[Icehawk]

I like science fiction and also military themed dramas which in the anime medium happens to include alot of mecha based shows. I tend to prefer my military/action/scifi stories be on the more "realistic" side of things and while mecha are themselves very unrealistic and would never be used in combat, I find myself amused and intrigued by alot of the shows that atleast make somewhat of an effort to make the mecha "appear" to be realistic with shows like Macross, Full Metal Panic, the UC Gundam and Gundam 00, Patlabor, etc.

However, while the mecha from such shows are usually cool looking to watch in their battles, its more so the indepth feel and look to the universes and their characters and drama that draws me to the shows more than the mecha themselves.

I find myself preferring the more "realistic" mecha shows over the more "super robot" styled series. However, I do happen to love Gurren Lagann for its amusing characters and over-the-top hotblooded antics.