Madhouse
Noah’s Barks pages relating to animation studio Madhouse.
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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)
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Hells
‘Hells’ is a Madhouse comedy movie with horror aesthetics going for a larger-than-afterlife feel that’s not unlike the works of Studio Trigger. (read more)
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Gunnm
Though it’s a meager sample of its long-running, classic manga source, Gunnm still has plenty to offer for OVA and cyberpunk enthusiasts. (read more)
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Parasyte: The Maxim
A chimerical monstrosity of horror, drama, mystery, sci-fi, and thrills, ‘Parasyte: The Maxim’ somehow manages to excel at all of them. (read more)
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Casshern Sins
Casshern Sins reimagines the ’70s superhero children’s series as a beautifully animated, starkly nihilistic tone piece. The immortal Casshern wanders a diseased, post-apocalyptic wasteland, encountering those who must grapple with their impending death. (read more)
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Texhnolyze
Texhnolyze is a dystopian sci-fi treatise about the end of humanity—not from self-destruction, but a slow degradation into nihilism stemming from a lack of purpose, drive, and ingenuity. What happens if we simply fade out instead of burn away? (read more)
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Hellsing Ultimate
‘Hellsing Ultimate’ is a bombastic OVA epic that brings Kouta Hirano’s action-horror saga to dramatic heights deserving of its Gothic influences. (read more)
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Chihayafull
‘Chihayafull’ is the best anime you could possibly make about a game with arguably less depth than Pogs… unfortunately, it’s still "about" that game. (read more)
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One Punch Man
One Punch Man is a parody whose premise remains entertaining for about as long as any of Saitama’s fights. What’s left is just another battle shonen, minus sincerity. (Includes seasons 1 & 2) (read more)
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One Outs
Brainer up! ‘One Outs’ is a baseball anime that breaks convention through its genius main character who seeks victory through strategy rather than athletic ability. A homerun derby of thrills. (read more)