Top 20 Robot anime you should watch right now. [2024 List]

Robot anime you should watch right now.

What is this genre all about? A robot is an automatically guided machine, able to do tasks on its own. Another common characteristic is that by its appearance or movements, a robot often conveys a sense that it has intent or agency of its own.

Not to be confused with android (human-like robot).

We present you the list of Robot anime you should watch right now.

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20. Ishura

Ishura

In a world where the Demon King has died, a host of demigods capable of felling him have inherited the world: a master fencer who can figure out how to take out their opponent with a single glance; a lancer so swift they can break the sound barrier; a wyvern rogue who fights with three legendary weapons at once; an all-powerful wizard who can speak thoughts into being; and an angelic assassin who deals instant death. Eager to attain the title of “One True Hero,” these champions each pursue challenges against formidable foes and spark conflicts themselves. The battle to determine the mightiest of the mighty begins.

Ishura has finished airing and it has 12 Episodes. It is also Known as: 異修羅, Ishura

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19. Yuuki Bakuhatsu Bang Bravern

Yuuki Bakuhatsu Bang Bravern

Bang Brave Bang Bravern is set in a world where humanoid armored weapons known as “Titatonostrider” (“TS” for short) are used in warfare. The story kicks off when troops from various countries converge on the island of Oahu, Hawaii, including the main characters, Ao Isami of the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force and Lewis Smith of the United States Marine Corps. Isami and Smith cross paths during battle, but suddenly their teams are attacked by an unknown enemy, scattering soldiers and sending their forces into disarray. In order to save their friends and survive on the deadly battlefield, they must fight with every ounce of courage and pride that they can muster.

Bang Brave Bang Bravern is currently airing and will have 12 Episodes. It is also Known as: 勇気爆発バーンブレイバーン, Yuuki Bakuhatsu Bang Bravern

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18. Pluto

Pluto

A murder occurs in an orderly world where robots are unable to kill humans. The robotic Europol investigator Gesicht takes the case, but the mystery deepens when he finds no trace of a human at the scene of the crime. As he pursues the truth, Gesicht uncovers the most evil manifestation of hate that history ever seen, one that is bent on bringing destruction to the world ...

PLUTO has finished airing and it has 8 Episodes. It is also Known as: プルートウ, Pluto: Urasawa x Tezuka

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17. Vivy: Fluorite Eye's Song

Vivy: Fluorite Eye's Song

Nierland—an A.I complex theme park where dreams, hopes, and science intermingle. Created as the first-ever autonomous humanoid A.I, Vivy acts as an A.I cast for the establishment. To fulfill her mission of making everyone happy through songs, she continues to take the stage and perform with all her heart. However, the theme park was still lacking in popularity.

One day, an A.I named Matsumoto appears before Vivy and explains that he has travelled from 100 years into the future, with the mission to correct history with Vivy and prevent the war between A.I and humanity that is set to take place 100 years later.

What sort of future will the encounter of two A.I with different missions redraw? This is the story of A.I destroying A.I. A.I diva Vivy's 100-year journey begins.

Vivy -Fluorite Eye's Song- has finished airing and it has 13 Episodes. It is also Known as: Vivy -Fluorite Eye's Song- (ヴィヴィ -フローライトアイズソング-), Vivy: Fluorite Eye's Song

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16. NieR:Automata Ver 1.1a

NieR:Automata Ver 1.1a

The distant future, 5012.
The sudden aerial invasion of Earth by <Aliens> and their creations <Machine Lifeforms>led mankind to the brink of extinction. The surviving number of humans who took refuge on the moon to organize a counterattack using <android> soldiers to recapture Earth.

However, the war reaches a stalemate as the <Machine Lifeforms> continue to multiply infinitely. In turn, humanity deploys anew unit of android soldiers as an ultimate weapon: <YoRHa>

Newly dispatched to Earth <2B> joins<9S>, the analyst currently stationed there, where amid their mission, they encounter a myriad of mysterious phenomena...

This is the story of these lifeless <androids> and their endless fight for the sake of mankind.



Note: Episodes 9, 10, 11, 12 aired back-to-back on July 23, 2023.

NieR:Automata Ver 1.1a has finished airing and it has 12 Episodes. It is also Known as: ニーア オートマタ

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15. Shoujo Shuumatsu Ryokou

Shoujo Shuumatsu Ryokou

Civilization is dead, but Chito and Yuuri are still alive. So they hop aboard their beloved Kettenkrad motorbike and aimlessly wander the ruins of the world they once knew. Day after hopeless day, they look for their next meal and fuel for their ride. But as long as the two are together, even an existence as bleak as theirs has a ray or two of sunshine in it, whether they're sucking down their fill of soup or hunting for machine parts to tinker with. For two girls in a world full of nothing, the experiences and feelings the two share give them something to live for…

Girls' Last Tour has finished airing and it has 12 Episodes. It is also Known as: 少女終末旅行, The End Girl Trip

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14. Plastic Memories

Plastic Memories

Eighteen-year-old Tsukasa Mizugaki has failed his college entrance exams, but after pulling some strings, he manages to land a job at the Sion Artificial Intelligence Corporation. SAI Corp is responsible for the creation of "Giftias"—highly advanced androids which are almost indiscernible from normal humans. However, unlike humans, Giftias have a maximum lifespan of 81,920 hours, or around nine years and four months. Terminal Service One, the station Tsukasa was assigned to, is responsible for collecting Giftias that have met their expiration date, before they lose their memories and become hostile.
Promptly after joining Terminal Service One, Tsukasa is partnered with a beautiful Giftia named Isla. She is a Terminal Service veteran and considered the best in Giftia retrievals, contrary to her petite figure and placid nature. Time is fleeting though, and Tsukasa must come to terms with his feelings for Isla before her time is up. No matter how much someone desires it, nothing lasts forever.

Plastic Memories has finished airing and it has 13 Episodes. It is also Known as: プラスティック・メモリーズ, Plamemo

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13. Kidou Senshi Gundam: Suisei no Majo Season 2

Kidou Senshi Gundam: Suisei no Majo Season 2

The second season of Mobile Suit Gundam: the Witch from Mercury.

A.S.122...
An era when a multitude of corporations have entered space and built a huge economic system. After transferring to the Asticassia School of Technology from the planet Mercury, Suletta Mercury has experienced a school life filled with encounters and excitement, as both Miorine Rembran's bridegroom and a member of GUNDAM-ARM, Inc.

It has been two weeks since the incident at Plant Quetta. Suletta passes her days at the school, anticipating her reunion with Miorine. Miorine, meanwhile, has stationed herself at the head office of the Benerit Group, monitoring her father's condition. The two are about to face new hardships and pressing decisions. Each with her own feelings in her heart, the girls will confront the mighty curse the Gundam brings.

Mobile Suit Gundam: The Witch from Mercury Season 2 has finished airing and it has 12 Episodes. It is also Known as: 機動戦士ガンダム 水星の魔女 Season2, G-Witch 2, Mobile Suit Gundam: The Witch from Mercury Cour 2, Kidou Senshi Gundam: Suisei no Majo Part 2, 機動戦士ガンダム 水星の魔女 2クール

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12. Mobile Suit Gundam ZZ

Mobile Suit Gundam ZZ

The year is Universal Century 0088. Directly after the end of the Gryps War, Haman Karn and her army of Zeon remnants on the asteroid Axis begin their quest of reviving the lost empire of the Zabi's, and proclaim themselves as the Neo-Zeon. With the Earth Federation as hapless as ever, only the Anti-Earth Union Group (AEUG) is able oppose the plans of Neo-Zeon. In need of all the help it can get after being decimated in the previous war and losing many of its key members, the AEUG ship Argama enlists the aid of a young junk collector from the Side 1 colony of Shangri-La named Judau Ashta to pilot its newest mobile suit, the Double Zeta Gundam.

Mobile Suit Gundam ZZ has finished airing and it has 47 Episodes. It is also Known as: Kidou Senshi Gundam ZZ, 機動戦士ガンダムZZ, Mobile Gundam Double Zeta

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11. Mobile Suit Gundam SEED

Mobile Suit Gundam SEED

C.E. 71: In the midst of war between the Naturals (OMNI) and Coordinators (ZAFT), a unit from ZAFT is dispatched to hijack the Earth Alliance's newly developed mobile suits on the neutral colony of Heliopolis. Orb Civilian Coordinator Kira Yamato attends the technical college on Heliopolis. After ZAFT hijacks 4 of the 5 mobile suits, Kira stumbles upon the last one, Strike, forced to pilot it to save his and his friend's lives. During this confusion, Kira also reunites with his childhood Coordinator friend, Athrun Zala, who ironically turns out to be a ZAFT soldier and one of the hijackers at Heliopolis. Having control of Strike, Kira joins the Earth Alliance boarding the ship known as Archangel, to protect his friends while despairing over becoming the enemy of his childhood friend and people.

Mobile Suit Gundam Seed has finished airing and it has 50 Episodes. It is also Known as: 機動戦士ガンダムSEED, Kidou Senshi Gundam SEED

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10. Mobile Suit Victory Gundam

Mobile Suit Victory Gundam

It is Universal Century 0153. On the space colonies located at Side 2, the Zanscare Empire has come to power and it holds onto that power through liberal use of the guillotine. With its forces invading the Earth and its space fleets preparing to subjugate the other Sides, the Zanscare Empire has nothing to fear from the weakening Earth Federation. It is opposed only by the League Militaire, whose state of the art mobile suits and young pilots comprise the only real resistance movement. Now, thirteen-year-old Uso Evin has been dragged into the war by a battle near his home in Eastern Europe. As the Newtype pilot of the Victory Gundam, he fights not only to defeat the Zanscare Empire but also to find out what has become of his parents, who left him behind when they went into space.

Mobile Suit Victory Gundam has finished airing and it has 51 Episodes. It is also Known as: Kidou Senshi Victory Gundam, 機動戦士Vガンダム, Mobile Suit Victory Gundam

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9. Boku no Tsuma wa Kanjou ga Nai

Boku no Tsuma wa Kanjou ga Nai

Takuma is a single guy who does nothing but go to work and come home. Too tired to do chores, he decides to get a robot to cook and keep house. “Mina-chan” is such a good housekeeper, Takuma jokes that she should become his wife. Mina takes Takuma’s joke seriously, and slowly the two start doing more things together, like having a picnic outside. As time goes by, Takuma starts to fall for Mina, but can a human and a robot ever have an equal, loving relationship?

My Wife Has No Emotion has not yet aired. It will air on July 31, 2024. It is also Known as: 僕の妻は感情がない, Boku no Tsuma wa Kanjou ga Nai

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8. Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann Movie 2: Lagann-hen

Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann Movie 2: Lagann-hen

Seven years have passed after the battle of Teppelin... Humans have since reclaimed the surface of the earth and enjoy an unprecedented period of peace and prosperity. However, humanity's increasing population growth triggers the sudden emergence of an unknown, powerful enemy.
The fearsome, manipulative power of the mysterious Anti-Spiral proves too overwhelming for humans to even fight back. When everyone becomes desperate and loses hope, Team Dai-Gurren members reunite to stand up once again!

Gurren Lagann The Movie: The Lights in the Sky are Stars has finished airing and it has 1 Episodes. It is also Known as: 天元突破グレンラガン 螺巌篇, Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann Movie 2

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7. Made in Abyss: Hourou suru Tasogare

Made in Abyss: Hourou suru Tasogare

Second of two films recapping the first season of the TV anime.

Made in Abyss: Wandering Twilight has finished airing and it has 1 Episodes. It is also Known as: メイドインアビス 放浪する黄昏, Made in Abyss: Hourou suru Tasogare

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6. Suisei no Gargantia

Suisei no Gargantia

In the distant future, a majority of humans have left the Earth, and the Galactic Alliance of Humanity is founded to guide exploration and ensure the prosperity of mankind. However, a significant threat arises in the form of strange creatures called Hideauze, resulting in an interstellar war to prevent humanity's extinction. Armed with Chamber, an autonomous robot, 16-year-old lieutenant Ledo of the Galactic Alliance joins the battle against the monsters. In an unfortunate turn of events, Ledo loses control during the battle and is cast out to the far reaches of space, crash-landing on a waterlogged Earth.
On the blue planet, Gargantia—a large fleet of scavenger ships—comes across Chamber and retrieves it from the ocean, thinking they have salvaged something of value. Mistaking their actions for hostility, Ledo sneaks aboard and takes a young messenger girl named Amy hostage, only to realize that the residents of Gargantia are not as dangerous as he had believed. Faced with uncertainty, and unable to communicate with his comrades in space, Ledo attempts to get his bearings and acclimate to a new lifestyle. But his peaceful days are about to be short-lived, as there is more to this ocean-covered planet than meets the eye.

Gargantia on the Verdurous Planet has finished airing and it has 13 Episodes. It is also Known as: 翠星のガルガンティア, Suisei no Galgantia

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5. NieR:Automata Ver1.1a Part 2

NieR:Automata Ver1.1a Part 2

The second half of NieR:Automata Ver1.1a

NieR:Automata Ver1.1a Part 2 has not yet aired. It will air on December 31, 2024. It is also Known as: NieR:Automata Ver1.1a 第2クール, ニーア オートマタ 第2クール, NieR:Automata Ver1.1a Cour 2

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4. Made in Abyss: Tabidachi no Yoake

Made in Abyss: Tabidachi no Yoake

First of two films recapping the first season of the TV anime.

Made in Abyss: Journey's Dawn has finished airing and it has 1 Episodes. It is also Known as: メイドインアビス 旅立ちの夜明け, Made in Abyss: Tabidachi no Yoake

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3. Top wo Nerae! Gunbuster

Top wo Nerae! Gunbuster

In the near future, humanity has taken its first steps towards journeying into the far reaches of the galaxy. Upon doing so they discover a huge race of insectoid aliens known as “Space Monsters.” These aliens seem dedicated to the eradication of mankind as they near closer and closer to discovering Earth. In response, humanity develops giant fighting robots piloted by hand-picked youth from around the world.
Shortly after the discovery of the aliens, Noriko Takaya, the daughter of a famous deceased space captain, enters a training school despite her questionable talents as a pilot. There, she meets her polar opposite, the beautiful and talented Kazumi Amano, and is unexpectedly made to work together with her as they attempt to overcome the trauma of war as well as their own emotions.

Gunbuster has finished airing and it has 6 Episodes. It is also Known as: トップをねらえ! GunBuster, Top wo Nerae!, Aim for the Top!

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2. Doraemon (2005)

Doraemon (2005)

Doraemon (2005) is the most recent anime series based on Fujiko Fujio's manga of the same name.
It is the 2005 version of 1979 series, with certain changes in the animation and other things.
Doraemon is a cat-like robot who appears in the present to steer Nobita/Noby, who is a dumb, naive and clumsy boy on the right path in order to secure his future. Nobita's love interest is Shizuka Minamoto/Sue, his frenemies are Takeshi Goda/Big G and Suneo/Sneech.

Doraemon (2005) is currently airing and will have Episodes. It is also Known as: ドラえもん (2005), Doraemon (2005)

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1. Planetarian: Chiisana Hoshi no Yume

Planetarian: Chiisana Hoshi no Yume

It is thirty years after the failure of the Space Colonization Program. Humanity is nearly extinct. A perpetual and deadly Rain falls on the Earth. Men known as "Junkers" plunder goods and artifacts from the ruins of civilization. One such Junker sneaks alone into the most dangerous of all ruins—a "Sarcophagus City." In the center of this dead city, he discovers a pre-War planetarium. And as he enters he is greeted by Hoshino Yumemi, a companion robot. Without a single shred of doubt, she assumes he is the first customer she's had in 30 years. She attempts to show him the stars at once, but the planetarium projector is broken. Unable to make heads or tails of her conversation, he ends up agreeing to try and repair the projector...

Planetarian has finished airing and it has 5 Episodes. It is also Known as: planetarian~ちいさなほしのゆめ~, Planetarian: The Reverie of a Little Planet

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