Fantasy
Noah’s Barks pages related to the fantasy genre.
-
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)
-
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)
-
Sleepy Hollow
It’s difficult to imagine any other popular director of the time who could command such a budget for an old tale and do it better than Tim Burton. Sleepy Hollow doesn’t fully transfer the power of the original story, but the soul is there. Johnny Depp’s timid and conflicting character holds the narrative together as… (read more)
-
On Your Mark
On Your Mark is an evocative music video with fantastical animation by Studio Ghibli that’s enough to make you wish this was one of their theatrical stories. (read more)
-
Urusei Yatsura 2: Beautiful Dreamer
Noteworthy for being one of Mamoru Oshii’s first directorial outings, ‘Beautiful Dreamer’ has the classic ‘Urusei Yatsura’ cast trapped in a world of dreams. However, it spends far too much time in reality when it should be dreaming. (read more)
-
Twilight of the Dark Master
Desperately seeking something as compelling as Vampire Hunter D: Bloodlust, I watched Twilight of the Dark Master, an OVA so forgettable that I had to pad out this blurb with anything else. (read more)
-
Mermaid Forest
Legendary manga author Rumiko Takahashi’s series of parables about immortality are adapted in Mermaid Forest. Why didn’t that equate to a good series? (read more)
-
Glassy Ocean
Glassy Ocean asks for only twenty minutes of your time in exchange for taking you on a trip across its colorful fantasy landscapes. (read more)
-
Fate/Zero
‘Fate/Zero’ completely botches the potentially interesting things about its own premise, and all it gets in return is weightless drama between poorly-defined characters and stakes. (read more)
-
Vampire Hunter D
While lacking the heavy stylization of Yoshiaki Kawajiri’s later adaptation, this 1985 attempt is still carried by the property’s uniquely creative world. (read more)