Soukou no Strain

Like all great directors, Fukuda knows how to learn from works of the past and improve upon them -Despite how congested Strain was with its story lines and themes, it evidently lacked the complexity to become critically acclaimed. Cross Ange includes even more themes and plot points for no discernable reasons with barely any exploration to them, provoking thoughts in the viewer instead of spoonfeeding them. -The preference for gore, shock factor and nudity has escalated greatly between the time of production for the 2 series. Cross Ange adapts to this by accounting holistically for all these factors and even Turn Them Up to Eleven, meeting the essential needs of the modern anime viewer. -The portrayal of a rebellious, emotionally damaged teenager in Strain was far too reasonable. Ange is the optimized and improved version who is absolutely incomprehensible, utterly stubborn and never manages to learn anything. This vividly illustrate the image of a recalcitrant adolescent both series intended in comparison to Sara -Antagonists clearly exist to be hated, Strain made the mistake in trying to make the audience sympathise to Ralph’s petty reasons. Embryo, on the other hand, is an asshole in every sense of the word; absolutely heinous, nefarious and malicious on top of being a rapist, hating on him brainlessly enhances the viewing experience In an age of the anime industry littered with lazy, fanservice orientated and sales driven products. Fukuda remains one of the few reliable individuals for quality entertainment.  read more 

Both shows focus on a girl in a prestigious position who is thrown into the lowest rung of society due to the interference of their treacherous older brothers. CGI mechas are used in both shows, and the actual origins of the mechas are a plot point in both shows as well. It's worth noting that Cross Ange is double the length, with many plot twists and "oh shit" moments, and heavily features graphic violence, blood & gore, and sexual violence. Soukou no Strain is much more subdued, which could possibly be seen as boring and predictable. If you found Cross Ange's more graphic elements offputting, or Soukou no Strain too plain, I would recommend attempting to watch the other for a similar but possibly more entertaining experience. read more 

i love uchuu no stellvia both this anime and soujou no strain are vey similar they fight with machines etc.. i love both you should watch it you'll defenently love it too they is some romance you could say that a bit of both animes just watch it an you will see what i'm talking about  

Both series features a strong female cast in the military with their abilities to pilot mecha in combat. Both series has science fiction themes that also employs some violence through the usage of blood and gore. Both series contains some fanservice as well as drama among the cast members. 

Good mecha shows filled with drama between characters. While both are mecha shows, the mechs are not the main focus of the series, the drama and character interactions are. Both have good animation for their time with good character designs and mecha designs.