Mecha

:For the Chicano Student organization, see MEChA.

Other meanings

In Japanese the word mecha (or meka) is an abbreviation of the English "mechanical" and used to refer to all mechanical objects, real-world or fictional. In this sense, it's extended to humanoid, human-sized robots and such things as the boomers from Bubblegum Crisis, the similar replicants of Blade Runner, and cyborgs can be referred to as mecha, as well as mundane real-life objects such as industrial robots, cars and even toasters.

Related Topics:
Bubblegum Crisis - Replicant - Blade Runner - Cyborg

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This is far less frequent among English speakers. There are exceptions; in the film ', the word is used to describe 'mechanicals' (robotic humanoids), as opposed to 'orga' for 'organics' (humans).

Related Topics:
Robot - Humanoid

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