2008
Noah’s Barks pages covering things relating to the year 2008.
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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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Batman: Gotham Knight
Gotham Knight is an animated anthology film consisting of the works of several different Japanese directors. What will the combination of East and West bring to the caped crusader? (read more)
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Hells
‘Hells’ is a Madhouse comedy movie with horror aesthetics going for a larger-than-afterlife feel that’s not unlike the works of Studio Trigger. (read more)
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Melody
Why have I found so many anime short films to be unmoving? Melody inspires me to ask that question, and not for good reasons. (read more)
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Macross 25th Anniversary: All That VF
‘Macross 25th Anniversary: All That VF’ is two CG specials showcasing machines from ‘Macross Zero’ and ‘Macross Frontier.’ (read more)
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Casshern Sins
Casshern Sins reimagines the ’70s superhero children’s series as a beautifully animated, starkly nihilistic tone piece. The immortal Casshern wanders a diseased, post-apocalyptic wasteland, encountering those who must grapple with their impending death. (read more)
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The House of Small Cubes
This short story with a common theme of aging and taking for granted what one has lost is elevated by its animation style, which bares characteristics of French animation. (read more)
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Mega Man 9
Inti Creates attempts to return to the ‘Mega Man’ series’s roots in this 8-bit throwback. Can it match the classics? (read more)
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One Outs
Brainer up! ‘One Outs’ is a baseball anime that breaks convention through its genius main character who seeks victory through strategy rather than athletic ability. A homerun derby of thrills. (read more)
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Blood Red Shoes – “Box of Secrets”
Box of Secrets by UK band Blood Red Shoes (BRS) actually has a gutsy punch to their sonic assault, immediately putting them above 90% of all their garage rock revival contemporaries. Well, to be fair, while they have the raucous spirit, the better production values probably only did them favors if The Strokes‘ Is This… (read more)