Macross Frontier
Watch it! Watch it now.
If you don’t like my suggestions for anime because they lean too much towards romantic comedies for guys, and you are more interested in mecha, then watch Macross Frontier. It’s that good.
The story is extremely similar to the original. A young brash kid joins up with the military to fly a veritech fighter. He’s caught in a love triangle with the older lady and the young singing ingenue. He’s got the Skull Squadron leader giving him hell. He’s got two buddies who back him up wherever he goes.
But the mecha. It rocks. I want one of those VF-25, but as a transformable figure. With the armor on it.