Chikyuu Bouei Kigyou Dai-Guard

Dai-Guard and Tiger&Bunny are shows about saving the world and doing the right thing, all while dealing with corporate red tape. The two series have a similar focus on the down-to-earth lives of the characters and share a similar sense of humor in regards to the absurdity of super robots/super heroes being introduced into a modern capitalist society. 

Both of these shows revolve around using giant mech in an official capacity to protect the people. 

Both are about quirky and lovable bunch overcoming the hardships of their stiff-necked superiors. Always leaves you with a smile. 

Okay, seriously? How is it that nobody made this connection but me? Just about everything that is in Dai-Guard is heavily influenced by Neon Genesis Evangelion. I swear that Dai-Guard is an Eva parody, but I can't find anything on it. Am I insane or is this some big joke that I was not let in on? 

While lacking the over-the-top super robot elements the King of Braves is loved for, this quieter robot show has a similar theme: The overwhelming power of teamwork and determination as displayed by the use of a massive metal humanoid. 

Both attempt at being a down to Earth real robot type of mecha title that focuses more on the everyday life and issues at work of the characters than the mecha fights, which in turn are against monsters with a natural source for their formation. Also, new members and rival companies (actually the army in Dai-Guard) become an issue at some point in both series. 

Both shows are about Giant Robots , and with super cool action too  

Both are mecha parody series that lovingly poke fun at the genre tropes and fans. Nadesico is more focused on parodying real robot anime while Dai-Guard is more focused on parodying super robots. 

O.K. Salaryman Kintarou has absolutely nothing to do with mecha but, like Dai-Guard, is is a fun peek into Japanese corporate culture. The main character's nonconformity shakes things up and gets things accomplished. It's a fun show. 

Both have the mecha factor in them, but also a nice dose of slice-of-life themes. Cool-ass fights, robots, characters with background stories and nice plots. 

Both feature hot-blooded hero characters trying to protect justice in a world that with realistic physics and without superpowers that run on passion. 

Dai-Guard and Full Metal Panic are opposite sides of the same coin. Full Metal Panic is a super robot show that masquerades as a real robot show, while Dai-Guard is a real robot show done in the style of a super robot show. Dai-Guard closely examines some of the themes that Full Metal Panic takes for granted (like what would compel a private company to fund a mecha project, and what the military's response would be to a privatized defense program). Both series enjoy their comedic moments off the battlefield. 

While Robotics;Notes fails to really deconstruct or bring to light the real issues with building and piloting a gigantic mech in modern day Japan, Dai-Guard plays this deconstruction trope very well. While most people would argue that Evangelion is the mecha "deconstruction" story, in truth, Dai-Guard does what both of these series want to do by framing the construction and maintenance of a giant robot in a modern Japanese setting. If you enjoy comedy and mecha deconstruction, Dai-Guard is the anime that does these things the best.