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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Kid Chameleon
100 levels later, ‘Kid Chameleon’ has succeeded in breaking my psyche. What have I learned from this debacle? (read more)
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Fullmetal Alchemist: The Conqueror of Shamballa
The original 2003 Fullmetal Alchemist adaptation concludes with this theatrical feature film. How will its anime-original plotlines fare? (read more)
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Dragon Ball Z Movies
The various movies throughout the ‘Dragon Ball Z’ franchise. (Includes movies 1 through 14) (read more)
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Dragon Ball Z Special 1: Bardock, The Father of Goku
A brief consideration of why the early Dragon Ball Z Specials tend to stand head-and-shoulders above other noncanonical material. (read more)
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Dragon Ball Z Special 2: The History of Trunks
The History of Trunks features a story set in an alternate dystopian future, and its emotional weight makes this Special about as good as the franchise has ever been. (read more)
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Fullmetal Alchemist
While largely overshadowed by its reboot, ‘Brotherhood,’ the original adaptation of ‘Fullmetal Alchemist’ has plenty of its own qualities to offer—with some being superior. (read more)
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Mushrambo
I reminisce on "Mushrambo,"(aka "Shinzo") a shonen anime from my childhood. Perhaps the most interesting thing about this anime is why it was localized to begin with. Can I come up with an answer? (read more)
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Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood
This more-faithful adaptation of the original manga successfully delivers an action-adventure epic, but falls short in some presentational elements compared to its predecessor. (Includes Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood – 4-koma Theater’) (read more)
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Hajime no Ippo: The Fighting!
Cult-favorite developer Treasure adapts the famous anime and manga series ‘Hajime no Ippo’ to the Game Boy Advance. Can they score a KO? (read more)
