2005
Noah’s Barks pages covering things relating to the year 2005.
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Super Robot Wars J – General Advice / Mech Guide
An exhaustive, in-depth guide for ‘Super Robot Wars J.’ (IN PROGRESS) (read more)
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Fullmetal Alchemist: The Conqueror of Shamballa
The original 2003 Fullmetal Alchemist adaptation concludes with this theatrical feature film. How will its anime-original plotlines fare? (read more)
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Mahjong Legend Akagi: The Genius Who Descended Into the Darkness
The titular character of ‘Akagi’ is a genius, thrill-seeking daredevil who finds his latest life-or-death gamble in the criminal underground’s mahjong circuit. Knowledge of mahjong is not recommended, so that you don’t realize how lucky Akagi is. (read more)
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Speed Grapher
‘Speed Grapher’ is an absurd, exploitative thriller that is nonetheless entertaining and shocking in its creativity (among other things). (read more)
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Mega Man X: The Day of Sigma
This short OVA was included with Mega Man Maverick Hunter X, a PSP remake of the SNES original. A solid retelling of the cast’s origin story. (read more)
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Resident Evil 4: Wii edition
My late playthrough of ‘Resident Evil 4’ has led me to the Wii version. How will one of the most influential games of the generation hold up? (read more)
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A History of Violence
A sort of Blue Velvet contemporary, which is of the highest compliment. A History of Violence features similar themes of violence invading the idyllic American dream, only this time around it’s resurfacing instead of being dug up. The darkness spreads like the plague in this fantastic thriller, and David Cronenberg is at his most clever… (read more)
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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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Boards of Canada – “The Campfire Headphase”
A Boards of Canada album I actually like? ‘The Campfire Headphase’ is the duo’s only album to sound like a complete, unified work. (read more)
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Madonna – “Confessions on a Dance Floor” (2005)
Confessions on a Dance Floor is the kind of album an older Madonna should be making. Instead of chasing current trends, always a few steps behind and all for the goal of creating a subpar version of those trends, she follows her instincts. This leads to an album that has both idiosyncrasies and energy but… (read more)