Boogiepop Phantom | |
ブギーポップは笑わない Boogiepop Phantom (Bugīpoppu wa Warawanai) | |
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Written by | Sadayuki Murai |
Music by | The Art of Club Music For B.P. |
Studio | Madhouse |
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Original network | TV Tokyo |
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Original run | 5 January 2000 – 22 March 2000 |
Episodes | 12 |
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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 an 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.
A difficult and murky, but also fascinating, series, Boogiepop Phantom sits somewhere in the crossroads between psychological thriller, surreal horror, dark fantasy, and brooding drama.
And because Boogiepop was an urban fantasy/sci-fi tale, this shaped Dengeki Bunko's brand even to the modern day.