What is this anime called?

[Kurama]

A few months ago I saw the first episode of this anime on Cartoon Network. It is about a boy whose home and family were destroyed by aliens. The boy is brought up by an engineer, and excels in making large robot suits. The first episode focuses on the alien species attacking the boy's new home, and it climaxes with the boy going into the robot suit (as far as I can remember...).

It's a mecha anime, but I don't think it's Gundam (perhaps it could be one of the newer series, I'm not sure). I'd be very grateful if you could find the name of this certain anime, I'd like to watch the rest of the series.

 

[RaisinOatmeal]

Try Martian Successor Nadesico.

Great series

 

[Qyöt27]

That's kind of too general. Describe the art some.

The only two anime I know that Cartoon Network has aired that might roughly meet that criteria are Eureka 7 and (albeit not completely) Evangelion. E7 went through the standard run, they showed all of the episodes; Eva, they only ever showed the first episode, in a promotion as part of Giant Robot Week (and the airing of Evangelion 1.11: You Are (Not) Alone earlier this year during March). Not that any of this could have any bearing on Cartoon Network's scheduling in other areas of the world.

 

[RaisinOatmeal]

Owh, can't be Nadesico - too old for cartoon network, and the boy is a mecha pilot, not an engineer. Still a great series though.

 

[Ash8676]

There are few others that may fit that description.
Here is a list from the Toonami lineup from the first one to the latest one:
List of programs broadcast by Toonami - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Maybe you can find the one you are looking for.

 

[CyberPaladin]

Well I'm not sure it doesn't really match any anime there running here in the U.S. currently on cartoon network internationally who knows the description you gave matches the start of Gundam Age though. Below is a link to the Gundam wiki page about the shows protagonist hope it helps.

Flit Asuno - Gundam Wiki

 

[Ash8676]

Found another list, that may help:
Cartoon Network - Anime News Network

 

[Kurama]

Thanks for the help.

I've finally found out the name: Gundam Mobile Suit AGE

Time to spoil myself with mecha awesomness!