What is this genre all about? Power Suits are similar to Piloted Robots which are controlled from inside the robot except that Power Suits tend to be more directly tied to how the character moves and they are usually not as big as Piloted Robots can be. They are still mechanical and shouldn't be confused with plug suits.
We present you the list of Power Suit anime you should watch right now.
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Top 19 Power Suit anime you should watch right now. [2026 List]
- 19. Iria: Zeiram The Animation
- 18. IS: Infinite Stratos
- 17. Bubblegum Crisis
- 16. Spriggan
- 15. Elf 17
- 14. Dragon's Heaven
- 13. Bubblegum Crash
- 12. Uchuu no Kishi Tekkaman
- 11. Sumeba Miyako no Cosmos-sou Suttoko Taisen Dokkoida
- 10. Perman
- 9. The Third: Aoi Hitomi no Shoujo
- 8. Tiger & Bunny
- 7. Tetsuwan Birdy Decode
- 6. Taimadou Gakuen 35 Shiken Shoutai
- 5. Senki Zesshou Symphogear
- 4. Project A-Ko 2: Daitokuji Zaibatsu no Inbou
- 3. IS: Infinite Stratos 2
- 2. Angel Cop
- 1. Perman
19. Iria: Zeiram The Animation
Iria is the story of a girl and the Alien being she loves to hate. The series begins with her brother, Gren, taking a job. He is a bounty hunter, and one well known for his incredible skill. Iria, being a skilled apprentice bounty hunter herself, tags along. What is the job, one might ask. It is to find out what has happened to the crew and cargo of a Space Station. Needless to say, nothing is as it seems, and the war between Iria and Zeiram begins in earnest.
Iria: Zeiram The Animation has finished airing and it has 6 Episodes. It is also Known as: イ・リ・ア ゼイラム The Animation, Iria: Zeiram The Animation
18. IS: Infinite Stratos
Japan engineered an armed powered exoskeleton "Infinite Stratos" (IS) and it became the mainstream of weapons. Since only women can operate IS, women dominate the society over men. Orimura Ichika is a 15-year-old boy and accidentally touches an IS placed in the IS pilot training school. He is found to be the only man who can operate IS and forced to enter the training school. Ichika's busy school life surrounded by girls has begun.
Infinite Stratos has finished airing and it has 12 Episodes. It is also Known as: IS 〈インフィニット・ストラトス〉, IS
17. Bubblegum Crisis
In the near future, Tokyo was left flattened as a result from a great earthquake. A new city, MegaTokyo, was then recreated due in no small part from the aid of a multi-million dollar company, Genom Corp. Genom created and mass-produced biomechanical creatures called Boomers to aid in the restoration of MegaTokyo. When the Boomers began to run out of control, the ADPolice at first tried to stop them, but they proved to be far more difficult to deal with than was first imagined. Under the ever looming Boomer threat, a group of four girls from varying degrees of society banded together. Calling themselves The Knight Sabers, they were the only ones with enough firepower and resourcefullness to defend the fledgling MegaTokyo from Genom and it's berserk Boomers.
Bubblegum Crisis has finished airing and it has 8 Episodes. It is also Known as: バブルガムクライシス, Bubblegum Crisis 2032, Bubblegum Crisis 2033
16. Spriggan
Deep in the Ararat Mountains of Turkey, a secret organization known as ARCAM has found what is believed to be Noah's Ark. However, the U.S. Machine Corps., a rogue organization of the Pentagon, wants to take over the Ark as a means of global supremacy. Only a special ARCAM operative known as a Spriggan stands in their way. Japanese Spriggan Yu Ominae teams up with French Spriggan Jean-Jacques Mondo to combat members of the U.S. Machine Corps. led by Col. MacDougall—a genetically-enhanced boy with deadly psionic powers. However, they must act fast and stop MacDougall before he uses the Ark for his own agenda.
Spriggan has finished airing and it has 1 Episodes. It is also Known as: スプリガン, Spriggan
15. Elf 17
Muscat Tyler is the 108th prince of the Galaxy Empire and is known as an eccentric person. He travels around the universe accompanying a Walking Arsenal, K.K, and Lu of the Light Wing Race, the strongest creature in the universe. Wherever they go, there is trouble.
Elf 17 has finished airing and it has 1 Episodes. It is also Known as: エルフ・17, Elf Seventeen
14. Dragon's Heaven
In the year 3195, there was a war between an army of robots and the humans. When Shaian, a sentient combat armor, lost his companion in battle, he shut down until his internal systems spotted a new human. It's now almost a 1000 years later, and Shaian's greatest enemy is still alive and doing battle in Brazil. With a new friend`s help, Shaian may be able to stop this evil force before another war rages over the continent.
Dragon's Heaven has finished airing and it has 1 Episodes. It is also Known as: ドラゴンズヘブン, Dragon's Heaven
13. Bubblegum Crash
The saga of the Knight Sabers continues as the group tries to find out who or what is behind the recent string of robberies, murders, and Boomer malfunctions which are somehow related to the creation of an advanced artificial intelligence. Furthermore, it seems that the Knight Sabers may be breaking up.
Bubblegum Crash has finished airing and it has 3 Episodes. It is also Known as: バブルガムクラッシュ, Bubblegum Crash
12. Uchuu no Kishi Tekkaman
Tekkaman is just an average bright boy in his everyday life. However, modern science can turn him into a mighty space warrior. This becomes a reality when aggressive aliens come from space to invade our planet. Armed with a space lance, Tekkaman gallantly goes into action against the grotesque space creatures. During his battles he encounters a mysterious young man from another planet who helps him out whenever he is in danger.
Tekkaman has finished airing and it has 26 Episodes. It is also Known as: 宇宙の騎士テッカマン, Tekkaman, the Space Knight
11. Sumeba Miyako no Cosmos-sou Suttoko Taisen Dokkoida
The Galaxy Federation Police (GFP) desperately wants to cover-up its personnel shortage with new mechanized power-suits. Suzuo, 19-years old, desperately needs a job. Tampopo needs an earthling to fit the prototype of her company's suit and declares Suzuo the perfect candidate! Strong competitors and the wacky A-class criminals fight against our hero in diapers, but they must not recognize each other out of costume or the test results will be a failure- but it's OK if they all live in the same apartment building to save money, right?
Dokkoida?! has finished airing and it has 12 Episodes. It is also Known as: 住めば都のコスモス荘 すっとこ大戦ドッコイダー, Sumeba Miyako no Cosmos-sou Suttoko Taisen Dokkoida, Sumeba Miyako no Cosmos-sou Suttoko Taisen Dokkoider
10. Perman
Mitsuo encountered Superman, an alien who is a part of a federation that tries to maintain peace in the galaxy. He then received a helmet (that also serves as a mask) that gives superhuman strength, a cape that enables the wearer to fly, and a badge that allows him to breathe underwater and communicate with his fellow comrades whom he met soon after he utilized these gifts. Superman made it clear to all Permans that their identity must be kept a secret or their brain will be destroyed should it ever be revealed and they are given a special doppelganger robot that can replace them while they are away to achieve this feat, although it is not entirely foolproof nor is it free from potential problems. These equipments then allowed them to be young Permans who try to maintain peace and help the people who are in need.
Perman has finished airing and it has 526 Episodes. It is also Known as: パーマン, Paaman, Paman, Super Boy Perman, Paa man, P-man, Paaman TV 2
9. The Third: Aoi Hitomi no Shoujo
In a devastated world overrun by monstrous bugs and ravaged by outlaws, there’s only one person to call when you really need a job done right: Honoka. With a sixth sense for danger, sword skills second to none, and a smart-aleck A.I. tank by the name of Bogie, she’s ready to tackle any job and solve any problem for her clients. But while crossing the desert one night, she finds a young man alone in the wasteland. It’s the first step of a journey that will challenge even Honoka’s amazing skills to their very limit!
The Third: The Girl with the Blue Eye has finished airing and it has 24 Episodes. It is also Known as: ザ・サード 蒼い瞳の少女, The Third: Aoi Hitomi no Shoujo
8. Tiger & Bunny
In Stern Bild City, those with special abilities are called "NEXT," and can use their powers for good or bad. A unique organized group of NEXT appear regularly on Hero TV, where they chase down evildoers to bring limelight to their sponsors and earn Hero Points in the hopes of becoming the next "King of Heroes."
Kotetsu T. Kaburagi, known as "Wild Tiger," is a veteran hero whose performance has been dwindling as of late, partially due to his inability to cooperate with other heroes. After a disappointing season in which most of the other heroes far outperformed Tiger, he is paired up with a brand new hero who identifies himself by his real name—Barnaby Brooks Jr.
Barnaby, nicknamed "Bunny" by his frivolous new partner, quickly makes it clear that the two could not be more different. Though they mix as well as oil and water, Tiger and Bunny must learn to work together, both for the sake of their careers and to face the looming threats within Stern Bild.
Tiger & Bunny has finished airing and it has 25 Episodes. It is also Known as: TIGER & BUNNY （タイガー・アンド・バニー）, Tiger and Bunny, Taibani
7. Tetsuwan Birdy Decode
Federation investigator Birdy chases the space criminal Geega through space to Earth, where he hides in the entertainment industry under a human disguise. Birdy goes undercover herself, posing as famous model “Arita Shion” that often uses a ‘space girl’ look. A male student, Senkawa, stumbles upon a fight between the two one night in an abandoned building only to be severed in half as he is used as a shield by Geega against Birdy. Birdy heals him from imminent death in some fashion- but Senkawas body, and life, are now changed and permanently linked to Birdy.
Birdy the Mighty: Decode has finished airing and it has 13 Episodes. It is also Known as: 鉄腕バーディー (2008), Tetsuwan Birdy (2008), Birdy the Mighty TV
6. Taimadou Gakuen 35 Shiken Shoutai
The Antimagic Academy is a special school that specializes in educating future witch hunters whose primary job is to find and stop magical threats and dangers. They are also called Inquisitors, whose aim is to stop and confiscate, not kill or destroy. The Academy is divided into several squads, but the most infamous one is the 35th Test Platoon, also nicknamed the "Small Fry Platoon" due to its low ranking among the other squads and its incompetent members.
However, the ever so boring atmosphere of this unlucky squad gets spiced up when their little club gets powered up with a new member named Ouka Ootori, a former Inquisitor and an excellent fighter. What they do not know is that she was removed from her position because of her tendency to break the rules and an incident where she killed a witch. The club is run by a clumsy captain Takeru Kusanagi who is unable to use anything except his sword, so Ouka's views clash immediately with the views of other members of the squad. Can they cooperate with someone who hates witches so much and will they be able to learn from each other’s mistakes and tragic pasts?
AntiMagic Academy 35th Test Platoon has finished airing and it has 12 Episodes. It is also Known as: 対魔導学園35試験小隊, Taimadou Gakuen Sanjuugo Shiken Shoutai
5. Senki Zesshou Symphogear
Two years ago, a pair of idols, Tsubasa Kazanari and Kanade Amou, collectively known as ZweiWing, fought against an alien race known as Noise using armor known as Symphogear. To protect a girl named Hibiki Tachibana, who got severely wounded by the Noise, Kanade sacrificed herself. Two years later, as Tsubasa has fought the Noise alone, Hibiki ends up gaining the same power as Kanade.
Senki Zesshou Symphogear has finished airing and it has 13 Episodes. It is also Known as: 戦姫絶唱シンフォギア, Senhime Zesshou Symphogear
4. Project A-Ko 2: Daitokuji Zaibatsu no Inbou
Three weeks after the incident that left Captain Napolipolita's ship balancing on top of Graviton City, A-Ko and the gang go on summer vacation. While A-Ko ponders losing some weight and B-Ko devises another plan to defeat her redheaded rival to win C-Ko, Napolipolita and Spy-D experience severe homesickness - begging for a way to return to their home planet. Meanwhile, Hikari Daitokuji - B-Ko's father and the CEO of the Daitokuji Financial Group - arms the local military with new mecha to attack Napolipolita's ship and obtain its advanced technology.
Project A-Ko 2: Daitokuji Zaibatsu no Inbou has finished airing and it has 1 Episodes. It is also Known as: プロジェクトA子2 大徳寺財閥の陰謀, Project A-Ko 2: Plot of the Daitokuji Financial Group
3. IS: Infinite Stratos 2
Second season of Infinite Stratos.
Infinite Stratos 2 has finished airing and it has 12 Episodes. It is also Known as: IS〈インフィニット・ストラトス〉2, IS: Infinite Stratos 2
2. Angel Cop
Sometime in the future, terrorism in Japan has become commonplace, and the police have become almost as brutal as criminals. A member of the Special Security Force known as Angel, is the best of the best, stopping at nothing in her fight for justice.
Things get interesting for Angel and her partner, Raiden, when they begin investigating a series of murders in which the victims were known criminals, killed in very unpleasant ways. This trio of killers known as Hunters, is a group of psychics that have banded together to hunt down the lowest scum in the city and bring them to justice.
After a couple of encounters between the cops and the psychics, two of the psychics begin to think that maybe they're not the good guys after all; but the third prefers killing to morality. Augmented by cybernetics from a mysterious source, this third hunter heads out on a killing spree, with the Special Security Force as the first target.
Even with help from the other two psychics and her newly cyborged partner (after an unfortunate accident), Angel is going to have her work cut out trying to find the rogue psychic and the organization behind the Hunters.
Angel Cop has finished airing and it has 6 Episodes. It is also Known as: エンジェルコップ, Angel Cop
1. Perman
After Mitsuo receives a mask from a retiring superhero, he becomes Paaman.
Perman has finished airing and it has 54 Episodes. It is also Known as: パーマン, Paaman, Paman, Superkid
