2006
Noah’s Barks pages covering things relating to the year 2006.
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SNK vs. Capcom Card Fighters DS (Guide)
Learn how to optimize your way through the boring game that is SNK vs. Capcom Card Fighters DS with this guide. (read more)
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Black Lagoon
Guns! Explosions! Car chases! Tits! Ass! ‘Black Lagoon’ is a sleazy, exploitative Hollywood action pastiche that demonstrates how to idealize that style in anime. (Includes ‘Black Lagoon Extras’) (read more)
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Disgaea: Welcome to Netherworld
This short anime was made to promote the Disgaea anime series, and was included on copies of Disgaea 2. (read more)
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Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney Official Casebook Vol.1 – The Phoenix Wright Files
Ever wanted to read an anthology based on the ‘Ace Attorney’ video game series comprised of unrelated, one-shot gags by different authors? No? Oh. (read more)
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Death Note 13: How to Read
Practically a bible for ‘Death Note’ fans, this bonus volume contains an underworld’s worth of trivia, synopses, author responses to previously unanswered questions, and a prototype ‘Death Note’ chapter. (read more)
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Code Geass: Lelouch of the Rebellion
An action/thriller/mecha hybrid, Code Geass has been characterized as an anime with "something for everyone"—unless someone wants something truly special. (Includes "Black Rebellion") (read more)
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The Girl Who Leapt Through Time
Everyone enjoys a “be careful what you wish for” time-traveling tale, and ‘The Girl Who Leapt Through Time’ understands why. (read more)
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D.Gray-man
With a wonderfully stylized, gothic world and a fun cast, it’s a shame that ‘D.Gray-Man’ is 103 episodes of intriguing world-building with next to no payoff. (read more)
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The Legend of Zelda: The Minish Cap
How much will Akira Himekawa expound upon this relatively (and literally) small ‘Zelda’ world in her adaptation of ‘The Minish Cap?’ (read more)
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The Boss of It All
In the overabundance of bureaucratic comedies, Lars von Trier‘s The Boss of It All is predictably irreverent in its predictability. Audience winking and editing ill-suited to this dry humor sabotage a solid premise for an ignoble, possibly pretentious meta goal. It’s more “clever” than funny, but is it really? The satire being as bland as… (read more)