Was Boogiepop Phantom a good anime? Did anyone on Sup Forums understand it?
Was Boogiepop Phantom a good anime? Did anyone on Sup Forums understand it?
Aiden Cruz
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Kayden Morales
Yes and yes. It's not that complicated, but it does presume you're familiar with the material and can keep up with switching time frames. And a lot of characters that look very similar.
It's easy to get confused though.
Landon Edwards
You need to read the LN to understand it.
Jordan Jackson
Why wouldn't they just adapt it from the start?
Jason Smith
They made a live action movie of the first book at the same time.
Evan Williams
>tfw didn't understand a single fucking thing
I gave up on thinking halfway through and just cruised through it because I don't like dropping anime. Someone explain literally everything to me
Michael Taylor
Worth watching? Is it subbed?
Andrew Johnson
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Ethan Brooks
I refuse.
Gabriel Williams
Yeah, there was an official release and it's not terrible. I presume there are rips. Should be the same story as the first LN and the manga.
Thomas Smith
The guy eating spiders was eating people's burdens, and in turn, their memories.
Isaac Wilson
Oh, forgot to reply to this. I don't remember all the names.
Echoes was an alien sent to Earth to investigate humanity and decide if they're worth talking to or exterminating. He was captured by the Towa organisation who investigated him and used his powers somehow to make super humans.
This led to the events "ten years ago" where the creepy doctor got a hold of of a serum developed by Towa and experimented on some people, including herself. She became the serial killer Fear Ghoul, and was taken down by Boogiepop. This is Boogiepop at Dawn.
"A month ago" echoes and a super human called Manticore escaped the Towa organisation. Boogiepop and Echoes stopped Manticore, with Echoes' final act being to send his message, which is the glowing pillar of light that we several times in Phatom. These events are Boogiepop and Others.
David Cooper
I just remember that they had the whole series in this murky colour and then in the last episode since the story had concluded (and I guess their problems had been resolved), they had it in normal, bright colours. That was pretty cool.
Chase Reyes
NO
Camden Green
I liked it a lot. Top tier OST too.
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Adam Wright
This. It's fantastic, and little to no context is needed as long as you are willing to pay attention. Also, the OST is top tier.
Joseph Cox
You can probably figure it out without reading the first novel, but it's pretty helpful if only to orient yourself. Otherwise you'll be stuck wondering why the hell the OP thinks Kirima Nagi and Touka Miyashita are the main characters when they barely show up.
Michael Morris
How can one ED be so based?
Caleb Baker
Who /breakcore/ here?
Angel White
The OP's better
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Luis Hall
God fucking DAMN this soundtrack is amazing.
Caleb Hernandez
What was her problem?
Logan Long
Super ageing and lack of parental guidance, mainly. Also she could control flashback butterflies.
Benjamin Richardson
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Xavier Smith
Aiden Clark
If you want to understand the show, the movie is the quickest route to doing so. It's got an amazing Kajiura soundtrack before she started writing the same song over and over, it's worth watching just for that. It is pretty cheesy and poorly acted though, which comes with the territory of Japanese live action.
Christopher King
Damn. That over-acting is why I can't stand japanese live action.
Levi Ross
Boogiepop phantom is the only anime that has genuinely scared me.
>except for that one scene in Lain
The music, the sepia tone, it all just comes together and delivers such an unique anime.
Like the same slow comfy dread that peak x-files had.
I miss stylish anime.
Matthew Cruz
Based
Ian Howard
So I need to watch some live-action movie before I can even touch the anime?
Joshua Bell
You don't need to, you can watch the anime blind, you just won't fully understand the characters and the setting. Also you could read the first LN instead.
Leo Nelson
Great, now I want to listen to his whole discography.
Christian Smith
I sort of disagree with this. I think the story of Phantom and everything brought up in it is perfectly understandable without knowing about the LN as long as you pay attention. The LN just fills in the backstory and makes things a little clearer. You don't need to know about the past events to follow the story of Phantom, it can just be useful for identifying characters and why everything that's happening in Phantom began.
Hunter Cook
Why have there been so many Boogiepop threads popping up over the last couple of weeks? Are people on Sup Forums finally watching it?
Ethan Lee
Sometimes when a season is shit like this one, people tend to watch older anime.
Jeremiah Garcia
2spooky2boogie4me
Andrew Rodriguez
IIRC, this was the Trigun of Serial Experiments Lane? Never watched it.
Joseph Jenkins
Nobody cares what do you did, idiot.
Charles Morales
Boogiepop really knows how to set the tone for a creepy anime
Nathan Stewart
Are you saying either Trigun or Boogiepop were good?
Eli Russell
No, just saying you're stupid.
Kevin Collins
Juan Gonzalez
Nathan Rodriguez
>except for that one scene in Lain
The one with the ayy?
Kayden Peterson
Same here.
Nah, I agree with this You could check the movie or read translated material afterwards, but the show still gets the point across despite some gaps about past events.
Nicholas Perry
Well that's two less things to put on my backlog!
Cooper Sanders
Austin Reyes
The whole series is a masterpiece.
Other than the anime and the LNs, I also recommend the manga.
Parker Ross
What was her deal?
Gabriel Gomez
No, the one where Lain's sister glitches and exists in a sidereal watching the family go on as normal with her other. When she stood in the hallway screaming and you realize what's happening, terrifying.
Joshua Cox
I love it when brainlets pretend they understand something.
Brody Miller
Why anime/manga like Boogiepop Phantom have died?
Jordan Taylor
Niche/cult/mature series used to do better in Japan up until 15 years ago.
The anime industry became too profit-oriented and mainstream after the 00s.
James Phillips
light novels are still ongoing though
Cameron Moore
What the fuck? How is it not finished?
Lucas Nelson
Some e-celeb probably made a video again.
Asher Watson
>anime based off light novels
>dead
Likewise whatever dumb criteria you have, they still make it.
Matthew Collins
Did you like Nagi?
Wyatt Cruz
Slow release schedule.
But at least it's not as bad as Seikai no Senki.
Logan Stewart
What was this kids deal? Was he killing people?
Aaron Powell
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David Miller
I like Boogiepop Phantom as much or more than I like Lain.
Here's some interesting websites about the series, and explanations for those in need, which I've saved over the years before I even read the novels:
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Daniel Rodriguez
She was dumb and a fake.
Alexander Rivera
Why?
Hudson Stewart
She couldn't cope with Panuru's death and forged a persona imitating her worldview. This allowed Copy-Manticore to do its shit using her. She was really stupid.