Heart and Steel

Pluto

In a world where humans and robots live side by side, the legendary Swiss robot Montblanc is found destroyed. Beloved for his service in the 39th Asian War and his dedication to nature, his violent end shocks the public. Around the same time, a prominent figure in a robot rights group is murdered. The two cases share a strange detail: the victims' bodies have been arranged into bizarre collages with makeshift horns placed near their heads. Europol assigns the robot detective Gesicht to investigate. As he digs deeper, he uncovers evidence of a mysterious entity known only as Pluto. He also learns of a plot to dismantle the eight specialized robots who participated in the war, a group that in

All You Need Is Kill

Keiji Kiriya is a new recruit in the United Defense Force, fighting against the alien Mimics that have invaded Earth. Equipped with a powered combat suit called a Jacket, he is sent to the battlefield with little training and dies on his very first deployment. Instead of staying dead, he wakes up the day before the battle, forced to relive the same fight and his own death over and over. Trapped in a time loop triggered by his demise, Keiji must use each repetition to sharpen his skills and find a way to break the cycle. His only lead is Rita Vrataski, an elite soldier known as the Full Metal Bitch, whose own experience with the loop may hold the key to survival. Together, they face the rel

Neon Genesis Evangelion

In 2015, Earth is still reeling from a cataclysm that melted the Antarctic ice and drowned half the world's population. Now, mysterious beings known as Angels have begun to attack what remains of humanity, and conventional weapons are useless against them. Fourteen-year-old Shinji Ikari is summoned to the fortified city of Tokyo-3 by his estranged father, Gendo, commander of the secret organization NERV. There, Shinji is forced to pilot Evangelion Unit-01, a monstrous bioorganic weapon created to fight the Angels. Thrust into a war he does not understand, Shinji must confront not only the alien invaders but also his own fears and the growing suspicion that NERV is hiding a horrifying truth

Bokurano: Ours

Fifteen middle school students are enjoying a summer camp by the sea when one of them leads the group into a nearby cave. Inside, they meet a strange man named Kokopelli, who invites them to try an exciting new video game. He explains that the game involves piloting a lone giant robot to defend Earth against alien invaders, and that all they need to do is sign a simple contract. Eager for adventure, the children agree and are transported to the cockpit of the robot, Zearth. After their first victory, however, they discover the horrifying truth behind their pact: the robot is powered by their own life energy, and a pilot dies after every battle. Now bound to a game they cannot leave, the fi

Joshi Kouhei

In the future, colonists who migrated to an alternate dimensional space rebel against Earth, seeking independence. The United Army of Earth answers with a long, multi-dimensional war, and the battlefronts keep spreading with no end in sight. Hoping to break the deadlock, the United Army deploys a new weapon in vast numbers: the Assault Girls, machines shaped like teenage schoolgirls that render every earlier weapon obsolete. Corruption eventually claims every pilot, and those who succumb turn rogue. To hunt them down, the army fields the 13th Independent Assault Girl Hunting Platoon, nicknamed the Hyena Platoon, crewed by outcasts and criminals.

Neon Genesis Evangelion: ANIMA

Three years after Shinji Ikari prevented Third Impact during the Battle at NERV HQ, Earth is at peace. NERV has been reorganized under Misato Katsuragi's command, and Shinji leads the EVA team alongside Asuka Langley Souryuu and Rei Ayanami. Technological advancements have led to upgraded Evangelions, and three Series-0.0 units now orbit Earth to watch over the planet. Just as NERV prepares to upgrade Shinji's Unit-01 Type-F, one of the Unit-0.0s goes out of control and crashes near Tokyo-3. Soon after, a mysterious Angel Carrier—an oddly modified Mass Production Evangelion—attacks NERV. Shinji, Asuka, and Rei must stop the assault and uncover the identity of their new enemy.