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To be fair, Patlabor without the giant robots wouldn't be Patlabor (they're in the title, even) so there must be something about them that appeals to me. I think it's more that I don't enjoy the fighting focussed ones (I don't think that's specific to mecha either) and even the ones that have other themes can often end up spending a little more time than I'd like on frequent battles.Thinking about it though, Gargantia on the Verdurous Planet has a giant robot and I liked that well enough even if it had it's issues (it does also have belly dancing though, so it's possible the robot wasn't the main appeal). I did also somewhat enjoy Full Metal Panic (I should really re-watch that at some point, I haven't seen the third season once yet either), although it had the whole school thing and Tessa. I'm not sure I've seen many others.I wonder if it's simply that mecha are just an element of a show and don't necessarily define what the show will be about. Kind of like "cute girls", they even both suffer from being generalised about without regard for the individual qualities of a show.
To be fair, Patlabor without the giant robots wouldn't be Patlabor (they're in the title, even) so there must be something about them that appeals to me. I think it's more that I don't enjoy the fighting focussed ones (I don't think that's specific to mecha either) and even the ones that have other themes can often end up spending a little more time than I'd like on frequent battles.
Thinking about it though, Gargantia on the Verdurous Planet has a giant robot and I liked that well enough even if it had it's issues (it does also have belly dancing though, so it's possible the robot wasn't the main appeal). I did also somewhat enjoy Full Metal Panic (I should really re-watch that at some point, I haven't seen the third season once yet either), although it had the whole school thing and Tessa. I'm not sure I've seen many others.
I wonder if it's simply that mecha are just an element of a show and don't necessarily define what the show will be about. Kind of like "cute girls", they even both suffer from being generalised about without regard for the individual qualities of a show.
