Mecha's Greatest Years, Ranked

When was the golden age of Mecha? We ranked every year by the accumulated weighted rating of its best Mecha titles — a year rises when it delivered many strongly-rated entries, not just a lone classic. Data from 3eyedraven's catalog.

1. #1 2016 14 great titles Best: MECH-X4
2. #2 2021 8 great titles Best: Evangelion: 3.0+1.0 Thrice Upon a Time
3. #3 2007 7 great titles Best: Gurren Lagann
4. #4 2010 7 great titles Best: Sym-Bionic Titan
5. #5 2009 6 great titles Best: Evangelion: 2.0 You Can (Not) Advance
6. #6 2017 6 great titles Best: Made in Abyss
7. #7 2018 6 great titles Best: DARLING in the FRANXX
8. #8 1999 5 great titles Best: Zoids: Chaotic Century
9. #9 1988 5 great titles Best: Choujuu Sentai Liveman
10. #10 2025 5 great titles Best: Miraculous World: Tokyo, Stellar Force
11. #11 2013 5 great titles Best: Date A Live
12. #12 2023 5 great titles Best: PLUTO
13. #13 2004 5 great titles Best: Megas XLR
14. #14 2015 5 great titles Best: Mobile Suit Gundam: Iron-Blooded Orphans
15. #15 2014 5 great titles Best: Cross Ange: Rondo of Angels and Dragons
16. #16 2005 5 great titles Best: Eureka Seven