Hyper Combat Unit Dangaioh (1987)

 

For 1987, this anime is way ahead of it's time.

     In 1987, you do not expect this kind of quality of animation, music, and editing. Hyper Combat unit Dangaioh is often forgotten and left off many best-of lists in the day. The writing is what I consider top tier, and the characters are fun and memorable. Especially with One Punch Man Season 3 getting rightfully dragged, this is a good reset button for anime lovers looking for something new.

Robots, mechs, fan service, future stuff.

     This series is polished. The english dub (above in 4k) is missing the first episode, but you won't be missing anything as the second episode is a recap of what you may have missed. There was a Sequel to the series: Great Dangaioh which IMO, takes the series back a notch in quality of animation, but keeps high quality writing in check. Both series area available for free on youtube, so you have that going for you.