>>279765823
>By that I mean KLK didn't feel like a magical girl show even though it had very small elements of one.
KLK was a mecha show with clothes.
Senketsu becoming sentient and talking to his pilot, pilots swapping mechs, limited battery for the battles that gets upgraded away, rushing upgrades later in the season, everyone from the zako to the MC and main villain use the battle uniforms (i.e. mechs), MC story beginning through them getting a one-of-a-kind uber prototype they cleave through generic types with ease, getting a mobile carrier-ish base to fight out of,...

These suits were not-robots, not little girls with hopes and dreams in frilly dresses who vanquish evil monsters and occassional get a new transformation.