15 [Similar Anime] Like Gargantia on the Verdurous Planet

In both series, a main protagonist gets involved with a mysterious character after a certain incident. In Eureka Seven, it's Eureka. in Suisei no Gargantina, that mysterious character is Ledo. These two characters have trouble communicating with others or understanding others' feelings. However with the help of their new friend, they are able to understand the world a bit better.

Similar after apocalypse premise. Once successfully survive the apocalypse, humans form small colony. But information of the cause of the apocalypse still remains classified. After stories develop, the dark truth behind the cause of the apocalypse slowly revealed.

Suisei no Gargantia and Aldnoah Zero both convey the sci-fi theme with its setting and characters. In particular, the main male protagonist has a strategic mind and is adapt at piloting his mecha during warfare. And speaking of which, humanity becomes endangered when an invasion takes place that threatens their very existence.

The main protagonist in both series are a battle-hardened soldier trained since childhood but are suddenly thrust into a more peaceful way of life far away from the battlefield. Although the story is generally serious, comedic moments can often be found as the protagonist then spends the majority of the time learning and getting accustomed to their new settings with help from other main characters.
You can also find a giant mech that acts like more of a partner & friend, having full, idealistic conversations with the main protagonist in both series and sometimes also ends up surprising the protagonist in some situations.

As one watched the first episode of "Suisei no Gargantia", the humans must battle an strong, alien lifeform, the Hideauze. In "Macross Frontier", the humans also battle an lifeform, the Varja. In both cases they do damage but aren't able to win out.

Ledo from Gargantia and Aoba from Buddy Complex are sent to another time/universe. Not knowing what will happen to them, they must adapt to their surroundings and find allies to help them get back home. Solve this world's situation and uncover secrets hidden within them. This secret will change them forever. Ledo has been trained for military combat while Aoba has none of that yet. They must live a life they are not used too or else suffer the consequences of their actions.

In a world where people live on moving islands in an endless ocean, a soldier who has only known war ends up stranded in a peaceful society. There's an emphasis on a lost history and the antagonists are dogmatic militants.

They have elements of sci-fi and takes place in a futuristic setting. But for both series, life never comes easy for the main protagonists as they struggle to survive and cope in their world. There is the theme of survival as mysterious enemies threatens the characters' very existence. But among those enemies also emerges resistance that battles them.

As someone who generally doesn't like mecha anime; these are two mecha anime I actually did enjoy. Also, they have some similarities and contain similar plot twists. Both anime have a main character that gets seperated from their home, and end up in a poor isolated area. The war against the DRAGONs in Cross Ange is also very similar to the war against the Hideaze in Gargantia.

Both are great action mecha series who started airing in spring 2013 and provide great mecha battles and a little romance in between.

They start off similarly and I feel there are lots of parallels in the first few episodes. The endings are completely different though, so it's definitely worth a try. Different twists in both anime so you won't feel like you're re-watching Gurren Lagann.

In both of these series the main character will, one way or the other find themselves in an unfamiliar environment along with their giant robot. They will have to adjust to the new environment whilst pondering what they will do from then on.

it's real similar, I think. A boy that is 'transported' to a completely different place and learns about it from the people he encounters and makes friend with. They both pilot an extremely powerful machine that capable of mass destruction. Isekai is more of a harem, while Suisei no Gargantia is more about character development. I think overall they're similar anime and if you liked one, you should like the other.

In both series, there's science fiction themes but more importantly, it involves a main male protagonist whose lives are changed forever after a certain event.

Gargantia and EFP are both written by the same person with similar premises, so they resemble each other quite a lot. If you enjoy one, you will definitely enjoy the other.