20 anime like Shinkalion, ranked by the community. These aren't random picks — they're the shows people watch next when they want more mecha.
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Jealous of Suneo's new robot toy, Nobita asks Doraemon to build him an even better one. Doraemon initially refuses, until Nobita accidentally discovers pieces of a mysterious robot that falls from the sky. After gathering all the robot parts and assembled them together, the...
One year after the fight with the Innovators, a new terrorist organization called the Detectors threatens the world using LBXs. Ban joins up with new and old friends to stop the Detectors. (Source: ANN)
Year 2055, four years after the events in Danball Senki W. LBXs have become the world’s largest hobby, big enough for pro leagues to be established, and people to make their entire living off being an LBX player. 14-year-old Arata is a new transfer student at Kamui Daimon...
As Shinsei Inazuma Japan was about to have a match with Inazuma Legend Japan, a mysterious attack of a person and a swarm of robots interrupted, and another mysterious girl's power drove the world into another dimension. As the world of Inazuma Eleven Go and Danball Senki W met,...
Hayato Hayasugi (his last name is a pun on the words for "too fast") and other children will serve as conductors to pilot the Shinkalion. The Shinkalion robots are various models of real-life Japanese bullet trains (shinkansen) that transform into robots to fight an unknown evil...
While preparing for a tea party, Hello Kitty receives a distress signal from Haro. She travels to the Universal Century timeline to help Amuro Ray and the Gundam end the One Year War. Cross-promotion to commemorate the 40th anniversary of Gundam and the 45th anniversary of...
A planetarium film of Tetsuwan Atom. There's strange incidents occurring on the lunar base. A rocket was launched for the space station but it needs help. Can Atom save the space station?
The new enemies, Nahane and Ohanefu, along with the mysterious new Giant Monstrous Beings appear from space to take over the Earth! Holding the key to these events is Shinkalion ALFA-X, which was secretly developed by the Ultra Evolution Institute...!? For Hayato and Team...
Eons ago, a cube–like peaceful planet named Quarton, populated by shape–shifting living bricks called Tenkai, was ravaged by a war between two opposite factions: the Corekai and the Corrupted led by the ruthless warlord Vilius who desired to obtain the source of Tenkai Energy...
In order to protect the peace and safety of Japan from the mysterious Giant Monstrous Beings, "Shinkansen Transformable Robot Shinkalions" were developed by the Shinkansen Ultra Evolution Institute. In preparation for the attack of new enemies, the Ultra Evolution Institute is...
Japan's first fully animated IMAX anime film. Interplanetary spacecraft Galileo II is heading for Saturn's largest moon Titan. However the machines on the moon are trying to destroy humans, so Atom must go and fix the problem.
A Korean/Japanese co-production created by Bakugan and Dragon Ball Super contributor Atsushi Maekawa. Turning Mecard stars Jason, a grade-schooler who meets a Mecanimal, a transforming minicar from the alternate world of Triforce, named Evan. Jason and Evan are both searching...
DICE (DNA Integrated Cybernetic Enterprises) is a large organization established to deal with problems in the Sarbylion galaxy. DICE F-99 is the only unit comprised entirely of children. When a problem arises, DICE is called to the rescue. And when their special training and...
The original pilot videos for Sonic X. An English promotional without humans, and a Japanese closer to the final.
Panda-Z chronicles the misadventures of Pan Taron and his giant robot Panda-Z, as they battle the evil Skull Panda and his Warunimal forces. (Source: ANN)
"How did it end up like this... Where did I end up, and what did I do...?" As the driver of the Phantom Shinkalion, Ina stood in front of Taisei and the others. What was Ina doing behind the scenes of the battle with Taisei and the others? A special edition looking back on the...
A boy finds a toy robot which turns out to not to be an ordinary toy.
Cute yet mighty! Mini animal rangers transform into super power Force-Bot to save endangered friends! In the ruthless world of animals, big strong animals dominate and feed on the small and weak. To buck this natural system, small animals form a secret organization "MINIFORCE."...
Turning Mecard R was announced as a CG-reboot of Turning Mecard. It features the same characters as Turning Mecard and Turning Mecard W. (Source: Wikia)
Fans who liked Shinkalion tend to recommend Doraemon: Nobita and the Steel Troops - The New Age, LBX: Little Battlers eXperience Season 2, Danball Senki Wars the most. If you're into Mecha and Kids, any of these are a solid pick.
Shinkalion has a 5.96 on MAL from 1,145 ratings. Scores are mixed, but plenty of fans swear by it. Worth trying if the premise sounds interesting.
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