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Cyclopaedia 8 – By T.R. Knight (InnRoads Ministries * Article Series)

Overview Related Humanoid Technologies

Mecha is a subgenre of fiction devoted to giant armored fighting Mecha as defined in this article must be with legs instead of treads or wheels. A giant or limbed war machines with mecha is piloted while a powered armor is living pilots and thus this related humanoid worn and a or android has its own technologies are not included. intelligence. The term "mecha" derives  Androids from the Japanese abbreviation meka. In  Japanese, meka encompasses all  Exoskeletons mechanical objects, including cars, robots,  Robots phones and other devices. The Japanese  use the term "robotto" or "giant robots" to distinguish limbed from other Following are sources of information meka. English speakers have repurposed pertaining to Mecha to assist prospective the term as mecha (or the shorthand mech) game masters, game designers, writers, and for limbed humanoid shaped vehicles, made storytellers in knowing where to start their popular by the BattleTech game. In research. Japanese, these machines are seldom called "mecha" but instead are robots or super robots. Articles

The first occurrence of mecha in fiction is BattleTech Masters: Emergence of the First thought to be the The War of the U.S. Virtual Reality Subculture Worlds by H. G. Wells, where the Martians By Heeter, C use tripod walkers as machines of death Source: MULTIMEDIA REVIEW, 3, no. 4, and destruction. The modern mecha (1992): 65 was defined mostly by author . His Z was the first successful super A Brief History of Japanese Robophilia robot series which defined the By Gilson, Mark mecha genre, even defining a now iconic Source: Leonardo, v31 n5 (19980101): maneuver of pilots calling out their weapon 367-369 names to activate them ("Rocket Punch!"). Plausible Reasons for usage of Combat Mecha and super robot stories are Mecha extremely popular as topics of cartoons and http://worldbuilding.stackexchange.com/qu anime. You also see them in combination estions/10320/plausible-reasons-for-usage- with Sentai and stories quite a bit. of-combat-mecha They have also spawned numerous toy and game lines because of their visually unique design.

Cyclopaedia 8 – Mecha Page 1 of 4 Sci-fi Rant: Why Giant Mecha Robots Are Full Metal Panic! Stupid By Gatou, Shouji http://www.techrepublic.com/blog/geeken d/sci-fi-rant-why-giant-mecha-robots-are-st Ghost of Winter upid/ By Kenson, Stephen

Ghost War Books By Stackpole, Michael A.

ABAKAN 2288: Kallamity's World of Mecha Heir to the Design By Charrett, Robert N. By Zampriolo, Luca Highlander Gambit BattleTech: 25 Years of Art & Fiction By Pardoe, Blaine By Bills, Randall Inside the Robot Kingdom: , The Corps: BattleCorps Anthology Mechatronics and the Coming Robotopia By Coleman, Loren L. By Schodt, Frederik L.

Dead Mech: (Apex Trilogy) 2 - By Bible, Jake By Nihei, Tsutomu

Bane of the Dead (Seraphim Revival) Lethal Heritage (Blood of Kerensky Trilogy) By Holo, Jacob By Stackpole, Michael A.

The Big O - Manga Leviathan By Ariga, Hitoshi By Westerfeld, Scott

Decision at Thunder Rift (Saga of the Gray Death Legion) By Nagai, Go By , William Mecha Corps: A Novel of the Armor Wars Embers of War By Patton, Brett By Schmetzer, Jason Mobile Suit : THE ORIGIN - Manga En Garde (The Warrior Trilogy) By Yasuhiko, Yoshikazu By Stackpole, Michael A. : Awakening, Exodus Road (Twilight of the Clans) Escalation, Confrontation Paperback By Pardoe, Blaine Lee By Tomino, Yoshiyuki

Natural Selection By Stackpole, Michael A.

Cyclopaedia 8 – Mecha Page 2 of 4 - Manga Cthulhutech - RPG By Sadamoto, Yoshiyuki DragonMech - RPG Dust Tactics - Tabletop Game Pacific Rim: Tales From Year Zero - Comic Earthsiege 2 - Game By Beacham, Travis Front Mission: Evolved - Computer Game Gier Krieg - Tabletop Game The Science of Anime: Mecha-Noids and Golem Arcana - Tabletop Game AI-Super-Bots Assault - Computer Game By Gresh, Lois H. Jovian Chronicles - RPG/Tabletop Game Hawken - Computer Game - Comic Heavy Gear - RPG/Tabletop Game By Moench, Doug Heavy Steam - Tabletop Game Iron Kingdoms - RPG A Silence in the Heavens (The Proving Mecha! - RPG Grounds) Mecha Vs Kaiju - RPG By Delrio, Martin MechAssault - Computer Game MechWarrior series - Computer Game The Sword and the Dagger MechWarrior - RPG By Mayhar, Ardath MechWarrior Online - Computer Game : Anime Mecha Roleplaying - RPG Way of the Clans (Legend of the Jade Mekton II & Zeta - RPG Phoenix) Solid (1-4) - Computer Game By Thurston, Robert Remnants - RPG Metal Wolf Chaos - Computer Game War of the Worlds - RPG By Wells, H.G. Scythe - Tabletop Game SHOGO: Mobile Armor Division - Computer Wolf Pack Game By Charrette, Robert N. Steel Battalion - Computer Game Strike Suit Zero - Computer Game Wolves on the Border - Computer Game By Charrette, Robert N. Terra Nova: Strike Force Centauri - Computer Game Titanfall - Computer Game Games Warhammer 40,000 - Tabletop Game - Computer Game A.E.G.I.S.: Combining Robot Strategy Game Zone of Enders (1 & 2) - Computer Game – Tabletop Game - Computer Game BattleTech - Tabletop Game BESM - RPG BRP Mecha - RPG

Cyclopaedia 8 – Mecha Page 3 of 4 Cinema Locations

9 BattleTech Centers Avatar https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BattleTech_Cente - Anime rs Blue Gender - Anime - Anime Cybernetic Walking - U.S. Army - Anime Transportation Museum http://www.transportation.army.mil/museum/t - Anime ransportation%20museum/cybernetic.htm Genesis of Aquarion - Anime Giant Robot Japanese Attractions - Anime http://muza-chan.net/japan/index.php/blog/gia - Anime nt-robot-japanese-tourist /Diebuster - Anime Gunhed Gundam Front /Robotech - Anime http://gundamfront-tokyo.com/assets/pdf/gft_ Mazinger Z - Anime en.pdf Mobile - Anime Mobile Suit Gundam - Anime Mechacon http://www.mechacon.com/ Neon Genesis Evangelion - Anime Pacific Rim - Movie Toei Gallery Power Rangers - TV Show http://www.gotokyo.org/en/kanko/nerima/ RahXephon - Anime education/104.html - Anime Sentinel 2099 People Space Runaway Ideon - Anime Star Musketeer Bismarck - Anime Tohru Furuya Starship Troopers 3 Shoji Kawamori Tengen Toppa - Anime Vision of Escaflowne - Anime Go Nagai : Defender of the Universe/Beast Michael A. Stackpole King GoLion/Armored Fleet Dairugger XV - TV Series Voltron: Legendary Defender - TV Series War of the Worlds Saburo Yatsude - Anime

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