2000s
Noah’s Barks pages covering things related to the years 2000 to 2009, i.e. the 2000s.
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Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex
The most expensively-produced anime ever made at the time, Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex explores its source material’s unique sci-fi concepts to greater extents than ever before. (Includes 2nd GIG, Solid State Society, and Uchikomatic Days) (read more)
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Rebuild of Evangelion: 1.0 You Are (Not) Alone
The original ‘Neon Genesis Evangelion’ was a well-paced, impressively animated, and affecting story. But, hear me out: what if they made it again, except it wasn’t those things? I am (not) impressed. (Includes ‘Beautiful World’) (read more)
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The Cat Returns
The Cat Returns has an extended sequence of a belly-dancing cat show. Who cares whatever else is in it? (read more)
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Howl’s Moving Castle
Studio Ghibli are at their best when adapting folkloric tales of magical creatures and hitherto unseen lands, and Howl’s Moving Castle has them right at home. (read more)
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Trava: Fist Planet
‘Trava: Fist Planet’ is an OVA set in the same universe as the phenomenal movie ‘Redline.’ In it are plenty of stoner vibes and hips as wide as an actual racetrack. (read more)
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New Getter Robo
A reimagining of the classic ‘Getter Robo’ storyline, ‘New Getter Robo’ only justifies the first part of its name if replacing the Dinosaur Empire with Oni is enough for you. (read more)
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Mazinkaiser
"Crash on crash!" Vintage super robot Mazinger Z receives a fresh, diabolic coat of paint in ‘Mazinkaiser,’ an exciting, hilarious OVA. (read more)
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Ghost in the Shell 2: Innocence
Nearly a decade after the classic sci-fi original, ‘Ghost in the Shell 2: Innocence’ incorporates much of ‘Stand Alone Complex’s’ storytelling methods, resulting in a major stylistic departure, but more cogent, deeper themes and character development. (read more)
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Redline
Wanna have a good time? ‘Redline’ is where your first and last stop should be—or would be, if it didn’t compel you to burn nitroglycerin. (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)