Series synopsis
Boogiepop and Others, also known as ブギーポップは笑わない is a Japanese animation mystery drama television series that premiered on AT-X on January 4, 2019. It ended on March 29, 2019. It stars Aoi Yuuki, Saori Onishi, Chiaki Kobayashi and Yuji Murai.
There is an urban legend that tells of a shinigami that can release people from the pain they are suffering. This "Angel of Death" has a name—Boogiepop. And the legends are true. Boogiepop is real. When a rash of disappearances involving female students breaks out at Shinyo Academy, the police and faculty assume they just have a bunch of runaways on their hands. Yet some students know better. Something mysterious and foul is afoot. Is it Boogiepop or something even more sinister...?
Premise
There is an urban legend that tells of a shinigami that can release people from the pain they are suffering. This "Angel of Death" has a name—Boogiepop. And the legends are true. Boogiepop is real. When a rash of disappearances involving female students breaks out at Shinyo Academy, the police and faculty assume they just have a bunch of runaways on their hands. Yet some students know better. Something mysterious and foul is afoot. Is it Boogiepop or something even more sinister...?
Cast and characters
Leading cast
- Aoi Yuuki as Boogiepop / Touka Miyashita (voice)
- Saori Onishi as Nagi Kirima (voice)
- Chiaki Kobayashi as Keiji Takeda (voice)
- Yuji Murai as Kentarō Habara (voice)
- Sayaka Kinoshita as Makiko Kisugi (voice)
- Shuhei Sakaguchi as Masanori Sasaki (voice)
- Minami Tsuda as Sakiko Michimoto (voice)
- Junya Enoki as Masami Saotome (voice)
Supporting cast
- Shinji Kawada as Seiji Kirima (voice)
- Ayaka Suwa as Naoko Kamikishiro (voice)
- Ami Naito as Makoto Hashizaka (voice)
- Atsushi Miyauchi as Shinpei Kuroda (voice)
- Reina Kondo as Kazuko Suema (voice)
- Shino Shimoji as Kei Niitoki (voice)
- Riho Sugiyama as Shizuka Hashizaka (voice)
- Ai Kakuma as Pigeon (voice)
- Ayana Taketatsu as Minako Yurihara (voice)
- Aoi Ichikawa as Shirō Tanaka (voice)
- Kouki Miyata as Echoes (voice)
- Ryota Takeuchi as Gen Sakakibara (voice)
Episodes
This series spans 1 season with 18 episodes.
| Season | Episodes | First aired | Last aired |
|---|---|---|---|
| Season 1 | 18 | January 4, 2019 | March 29, 2019 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Boogiepop and Others 1 Keiji Takeda is waiting for his girlfriend, Touka Miyashita, a junior at the same school. When she does not show up at the appointed time, does not get in touch and the sun starts setting, he gives up and starts walking home. On his way, he sees a peculiar man, and like the rest of the crowd now gathering decides to not get involved. But then, a figure draped in a large cloak and wearing a strange hat rushes to the man's aid. This new figure looks exactly like his missing girlfriend. |
January 4, 2019 |
| 2 |
Boogiepop and Others 2 One day after school, Kinoshita Kyouko asks Suema Kazuko to walk home with her. As they're walking along the river going home, Kyouko asks Kazuko if she knows another way home. Kazuko teases her, asking her if she thinks someone's going to kill her. Kyouko stays silent and Kazuko tells her she's overthinking things, when suddenly Kirima Nagi appears before them. Nagi then pins Kyouko to the ground. |
January 4, 2019 |
| 3 |
Boogiepop and Others 3 Tanaka Shiro is worried about Kamikishiro Naoko because she disappeared, so he went to ask Niitoki Kei from the disciplinary committee for help. Kei just figured Naoko was skipping again, but Tanaka tells her that Naoko had her reasons for not showing up to school. Saotome Masami happens to hear them talking and tells them that they should talk to Kirima Nagi. Naoko and Nagi are good friends and she might know something. The three of them then go to look for Nagi. |
January 11, 2019 |
Production
Release
| Original network/platform | AT-X |
|---|---|
| First aired | January 4, 2019 |
| Last aired | March 29, 2019 |
| Runtime | 24 minutes |
| Status | ended |
| Schedule | Friday at 21:00:00 |