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*For the character, see Boogiepop Phantom.

Boogiepop Phantom (ブギーポップ・ファントム, Bugīpoppu Fantomu), also known as Boogiepop Doesn't Laugh: Boogiepop Phantom, is an original anime based in the universe of the Boogiepop Series, serving as a continuation to the first novel in the series, Boogiepop and Others, while also incorporating elements from Boogiepop at Dawn. Its canonicity to the main series is doubtful, not having been written by Kouhei Kadono and containing some minor contradictions with the original timeline.

Synopsis[]

Five years ago, a string of grisly murders shook the city to its core and now the rumors have begun once more. Boogiepop... Everyone knows about Boogiepop: meet her one dark night and you are taken. People tell each other the stories and laugh: no one believes that she can possibly exist in this day and age. Still, strange things appear to be going on and the darkness is taking on many forms. Something is out there. Are you safe?

(Source: RightStuf)

Production[]

Boogiepop Phantom was produced by Studio Madhouse, which is also responsible for the new adaptation of the Boogiepop Series. The series was directed by Takashi Watanabe and had the script written by Sadayuki Murai, with heavy involvement from Kouhei Kadono, the original creator. The character design was done by Shigeyuki Suga, heavily resembling Kouji Ogata's original illustrations for the novel series. The series was licensed and released in the United States and Europe on DVD and VHS by Right Stuf Inc.

  • Opening Theme: "Yuudachi" by Shikao Suga
  • Ending Theme: "Mirai-Seiki Maruhi Club" by Kyouko

Cast of Characters[]

Note: Italic = Anime Original Character

Character Voice
Boogiepop Kaori Shimizu
Touka Miyashita Kaori Shimizu
Nagi Kirima Yū Asakawa
Kazuko Suema Kyo Nagasawa
Boogiepop Phantom Mayumi Asano
Manaka Kisaragi Sanae Kobayashi
Manticore Phantom Jun Fukuyama
Poom Poom Rakuto Tochihara
Misuzu Arito Megumi Nasu
Hisashi Jonouchi Shizuma Hodoshima
Mayumi Kisaragi Tamie Kubota
Makiko Kisugi Miki Itō
Shinpei Kuroda Wasei Chikada
Mamoru Oikawa Hiroyuki Yoshino
Panuru No Voice Actor
Youji Suganuma Hirofumi Nojima
Moto Tonomura Mamiko Noto
Saki Yoshizawa Fumiko Orikasa
Akane Kojima Miwa Yasuda
Officer Morita Hisao Egawa
Snake Eye Hisao Egawa
Sayoko Oikawa Kei Kobayashi
Youko Sasaoka Yuki Watanabe
Yoshiki Tabata Yoshifumi Ichiishi
Megumi Tooyama Tsugumi Higasayama
Sachiko Wakasa Tomoko Miyadera
Shizue Wakasa Nobuko Kotani
Officer Yamamoto Soutarou Kobayashi

Episode[]

# Title Namesake Airing Date
1 Portraits from Memory
記憶の肖像
Portraits from Memory and Other Essays
(Bertrand Russell book)
January 5, 2000
2 Light in the Darkness
闇の灯火
Light in the Darkness
(1941 film)
January 12, 2000
3 Life Can Be So Nice
世界を受け入れし者, lit. "Those Who Accept the World"
Life Can Be So Nice
(Prince song)
January 19, 2000
4 MY FAIR LADY
けがれなき少女への愛, lit. "Love for the Uncorrupted Girl"
My Fair Lady
(1956 musical)
January 26, 2000
5 Interlude
間奏
N/A February 2, 2000
6 Mother's Day
汝、母を愛せよ, lit. "Thou Shalt Love Thy Mother"
N/A February 9, 2000
7 Until Ure In My Arms Again
世にかなわぬ願いなく, lit. "A World Without Unfulfillable Wishes"
Until U're In My Arms Again
(New Power Generation song)
February 16, 2000
8 She's So Unusual
彼女の生き方, lit. "Her Way of Life"
She's So Unusual
(Cyndi Lauper song)
February 23, 2000
9 You'll Never Be Young Twice
過ぎ去りし我が時, lit. "Our Time has Passed"
N/A March 1, 2000
10 Poom Poom
プームプーム
Poom Poom
(Prince song)
March 8, 2000
11 Under The Gravity's Rainbow
虹, lit. "Rainbow"
Gravity's Rainbow
(Thomas Pynchon novel)
March 15, 2000
12 A Requiem
(眠りによって全てが終わる, lit. "Everything Ends with Sleep")
N/A March 22, 2000

Soundtrack[]

Disc 1 Disc 2
01. Happy End 01. Boogiepop Me Up
02. In Heaven 02. A Furrow Dub
03. Penalty Taker 03. Torso
04. Getaway 04. Snow Coast
05. Delirious 05. Unstability
06. Stormy Soup 06. Pone
07. Angel in the Dark

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