Mecha
Noah’s Barks pages related to the mecha genre. The mecha genre is media centered around giant robots and occasionally androids and cyborgs.
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Mobile Police Patlabor 2: The Movie
‘Patlabor 2’ director Mamoru Oshii attempts a seemingly personal treatise on post-World War II Japanese politics, but the esoteric themes left me somewhat cold. (read more)
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Super Dimension Fortress Macross Flash Back 2012
‘Macross: Flash Back 2012,’ a "live" music performance/recap of the original Macross series and its theatrical remake, is a tearjerking sendoff for one of anime’s greatest stories. (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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Zeonic Toyota Special Movie
Char Aznable drives over his father’s grave so he can advertise the Zeon-branded, hot, new Toyota vehicle. Seems unnecessary for someone with a Zaku, but what do I know? (read more)
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Grendizer, Getter Robo G and Great Mazinger: Decisive Showdown! The Giant Sea Beast
Three titans of mecha gathered in one feature does little to elevate this above standard ’70s mecha anime fare. (read more)
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The Vision of Escaflowne
The Vision of Escaflowne is a sword-and-sorcery mecha anime with a consummately constructed story, but the real fantasy was Sunrise actually getting to produce all of its planned episodes. (read more)
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Giant Robo Side Story: Ginrei
"How could more ‘Giant Robo’ possibly be a bad thing?" he wondered, stupidly, as he began watching ‘Side Story: Ginrei.’ (read more)
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Mobile Police Patlabor: The Movie
‘Patlabor’ hits the big screen as it picks up from where the ‘Early Days’ OVA left off, delivering another relatively serious storyline that still has heart through its lovable cast. (read more)
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Mobile Police Patlabor
The first adaptation of the manga franchise created in part by industry icon Mamoru Oshii, this OVA is a mostly comedic slice-of-life series with an added mecha flavor. (read more)
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Mobile Suit Gundam F91
The Gundam series that never was, ‘Gundam F91’ salvages concepts originally intended for a TV series in one two-hour movie. How did we get here? (read more)