What is your personal opinion on the mecha genre in anime/manga?

Haven’t watched much of the said genre, but I enjoy them

There are some really good ones like Evangelion and 86 but those are the ones that don't focus on the action as the main part. Outside of that I don't feel I'd enjoy mecha that much just for action.

Pretty broad question considering that mecha has been a part of just about everything at this point.

Im not the biggest fan of mecha but it has got a few really good anime, for example, Evangelion is one of my favourite anime of all time and 86 is really good so far

I don't have much of an opinion to be honest. Despite this, I doubt I could sit there and watch hardcore mecha shows, not really my thing. I don't like the idea of watching a show revolving around mecha and using full CGI (not done well) as it is the main part of the story. I haven't read anything to do with mecha so not sure.

Shows I liked:
Code Geass Lelouch of the Rebellion
86 EIGHTYSIX
Gurren Lagann
DARLING in the FRANXX

Shows I didn't like:
Hundred
Undefeated Bahamut Chronicle
Listeners

never been a big fan but Gundam and Patlabor are by far my favorite ones.

Mecha is fantastic right now, but only if you're already an existing fan (this is especially the case for Gundam). In the past few years Gundam fans have gotten Unicorn, Thunderbolt, Narrative, and Hathaway which are fantastic, but they are only good if you've gotten caught up with the forty years worth of source material which isn't ideal for new fans. Iron Blooded Orphans did come out in 2015 and it is also great, but it just didn't make waves like Sunrise thought it would.

Then you have other series like Full Metal Panic! which got its fourth season after 12 years back in 2018 which again was fantastic but there's still a decent amount of source material to get through to really enjoy it. Also in 2018 you had Darling in the Franxx which I personally loved but I'm definitely in the minority with that one. I can totally understand its flaws and why it was a real turn off for a lot of people.

Overall mecha is as strong as ever for me, but it needs to start appealing to new fans if it wants to survive. Plus it needs to not trip over it's shoelaces like Franxx did to keep people engaged. Hopefully AMAIM: Warrior at the Borderline or the new Mobile Suit Gundam: The Witch from Mercury coming out will be newcomer friendly.

Honestly it's really good.. I've enjoyed the few mecha genre's animes i've watched. Would be really nice if we saw more of them in the popular area.

I think they do a great job of showcasing the horrors of war, and I feel far too many people dismiss them as "action packed toy commercials" . I was pretty blown away by the writing from Armored Trooper Votoms and Gundam 0079.

I would say that i live and breath mecha (the real robot type), so personally i love it. Evangelion and Gundam has become a cornerstone of my personality and life, it has given me so many hobbies and it has affected me on a fundamental level, from just watching anime, reading manga and building gunpla (Gundam Plastic Models), to having an effect in what career i want to pursue or just inspired my work in countless ways. Also huge mechs are just cool as shit.

I think is like a gamble. Things could go very well, like 86 and Gundam or absolutely trash like darling in the franxx

i really dont like it. even tho i liked darling in the franxx, the whole mecha part made it worse imo. i'd enjoy it more with a fantasy setting or an other interessting setting.

i dont really enjoy mecha anime/manga but i do have to admit that the drawings look cool sometimes

not my cup of tea but i am planning to watch some populars ones

Not my thing, I don't think they are bad as a genre though.

robots and machines and cars and mechanics and stuff = cool and swag

Really love mecha genre. Mecha show was always my childhood and until today I still love this genre because this genre is so epic And give you message that human in the end still need technologies to survive.

Goldion Crusher!
Getter Beam!
Giga Drill Break!
Rocket Punch!
Burning Finger!

So far from everything I've watched, the actual mecha aspect hasn't affected my
enjoyment. I do usually find the mecha scenes themselves the REALLY boring part
of the animes, however none of the mecha animes I watched technically focused
on the mecha part. The story and characters were what kept me happily going in
them. So far, I've enjoyed majority of the mechas that I've completed.

Code Geass Lelouch of the Rebellion
Gurren Lagann
86 EIGHTYSIX
Promare

Only one I didn't like (in reality - hated)
Neon Genesis Evangelion

Never saw the appeal of big humanoid robots, neither in eastern nor western media.