1. Gowapper 5 Godam and Misaki Youko

2. Shishunki Bishoujo Gattai Robo Z-Mind and Ayame

3. Rinne no Lagrange – Flower Declaration of Your Heart and Kyouno Madoka

4. Aim for the Top! Gunbuster and Takaya Noriko

5. Juusou Kikou Dancouga Nova and Hidaka Aoi

6. Super Dimension Cavalry Southern Cross and Jeanne Fránçaix

7. Shinkon Gattai Godannar and Aoi Anna

8. Shingu: Secret of the Stellar Wars and Moriyama Nayuta

9. Darling in the FranXX and Zero Two

10. Mobile Police Patlabor OVA 1 and Izumi Noa

11. Granbelm and Kohinata Mangetsu

12. Idolmaster Xenoglossia and Amami Haruka

“Gattai Girls” is a series of posts dedicated to looking at giant robot anime featuring prominent female characters due to their relative rarity within that genre.

Here, “prominent” is primarily defined by two traits. First, the female character has to be either a main character (as opposed to a sidekick or support character), or she has to be in a role which distinguishes her. Second, the female character has to actually pilot a giant robot, preferrably the main giant robot of the series she’s in.

For example, Aim for the Top! would qualify because of Noriko (main character, pilots the most important mecha of her show), while Vision of Escaflowne would not, because Hitomi does not engage in any combat despite being a main character, nor would Full Metal Panic! because the most prominent robot pilot, Melissa Mao, is not prominent enough.