2000s
Noah’s Barks pages covering things related to the years 2000 to 2009, i.e. the 2000s.
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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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Drifting Net Café
While Shūzō Oshimi normally handles sexual content with tact, ‘Drifting Net Café’ is possibly his most exploitative work. How much does it drag the work down? (Warning: Review is currently only unedited notes.) (read more)
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Super Robot Wars: Original Generations (Thoughts on English Fan Patch)
The fan translation of ‘Super Robot Wars: OGs’ by Kingcom is a monumental release and precious gift—but I do miss Atlus’s script. (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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Infected Island
A pandemic threatens all of Japan in ‘Infected Island,’ a mediocre medical thriller written by Masasumi Kakizaki, author of ‘Rainbow’ and ‘Green Blood.’ (read more)
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Emerging
‘Emerging’ is a medical thriller about a deadly pandemic sweeping across Japan. It’s also really stupid. (read more)
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Goth
At only one volume, ‘Goth’ is a fine read for horror and psychological thriller fans. Solid, noir-like art. I found much of the mysteries and character development to be either contrived or predictable. (read more)
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[Rec] 2
‘[Rec] 2’ wastes no time showing it understands nothing about what made the original work, with irrational characters and a senseless plot. (read more)
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The Mist
‘The Mist’ is incredibly dumb. The social commentary is overly contrived with its forced, quick pacing and is on-the-nose to the point of losing all actual relevance to the real world. (read more)
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Mimi’s Tales of Terror
A departure from his usual modus operandi, Junji Ito’s ‘Mimi’s Tales of Terror’ sees him adapt an anthology series covering Japanese urban legends. (read more)