Fantasy
Noah’s Barks pages related to the fantasy genre.
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Howl’s Moving Castle
Studio Ghibli are at their best when adapting folkloric tales of magical creatures and hitherto unseen lands, and Howl’s Moving Castle has them right at home. (read more)
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The Castle of Cagliostro
Studio Ghibli adapts the iconic hero-thief Lupin III to the silver screen in this 1979 adventure, "The Castle of Cagliostro." (read more)
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Super Dimension Fortress Macross II: Lovers Again
The black sheep of the ‘Macross’ franchise, ‘Macross II’ was created with little involvement from the original creators. Surprisingly, it feels very on-point, but still little more than an average ’90s OVA. There are worse things something can be. (read more)
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New Getter Robo
A reimagining of the classic ‘Getter Robo’ storyline, ‘New Getter Robo’ only justifies the first part of its name if replacing the Dinosaur Empire with Oni is enough for you. (read more)
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Digital Devil Story: Megami Tensei
Intended to promote the incredible Megami Tensei video game series, the Digital Devil Story OVA was doomed by adapting an infamous horror novel. (read more)
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Redline
Wanna have a good time? ‘Redline’ is where your first and last stop should be—or would be, if it didn’t compel you to burn nitroglycerin. (read more)
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The Seventh Seal
The themes on mortality aren’t of any particular insight, but The Seventh Seal‘s heavily sullen atmosphere invisibly weaves a dark shroud over a revived and stoically breathing portrait of a suffering 14th century Europe. Not without its share of duller moments, but they’re overcome through powerful imagery, properly contemplative philosophical musings, and surprisingly, some great… (read more)
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Paprika
Satoshi Kon directs Paprika, a beautifully kaleidoscopic journey through the dreamworlds and wishes of its characters. (read more)
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Princess Mononoke
Though breathtakingly beautiful and wonderfully imaginative, Princess Mononoke is held back by its simplistic themes and sanctimonious messaging. (read more)
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Army of Darkness
AKA: Evil Dead III / Evil Dead 3 The best Evil Dead movie! While a great trilogy throughout, the movies (or rather Sam Raimi) are better at parody than they are at being creepy, so Army of Darkness benefits by becoming an all-out horror-themed slapstick-fest. It’s damn funny in its own right, and is more… (read more)