Short
Noah’s Barks pages relating to short-length media, such as short stories, short films, and so on.
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The Horrors of Noroi Michiru
For the first time, I explore the horrors of Japanese manga legend Noroi Michiru with the story, ‘The Dwarf – Luger.’ (read more)
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Flower Guy
‘Flower Guy,’ AKA ‘Hanao,’ is a one-shot horror manga by Yuka Yamada, created when he was only 16 years old. (read more)
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Black Book
A horror manga anthology written by Masaya Hokazono, ‘Black Book’ strongly resembles ‘Seeds of Anxiety.’ (read more)
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Hideout
Masasumi Kakizaki, author of the manga ‘Rainbow’ and ‘Green Blood,’ delivers a solid, short horror-thriller. (read more)
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Goth
At only one volume, ‘Goth’ is a fine read for horror and psychological thriller fans. Solid, noir-like art. I found much of the mysteries and character development to be either contrived or predictable. (read more)
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Ghost Heights Management Association
‘Ghost Heights Management Association’ is an uncommon Junji Ito black comedy story. A one-shot about a character managing a hotel of ghouls. (read more)
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Waltz
Shūzō Oshimi’s ‘Waltz’ is a 40-page one-shot about genderfluidity and two teenagers searching for individuality and self-actualization. (read more)
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Seeds of Anxiety+
Unsurprisingly, ‘Seeds of Anxiety+’ is the sequel to the series of the same name minus a plus sign. Will this horror manga withstand its diminishing returns? (read more)
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Sweet Poolside
An early effort by Shūzō Oshimi, ‘Sweet Poolside’ is a short romance story between a boy and a girl who bond over their gender incongruities. (read more)
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Mt. Head
‘Mt. Head’ has a distinctive visual style, and the folklore story backed up by traditional Japanese music are cool, but I found it repulsive and dull. Most things are just one or the other, not both. (read more)