Scantily clad women are humanity's only hope of battling trans-dimensional monsters? Well if that doesn’t sound like the premise of Cross Ange then I don’t know what to tell you!

The Nova have invaded earth and our only hope of survival are the Pandoras and Limiters; girls and boys who are genetically modified in order to fight the aliens and survive through those fights. The story itself follows Kazuya Aoi who decides to enroll in this school to become a Limiter for one of the Pandoras, and ends up becoming Limiter to the strongest of the class Satellizer el Bridget despite the warnings from his friends.

This is an anime that followed very closely to the manga despite some of the reviews it received (in my opinion this is a good quality to have). The artwork and sounds were all good, with the soundtrack only adding to the overall feel to the show.
If you’re looking for a good ecchi, this is a good choice to go with!

When you think of fighting for survival, Jyu-Oh-Sei needs to come to mind as the entire premise of the show revolves around surviving on a strange planet.
Thor and Rai are cast off their utopian society spaceship after witnessing the all too mysterious deaths of their parents with only a laser knife and a satchel to a world used only as a prison. There are no guards and no cells; the planet itself is enough of a trial without having any added security measures.
What they soon discovered is that mostly everything on this strange and mysterious planet can and will kill them if they let their guard down.

The artwork is absolutely stunning; with incredible visuals and a story that truly keeps you captivated. Out of all the survival shows I have seen, this is right up in the top ranks.
While it’s a relatively unknown series it goes further beyond any expectation you could have for it by far in only eleven episodes.
After finishing through it you’ll want more, but that doesn’t mean it didn’t have a proper ending to it!

Ever since 1973 an alien invasion from the BETA has been taking place, and the only things that can stand up to them are the Tactical Surface Fighters built by the United Nations.
In 2001 Japan sets to work on the next generation TSF’s that will hopefully turn the tide in the war against the aliens, but before mainstream production can take place testing needs to be done. This is where the main protagonist Yuuya Bridges comes in. As a half Japanese, half American man he faced a lot of discrimination growing up not knowing where he belonged, until he got behind the pilots seat of the TSF’s.

The art and stylings from Total Eclipse are phenomenal and with no lack of a good story to follow along with.
While it focuses less on the ecchi side of anime, the giant mechs are definitely on par with those from Cross Ange (with less focus on magic and more on the shounen).
Overall I thoroughly enjoyed this anime and highly suggest it to those that liked Cross Ange as well!