Action
Noah’s Barks pages relating to the action genre. The genre features intense or high-pressure situations often related to combat or quick maneuvering.
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Star Ocean: First Departure
With ‘Star Ocean: First Departure,’ the SNES JRPG classic is remade for the PSP. Can its legacy survive a modernized environment? (read more)
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Manie-Manie: The Labyrinth Tales
An anime anthology movie containing three segments by different directors, ‘Manie-Manie: The Labyrinth Tales’ (‘Neo Tokyo’) isn’t quite up to the standards of another anime anthology movie, ‘Memories.’ (read more)
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Mobile Suit Gundam F90
This short manga serves as a prequel to the cursed ‘Mobile Suit Gundam F91’ movie. (read more)
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Mobile Suit Gundam Wing: Endless Waltz
Remember ‘Gundam Wing?’ It’s back—in movie form! Also, it’s exactly the same. Is ‘Endless Waltz’ better off for that? (read more)
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Mobile Suit Gundam Wing
Big, stupid, and oddly compelling, Gundam Wing is the franchise equivalent to one really long, weightless action movie. (read more)
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Dancouga: Requiem for Victims
After a premature end to the TV series, Ashi Productions gives ‘Dancouga’ a more proper conclusion with ‘Requiem for Victims.’ (read more)
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Dancouga: Super Beast Machine God
Something of an underdog, this poorly-animated mecha show from a time when the genre was in decline manages to succeed by bucking certain conventions, embracing others, and by having a wonderfully fun cast. (read more)
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Jin-Roh
‘Jin-Roh,’ written by Mamoru Oshii, is an atmospheric, downcast tone piece that mires in the traumas of war. However, though war never changes, I prefer when my media does. (read more)
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Votoms Finder
‘Votoms Finder’ is a one-off OVA in the ‘Votoms’ franchise, made all the more odd by its scant new entries. While a very generic story of the haves versus the have-nots, the brisk pace makes this decently entertaining. (read more)
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Super Dimensional Fortress Macross: Do You Remember Love?
While not a replacement for the excellent original series, ‘Do You Remember Love?’ is a gorgeous victory lap across some of the series’s most poignant moments. (read more)