Gonna give this anime a try. I see a lot of people recommending reading the novels first, but I don't really have the time nor commitment to read the novels. I was planning on just watching the anime, or should I just not bother and revisit Boogiepop some time in the distant future when I will be able to read the novels.

So if I am to watch the anime, should I watch Boogiepop and Others first, or just not bother with it and watch Boogiepop Phantom?

The Silver Case from Suda Goichi

They are similar in terms of art style, atmosphere and unique soundtrack.

The story of the game is fairly obscure though, unlike boogiepop phantom.

I don’t want to spoil that much so this is it. Hopefully you will like it.

In Boogiepop Phantom (1998) episode 4 it plays a little melody at the end of the episode. Like the very end b4 the credits. (When the guy is screaming Rie's name over and over in the background)

Im curious I know I've heard this tune lots of times possibly in other episodes of Boogiepop Phantom (or other anime? )but what is this sound. Is it like the school bell noise in Japan, or maybe something it plays at crosswalks? Does anyone here know? Does it still play this sound anywhere?

Thanks in advance ✌️

I finally found the 1st volume at a decent price and was wondering if the end of vol 2 is the definitive ending?

I’ve only watched the 2000 anime and a little bit of Boogiepop and others but From what I’ve read in the wiki I really prefer phantoms interpretation over the rest. Anyone else agree? Does light Novel saotome become more fleshed out or similar to Phantom version? I was kinda looking forward to reading the light novels but it looks like in these versions he’s just the stereotypical sociopathic anime antagonist.

This is a repost of an old thread in case any newer people are interested.

I've been thinking about how we might convince a publishing company to translate more of the light novels into English. The fan translations are great, but it's such a shame that only the first six have been officially translated. Even of those, almost all of them were done pre-2007.

Other than emailing Seven Seas asking for more, which is fine but probably won't help, what other things could we try? Who else is out there? Here's a list of places I could find, along with their contact pages:

• Seven Seas (https://sevenseasentertainment.com/about/contact-us/)
• J-novel Club (https://j-novel.club/contact) (most likely option?)
• Tokyopop (https://www.tokyopop.com/contact)
• Vertical (https://vertical-comics.com/profile.php)
• Viz Media (https://www.viz.com/company-contact)
• Yen Press (https://yenpress.com/about/)
• One Peace Books (https://www.onepeacebooks.com/contact.html)
• BookWalker (https://global.bookwalker.jp/info-inquiry/)

Feel free to mention some others if you know them.

If you want to see more official English translations of the books, please consider firing off a message or three to each of these places, asking them to license and translate more Boogiepop novels. They also probably have social media too. Put in some effort -- explain why you like the series, who wrote it, how many untranslated books there are, etc. Maybe we can make something happen. Thank you for reading.

Wow that ending! Gave so many reasons to rewatch and piece the mystery together better than the first watch through lol. 10/10 I wish I could watch it all over again for the first time

What did you guys think of that last episode conclusion?

Just wanna know the basic story of it and whether it would be a good read for when I actually learn Japanese lol.

Better yet, anyone tried translating it?

I was rewatching Boogiepop and Others, specifically the Vs Imaginator arc, and im either mistaken or ive stumbled onto a plot hole. Episode 8 ends with Jin confronting Spooky E and directly manipulating his heart/flower. But in Episode 9 when he tries the same with Camille, it doesn't work because shes a synthetic human. Is Spooky E not also a synthetic human? How did it work on Spooky E, but Jin isnt even able to touch Camille's flower?

I know that this is an overture to Wagner's Mastersingers of Nuremberg, but nowhere is there a guide on how to WHISTLE at least the beginning of this work, maybe someone found a guide or tried to learn it themselves.
pls let me know or write down a guide, I’m sure the entire community will be grateful!

Hi, hope all is well.

Question about the intro that I and a friend have been asking for a bit.

Crazy but, does anyone know what is written in the text message Touka gets on her phone?

I'm reading Boogiepop vol. 5 and at one point it refers to Led Zeppelin's Custard Pie as "the opening to their second album, Physical Graffiti." I can't imagine this was a mistranslation, but it's also confusing seeing as Kadono seems like such a classic rock weeb. Is he just a dumbass?

Any novels you guys enjoy? Not other light novels, but novels. Just wanting some recommendations

This manga seems to be the only one I can't find. Anyone know where I can read it online if possible?

A while back, I listened to the soundtrack from Boogiepop Phantom, and I ended up really liking In Heaven.

I finally decided to actually watch the anime, excited to hear this song in context, and... it never played? Did I miss it somehow?

I still liked the anime, but it's kind of disappointing to anticipate something that never ends up happening.

So I was watching boogiepop phantom (2000) and on episode Under the gravity's rainbow (EP. 9) there was a piano that starts at 3:40 . I looked through disk 1 and 2 for the boogiepop ost to no avail. does anyone know where this piano track can be found and potentially other missing ost that may be in other episdoes that haven't seen the light of day. I've searched and tried digging into it but couldn't find anything. Also looked into Boogiepop: Music Album Inspired By Boogiepop And Others with nothing as well. I would like to find piano track first and if other discovered songs come along the way that'd be great. Thanks in advance and have a good day.

Boy, that took a lot longer than I wanted...

Finally, after two whole months since the last release, Boogiepop Wicked: Embryo Eruption - Verse 11 is finally out for u/everyone to read!!

And verse 12

And the whole book is done now.

Oh and all 3 novels now have epub versions, and I've touched up some parts of the novels.

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Yeah, so... we kinda went a bit overboard with this one. I've had Boogiepop Wicked done and in my back pocket for more than a month now, but we *really* wanted to have the epubs and stuff done too, and when we started on the epubs we kept noticing issues and well... yeah...

But, it's done now and everyone can finally read the end of the Embryo duology. How exciting!

Though it's worth mentioning that because the web stuff is annoying, not all the fixes I did for Boogiepop Countdown carried over to the web version. If you want the newly updated version of Boogiepop Countdown, download the PDF or the new epub!

Oh and shoutouts to Kheem for drawing a wonderful send-off image for Embryo, which will be featured at the end of the novel and on my twitter.

Anyway, go read the end of Embryo, now!

https://www.threatstotheworld.com/boogiepop-wicked

So it wasn't till my third watching the Vs Imaginator episodes that I realized when Spooky E zapped Kotoe he basically put a Copy of his own personally in her brain. That makes a lot sense out of the talk about having nothing downstairs.

It's weird that it took so long, considering she does explicitly say she is a Copy. Partly I think I was the first time just focusing on noting that there is a distinction from being a "Terminal". But I think what really just how Feminine she is acting, totally unlike Spooky E prime.

Maybe the author was trying to say something about Gender by doing that. Or maybe this is simply another piece of the Lore that as an Anime Only I don't have all the detail on?

As much as I love the Boogiepop series, there is one part that always confuses me. Boogiepop only appears to confront an “enemy of the world.” What exactly are the criteria to be considered an enemy of the world? Manticore is a shapeshifting monster, Fear Ghoul is a super powered serial killer, etc. But othet antagonists like Towa Organization aren’t considered “enemies of the world.” Yet, as the group is essentially the Illuminati, this seem weird. I can’t help but wonder what conditions are necessary for Boogiepop/the world to consider someone an enemy. Are the criteria for enemies of the world arbitrary?

Hi All,

I made a reaction video for the latest verse translated by the threats to the world team.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FzjbTWBLrvc

Hope you guys enjoy :)