A kid lands on the moon for a summer vacation and walks into an ancient war between two alien races. Magic and giant robots shouldn't work together this well, but the show treats both with equal weight, switching between genuine comedy and real stakes without flinching. By episode ten you stop asking why a children's show has this much narrative depth, and by episode twenty you're mad this one isn't mentioned in the same breath as Wataru or Gurren Lagann. The soundtrack becomes part of your brain. Nobody talks about Granzort anymore, but the people who grew up with it haven't stopped.

In the future, the moon has air and gravity and draws crowds of tourists, and rumor says magic-wielding, rabbit-like creatures with long ears live there. Haruka Daichi travels to the moon alone over summer break hoping to see one for himself. Instead he gets pulled into a conflict thousands of years old between two ancient lunar races: the long-eared people and the Jado. The Jado aim to conquer the universe and revive evil powers so they can take control of the Earth. Together, Daichi and the long-eared race must find three warriors able to use magic, so they can free the Mado King and liberate the kingdom of Rabiluna from Jado rule. The result is a TV series mixing giant robot action, comedy, fantasy and science fiction.