▁in ▁the ▁sent ient ▁category , ▁usually ▁because ▁of ▁an ▁A I ▁system ▁to ▁assist ▁and ▁care ▁for ▁the ▁pilot , ▁as ▁featured ▁in ▁Blue ▁Com et ▁S PT ▁L ay z ner ▁( 1 9 8 5 ) ▁and ▁G arg ant ia ▁on ▁the ▁Verd ur ous ▁Planet ▁( 2 0 1 3 ), ▁or ▁because ▁the ▁me cha ▁is ▁also ▁an ▁organ ic ▁creature , ▁as ▁featured ▁in ▁Ne on ▁Gen esis ▁Evangel ion ▁( 1 9 9 5 ). ▁ ▁Sent ient ▁These ▁are ▁me cha ▁that ▁have ▁the ▁ability ▁to ▁be ▁self - aware , ▁think , ▁and ▁sometimes ▁feel ▁em otion . ▁The ▁source ▁of ▁sent ience ▁var ies ▁from ▁al iens , ▁such ▁as ▁the ▁tit ular ▁characters ▁of ▁American - produ ced ▁and ▁Japanese - anim ated ▁series , ▁The ▁Trans form ers ▁( 1 9 8 4 ), ▁to ▁artificial ▁intelligence , ▁such ▁as ▁the ▁rob ots ▁of ▁Bra ve ▁Police ▁J - De cker ▁( 1 9 9 4 ) ▁to ▁magic , ▁such ▁as ▁Da - G arn ▁of ▁The ▁Bra ve ▁F ighter ▁of ▁Leg end ▁Da - G arn ▁( 1 9 9 2 ). ▁The ▁first ▁series ▁that ▁featured ▁a ▁sent ient ▁giant ▁robot , ▁also ▁the ▁first ▁me cha ▁an ime ▁in ▁color , ▁was ▁Ast rog anger ▁( 1 9 7 2 ). ▁ ▁Rem ote ▁controlled ▁These ▁are ▁me cha ▁that ▁are ▁controlled ▁extern ally . ▁The ▁first ▁me cha ▁an ime , ▁T ets uj