Review
Pages relating to Noah’s Barks reviews of media or other forms of entertainment.
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Devilman: Crybaby
Directed by Masaaki Yuasa, Devilman Crybaby is a modernized retelling of Go Nagai’s classic work, and it’s a stylish masterpiece that explores the duality of man. No, really. (read more)
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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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Dragon Ball Z
While Dragon Ball Z has been long surpassed in overall quality by many of the series it inspired, it is rarely beat in brutality. (read more)
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Pokémon (Anime)
Scattered thoughts on some of the Pokémon anime’s many movies and specials. (Includes movies 1-4, Team Go-Getters, Mewtwo Returns, Pichu Bros. in Party Panic, and Pikachu’s Summer Vacation) (read more)
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JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure
‘JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure’ isn’t exactly some watershed anime when it comes to plot, featuring many traditional battle shonen tropes, but it’s exceptionally fun and zany compared to anything else in the genre. (read more)
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Mahjong Legend Akagi: The Genius Who Descended Into the Darkness
The titular character of ‘Akagi’ is a genius, thrill-seeking daredevil who finds his latest life-or-death gamble in the criminal underground’s mahjong circuit. Knowledge of mahjong is not recommended, so that you don’t realize how lucky Akagi is. (read more)
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Mobile Suit Gundam Movie Trilogy
This movie trilogy adaptation and rewrite of the original Mobile Suit Gundam series delivers a relatively clean, moving, and intriguing sci-fi war drama. (read more)
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Monster
The themes of ‘Monster’ aren’t particularly deep, and it occasionally dabbles in ridiculous melodrama. That’s not as important as the fact that this is an original premise for an unpredictable thriller. (read more)
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Neon Genesis Evangelion
For all of the hemming and hawing about Neon Genesis Evangelion’s deep themes or lack thereof, the series is mainly successful for simply being a great story that’s told with finesse. (Includes Schick x Evangelion) (read more)
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Neon Genesis Evangelion: The End of Evangelion
Everything was for ‘The End of Evangelion.’ The most exceptional and compelling attributes of ‘Neon Genesis Evangelion’ are on full display in this theatrical climax. (read more)