Fantasy
Noah’s Barks pages related to the fantasy genre.
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Daicon Opening Animations
Before going on to form Gainax, one of the anime industry’s most influential studios, the creative minds involved created these two shorts for science-fiction conventions Daicon III and Daicon IV. Features: Questionable usage of many copyrighted materials. (read more)
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Puella Magi Madoka★Magica
While its production values are phenomenal, ‘Puella Magi Madoka★Magica’ can’t help itself from overindulging on its premise, making some would-be emotional moments overly-dramatic and silly. (read more)
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Tailenders
‘Tailenders’ crosses the finish line in a distant second place to ‘Redline,’ but is still highly recommended to anyone who couldn’t get enough high-octane, stylish racing animation. (read more)
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Ani*Kuri15
‘Ani*Kuri15’ is an anthology movie consisting of 15 one-minute short films, each directed and produced by different industry figures in their own styles. (read more)
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The Vision of Escaflowne
The Vision of Escaflowne is a sword-and-sorcery mecha anime with a consummately constructed story, but the real fantasy was Sunrise actually getting to produce all of its planned episodes. (read more)
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Little Witch Academia: The Enchanted Parade
While the criticisms of ‘The Enchanted Parade’ are exaggerated, the movie’s greatest strength and weakness is that it’s more of the same. (read more)
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Paranoia Agent
Normally a movie director, Satoshi Kon uses the Paranoia Agent TV series as a vehicle to deliver many of his ideas for short stories. Results vary, but ultimately impress. (read more)
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Giant Robo Side Story: Ginrei
"How could more ‘Giant Robo’ possibly be a bad thing?" he wondered, stupidly, as he began watching ‘Side Story: Ginrei.’ (read more)
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Sword Story
Though beautifully animated, ‘Sword Story’ (‘Katanagatari’) can be a frustrating watch due to its overwrought script, and the wasted potential of many of its action sequences. (read more)
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Okage: Shadow King
‘Okage: Shadow King’ is a quirky RPG that brings to mind the beloved ‘Mother’ series. Can it step out of its shadow? (read more)