Boogiepop wa Warawanai (2019)

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Synonyms: Boogiepop Never Laughs, Boogiepop Doesn't Laugh

Japanese: ブギーポップは笑わない

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Type: TV

Episodes: 18

Status: Currently Airing

Aired: Jan 4, 2019 to 2019

Premiered: Winter 2019

Broadcast: Fridays at 21:00 (JST)

Producers: Kadokawa

Licensors: None found, add some

Studios: Madhouse

Source: Light novel

Genres: Psychological, Mystery, Horror

Duration: 23 min. per ep.

Rating: R - 17+ (violence & profanity)

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Popularity: #1052

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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)

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Adaptation:	Boogiepop Series
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Boogiepop

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Yuuki, Aoi
Japanese

Kirima, Nagi

Main

Oonishi, Saori
Japanese

Miyashita, Touka

Main

Yuuki, Aoi
Japanese

Niitoki, Kei

Supporting

Shimoji, Shino
Japanese

Orihata, Aya

Supporting

Ichinose, Kana
Japanese

Suema, Kazuko

Supporting

Kondou, Reina
Japanese

Saotome, Masami

Supporting

Enoki, Junya
Japanese

Kamikishiro, Naoko

Supporting

Suwa, Ayaka
Japanese

Tanaka, Shirou

Supporting

Ichikawa, Aoi
Japanese

Asukai, Jin

Supporting

Hosoya, Yoshimasa
Japanese

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Natsume, Shingo

Director, Episode Director

Hata, Shouji

Sound Director

Nogami, Kazuo

Episode Director

Hatta, Yousuke

Episode Director, Assistant Director

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"shadowgraph" by MYTH＆ROID

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"Whiteout" by Riko Azuna

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Jan 18, 2019

4 of 18 episodes seen

Overall Rating: 9

Shirokuza (All reviews)

117 people found this review helpful

I don't understand at all about this series what do they mean by the god of death? and what is their job? why they don't have a container or body to carry out their activities and why they should live side by side with humans like parasites.

Boogiepop has a sequel that was in 2000, the storyline was taken from modern Japan where people were less sensitive to other people's problems at the beginning of the episode I thought they made a series that made no sense until they saw their third episode unchanged, but somehow they very solid in the fourth episode and I decided read more

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Jan 18, 2019

4 of 18 episodes seen

Overall Rating: 8

Karhu (All reviews)

86 people found this review helpful

"Seems to me the place you fight cruelty is where you find it, and the place you give help is where you see it needed.”
-Philip Pullman

Boogiepop is a psychological anime series which accuracy is comparable to Kara no Kyoukai. It focuses around variety of different weaknesses and gimmicks of the human mind in a manner that fully respects its audience. The story-telling is superb; subdued, incredibly well balanced, almost as if the show is in perfect harmony with itself. It doesn't tell or advice, rather asks questions and introduces concepts without any shade of agenda.

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Jan 25, 2019

4 of 18 episodes seen

Overall Rating: 9

gaussian_ (All reviews)

81 people found this review helpful

I wrote this review after watching the 4th episode.

Moe, tsundere, imouto, hot springs, the beach, fan service, etc. These are driving forces in many of the popular anime of the day, a cotton candy landscape. Sure, cotton candy is good now and then, but I suspect most of us would start to get queasy at its saccharine scent if we encountered it on a daily basis. That's exactly why and anime like Boogiepop is so refreshing. It's a nice bag of black licorice following the holiday sweets; an anime truly fit for the season of winter.

The story is wonderful, but not easily followed. Many people say that it's confusing, but that's more a lack of experience than a fault of the anime. Yes, you will probably get lost if you try to watch this while simultaneously checking social media and texting your friends. The story is a mystery, so even with your full attention you won't be aware of every detail of the situation. Adding to the confusion at first is the fact that the story is non-linear, so you have to keep track of when things are happening as well as what exactly happened. It's probably also true that the story would be easier to keep track of if all the episodes were already out and it could be binged, but on the other hand I think some of the fascination of the anime would be lost that way. Kaleidoscopes aren't any fun when you just blankly stare into them;it's in the turning motion that the beauty is revealed. Overall, I give the story 10/10.

The art is well done and fits the mood of the story very well. In my opinion, it's closest in style to anime like Steins Gate and Psycho Pass. It's nice that the characters have very realistic designs, but I do have to complain that a little more effort needed to be put into differentiating the characters. I had to think to myself one too many times "Who is this?" to give a full score here. Overall, I give the art 9/10.

The sound in this anime is done in a fittingly creepy minimalist style, OP and ED excepted. It's the salt in your baked goods, almost never drawing attention directly, but were it not there everything would taste completely off (I actually made this mistake once with brownies...oops.) The Op is a beautifully done piece by MYTH & ROID and the ED is just as fitting. Overall, I give the sound 10/10

The characters feel very real, though their individual motivations are spelled out much less than is common in other anime. We see the characters by their actions instead of being told who they are. I particularly enjoy that almost all of the characters are quite intelligent without needing backdrop idiots to shine. You know that characters are done well when a character you only met a few times can die and you feel genuinely sorry about the event. If you're looking for traditional anime archetypes, sorry. Overall, I give the characters 10/10.

Finally, enjoyment. I find myself looking forward to this anime on a weekly basis, watching it shorty after it becomes available. The episodes really consume my attention, leaving me afterward with the superbly pleasant feeling of having just consumed a good meal without overeating. Enjoyment is definitely a 10/10.

FYI My overall score is only a 9/10 since I don't feel comfortable giving a 10/10 at this point in the series. It may change assuming I get around to updating this review.

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Jan 21, 2019

4 of 18 episodes seen

Overall Rating: 9

Kyourako (All reviews)

80 people found this review helpful

this is not a review by a LN reader so this is basically an original show to me in a way rather than an adaption (so take to heart as to why i'm not as harsh on it as LN readers)
boogiepop is really an interesting show .. it's odd to value it .. to be honest i'm not sure where i should start with it .. first of all i want to put aside the animation issues .. it's been established by now that alot of issues happend that led to the prooduction team to be late on schedule ..and the first arc animation wise was pretty weak .. but with ep 4 and the start of the new arc it got ALOT better and it feels like it's only gonna get even better from now on..
that's one of the biggest negatives of this anime and it seems like it's getting fixed.. the second one being a certain portion of the dialogue, it just random statments here and there that don't really make sense at points .. nothing major or experience ruining tbh but it still is there so i had to point it out.. again it seems the dialogue is more consistent starting this new arc and we are getting more character insights which is a great sign as well.

now that the negatives are out of the way let's move to the positives, i did mention the animation being subpar but when you watch anything further than episode 1 you actually don't get bothered that much with it .. it' not as visible or noticible most of the time..thanks to direction the series is still holding on the potential good show it could be .. the direction in boogiepop i must say is really on point .. the shot compositions, the sudden cut scenes the camera angles those were saving the show at the start but with how the 4th episode went it got even enhanced .. i honestly kept holding my breath the entire episode untill the ending started playing .. the other side of this is the characters .. the character desgin is very interesting it does seem similar to parasyte's character design which was good .. it suits the vibes of the show and it does give you that sickening feeling that at any point anything might happen of course that is assisted with a great score which is my next point, the OSTs in boogiepop are amazing and are well used throughout the 3 episodes out thus far OP so far is my 3rd favorite OP of the season after domestic na kanojo and yakusoku no neverland and the ED is straight up my favorite ED of the season.
as for the writting, it's solid for most part .. as i am not familiar with the LN as previously mentioned i can't judge of what they ignored and what they adapted from the source material but i like what is given to me thus far .. some did complain about how changing point of view and going from timeline to timeline is confusing which it is but it doesn't bother me at all .. the show concluded the entire arc cleanly, the dialogue was intriguing and so was the character's interactions .. and this one started even stronger and i can't wait for the next episodes.. iwill keep updating this review with each arc if possible to give the show time to showoff and entire arc to compare to the first one

i must say i never intended to drop the show and i am glad the weaknesses i noticed are getting fixed properly ... this has the potential to be a landmark in the thriller mystery/horror genre and i can't wait to see it true become one by the end.

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