# Top 17 Mecha Anime of All Time

> Towering super-robots and grounded war dramas, franchise cornerstones and introspective deconstructions all clash here. Cast your vote!

*By YPB Team · Published July 1, 2026 · https://youpick.best/ranking/top-17-mecha-anime-of-all-time*

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## Current results (3 votes)

1. **Neon Genesis Evangelion** — 33.33% (1 votes · score 1000/1000)
   Hideaki Anno's 1995 psychological deconstruction of the giant-robot genre.
2. **Code Geass: Lelouch of the Rebellion** — 33.33% (1 votes · score 965/1000)
   The 2006 mecha thriller following an exiled prince's masked rebellion.
3. **Mobile Suit Gundam Wing** — 33.33% (1 votes · score 832/1000)
   The 1995 series that popularized Gundam in the West with five Gundam pilots.
4. **Gunbuster** — 0% (0 votes · score 611/1000)
   Hideaki Anno's 1988 hot-blooded OVA about trainee pilots defending Earth.
5. **Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann** — 0% (0 votes · score 610/1000)
   Gainax's 2007 over-the-top super-robot epic about drilling to the heavens.
6. **Macross / Robotech** — 0% (0 votes · score 433/1000)
   The 1982 series pairing transforming fighters with idol-singer drama.
7. **RahXephon** — 0% (0 votes · score 433/1000)
   A 2002 musical, philosophical mecha series often compared to Evangelion.
8. **Mobile Suit Gundam: The 08th MS Team** — 0% (0 votes · score 433/1000)
   A grounded 1996 OVA depicting frontline soldiers in the One Year War.
9. **Martian Successor Nadesico** — 0% (0 votes · score 433/1000)
   A 1996 series mixing space-war mecha action with parody and comedy.
10. **The Vision of Escaflowne** — 0% (0 votes · score 317/1000)
   The 1996 isekai blending mecha, fantasy and romance.
11. **Mobile Suit Gundam: Iron-Blooded Orphans** — 0% (0 votes · score 317/1000)
   The 2015 series following child soldiers of a Martian militia.
12. **Mobile Suit Gundam SEED** — 0% (0 votes · score 317/1000)
   The 2002 reboot of the franchise set in a genetically-divided war.
13. **Aldnoah.Zero** — 0% (0 votes · score 317/1000)
   A 2014 Earth-versus-Mars war anime known for its tactical battles.
14. **Full Metal Panic!** — 0% (0 votes · score 317/1000)
   A 2002 action-comedy about a mecha soldier assigned to guard a schoolgirl.
15. **Eureka Seven** — 0% (0 votes · score 317/1000)
   The 2005 coming-of-age series blending mecha with surfing-style airboarding.
16. **Mobile Suit Gundam** — 0% (0 votes · score 317/1000)
   The 1979 series that founded the real-robot genre in the Earth-Zeon war.
17. **Darling in the Franxx** — 0% (0 votes · score 176/1000)
   A 2018 series pairing teenage pilots to battle giant beasts.

Tags: animation, sci-fi, japan, mecha