Boogiepop Phantom
From some of the anime staff behind Serial Experiments Lain and at times including similar sort of “other-worldly” seffects, Boogiepop Phantom is coming to get you.
Story Intro
Five years ago, a series of disappearances and murders took place, affecting a group of people surrounding a high school in different ways. An urban legend began as well: that strange feeling of being watched on dark evening streets just might be Boogiepop Phantom coming for you.
Like the classic Kurosawa film Rashomon, each episode follows a different character’s point of view of the events, which links their stories and different styles into one story arc across twelve episodes. At times an episode will show a scene and bring about assumptions in the viewer, then another episode will show things from another character’s point of view that collapses any preconception about the same scene.
Other Notes
An interesting visual effect is made in this show, as most episodes have a vignette edge around the screen, as if the viewer is watching through a camera/telephoto lens.
The US-release DVDs from The Right Stuf also include commentary tracks for those wanting behind-the-scenes discussions about the English-language dubbing process, etc.
Distributed by The Right Stuf International:
Boogiepop Never Laughs (2000, 12-episode TV, as Boogiepop Phantom)
Boogiepop and Others (2000, Movie, live-action prequel, only licensed so far)
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