 A TV anime adaptation of the Boogiepop light novel series was announced on Saturday at the Dengeki Bunko 25th Anniversary stage event during Dengeki Game Festival. The anime adaptation, titled Boogiepop wa Warawanai, is scheduled to air in 2018.The Boogiepop series, which has 21 volumes in print, is written by Kouhei Kadono and illustrated by Kouji Ogata. The 22nd volume of the series will go on sale on April 10. The series was previously adapted into a 12-episode TV anime produced in 2000 by studio Madhouse. That series was licensed in North America by Nozomi Entertainment as a DVD set in 2012. A two-volume manga adaptation of the novel's first volume was serialized between 1999 and 2002. To commemorate the new anime adaptation, two new manga serializations based on the light novels will begin in Dengeki Daioh and Dengeki G's Comic magazines later this year. North American publisher Seven Seas Entertainment has licensed both the original light novel and the first manga series in English. Synopsis There is an urban legend that tells of a shinigami that can release people from the pain they are suffering. This "Angel of Death" has a name–Boogiepop. And the legends are true. Boogiepop is real. When a rash of disappearances involving female students breaks out at Shinyo Academy, the police and faculty assume they just have a bunch of runaways on their hands. Yet some students know better. Something mysterious and foul is afoot. Is it Boogiepop or something even more sinister...? (Source: Seven Seas Entertainment) Staff Director: Shingo Natsume (ACCA: 13-ku Kansatsu-ka) Series Composition, Script: Tomohiro Suzuki (One Punch Man) Character Design: Hidehiko Sawada (Redline key animation) Music: Kensuke Ushio (Devilman: Crybaby) Studio: Madhouse Cast Touka Miyashita, Boogiepop: Aoi Yuuki (Boku dake ga Inai Machi) Nagi Kirima: Saori Oonishi (Isekai Shokudou) PV Note: There is no official YouTube mirror available. Please click here to view the promotional video. Official site: http://boogiepop-anime.com/ Official Twitter: @boogiepop_anime Source: Dengeki Online Boogiepop wa Warawanai on MAL |
Sakana-sanJun 16, 2019 9:14 AM
| The OG was done so well and I was nervous about this because they don't make/pace anime like they used to. So having Shingo Natsume (opm and ACCA director) tackling this project is a plus. It is in good hands and being at Madhouse is an added bonus even tho they did the OG series as well. Also this is adapting a new story not Phantom. HYPED!!! |
| Ehhh????? Really? Ok. I'm down with this. Phantom was pretty iffy, but it was quite interesting. Let's see if they do the same formula with this new series. |
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| inb4 people hate because the staff works on this instead of OPM anyway, pretty hyped to try it. Didn't tried to old one tho. |
STOP SLEEPING ON ODD TAXI |
| A surprise announcement :o I'm looking forward to this. Been so long since I've seen the original Boogiepop though so might even give it a rewatch this year. |
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purplepasta said: and Ryuutarou Nakamura while we are at itNow we just gotta do some black voodoo magic and resurrect Satoshi Kon. |
| STOP SLEEPING ON ODD TAXI |
| So what is this? a sequel? or a remake? or just a spinoff? I haven't watch the original series yet. |
| Oooh. It seems I should take Boogiepop Phantom from the On-hold closet out :O |
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| Well I never heard about this series before but it's from Madhouse so its a must watch for me. Hopefully its good. |
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| Holy shit, I never expected this to happen! And the staff and PV look so good too! I'm so down for Shingo Natsume and Tomohiro Suzuki abandoning One Punch Man for this, haha And for those who are confused, this seems to be a straight up adaptation of the novels. Boogiepop Phantom was not really an adaptation, it was its own sort of thing. So you shouldn't need to watch it to understand this, though it's still a good show. |
| Reminder that OPM 2 died for this. |
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ichii_1 said: I have no problem with this.Reminder that OPM 2 died for this. |
| So one of the very 1st LN adaptation in history getting a remake? They better adapt all the novels for the sake of complete adaptation, i hope they still stick around on darker atmosphere. |
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| OPM 2 didn't die yet. If J.C. Staff can get some talented freelancer animators, then it's all good. This adaptation was a surprise since I've heard a lot about the LNs. Excited for this!! |
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| I think i'll watch the old one first. |
| Will it be a remake or something like reboot like Kino? |
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| The synopsis sounds edgy as hell. |
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| Looks interesting Let's see what madhouse can do with this Ln |
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| Holy shit that staff and that PV, are Madhouse redeeming themselves? |
| :3 |
Gridley said: So one of the very 1st LN adaptation in history getting a remake? They better adapt all the novels for the sake of complete adaptation, i hope they still stick around on darker atmosphere. AFAIk there's like 20 volumes right now, and it's still not finished? That would require at least 80 to 100 episodes to adapt without rushing too much ... |
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| incredibly promising staff |
| This could be pretty cool actually. |
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| This sounds pretty good. definitely watching |
| The PV is preanimated like the other new Madhouse show (Most likely directed by Natsume himself). Don't expect it to maintain the same level of quality because ACCA was outsourced to hell when it was airing. |
| Oh maneee I watched the original years ago when I was in that horror mode searching around for horror shows binge watching. This sure is a surprise, looking forward to see what comes out of this projecto. |
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| Holy fuck, never expected this. Solid staff all around, and although it won't retain the surreal atmosphere that I loved, I'm looking forward to this. Hopefully the new soundtrack by Kensuke Ushio lives up to the fantastic OST from Phantom. If Shikao Suga comes back to perform the opening then I couldn't ask for more. |
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purplepasta said: Based on the trailer, it doesn't seem like the series will retain the originals surreal, Eraserhead esque atmosphere. Oh well. That is all because Studios want to look more polished and clean. An unpolished look can give more atmosphere in the right hand. Just look at both the old and new Kino's journey for example. The old one is far less polished but has atmosphere partly because of that. Same can be said about gritty. It is to hard to do now due to animation being so clean. |
| OH YESSS!!! YES!!! Finally The revival of the Boogiepop series is here...!!!!! A bleak BooTLEG Ver. of L . A . I . N |
-HippySnob-Mar 10, 2018 6:09 AM
 "Think about that glowing dust That destroys the night sky's dream of Just being nothing"--  -- |
| Soooo?.. What's next LAIN reboot? lol |
"Think about that glowing dust That destroys the night sky's dream of Just being nothing"-- -- |
| Isn't this the dark urban fantasy similar to Kara no Kyoukai? If so, I'm in. |
| Oooh, Boogiepop... This might be a good thing, since I keep hearing that the original anime is not very faithful to the source material. |
| why? this isnt a reboot so why would lain be a reboot? |
| This is all I wanted! I'm so happy! |
私が見たのが、ブギーポップだったのかどうかは分からない。 |
| Why is Shingo Natsume the fucking coolest new director in the cut right now. If he continues like this I think we are gonna be talking about him like he’s one of the greats in a decade or two. |
GoldenDevilGamer said: If J.C. Staff can get some talented freelancer studio saru? :):) |
| Not sure how I feel about this without that ethereal atmosphere Boogiepop Phantom had before which made it really creepy feeling. |
| HYPE! First Kino and now this. Judging by its PV It's not going to have the same mysterious atmosphere I liked so much. I wish another studio had done it. Sometimes Madhouse tries too hard to make it popular imo. And Kirima Nagi's new design really sucks. |
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ekmll said: Sometimes Madhouse tries too hard to make it popular imo. And Kirima Nagi's new design really sucks. They did the first Boogiepop anime, they know very well what they did good there and will probably try to replicate it here. |
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Boogiepop moe style? PFFF! |
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| The year of remakes continues. |
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