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The mecha anime genre has been prolific within the medium for decades, with many people associating the very concept of giant robots with anime. One of the biggest mecha franchises of them all is easily Mobile Suit Gundam, which has been similarly synonymous with mecha for over 40 years. It paved the way for many other brands and created the "Real Robot" subgenre, but there are also many other major mecha anime throughout the years.

Be they Real Robot or Super Robot anime, there are several franchises besides Gundam that have made a mark on the anime medium. These include some of the first mecha of them all, as well as properties that came about in the past few decades. These revolutionized the genre and pushed it forward in tangible, substantial ways.

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Since the mid-2010s, the isekai genre has been one of the most successful in anime. Every season at least a few characters get transported from the "real" world into a cool fantasy world. Isekai anime has come so common that now niche ideas have become their own sub-genres, as Villainess anime and series based on virtual reality games continue getting new series.

Yet there was a time when isekai anime didn't quite have the chokehold on anime it does today. The series were more sparsely released, yet they often turned into legendary classics. While some fans might think they know all the genre has to offer, there are some classic series that are worth all the excitement fans have for them.

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Bandai Namco Filmworks opened "Sunrise Robot Laboratory," a special website where Sunrise's robots from the past are gathered, on May 8. The press release states that the purpose of the project is “to study and speculate on the Sunrise mechanics created to date from various perspectives, featuring robots that appear in Sunrise works, as part of efforts to communicate the appeal of anime, a Japanese culture, to the rest of the world." As its first effort, the project released an experimental video “Aura Battler Dunbine Side L” on its website, remaking the opening and ending movies of the classic fantasy robot TV anime in 1983-1984, Aura Battler Dunbine , using the latest video technology. Kamikaze Douga, a video production company with a proven track record in animation, and Bandai Namco Filmworks have teamed up to produce the clip. Shigeru Nakahara, who plays the protagonist in the original anime, Sho Zama, and...

Yu Yu Hakusho is a relatively short series compared to most other famous battle shonen, but series author Yoshihiro Togashi still packed in tons of unforgettable characters. Characters like Yusuke and Hiei are among the most famous anime heroes, while the likes of Younger Toguro and Shinobu Sensui rank among the most notorious villains.

The voice actors who brought the cast of Yu Yu Hakusho to life are equally iconic as the characters themselves. Legendary talents such as Christopher Sabat and Laura Bailey did some of their earliest work on Yyh's English dub.

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Character Name

Signature Attack

Japanese Va

English Va

Yusuke Urameshi

Spirit Gun

Nozomu Sasaki

Justin Cook

Kazuma Kuwabara

Spirit Sword

Shigeru Chiba

Christopher Sabat

Kurama

Rose Whip

Megumi Ogata (Base Form), Shigeru Nakahara (Yoko Form)

John Burgmeier

Hiei

Dragon of the Darkness Flame

Nobuyuki Hiyama

Chuck Huber

Genkai

Spirit Wave

Hisako...