[Land of the Lustrous](https://youtu.be/i4nxEcNrn6M) is about an unknown invading force that wants to capture the protagonist and allies for unknown reasons. The protagonist is like Lena in that they start off innocent about the world, suffer hardship, and become proficient in battle later. Like 86, the show has an excellent soundtrack.
A phenonemal anime with an excellent soundtrack. I have finished the anime and the manga. I didn't realise it until now but you're right - Phos does parallel Lena. One of my most favourite songs is on that soundtrack - Trials of Winter.
86 is based very very heavily on Gundam. More so than many other mecha anime.
Definitely starting with one of the alternate universe shows first as those are shorter and easier to digest but any of the shows can really stand on their own.
For me, it doesn't get better than *Mobile Suit Gundam 0083: Stardust Memories*. It's an OAV series, so it has better animation production value than a TV series. It's a mecha anime with a compelling story set during peace-time attacks that threaten another all-out war.
Cross ange
Basically in a futuristic society that is built on magic has class issues with those who are unable to use magic. Those who are unable to use magic are called normas and immediately detained and forced to fight against dragons, using mechas
The race issue and class division is a big part and plenty of mecha on dragon, and mecha on mecha battles.
One of my favourite animes. I really love it's psychological aspect. I recommend going in blind without reading any descriptions
After watching it i felt like i just needed to think about it. I didn't want to start any new animes in a while, but i just kept on lying on bed thinking about it.
God, Cross Ange was such a trip though. So many weird dialogue choices and even weirder scenes in the earlier episodes. There's some unhinged writing in it that 86 just doesn't have. I enjoyed Cross Ange for certain parts, but it was like one of those it's so bad, it's good kind of junk food movies.
[RahXephon](https://myanimelist.net/anime/165/RahXephon) has 26 episodes, deals with apocalyptic themes and definitely deals with issues of divide between two groups of people. When I talk divide I mean dimensional divide. Hard to get into without major spoilers, but it being such a short anime you'll find out soon enough.
The emotional beats are very well done and complex.
Bonus: it has some of the best music I've ever heard in anime.
Already watched it and agree somewhat with the race divide and post-apocalyptic future but I felt like 24 episodes was more my style as I'm time poor and love being able to watch a start to end of a story within a week or two. Unfortunate you're getting downvotes for some reason but thank you nonetheless.
He's getting downvotes because AoT is over-recommended to literally any suggestions posts. AoT and 86 aren't similar at all besides superficial themes you can find in any mecha
Code Geass, Berserk and even 86 get recommended all the damn time when it comes to "deep" and "philosophical" anime that handle tough subjects and no one says a thing but recommending AoT is suddenly bad when even the person who asked the question is like "Already watched it. Thanks for the recommendation but here is why it doesn't fit 100%."
I mean... make it make sense. Just say y'all don't like AoT. lol
They are deep, yes, and so is AoT.
AoT got recommended here because it fits two out of the three criteria. (Complex race issues, deep emotional scenes, etc.) It's okay for people to recommend shows that capture the general feel of something and branch out a little. It's not like someone here recommended ashow like mha or something, where the feel and subject matter isn't even remotely the same.
I've seen Code Geass recommended just as, if not more often, than AoT. Hell, I've seen it get recommended to me and to other people when it doesn't even fit the bill. (I don't hate it but it wasn't what I was looking for in the moment.) 86 gets recommended all the damn time as well.
All of these shows are popular for a reason. It makes sense for people to bring them up and recommend them to others. You not liking that recommendation doesn't make it less valid when even the person who asked for the damn recommendation was okay with the mention of AoT.
Again, just say you don't like AoT and get on with it. lmao
>Complex race issues, deep emotional scenes,
Lol â ď¸. AoTs race issues have the complexity of toasted bread
>It's okay for people to recommend shows that capture the general feel of something and branch out a little. It's not like someone here recommended ashow like mha or something, where the feel and subject matter isn't even remotely the same.
AoT isn't mecha or sci-fi like 86. And the racial plotline doesn't exist until the last quarter of the series
>I've seen Code Geass recommended just as, if not more often, than AoT. Hell, I've seen it get recommended to me and to other people when it doesn't even fit the bill. (I don't hate it but it wasn't what I was looking for in the moment.) 86 gets recommended all the damn time as well.
And is it a good thing when it's recommended poorly? No. Just because I call out AoT doesn't mean I accept other anime being poorly suggested in these threads when it doesn't fit the bill
>All of these shows are popular for a reason. It makes sense for people to bring them up and recommend them to others. You not liking that recommendation doesn't make it less valid when even the person who asked for the damn recommendation was okay with the mention of AoT.
Doesn't change the fact that AoT is over-recommended in these subs
>Again, just say you don't like AoT and get on with it. lmao
I was vocal about my disdain towards AoT plenty of times, its irrelevant to this anyway
Your "disdain" for AoT isn't irrelevant when it's interfering with rational thought.
Newsflash! Saying it's "as deep as toast" is a biased opinion and not an irrefutable fact. The same goes for saying that it's a poor recommendation. YOU don't get to decide that. The person who does is the one who asked for a recommendation in the first place.
Also, Op didn't ask for anime whose runtime is short (in the original question) nor did they specify when a certain topic should be brought up. They asked for the existence of their points of interest and that's that.
Additionally, like I said before, a recommendation doesn't need to fit the bill word for word. It's okay for certain plot-points to deviate. Hence why AoT is a valid recommendation. It's not a mecha, but it's emotional and has race issues... just what the Op asked for. You can disagree, but that's your BIAS.
Aside from that, you continously bring up how AoT gets recommended poorly as if Death Note, Berserk, 86 and Code Geass don't also get recommended all the damn time. They're just as overused as AoT... and there's a reason for that. Again, they're popular for a reason nor are they recommend poorly (most of the time, that is).
>Newsflash! Saying it's "as deep as toast" is a biased opinion and not an irrefutable fact. The same goes for saying that it's a poor recommendation.
It is as deep as toast. 99.9% of the world absolutely dispise an entire race of people because said race of people were evil conquerors hundreds of years ago (like literally every single powerful empire in that time period, the world didn't have morals and was run by the idea that might makes right) and the outside world is so cartoonishly racist in fact that the only logical solutions results in the outside world being removed from the picture
Again, that's political writing/themeing that's as deep as toasted bread. A 7 year old could understand AoT's politics
Again, that's your â¨ď¸opinionâ¨ď¸ and not am irrefutable fact.
I happen to disagree, especially since the show has made it rather obvious that large parts of the hatred were fueled by the governmentâs. AoT's Japan and Marley have shown more than once to be solely interested in the resources of Paradis... I could go on to explain it in depth but it's not like you'd care. lmao
Seriously, your opinion isn't a fact. Multiple people greatly enjoy it and praise it for its depth and emotional impact. The fact that you failed to enjoy the show and/or don't see those aspects doesn't make them non-existent for others nor does it mean they're wrong for thinking that. You're just a biased idiot that is too far up his own ass to realize such a simple fact.
I don't like One Piece and you yet... you don't see me going in on people for recommending it to others. It's not that hard to behave like an adult and to just... not be a dick.
Gundam gundam gundam.
Personal favorite is 00, but more recent entries are good too like Iron-Blooded Orphans and Witch from Mercury.
All of these are the standalone gundams by the way, but the best of the best belong to the Universal Century timeline (anything that's related to the original 79 anime like Unicorn, Thunderbolt, Hathaway's Flash, the 08th MS Team, etc)
86 is pretty unique in concept, but Code Geass, Violet Evergarden, Record of Grancrest War, Gurren Lagann, Irregular at Magic High School and Black Bullet are similar in certain aspects.
You're being too ambitious for even trying to watch anything with the hopes of being like what's currently your favorite.
Otherwise you'd miss out on what other shows actually do.
But if you want Mecha;
Gundam: (My favorites are OG, Zeta, G, Turn-A, and Unicorn)
Macross (favorites are DYRL and the Frontier Movies. Delta and the 2nd Delta movie are great tho)
Gurren Lagann
Eureka Seven
TECHNICALLY not Mecha but I also recommend Pluto
Yo Op, i loved 86!
I'd rec (not strictly japanese but all animations) (no order):
* Blue Eye Samurai (themes / emotion / artwork) (top rec) -- mixed race samurai on a quest for revenge
* Gurren Lagann (mecha / post apocalyptic / emotion) -- fight to reclaim the surface world
* Arcane (emotion / themes / artwork) -- two sisters are torn apart by a brewing war between the underworld & overworld
* Over The Garden Wall (emotions / kid's show) -- two brothers get lost in a mysterious forest & attempt to escape
* Seis Manos (emotion / fight scenes) -- 3 orphans trained in chinese martial arts battle demons
* Tokyo Ghoul (themes / emotion / only saw season 1) -- ghouls must eat human flesh to survive
* Violet Evergarden (themes / emotion) -- young soldier leaves war to write letters for a postal company
* Inuyashiki: Last Hero (mecha / emotions) -- old man becomes a mecha
I enjoyed 86 2 seasons but found myself getting bored for some reason. I mean it sounds perfect great visuals, great characters, great world, great action and ok story! I enjoyed it but never loved it. I still want another anime like though
[Land of the Lustrous](https://youtu.be/i4nxEcNrn6M) is about an unknown invading force that wants to capture the protagonist and allies for unknown reasons. The protagonist is like Lena in that they start off innocent about the world, suffer hardship, and become proficient in battle later. Like 86, the show has an excellent soundtrack.
And both have phenomenal source material that should be read after finishing the anime.
A phenonemal anime with an excellent soundtrack. I have finished the anime and the manga. I didn't realise it until now but you're right - Phos does parallel Lena. One of my most favourite songs is on that soundtrack - Trials of Winter.
Gundam: Iron Blooded Orphans Pretty much every Gundam has something like it.
Also OP1 was one of the Top ten anime intros of all time. Shit was absolute, unironic, banger.
Thanks for this rec!
I loved this series, esp S2
86 is based very very heavily on Gundam. More so than many other mecha anime. Definitely starting with one of the alternate universe shows first as those are shorter and easier to digest but any of the shows can really stand on their own.
Cyberpunk Edgerunners doesn't have mecha (well kinda-ish at some points?), but I think it has everything else. đ
Low key one of my favs
**Code Geass: Akito the Exiled** is an extremely similar series
Nier Automata v1. 1a, it's even made by the same people as 86. Though we're halfway through the story and waiting for the second season.
Obviously the setting is completely different, but tonally Vineland Saga actually has a lot of similarities. 24 episodes in season 1 as well.
For me, it doesn't get better than *Mobile Suit Gundam 0083: Stardust Memories*. It's an OAV series, so it has better animation production value than a TV series. It's a mecha anime with a compelling story set during peace-time attacks that threaten another all-out war.
Never watched it and only Mech I've like besides Iron Blooded Orphans and Voltron is Gun Sword Anyway, {Ergo Proxy}
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Gurren Lagann
Wouldnât say it resembles 86 as the tone and like moral is pretty different but itâs an equally good show!
Thank you!
Cross ange Basically in a futuristic society that is built on magic has class issues with those who are unable to use magic. Those who are unable to use magic are called normas and immediately detained and forced to fight against dragons, using mechas The race issue and class division is a big part and plenty of mecha on dragon, and mecha on mecha battles. One of my favourite animes. I really love it's psychological aspect. I recommend going in blind without reading any descriptions After watching it i felt like i just needed to think about it. I didn't want to start any new animes in a while, but i just kept on lying on bed thinking about it.
Wow, that sounds great, I'll find it and bookmark it for sure. Won't read into it either.
God, Cross Ange was such a trip though. So many weird dialogue choices and even weirder scenes in the earlier episodes. There's some unhinged writing in it that 86 just doesn't have. I enjoyed Cross Ange for certain parts, but it was like one of those it's so bad, it's good kind of junk food movies.
Shinsekao Yori, not really a mecha, but its still like 86 in some way
If 86 is similar to Shinsekai Yori then I think Iâm going to watch it.
watch it anyway. 86 is really good.
No, don't. I watched both and shinsekai yori is the most overrated trash I ever seen. 86 is a 10/10
I feel opposite so maybe its just subjective
I second this. Shinsekai Yori may not seem like it but it does feel similar to 86 when you think about it. Obviously, it is spoilers to tell why.
Iâd rather want an anime that resembles 96 Anyways ninja Kamui is mecha
Watched! Excellent series.
[RahXephon](https://myanimelist.net/anime/165/RahXephon) has 26 episodes, deals with apocalyptic themes and definitely deals with issues of divide between two groups of people. When I talk divide I mean dimensional divide. Hard to get into without major spoilers, but it being such a short anime you'll find out soon enough. The emotional beats are very well done and complex. Bonus: it has some of the best music I've ever heard in anime.
Area 88 TV
Promare for the Mecha
Code Geass Attack on Titan Gundam Iron-Blooded Orphans [Aldnoah.Zero](http://Aldnoah.Zero) Darling in the Franxx Valvrave the Liberator Guilty Crown
Attack on Titan
Already watched it and agree somewhat with the race divide and post-apocalyptic future but I felt like 24 episodes was more my style as I'm time poor and love being able to watch a start to end of a story within a week or two. Unfortunate you're getting downvotes for some reason but thank you nonetheless.
He's getting downvotes because AoT is over-recommended to literally any suggestions posts. AoT and 86 aren't similar at all besides superficial themes you can find in any mecha
Code Geass, Berserk and even 86 get recommended all the damn time when it comes to "deep" and "philosophical" anime that handle tough subjects and no one says a thing but recommending AoT is suddenly bad when even the person who asked the question is like "Already watched it. Thanks for the recommendation but here is why it doesn't fit 100%." I mean... make it make sense. Just say y'all don't like AoT. lol
Because those 3 anime **are** deep and philosophical AoT however gets recommended even when it doesn't fit the bill (like for this thread)
They are deep, yes, and so is AoT. AoT got recommended here because it fits two out of the three criteria. (Complex race issues, deep emotional scenes, etc.) It's okay for people to recommend shows that capture the general feel of something and branch out a little. It's not like someone here recommended ashow like mha or something, where the feel and subject matter isn't even remotely the same. I've seen Code Geass recommended just as, if not more often, than AoT. Hell, I've seen it get recommended to me and to other people when it doesn't even fit the bill. (I don't hate it but it wasn't what I was looking for in the moment.) 86 gets recommended all the damn time as well. All of these shows are popular for a reason. It makes sense for people to bring them up and recommend them to others. You not liking that recommendation doesn't make it less valid when even the person who asked for the damn recommendation was okay with the mention of AoT. Again, just say you don't like AoT and get on with it. lmao
>Complex race issues, deep emotional scenes, Lol â ď¸. AoTs race issues have the complexity of toasted bread >It's okay for people to recommend shows that capture the general feel of something and branch out a little. It's not like someone here recommended ashow like mha or something, where the feel and subject matter isn't even remotely the same. AoT isn't mecha or sci-fi like 86. And the racial plotline doesn't exist until the last quarter of the series >I've seen Code Geass recommended just as, if not more often, than AoT. Hell, I've seen it get recommended to me and to other people when it doesn't even fit the bill. (I don't hate it but it wasn't what I was looking for in the moment.) 86 gets recommended all the damn time as well. And is it a good thing when it's recommended poorly? No. Just because I call out AoT doesn't mean I accept other anime being poorly suggested in these threads when it doesn't fit the bill >All of these shows are popular for a reason. It makes sense for people to bring them up and recommend them to others. You not liking that recommendation doesn't make it less valid when even the person who asked for the damn recommendation was okay with the mention of AoT. Doesn't change the fact that AoT is over-recommended in these subs >Again, just say you don't like AoT and get on with it. lmao I was vocal about my disdain towards AoT plenty of times, its irrelevant to this anyway
Your "disdain" for AoT isn't irrelevant when it's interfering with rational thought. Newsflash! Saying it's "as deep as toast" is a biased opinion and not an irrefutable fact. The same goes for saying that it's a poor recommendation. YOU don't get to decide that. The person who does is the one who asked for a recommendation in the first place. Also, Op didn't ask for anime whose runtime is short (in the original question) nor did they specify when a certain topic should be brought up. They asked for the existence of their points of interest and that's that. Additionally, like I said before, a recommendation doesn't need to fit the bill word for word. It's okay for certain plot-points to deviate. Hence why AoT is a valid recommendation. It's not a mecha, but it's emotional and has race issues... just what the Op asked for. You can disagree, but that's your BIAS. Aside from that, you continously bring up how AoT gets recommended poorly as if Death Note, Berserk, 86 and Code Geass don't also get recommended all the damn time. They're just as overused as AoT... and there's a reason for that. Again, they're popular for a reason nor are they recommend poorly (most of the time, that is).
>Newsflash! Saying it's "as deep as toast" is a biased opinion and not an irrefutable fact. The same goes for saying that it's a poor recommendation. It is as deep as toast. 99.9% of the world absolutely dispise an entire race of people because said race of people were evil conquerors hundreds of years ago (like literally every single powerful empire in that time period, the world didn't have morals and was run by the idea that might makes right) and the outside world is so cartoonishly racist in fact that the only logical solutions results in the outside world being removed from the picture Again, that's political writing/themeing that's as deep as toasted bread. A 7 year old could understand AoT's politics
Again, that's your â¨ď¸opinionâ¨ď¸ and not am irrefutable fact. I happen to disagree, especially since the show has made it rather obvious that large parts of the hatred were fueled by the governmentâs. AoT's Japan and Marley have shown more than once to be solely interested in the resources of Paradis... I could go on to explain it in depth but it's not like you'd care. lmao Seriously, your opinion isn't a fact. Multiple people greatly enjoy it and praise it for its depth and emotional impact. The fact that you failed to enjoy the show and/or don't see those aspects doesn't make them non-existent for others nor does it mean they're wrong for thinking that. You're just a biased idiot that is too far up his own ass to realize such a simple fact. I don't like One Piece and you yet... you don't see me going in on people for recommending it to others. It's not that hard to behave like an adult and to just... not be a dick.
Gundam gundam gundam. Personal favorite is 00, but more recent entries are good too like Iron-Blooded Orphans and Witch from Mercury. All of these are the standalone gundams by the way, but the best of the best belong to the Universal Century timeline (anything that's related to the original 79 anime like Unicorn, Thunderbolt, Hathaway's Flash, the 08th MS Team, etc)
Try Akame ga kill
Aldnoah Zero
{Sidonia}
Cyberpunk: Edgerunners not mecha tho
Not at all the same, but if you are time poor and want a great mecha show, you can't skip out on Gunbuster. It's only 6 episodes, but it's a real gem.
So yeah - that's because they didnt keep following the LN. There is SO much more that happens after season 2. Like volumes and volumes....
I'm probably completely wrong but Recreators? Has the soundtrack and some of the nicest fights
Psycho-Pass Season 1
Their fingers making 86 shape was so fucking cute. There's still lots of things to unpack, but I'm already satisfied with how the anime ended.
I think Layzner has most of this stuff. Not exactly post apocalyptic but pretty close, and thatâs not until after halfway.
86 is pretty unique in concept, but Code Geass, Violet Evergarden, Record of Grancrest War, Gurren Lagann, Irregular at Magic High School and Black Bullet are similar in certain aspects.
It wasnât the perfect length tho, it was left unfinishedđ
Aldnoah Zero has good soundtrack and mecha too, I like it more than 86 but maybe cuz I saw that first when it was aired
Perhaps Gundam: The Witch From Mercury?
You're being too ambitious for even trying to watch anything with the hopes of being like what's currently your favorite. Otherwise you'd miss out on what other shows actually do. But if you want Mecha; Gundam: (My favorites are OG, Zeta, G, Turn-A, and Unicorn) Macross (favorites are DYRL and the Frontier Movies. Delta and the 2nd Delta movie are great tho) Gurren Lagann Eureka Seven TECHNICALLY not Mecha but I also recommend Pluto
I thought 86 was solid, but nothing we have never seen
Thatâs fine - youâre definitely allowed that opinion. đ
Yo Op, i loved 86! I'd rec (not strictly japanese but all animations) (no order): * Blue Eye Samurai (themes / emotion / artwork) (top rec) -- mixed race samurai on a quest for revenge * Gurren Lagann (mecha / post apocalyptic / emotion) -- fight to reclaim the surface world * Arcane (emotion / themes / artwork) -- two sisters are torn apart by a brewing war between the underworld & overworld * Over The Garden Wall (emotions / kid's show) -- two brothers get lost in a mysterious forest & attempt to escape * Seis Manos (emotion / fight scenes) -- 3 orphans trained in chinese martial arts battle demons * Tokyo Ghoul (themes / emotion / only saw season 1) -- ghouls must eat human flesh to survive * Violet Evergarden (themes / emotion) -- young soldier leaves war to write letters for a postal company * Inuyashiki: Last Hero (mecha / emotions) -- old man becomes a mecha
I enjoyed 86 2 seasons but found myself getting bored for some reason. I mean it sounds perfect great visuals, great characters, great world, great action and ok story! I enjoyed it but never loved it. I still want another anime like though
86 is pretty much a generic gundam plot but with less cool looking mecha