 If you liked
Kidou Senkan Nadesico
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 ...then you might like
Gyakuten Sekai no Denchi Shoujo
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Very similar in tone, with mecha anime meta-humor mixed with character and political drama.
The power of Otaku! Both series are self-ware parodies of anime, particularly the mecha genre, with hilarious over-the-top and energetic characters.
Akito Tenkawa partakes in the "civilian falls into cockpit" trope, being reluctant as a pilot as he was severely traumatized by war, only wanting to be a cook, but at the same time he is a huge fan of an old Super Robot series, Gekiganger. He has fellow mecha Otaku Gai Daigoji as a pilot (who is way more enthusiatic about it) and his ditzy love interest/captain Yurika Misumaru is keen on keeping him on her ship as her knight in shining armor.
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