’90s
Noah’s Barks pages covering things relating to the years 1990 to 1999, i.e. the ’90s.
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The Magnetic Fields – “Distant Plastic Trees”
The debut album by the legendary indie pop artist The Magnetic Fields features vocal contributions from Suzan Anway. Distant Plastic Trees will leave you cold—but not in the way you’ll expect. (read more)
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Initial D
‘Initial D’ is an anime where one teenage boy finds himself roped into the street-racing circuit. But, if there’s one thing a racing anime shouldn’t have, it’s poor animation quality. (Includes ‘Stage 1-3’ and ‘Extra Stage’) (read more)
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Martian Successor Nadesico: The Prince of Darkness
The sequel movie to mecha parody series ‘Martian Successor Nadesico’ flirts with tragedy, but only succeeds insofar as being a tragic misunderstanding of what made the original series so effective. (read more)
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AD Police
‘AD Police’ is a spinoff of its fellow OVA, ‘Bubblegum Crisis,’ yet it doesn’t come close to reaching its progenitor’s quality. (read more)
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Bizarre Canned Food
This Junji Ito compilation features stories I’ve already read. Instead of a standard review, this entry is just to catalog my having read it. (read more)
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The Blair Witch Project
I didn’t watch this until I was 25. I thought it was engaging and tense. Feel free to use this anecdote if anyone claims ‘The Blair Witch Project’ didn’t age well or is only a product of nostalgia. (read more)
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Paradise Lost: The Child Murders at Robin Hood Hills
‘Paradise Lost’ documents three teenagers persecuted by conservatives’ last bastion against ’90s counterculture in the noose of the Bible Belt. (read more)
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Shaman King
The shonen classic that never was. What haunted Hiroyuki Takei’s ‘Shaman King?’ (Includes ‘Complete Collection’) (read more)
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Revolutionary Girl Utena
Some off-the-cuff thoughts I had after finishing Revolutionary Girl Utena, a dense, highly metaphorical psychological drama. (read more)
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Bio Hunter
‘Bio Hunter’ is another Yoshiaki Kawajiri OVA that’s sure to be an instant classic for any fans of occult, violent, Japanese kitsch from the ’90s. (read more)