Boogiepop Phantom (2000)

Original title

ブギーポップは笑わない Boogiepop Phantom

Genre

drama anime and manga, horror anime and manga, science fiction anime

Country

Japan

Length

1 season, 12 episodes

Rated

TV-14

Rating

6.8 of 10 from 41 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

The series follows a strange phenomenon where people gain supernatural abilities after mysterious lights appear in the sky. A girl with split personalities acts as an entity called Boogiepop to fight against unnatural creatures in a dark urban setting.

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What happens

Boogiepop Phantom (Japanese: ブギーポップは笑わない Boogiepop Phantom, Hepburn: Bugīpoppu wa Warawanai; lit. "Boogiepop Doesn't Laugh") is a Japanese anime television series animated by Madhouse, based on the Boogiepop light novel series by Kouhei Kadono. The series is directed by Takashi Watanabe, from a screenplay by Sadayuki Murai, with original character designs by the light novel's illustrator Kouji Ogata, and sound direction by Yota Tsuruoka. Chronologically, the story follows immediately after the events of the series's first volume, Boogiepop and Others, while also making references to the prequel sixth volume, Boogiepop at Dawn. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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