But instead of backing down, they fight. And every time they fight, they grow stronger. Gurren Lagann drew heavily from the super robot anime of the 1970s like Mazinger Z and Getter Robo.

Robot Jox (1990) An Underrated Mech Sci-Fi Classic Though Japan has cornered the market for mech sci-fi movies, 1990's Robot Jox is an underrated addition from the United States.