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Just finished Re:Rise, it was pretty interesting. Out of all 4, that one might fit the easiest.
Since shows like Cowboy Bebop made it in, how about Tenchi Muyo? You can fly around in Ryo-ohki and blow ♥♥♥♥ up. Hell, I forget what they were called but there were mecha in GXP and War on Geminar.
https://youtu.be/Cwf-DvQ-qoI
last time i saw Ideon was in Alpha Gaiden 3 it's already due for him to comeback in SRW roster
or this one
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=szjAot0GEQM
not Genesis or Evol but Logos
i'm tired from macross frontier because they all over Z series even on NDS version
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HzXR8tnnKSM
if they want bring back macross better be the classic one or Delta version
and meanwhile FMP and Nadesico already appear on SRW V last years.
The latter is tangentially mecha, in that it only features powered armor and occasional massive mechanical constructs, but at the same time it's a massive love-letter to both tokusatsu and mecha.
No seriously. One of its characters is a walking Gundam expy that pulls moves from at least (!!): HeavyArms; Turn A; DX; Wing Zero; Freedom; V2-AB; Cross-Bone X1 Custom; and Strike Noir. And there's probably a few more I'm forgetting.
On top of that the first through fourth season all have special finisher moves used during the season finales that are straight up mecha references; giant Obari sword-slice; Hell&Heaven; Big Bang Rocket Punch; G-Gundam golden hyper mode (though the finisher itself acts more like Face Open from Gaiking LODM -- which is also bathed in a golden fire, I might add). While the fifth has a Monster-of-Frankenstein styled villain with boob-missiles; rocket punch hands; and Dom (as in the mobile suit from Gundam) hover jets - and has a vampire villain who ends up dodging hits by bursting into a flurry of bats while proclaiming "Open Bat!" (Yes, really...) I mean, how more flagrant do you want your references to be?
But no; the real prize here is the cross-over potential.
Notably:
The GGG organization run by Taiga and SONG run by Genjurou, who would probably both hit it off and be something like lazy sunday afternoon golf partners.
Hibiki's life as a living relic compared to Guy/Gai's situation rebuilt as a G-stone cyborg.
Volfogg not only being bodyguard for Mamoru, but also protecting e.g. Symphogear's Miku.
The Shenshoujing relic's purifying ability compared to Mamoru's purification.
Mic Sounders syncing up a solitary wave that hits the right frequency not for Disc X - but Disc X-Drive.
Basara going "Listen to my song!" at some point to have an event where phonic gain climbs like crazy. (Possibly syncs with the end of Symphogear's second season where Maria is on-stage and via global video-feed petitions the whole world to lend their power to the gears.)
The potential for a cross-over concert between Maria/Tsubasa and Fire Bomber in a civilian setting.
The fact that both Macross 7 and Symphogear feature eldritch 'no-touchie' horrors. One that drains your spirit, the other literally turning you to ash.
FMP and Symphogear both featuring a super-sub base -- both of which end up hijacked at some point in their respective series canon.
Both series feature a titular character that is borderline autistic when it comes to interacting with other people and that was basically raised as a soldier or living weapon, which can be played for awkward comedy. (And both being opposite sexes even.)
Whispered Black Technology can be related to Heretical tech - aka relics. Both originate from lost precursor civilization (Macross says hello, btw.) With a bit of fudging the tie can be that the Whispered can literally still capture lingering fragments - i.e. whispers - of the old universal hive-mind 'language' from Symphogear.
There are also multiple events where the Gear users are drilled for combat, which is right up Mao's alley. Can even combine that with Sousuke drilling the Bonta-kun squad and someone translating what the Fu-Mo-Fu-Mo-Fuuu!! stuff he's spouting actually is; to the point where it even makes Chris, the foul-mouthed member of the Gears - blush furiously.
(And speaking of Bonta-kun: Bonta-kun and Mic Sounders. Just. Bonta-kun and Mic Sounders.)
That's by no means an exhaustive list though. Like I wrote: Symphogear was written as a massive love-letter to mecha and toku, which also means that it does pretty much every trope those genres have to offer in some way or other. And that means it has a million and one potential ties for the events that implement those tropes to bridge to other series.
E.g.
Want a Wing Zero cross-over bunker buster scene? It has it: finale of the first season where one of the Symphogears literally beam power-struggles against a giant gun aiming to shoot down the moon.
Geass-like 'look-into-my-eyes' mind control and mental suggestions? 5th season.
EVA berserker button? Oh yes. Season 1 and 2. And then it gets weaponized in season 3.
Instrumentality-like 'let's take apart the world and rebuild it better'? Season 3.
Cosmic calendars and stars aligning? Season 4.
Planetary mind-control hive-mind slave race? Season 5.
"It wasn't meant to keep you in; it was meant to keep them out" ? Also season 5.
Synchro rates? Yes; they have them.
"Love is a power-up" ? Yup. Season 4 literally comes out and states that synchro rate is largely based on love, affection and the desire to protect those you love.
Etc. etc.
It's like it's the perfect SRW binding glue. Could deliver something that's finally as coherent again as SRW W was.
(Also: it has Sugita in arguably one of his best roles as the manic insane Dr. John-Wayne Vercingetorix - aka Dr. Ver. The world's real 'Last Action Hero' according to his own words.)
What I really want to see is Outlaw Star. The ship designs are tailor made for both a playable unit with loads of pilot abilities (so basically the Swordfish in T) and the many ship designs are perfect for padding the grunts of any map, the soundtrack is killer, and the trope checklist cast can be used for all sorts of crossover shenanigans in the cutscenes. The only problem is I hear Outlaw Star was not popular in Japan at all.
I don't know what is going on... But Tekkaman Blade merch has been popping up right and left. Evolution Toy is making figures, Sentinel is making figures... And now Wave is releasing a new model kit. Other kits, statues and collectibles have appeared in the nether also. What's more, Wave and Sentinel are making figures with artistic changes (not a fan, really).
SOMETHING is going on with the license... I wonder why and what's coming next?
Maybe they will put this ♥♥♥♥♥ on BluRay finally!
Bringing it back to SRW on a big screen with better audio and crisp, clean animation... I would love to see that. Maybe they can bring in the Guyver for the long awaited face off.
I guess the license is just cheap. That's probably all it is.
On that note, Guyver could work in SRW. To which, I point you to Guyver Gigantic EXCEED. It would be difficult though with no clear ending (and that will apparently never happen now 🤬)