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| The atmosphere is just pure gold |
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| Im like 15% confused, but I think I understood enough from the episode to not have to rewatch it lol |
| “I love heroes, but I don't want to be one. Do you even know what a hero is!? For example, you have some meat. Pirates will feast on the meat, but the hero will distribute it among the people! I want to eat the meat!” - Monkey D. Luffy |
| I don't quite grasp how sensei turned into a imaginator himself. Did the girl "passed on" her imaginator (?) to him by dying? Or did he just realize that the power he always had could be used in another way? I'm really liking the series. |
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Z_Tetriminos said: I think he just took her name for himself but not her powersI don't quite grasp how sensei turned into a imaginator himself. Did the girl "passed on" her imaginator (?) to him by dying? Or did he just realize that the power he always had could be used in another way? I'm really liking the series. |
| EL PSY KONGROO!!! |
| This new arc started pretty good. loved asukai sensei. he reminds me a little of okabe rintaro from SG |
| EL PSY KONGROO!!! |
| I don't know if i would call Asukai very amibitious or just straight delusional about helping people BEFORE Imaginator appeared. I already thought that he was a very weird dude. He seemed to have a god complex in my eyes. Then a girl who just fell into deep shit even after Asukai tried to help her completely made him go crazy. His beliefs were totally thrown under the bus there. As soon as he saw the possibility of being a god, he took it after he saw this shit. Now he's literally Light Yagami, using unjust methods to ''protect''. |
| That was great and really different ngl. |
| Question: Does this happen before or after school problem? |
| I was more captured by the druggie girl, I was saddened by her state and wished Imaginator didn't kill her. What the junkie did was a bit noble and didn't want other kids to go through the same path she did. But the Imaginator could've tried another solution like rehab maybe, instead of an instant kill. Also this Asukai sensei seems messed up by the Imaginator, I guess he's going down a dark path fast. I'm really hyped on Boogiepop's response in the next. |
How I learned to stop worrying and love the bomb --- Dr Strangelove  |
| Interested to see how the motivations between Boogiepop and Imaginator goes moving forward. On another note, the animation of this episode was miles better than the first arc. Glad to see Madhouse getting their shit together. |
What a beautiful Duwang |
| Interesting how every girl is having the same dream and speaking the same catch phrase. Sensei is starting to lose the plot, the moment he started experimenting with that power he won't be able to stop now. |
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| This episode was like a low-rent Kara no Kyoukai episode but I mean that in a good way I prefer the darker and green-greyer tones used in this episode, unlike the first three, which is closer visually to Boogiepop Phantom. The color palette also reminds me of Kara no Kyoukai, same with the subject matter. |
glassknucklesJan 18, 2019 9:03 PM
| Another great episode! This 1 is probly my favorite as of now. This is an anime that actually gets BETTER as the episodes go by! I am very interested in learning more about this Imaginator character! She seems way more interesting than Echoes and Manticore! |
lihle808 said: I was more captured by the druggie girl, I was saddened by her state and wished Imaginator didn't kill her. What the junkie did was a bit noble and didn't want other kids to go through the same path she did. But the Imaginator could've tried another solution like rehab maybe, instead of an instant kill. Also this Asukai sensei seems messed up by the Imaginator, I guess he's going down a dark path fast. I'm really hyped on Boogiepop's response in the next. My guess is that Imaginator is actually a villain. I haven't read the LNs so I can't be sure, but I'm pretty sure that's gonna be the plot twist. Asukai got this weird grin on his face, probly meaning he's starting 2 lose it, and I think that's Imaginator's doing. My guess is that Boogiepop is gonna come in at the end of this arc and kill imaginator, just like how she killed Manticore, (well I mean, she got some1 else 2 kill Manticore, but u know what I mean!). |
| Huh, just so that I'm not off base here, but Imaginator is the other girl in the OP besides Touka right? If so, I can assume she is gonna be a major character, at least for awhile. If I interpreted Boogiepop's conversation with her correctly, Imaginator is basically another Boogiepop, but unlike our heroine this one fully merged Suiko. Beyond that she is super creepy and the episode did a great job selling how unsettling she/it is with her ability to possesses and control anyone at anytime and just her ethereal alien presence in general. |
| I'm assuming that Asukai-sensei is beginning to develop a Messiah complex. This new arc is really interesting, and the transitioning between flashbacks and the present-time were a lot more obvious (last arc's flashbacks felt more like a direct followup of the previous scene, so it took me a while to realise they were flashbacks). |
Jagd84 said: If I interpreted Boogiepop's conversation with her correctly, Imaginator is basically another Boogiepop, but unlike our heroine this one fully merged Suiko. I just rewatched the scene and it looks like Imaginator is like Boopiepop, but a newly created entity, hence saying that she doesn't have a name yet and that nothing has started yet. I don't think Suiko is actually dead. Imaginator said there is plenty of time before hitting the ground, and Boogiepop said to Suiko's friend later in the episode that she hasn't reached the other world yet. I assume Suiko's in some sort of limbo, and Imaginator is trying to protect its existence by holding Suiko's life at ransom. I haven't read the LNs so this is just all speculation. Tbh, your comment actually made me see this episode in a whole different way. |
| Well this episode flew by pretty fast. Asukai going from counselor who gives advice to helpless students into a "hero" where he does the helping himself thanks to Imaginator's influence. He's gonna be plucking a lot of roses. Boogiepop and Imaginator appearing when people are in need, but Boogiepop only appears when it is necessary, while Imaginator looks to be taking a more direct approach. This might end up with both of their views conflicting each other...kind of like a conscience... |
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| Oh, now it's getting heavier with psychological elements? I'm lovin' it! :> The new characters are interesting. Looking forward to Boogiepop's reaction to the new Imaginator... Quite a number of great series airing this season, that I could barely hold. Not that it's necessarily a bad thing though. |
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| New Arc, New mysteries. I really like the setup and atmosphere of this episode. Although the imaginator and Boogiepop's intentions seem to be unclear, the setup for this arc is more engaging than the last one. Asukai is a lot better characterized and introduced here. |
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| Hmm quite the intriguing exchange that Boogiepop had with that girl there. This doctor looks a bit sketchy though his power sure was interesting as was the way he compares people to plants. The meeting between Imaginator and the doc sure was fun. But man she sure is going far in trying to convince the doc to help her though. Looks like the doc and imaginator are now the new villains. An interesting ep that did well to introduce both the doc and Imaginator. Unlike the previous villain this pair seems to be more cunning. Looking forward to seeing what they will do. |
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| "Love is like snow that falls in April. Unexpected, yet not unforeseen," huh. Another good episode, this Imaginator/Suiko girl is, well, unsettling. A pity that teacher played right into her hands. I mean, like she said herself the decision was ultimately made by him, but she showed him the possibility he had. He could see what was lacking in others, but he couldn't do anything about it, but now he is acting with his newfound abilities. So other people can have abilities/powers, and Kirima's father knew enough about this stuff to name a "possibility" like that Suiko girl as a "Imaginator." As usual it leaves you with some questions, but it's interesting enough to make you curious about what's to come. |
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| Good episode. This new arc seems interesting. |
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| A far better first episode than last arc's! It's already somewhat intriguing and set up its villains in an interesting light. It's notable that both manticore and imaginator had human allies and were formed by humans, at least presumably. Suiko acted the same before she became an imaginator after all. It's like we have "evil" created by humans, and "evil" humans to work with them which is confronted and beaten by "good" created by humans(boogiepop), and "good humans". This all seems like some kind of dialogue on humanities morality and the horrors its evils create as well as the good of humanity which can stop it, moreover the "evil" and "good" aren't completely black and white. Manticore was the most sympathetic character in the anime, Saotome was characterized to be pitiable or sympathetic to some degree, Asukai wants to protect people and save people and is good natured and Suiko had her life taken from her unwillingly as young as she is. I think these are linked to the themes of discontentment in the series, our discontent lives create said evil. Saotome felt like he wasn't special or good enough, Asukai wants to save others but can't, as mentioned before manticore and imaginator seem like evils born through human greed for power and maybe something else for imaginator. It's pretty cool. I love the soundtrack. I need the one from the alleyway battle and boogie's theme but I don't know where I could find them. The directing as always was super cool! Seriously, I loved that alleyway scene. I hope Boogie gets Suiko's friend to help along in the fight against Imaginator and Asukai! I also hope the kid who was protecting the girl in the alleyway comes back! Knowing this anime, he will. Perhaps we will get a recontextualized version that scene too where the guys with knives have a bigger role than we'd expect. HMM? Asukai actually reminds me of early Shaka from Saint Seiya with his taking people out of their misery and stealing their hearts or something. I should go back and look at what Imaginator had to say about her goal again! That's key to understanding why Asukai went from good boye to crazy man. It's especially crazy how Imaginator has been manipulating him to losing track of his students and drawing her and ripping the paper and even confronting him along with students he blames himself for being unable to help. |
| Another new arc started. It's getting better and better. Story telling is unique as always. Need at least one more episode to clearly understand what's going on. I had no idea Hanazawa Kana was working in this show. |
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| So we are now in the "imginator" arc |
| My main observation about this anime, is that I understand what’s going on, from episode to episode... But, I’m failing as yet to see the point of it all. I mean, I get what it’s set up thus far, and the overall idea of it being kind of a cat and mouse chase, of sorts. And, maybe it’s just the fact that it’s taking its time and meandering, that’s just not jiving with me. But, I find myself wishing it would get to whatever it’s slowly trying to get to, already. |
~ sXeblues - Reviews on Youtube ~ |
Kyuu-oppa said: The boogiepop series revolves around weird phenomena happening. Each time it's a new arc and a different set of characters are involved. Boogiepop is just present thruout (he appears whenever a new threat appears) And some themes are hinted here and there Ah, I see... I wasn’t really getting that vibe, but in hindsight, it makes a lot of sense. Thanks. |
~ sXeblues - Reviews on Youtube ~ |
| Please tell me I'm not the only one that had to replay the scene with Asukai and that girl because when I saw him staring at her chest and going on about buds I thought he meant her small tits. Second time around I understood he was talking about a flower in her heart. Why didn't they show what he actually did with this ability? Is it just lazy animating? Did he rip out the roses? Prune them? Slice them up? Make them whole? Smudy said: I don't know if i would call Asukai very amibitious or just straight delusional about helping people BEFORE Imaginator appeared. I already thought that he was a very weird dude. He seemed to have a god complex in my eyes. Then a girl who just fell into deep shit even after Asukai tried to help her completely made him go crazy. His beliefs were totally thrown under the bus there. As soon as he saw the possibility of being a god, he took it after he saw this shit. Now he's literally Light Yagami, using unjust methods to ''protect''. To me he doesn't seem like he hates people but rather hates himself because he couldn't help them. He is merely disillusioned. If he hated people he would never try to help them and wouldn't have been so shocked and disgusted by what the Imaginator showed him. He's not like Light because Light is for a twisted justice and power but this Asukai Jin just wants to help people and his idea of help has become warped. The people he harms he's trying to save. At least that's what it seemed to me. I mean clearly you don't want to bring happiness to people you think are bad would you? Being that he sees that everyone is flawed they all are same to him more or less and takes pity on them all. |
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| Don't do drugs, kids. This episode was a lot more Lynchian than the last ones. I hope things will be getting crazier as it goes on. |
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| New episode with new characters and new powers and "bad guys". Hmm interesting but i cant seem to understand anything else , we have to wait for the next one |
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| what ?Why?... how do people has powers to stop time motion all of a sudden.... I still am able to connect the episode one to four...like what is the story actually about... is someone knows please do tell |
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| Oooohhhhh boy I'm feeling this ark much more than the first one. I think I have the gist of the characters involved here and their powers... except for Boogiepop itself, like, I could use her on screen more actually doing something for more than 5 seconds after appearing out of nowhere or saying things that I'll never figure out without reviewing and analyzing her dialogue. |
A Wild and Small Otaku has Appeared! |
| That was a roller coaster. I'm into this arc much more than the last after this first episode anyway. I hope they give it the time it needs. This was really interesting nevertheless. Asukai-sensei is a pretty interesting character. I was not expecting the ending where he has been possessed (maybe ?) by the imaginator character. It's weird since when all those girls were possessed their voices changed to match. Not even sure what this imaginator character is. There was something bad about the girl who Boogiepop kiiled and then her spirit or some shit stuck around as the imaginator. Not sure, especially since she has been referring to herself as some kinda possible future or whatever. Seems like it's gonna take a few arcs before we really know who the recurring main characters will be -besides Boogiepop obviously. |
| Enjoyable, has me hooked waiting for more |
 アニメの幼女を見てるのが楽しいぜ |
Hokkage said: why's that a bad thing I like the confusion, not being spoonfed everything once in a while, why does every anime need every char super fleshed out with char development, it appears to be working off small arcs of 3 eps if it follows the pattern, if this isn't your type of anime then fair enough you should drop it and watch something you actually enjoy :DIt's boring as fuck, the 'plot', tries to use the confusion as bait, but the thing is that right now the char development is inexistent. I don't wanna drop it, but shit, it's hard. |
| アニメの幼女を見てるのが楽しいぜ |
ibraheem234 said: what ?Why?... how do people has powers to stop time motion all of a sudden.... I still am able to connect the episode one to four...like what is the story actually about... is someone knows please do tell *Spoiler-free text, just an elucidation of some points from episode 1~4. Anyway, for sensitive people, I'll use a spoiler tag* |
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| Ok, this was really interesting. I was totally calling Sensei snapping tho, it was not that hard to imagine. But, I wonder that he was doing to those boys O-O |
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Nikaider said: ibraheem234 said: what ?Why?... how do people has powers to stop time motion all of a sudden.... I still am able to connect the episode one to four...like what is the story actually about... is someone knows please do tell *Spoiler-free text, just an elucidation of some points from episode 1~4. Anyway, for sensitive people, I'll use a spoiler tag* Thankyou so much for the info...I really appreciate it |
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| this is interesting, and whilst it may be confusing in some ways, i can definitely say i think the opening for this anime is my favorite of this season |
| i don't think i'll ever understand this anime, maybe i should just drop it, i'm not smart enough lol |
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