So I watched Rinne no Lagrange ep1 after duckroll said it was a good mecha show that will be in Super Robot Wars and is by the director of Nadesico.
First of all, SO MUCH MOE/FANSERVICE ARGHHHHHHH
But if you can make it past that, it's actually...well directed seemingly decent mecha show? The art is pretty good and the animation (funded by NISSAN) is really nice, even the cell-shaded mecha fights look pretty darn good for being CG.
I think I'll put up with some underwear shots every ep to get another mecha show. THREE mecha show episodes per week between Aquarion EVOL, Gundam AGE, and Lagrange! After a long ass drought of no mecha shows at all besides Star Driver, who'd have thought they were making a comeback. YAY, it's time for me to get back to liking anime again!
I've been watching this, too. You're exaggerating the fan service part, although the scene in the first ep where the girl's cousin pulls her pants to look for...
...definitely fits said description. You also have the weird alien girl wearing a leotard, which is at least pointed out and chuckled at by the other high school chicks when she first shows up.
The show is the standard humans vs aliens fare, and MCD, there are dudes. The way it's playing out right now, the human side uses girl pilots and the alien side is all pretty-boy types.
My main problem with this show is its pacing. It's a little TOO fast. The main girl just accepts getting into a mech and piloting in a life or death battle with no problem. WTF?
Anyway, I'm watching this, Moretsu Pirates, and the best one of them all:
LOOK IT'S A SHOW WITH DUDES AS THE MAIN CHARACTERS HOLY SHIT 
