore, and excellent story and animation

Heh

Anyway, RahXephon, because every dollem dies a horrible bloody death. And while not technically "mecha", Blue Gender would be a good choice too.

Fafnir in The Azure gory? The heck am I reading here? Also, Dunbine, while it has violent moments, isn't exactly "gory" as a whole. The OVA on the other hand? Friggin' brutal.

[iKhaotic]

If it doesn't have to be mecha, then try Elfen Lied. 13 episodes of brutal/gory fights, complete with plenty of blood splattering and body dismemberment...

[Toxicity]

Eureka 7 has lots of gore, and excellent story and animation (if you liked Xam'd, you'd love the heck out of E7).

I kinda disagree with this. E7 does not use gore very often throughout the show, but when it is used, it is used to great effect, such as with Charles and Ray, or when Renton beats the Mon-Soono into pulp.

[TakaTahuNuva]

Eureka 7 has lots of gore, and excellent story and animation (if you liked Xam'd, you'd love the heck out of E7).

I kinda disagree with this. E7 does not use gore very often throughout the show, but when it is used, it is used to great effect, such as with Charles and Ray, or when Renton beats the Mon-Soono into pulp.

Those are the scenes I had in mind. And how about when the Nirvash stepped on that guy's arm like it was a piece of gum? You can't say that wasn't gore.

[Antares]

E7 is not, again, a gory show. It has a few moments of violence, but all in all it's pretty happy-go-lucky as far as the shows I've seen go. Blue Gender is a fairly good bet, bloodier than some and is rather good.

[Toxicity]

And how about when the Nirvash stepped on that guy's arm like it was a piece of gum? You can't say that wasn't gore.

That is exactly the scene I was referring to when I mentioned renton beating the mon-soono into pulp.

[TetraVaal]

V Gundam may be a bit closer to what you want though.

in terms of body count, or is it actually bloody and gritty?

thanks for the recomendations, everyone.

so far, Baldr Force EXE and V Gundam have caught my interest from the previews I've seen. I can't wait to check those two out.