Cyclopaedia 8 – Mecha Overview Articles
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Cyclopaedia 8 – Mecha By T.R. Knight (InnRoads Ministries * Article Series) Overview Related Humanoid Technologies Mecha is a subgenre of science fiction devoted to giant armored fighting machines Mecha as defined in this article must be with legs instead of treads or wheels. A giant robots or limbed war machines with mecha is piloted while a powered armor is living pilots and thus this related humanoid worn and a robot or android has its own technologies are not included. intelligence. The term "mecha" derives Androids from the Japanese abbreviation meka. In Cyborgs Japanese, meka encompasses all Exoskeletons mechanical objects, including cars, robots, Robots phones and other devices. The Japanese Transformers use the term "robotto" or "giant robots" to distinguish limbed vehicles 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 genre (1992): 65 was defined mostly by author Go Nagai. His Mazinger Z was the first successful super A Brief History of Japanese Robophilia robot anime 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 Kaiju 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 Dragon 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: Japan, The Corps: BattleCorps Anthology Mechatronics and the Coming Robotopia By Coleman, Loren L. By Schodt, Frederik L. Dead Mech: (Apex Trilogy) Knights of Sidonia 2 - Manga 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 Mazinger Z Death Legion) By Nagai, Go By Keith, William Mecha Corps: A Novel of the Armor Wars Embers of War By Patton, Brett By Schmetzer, Jason Mobile Suit Gundam: THE ORIGIN - Manga En Garde (The Warrior Trilogy) By Yasuhiko, Yoshikazu By Stackpole, Michael A. Mobile Suit Gundam: 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 Neon Genesis Evangelion - Manga Cthulhutech - RPG By Sadamoto, Yoshiyuki DragonMech - RPG Dust Tactics - Tabletop Game Pacific Rim: Tales From Year Zero - Comic Earthsiege 2 - Computer 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 Gundam Battle Assault - Computer Game By Gresh, Lois H. Jovian Chronicles - RPG/Tabletop Game Hawken - Computer Game Shogun Warriors - 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 Mekton: Anime Mecha Roleplaying - RPG Way of the Clans (Legend of the Jade Mekton II & Zeta - RPG Phoenix) Metal Gear Solid (1-4) - Computer Game By Thurston, Robert Remnants - RPG Metal Wolf Chaos - Computer Game War of the Worlds Robotech - 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 Super Robot Wars - Computer Game By Charrette, Robert N. Terra Nova: Strike Force Centauri - Computer Game Titanfall - Computer Game Games Warhammer 40,000 - Tabletop Game Xenogears - Computer Game A.E.G.I.S.: Combining Robot Strategy Game Zone of Enders (1 & 2) - Computer Game – Tabletop Game Armored Core - 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 The Big O - Anime rs Blue Gender - Anime Broken Blade - Anime Cybernetic Walking Machine - U.S. Army Code Geass - Anime Transportation Museum http://www.transportation.army.mil/museum/t Eureka Seven - Anime ransportation%20museum/cybernetic.htm Genesis of Aquarion - Anime Giant Robot Japanese Attractions Getter Robo - Anime http://muza-chan.net/japan/index.php/blog/gia Giant Robo - Anime nt-robot-japanese-tourist Gunbuster/Diebuster - Anime Gunhed Gundam Front Tokyo Macross/Robotech - Anime http://gundamfront-tokyo.com/assets/pdf/gft_ Mazinger Z - Anime en.pdf Mobile Police Patlabor - Anime Mobile Suit Gundam - Anime Mechacon http://www.mechacon.com/ Neon Genesis Evangelion - Anime Pacific Rim Power Rangers - Movie Toei Animation Gallery Power Rangers - TV Show http://www.gotokyo.org/en/kanko/nerima/ RahXephon - Anime education/104.html Robot Jox Sakura Wars - Anime Sentinel 2099 People Space Runaway Ideon - Anime Star Musketeer Bismarck - Anime Tohru Furuya Starship Troopers 3 Shoji Kawamori Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann - Anime Carl Macek Vision of Escaflowne - Anime Go Nagai Voltron: Defender of the Universe/Beast Michael A. Stackpole King GoLion/Armored Fleet Dairugger XV - Yoshiyuki Tomino TV Series Jordan Weisman Voltron: Legendary Defender - TV Series Hajime Yatate War of the Worlds Saburo Yatsude Zoids - Anime Mitsuteru Yokoyama Cyclopaedia 8 – Mecha Page 4 of 4 .