2010s
Noah’s Barks pages covering things relating to the years 2010 to 2010s.
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Junji Ito’s Dissolving Classroom
One of the rare longer series by Junji Ito, ‘Dissolving Classroom’ centers on a macabre, unusual, and often dangerous family of ghouls. Sometimes creepy, sometimes funny, but always bizarre. (read more)
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Mazinger Z: Infinity
Both a celebration and sendoff of the ‘Mazinger’ franchise, ‘Infinity’ is a joyous watch full of explosive animation that brings ‘Mazinger’ iconography more to life than ever before. (read more)
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Junji Ito: A Study From the Abyss of Horror
This isn’t a full review of this compilation. I had read all stories in here before other than ‘Masei,’ for which I wrote a single, cheap, and negative one-liner. (read more)
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Neo Parasyte f
This anthology of stories based on the manga ‘Parasyte’ compiles works from popular and upcoming shoujo manga artists. (read more)
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My Hero Academia
‘My Hero Academia’ is yet another "battle shonen" property that starts with oodles of promise, but devolves into poorly-considered plotting, a misused cast, and other general foibles. (Covers seasons 3 and 4) (read more)
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Buried
Your mileage may vary, since the concept of being buried alive terrifies me. As far as I’m concerned, ‘Buried’ does a fine job of narrowing in on that sense of helplessness. (read more)
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Don’t Breathe
‘Don’t Breathe’ is an exercise in how to earn your false resolutions, jump scares, and all the stock tricks in the horror book that we’ve been accustomed to groaning about. (read more)
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Ghost Heights Management Association
‘Ghost Heights Management Association’ is an uncommon Junji Ito black comedy story. A one-shot about a character managing a hotel of ghouls. (read more)
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Waltz
Shūzō Oshimi’s ‘Waltz’ is a 40-page one-shot about genderfluidity and two teenagers searching for individuality and self-actualization. (read more)
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Shino Can’t Say Her Name
One of Shūzō Oshimi’s finest works, this modest, one-volume manga covers the high school life of a girl with a debilitating stutter. Heartfelt and sincere, it appropriately wastes no words. (read more)