2000
Noah’s Barks pages covering things relating to the year 2000.
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Pokémon Crystal
Join me as I review and reminisce about ‘Pokémon Crystal.’ It’s my first time through the ultimate version of one of my favorite generations of ‘Pokémon!’ (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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Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Monsters
The original anime inspiration for my favorite TCG, and where we’d be introduced to ‘Yu-Gi-Oh!’s’ many great, utterly mishandled concepts. (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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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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Vampire Hunter D: Bloodlust
Horror auteur Yoshiaki Kawajiri directs his biggest budget film yet with Vampire Hunter D: Bloodlust, a mere glimpse into a Gothic-styled dark fantasy world bleeding with mystery and untold history. (read more)
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FLCL
‘FLCL’ is a post-modern coming-of-age OVA that is as much a celebration of studio Gainax’s legacy as it is a metaphorical exploration of prepubescent angst. (read more)
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Belle and Sebastian – “Fold Your Hands Child, You Walk Like a Peasant”
Yo, get out of here slow-tempo Belle and Sebastian haters, ‘Fold Your Hands Child, You Walk Like a Peasant’ has some of their most immaculate arrangements. (read more)
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Boards of Canada – “In a Beautiful Place Out in the Country”
In a Beautiful Place Out in the Country sums up Boards of Canada in an easy 24 minutes. Like their albums, half of this is pretty solid, while the other half consists of pieces that sound like unrealized sketches a better artist wouldn’t have thought fit to release, or at least to drag out for… (read more)
