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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Gantz: G
A side story spin-off of the hugely popular ‘Gantz’ series, original creator Hiroya Oku entrusts 2/3 of ‘Gantz: G’ to Tomohito Ohsaki. Will they meet the original’s standards? (read more)
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Gantz
Hiroya Oku’s ‘Gantz’ is exploitative, violent, and shameless—and there’s nothing else quite like it. (Includes ‘Gantz/Nishi’ and ‘Gantz Origins: Oku Hiroya and SF Movie Stories.’) (read more)
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Initial D
‘Initial D’ is an anime where one teenage boy finds himself roped into the street-racing circuit. But, if there’s one thing a racing anime shouldn’t have, it’s poor animation quality. (Includes ‘Stage 1-3’ and ‘Extra Stage’) (read more)
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Drifters
Seemingly not content with only ‘Fate/Zero’ wasting the concept of a war between historical legends, the author of ‘Hellsing’ attempts the same with ‘Drifters’ and does only marginally better. (Includes OVA) (read more)
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Martian Successor Nadesico: The Prince of Darkness
The sequel movie to mecha parody series ‘Martian Successor Nadesico’ flirts with tragedy, but only succeeds insofar as being a tragic misunderstanding of what made the original series so effective. (read more)
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Mazinger Z: Infinity
Both a celebration and sendoff of the ‘Mazinger’ franchise, ‘Infinity’ is a joyous watch full of explosive animation that brings ‘Mazinger’ iconography more to life than ever before. (read more)
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AD Police
‘AD Police’ is a spinoff of its fellow OVA, ‘Bubblegum Crisis,’ yet it doesn’t come close to reaching its progenitor’s quality. (read more)
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My Hero Academia
‘My Hero Academia’ is yet another "battle shonen" property that starts with oodles of promise, but devolves into poorly-considered plotting, a misused cast, and other general foibles. (Covers seasons 3 and 4) (read more)
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One Piece Movie 1
While reading the ‘One Piece’ manga, I sated my curiosity regarding its animated version by watching its first movie. I left the theater (my bedroom) unimpressed. Also, I didn’t actually leave. (read more)
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Kill la Kill
Studio Trigger makes their TV debut with "Kill la Kill," demonstrating that the Gainax alumni haven’t lost their talent for high-intensity action and dynamic animation. (Includes "Kill la Kill Specials") (read more)