Why all the psychological "mech" stuff?

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  • Squeek
    let it snow~
    • Jan 2004
    • 14444
    #1

    Why all the psychological "mech" stuff?

    I don't get this. Suddenly it seems every show that includes giant "robots" has to be some psychological tripfest.

    So far, this is the list of anime I don't understand and don't want to try doing so:

    Evangelion (out of the blue Shinji is going mental and there are pictures and sound and stuff is kinda happening but it doesn't matter watch the movie wait the movie doesn't make any sense either now everyone's dead gg world)

    RahXephon (something about music and then the main character dies but not really he was in a tree but then he's not ok)

    Escaflowne (or maybe there really was absolutely no plot in the show whatsoever as this was the impression I was left with)

    Nadesico (I have no idea what happened in the movie or at the end of the show. Then again, I probably wasn't paying attention or whatever)

    Eureka SeveN (no idea. Stuff I guess)

    Maybe I'm just unperceptive or something. These shows just fail to make sense to me. Granted, I'm the type of person who doesn't care to overthink about what I watch. If something isn't surface-level explanatory, I won't get it.

    My question is not an explanation for these shows because I won't get it no matter how hard you explain it to me anyway. My question is, why the psychological tripfest solely associated with this genre? I just don't get it =/

    ~Squeek
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    • Moogy
      嗚呼
      FFR Simfile Author
      • Aug 2003
      • 10303
      #2
      Re: Why all the psychological "mech" stuff?

      Evangelion, at least, makes perfect sense. The only "confusing" elements of the show are the actual plot points that it fails to explain adequately.

      If I had watched the other shows, I would understand them as well. Most anime isn't terribly complex, you know.
      Plz visit my blog

      ^^^ vintage signature from like 2006 preserved

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        • Omeganitros
          auauauau
          • Jun 2003
          • 8897
          #3
          Re: Why all the psychological "mech" stuff?

          Aw, ****.

          Your chances of liking Big O just dropped 50%.

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            • jewpinthethird
              (The Fat's Sabobah)
              FFR Music Producer
              • Nov 2002
              • 11711
              #4
              Re: Why all the psychological "mech" stuff?

              What's this "suddenly" jazz? Evangelion, Escaflowne, and Nadesico aired a decade ago.

              It isnt only Mecha animes that dive into pyschological tripfests, take for example Perfect Blue, Paranoia Agent, or Haibane Renmei of which much emphasis is placed on the psychology of it's characters.

              The only reason why the Mecha genre seems to be plagued with psychological tripfests is because all the stories are very similar. Look at how popular Evangelion became...it is still extremely popular. So, what's to stop other animation companies from cashing in on Evangelion's success?

              I mean, look at the Power Rangers and how successful they were in America. Now think back to all the clone television shows that sprouted up during the Power Rangers' popularity. Same thing.

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                • Squeek
                  let it snow~
                  • Jan 2004
                  • 14444
                  #5
                  Re: Why all the psychological "mech" stuff?

                  Jewpin, I mean the start of it all was as it seemed: It was robots fighting robots and hardly anything more. You know as well as I that Gundam really set it off.

                  Omega, my odds of actually finishing the series were extremely low previous to this new information.

                  Moogy, as I said, I don't like to think more than I need to when watching anime. If there's not a hint or a foreshadow to something, I won't get it. I didn't even get that Adam in Evangelion was the first one (omg adam n eve rofl).

                  Jewpy, my main question is, why do giant robots herald this? I understand that purely-psychological anime like those shows call for it, but this is ROBOTS FIGHTING ROBOTS. Something about that seems to make producers say "GOTTA MAKE IT TOTALLY WEIRD AND HARD TO EXPLAIN LOL" and I want to know what that is.

                  ~Squeek

                  PS - I was mainly talking about Eureka Seven as it's relatively new and following the same trends. I don't understand any part of what's going on and can only hope it ends soon.
                  Last edited by Squeek; 03-17-2006, 01:42 AM.

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                    • Kefit
                      FFR Player
                      • Apr 2003
                      • 1517
                      #6
                      Re: Why all the psychological "mech" stuff?

                      12 years ago (at least I think it was that long) Neon Genesis Evangelion aired.

                      It was an unprecedented success in the anime world. Never before had a show of this stature (ie 26 episodes + low budget) garnered such a huge fanbase.

                      Logically, many studios realized that Giant Robots + psychological drama = happy fans, and thus Eva gave birth to a new genre of anime, which just happens to be what you are complaining about now.

                      Simple as that, really.


                      Originally posted by seinno
                      and also thank you everone for clearing it up for me I will try to start using my two hands iv tried quit a bit i put my left hand index and middle finger middle finger is on the up arrow index on on left arrow and right hand i use my index for the down button and middle for the right button does that seem weird?

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                        • Squeek
                          let it snow~
                          • Jan 2004
                          • 14444
                          #7
                          Re: Why all the psychological "mech" stuff?

                          So the idea was "play the markets with what worked" and turn "robots fighting robots" into "robots fighting robots but wait look out for the plot twist as we realize that the robots are ---- and it's about to ----------"

                          -_-

                          ~Squeek

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                            • Kefit
                              FFR Player
                              • Apr 2003
                              • 1517
                              #8
                              Re: Why all the psychological "mech" stuff?

                              Well, the idea is to make money.

                              Anime studios are businesses, you know.


                              Originally posted by seinno
                              and also thank you everone for clearing it up for me I will try to start using my two hands iv tried quit a bit i put my left hand index and middle finger middle finger is on the up arrow index on on left arrow and right hand i use my index for the down button and middle for the right button does that seem weird?

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                                • Grandiagod
                                  FFR Player
                                  • Jul 2004
                                  • 6122
                                  #9
                                  Re: Why all the psychological "mech" stuff?

                                  Because 80 episodes of robots fighting starts to get old.
                                  He who angers you conquers you. ~Elizabeth Kenny

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                                    • Squeek
                                      let it snow~
                                      • Jan 2004
                                      • 14444
                                      #10
                                      Re: Why all the psychological "mech" stuff?

                                      Originally posted by Grandiagod
                                      Because 80 episodes of robots fighting starts to get old.
                                      Apparently not as Gundam is still going on and still popular.

                                      Ok, so psychology worked. Why not try something else for a change to keep it from robots vs robots?

                                      ~Squeek

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                                        • jewpinthethird
                                          (The Fat's Sabobah)
                                          FFR Music Producer
                                          • Nov 2002
                                          • 11711
                                          #11
                                          Re: Why all the psychological "mech" stuff?

                                          Alright, I am unleashing the Otaku inside me as much as it pains me to do so.

                                          *Warning: Spoilers*
                                          Evangelion is not about Robots fighting Robots. Eva's and Angels are organic beings. Eva's were born from Adam, the first Angel. Humans were born from Lilith, the second Angel. Eva's, angels, and humans all have nearly identical dna make-up. There are no robots in RahXephon either. Again, they are organic beings.

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                                            • JurseyRider734
                                              lil j the bad b-word
                                              • Aug 2003
                                              • 7506
                                              #12
                                              Re: Why all the psychological "mech" stuff?

                                              Hey someone said my name~
                                              Originally posted by Arch0wl
                                              I'd better be considering I own roughly six textbooks on logic and have taken courses involving its extensive use

                                              Originally posted by Afrobean
                                              Originally Posted by JurseyRider734
                                              the fact that you're resorting to threatening physical violence says a lot anyway.
                                              Just that you're a piece of shit who can't see reason and instead deserves a fucking beating.

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                                                • Lightknight924
                                                  FFR Player
                                                  • Jul 2005
                                                  • 1164
                                                  #13
                                                  Re: Why all the psychological "mech" stuff?

                                                  *duf duf CHIhhh*

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                                                    • jewpinthethird
                                                      (The Fat's Sabobah)
                                                      FFR Music Producer
                                                      • Nov 2002
                                                      • 11711
                                                      #14
                                                      Re: Why all the psychological "mech" stuff?

                                                      Originally posted by JurseyRider734
                                                      Hey someone said my name~
                                                      You are an organic being as well.

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                                                        • Lightknight924
                                                          FFR Player
                                                          • Jul 2005
                                                          • 1164
                                                          #15
                                                          Re: Why all the psychological "mech" stuff?

                                                          Originally posted by Lightknight924
                                                          *duf duf CHIhhh*
                                                          Yeah just incase no one caught on, I was trying to make the sound a percussionist makes when someone tells a crappy joke and the sound fills in that it's supposed to be funny.

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