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 ...

Mecha is one of anime’s most misunderstood genres, mostly because the metal is marketed more than the message. The flashiest posters and toy-friendly silhouettes make it easy to assume these stories ...

Omar is an Evergreen Writer at DualShockers. His love for anime sparked a lifelong fascination with the Japanese culture. And even though he doesn’t want to admit it, JoJo's Bizarre Adventure has ...

Rhenn is a Manila-based content writer with a love for all things geek and pop culture, and science and technology. He graduated BA Journalism degree as a Cum Laude, and has since then pursued making ...

The Big-O is a unique case among anime and the mecha genre. Big action-packed fights are not the story’s focus, there are no young teens dealing with high school drama, and you won’t find any ...

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 ...

Giant robots in anime, particularly the mecha genre, tend to be iconic for many reasons. Whether it's a transformation sequence like Voltron/Golion being formed from many different individual robotic ...

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.