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Originally Posted by NightbatŪ
At least the technobabble can be defined
Yes, most Mechafans -and the military- already found out that humanoid giant robots are not world's best weapon
but the background for its technology -if well thought out- makes for interesting theories
whereas in psychological stories you can glue lala- and cuckooland together and still it makes sense
because you can infinitely pull traumas and psychosises psychological rejection/acceptance
out of your butt to discuss a character's motivation for his/her actions
So those Mecha anime that aren't easily poked full of holes are a lot harder to make then the 'wet finger in the air' 'discuss till you turn blue' 'undefined' stories
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Characters that feel real, with believable motivations are hard to create too, which is why you don't see them as often as I'd like. If you can pull half a dozen
contradictory theories "out of your butt" as to why they act as they do there's probably something wrong with the writing. Or maybe you're just deluded or a literature student
Nothing wrong with a bit of technobabble here and there if you like it. My problem was that before I'd seen any mecha anime I gained the impression that the main focus of, and interest in these shows was the mecha's awesomeness and fine technical specifications. Which put me off for a long time. Someone starting out today probably wouldn't form such a mistaken idea.