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Am I the only one who overlooked mecha anime before a local robotics event?
I always thought mecha anime was just mindless action, but helping out at our town's annual robotics fair showed me the creativity involved. Watching teams problem-solve with their builds reminded me of strategic moments in Mobile Suit Gundam, which I used to skip. Now I'm diving into the genre and realizing how much storytelling I missed.
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stella_butler276h ago
Last year's RoboCup in Sydney had teams using algorithms inspired by mecha anime coordination tactics. This touches on a broader societal issue where genres, especially from animation, are prematurely labeled as lowbrow despite influencing real world innovation. I've noticed similar dismissals happen with video game narratives until they're cited in academic papers on storytelling. Your robotics fair moment is a perfect example of how hands on experience can dismantle those ingrained cultural biases.
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daniel4927h ago
Wait, you used to skip Gundam? That's the one with all the political maneuvering and war trauma buried in the giant robot fights. Shows like Gurren Lagann hide whole philosophies about spiral energy and human will underneath the drills. Even Code Geass is basically a chess game with mecha as the pieces. How did any of that ever read as mindless?
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