G1Optimal: really... the entire concept of gestalts and indeed giant mecha/robots is fundamentally ridiculous.

Have you ever seen the anime series "Martian Successor Nadesico" (aka Mobile Battleship Nadesico)? I highly recommend it as it delves into some of the 'facts vs myths' of how giant robots could actually work and also the way people pilot them. Really pokes fun at some of the ridiculous aspects of mecha anime (but done behind the backdrop of a serious scifi interstellar war drama )

Another good anime is Panda-Z which is big parody on robot and mecha anime. (^O^) ROCKET PUUUUUNNNNCH!