2002
Noah’s Barks pages covering things relating to the year 2002.
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La Pucelle Tactics
The predecessor to the cult-popular ‘Disgaea’ series, ‘La Pucelle’ delivers its own brand of irreverent humor and whimsy—and strategy gameplay. (Includes ‘Ragnarok’) (read more)
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Hajime no Ippo: The Fighting!
Cult-favorite developer Treasure adapts the famous anime and manga series ‘Hajime no Ippo’ to the Game Boy Advance. Can they score a KO? (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)
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City of God
It’s the production that really makes ‘City of God’ what it is: a symphony of a city God has overlooked. (read more)
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Aquatic Language
‘Aquatic Language’ is a lightweight short film with a sultry café atmosphere and eccentric cast. (read more)
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Mt. Head
‘Mt. Head’ has a distinctive visual style, and the folklore story backed up by traditional Japanese music are cool, but I found it repulsive and dull. Most things are just one or the other, not both. (read more)
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Animation Store Manager
Hideaki Anno directed this commercial for Animate, a major media retailer in Japan. Heavily stylized, it’s a progenitor to latter-era Gainax and Studio Trigger’s style. (read more)
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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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Charcoal Feather Federation
Charcoal Feather Federation is another anime honored with the creative footprint of Yoshitoshi Abe, which depicts daily life in a mysterious, ethereal, and isolated fantasy world. (read more)
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Saint Etienne – “Asleep at the Wheels of Steel” (2002)
‘Asleep at the Wheels of Steel’ features more soundtrack work by Saint Etienne. Is anything on this compilation worthwhile? (read more)