2010s
Noah’s Barks pages covering things relating to the years 2010 to 2010s.
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The Tatami Galaxy
In what is undoubtedly one of my most controversial media opinions, I ruminate on why The Tatami Galaxy left me feeling little more than frustration. (read more)
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El Camino: A Breaking Bad Movie
‘El Camino’ is a dressed-up but empty continuation of ‘Breaking Bad’s’ lesser material. Unwilling to change the canon, the suspense falls flat. (read more)
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Black Book
A horror manga anthology written by Masaya Hokazono, ‘Black Book’ strongly resembles ‘Seeds of Anxiety.’ (read more)
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Chainsaw Man
In an oversaturated genre, ‘Chainsaw Man’ manages to stand out from the competition with just enough grit and flavor. A blunt and shameless action series that feels refreshing in its willingness to embrace pulp. (read more)
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Venus in the Blind Spot
‘Venus in the Blind Spot’ is yet another collection of random, mostly horror, mostly forgettable Junji Ito stories. (read more)
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Gantz: G
A side story spin-off of the hugely popular ‘Gantz’ series, original creator Hiroya Oku entrusts 2/3 of ‘Gantz: G’ to Tomohito Ohsaki. Will they meet the original’s standards? (read more)
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No Longer Human
Junji Ito adapts ‘No Longer Human,’ one of the most famous Japanese novels. Can the supernatural horror author handle a psychological drama? (read more)
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Happiness
Shūzō Oshimi returns to supernatural horror elements with the vampiric manga, ‘Happiness.’ (read more)
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Hideout
Masasumi Kakizaki, author of the manga ‘Rainbow’ and ‘Green Blood,’ delivers a solid, short horror-thriller. (read more)
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Drifters
Seemingly not content with only ‘Fate/Zero’ wasting the concept of a war between historical legends, the author of ‘Hellsing’ attempts the same with ‘Drifters’ and does only marginally better. (Includes OVA) (read more)