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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Macross XX
Macross XX is basically a realistic promotional demonstration of various VFs. Mostly CG animation with some 2D sprinkled throughout. The hip hop backing music is pretty hilarious. Nothing special about this special. (read more)
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Golgo 13: Queen Bee
‘Golgo 13: Queen Bee’ is a massive step down from the first ‘Golgo 13’ anime adaptation, made all the more shocking by it sharing the same director. (read more)
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Rebuild of Evangelion: 2.0 You Can (Not) Advance
‘Rebuild of Evangelion 2.0’ continues to experience diminishing returns. Everything here has been done before and better, and the allusions to ‘End of Evangelion’ only make its comparative hollowness more apparent. (read more)
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Cowboy Bebop: Knockin’ on Heaven’s Door
‘Knockin’ on Heaven’s Door’ essentially works as a longer version of a standard episode. Considering the series was more than the sum of its parts, that could be a problem. (read more)
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Digimon Adventure Movie
What if ‘Digimon’ was a "giant monster" movie? ‘Digimon Adventure Movie’ answers: it’d be pretty damn fun. (read more)
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Mega Man X: The Day of Sigma
This short OVA was included with Mega Man Maverick Hunter X, a PSP remake of the SNES original. A solid retelling of the cast’s origin story. (read more)
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Casshern Sins
Casshern Sins reimagines the ’70s superhero children’s series as a beautifully animated, starkly nihilistic tone piece. The immortal Casshern wanders a diseased, post-apocalyptic wasteland, encountering those who must grapple with their impending death. (read more)
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Noiseman Sound Insect
‘Noiseman Sound Insect’ is directed by Masaaki Yuasa. Nothing’s more memorable than its strikingly vibrant, punk-attitude poster. (read more)
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Mega Man 5
Perhaps the most forgotten entry in the classic Mega Man series, does 5 really deserve to be a mere footnote? (read more)
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Sonic CD
Often cited as the best ‘Sonic’ game ever made, is ‘Sonic CD’ as great as some people claim? Only with the vocal theme, surely. (read more)