Series synopsis
Boogiepop Phantom is a Japanese animation mystery drama television series that premiered on TV Tokyo on January 6, 2000. It ended on March 23, 2000. It stars Yuu Asakawa, Kaori Shimizu, Sanae Kobayashi and Kozue Yoshizumi.
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.
Premise
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.
Premise: There's something out there, and it's coming closer. Are you safe?
Cast and characters
Leading cast
- Yuu Asakawa as Kirima Nagi (voice)
- Kaori Shimizu as Boogiepop / Touka Miyashita (voice)
- Sanae Kobayashi as Manaka Kisaragi (voice)
- Kozue Yoshizumi as Rie Takai (voice)
- Mayumi Asano as Boogiepop Phantom (voice)
- Kyo Nagasawa as Suema Kazuko (voice)
- Jun Fukuyama as Manticore / Masami Saotome (voice)
- Gakuto Furuhara as Poom Poom (voice)
Supporting cast
- Mamiko Noto as Moto Tonomura (voice)
- Shizuma Teijima as Jounouchi Hisashi (voice)
- Ayaka Saito as Akane Kojima (voice)
- Chihiro Suzuki as Ariou (voice)
- Daiki Ueda as Yasushi Sanada (voice)
- Fumiko Osaka as Mayumi Kisaragi (voice)
- Fumiko Orikasa as Saki Yoshizawa (voice)
- Hirofumi Nojima as Yoji Suganuma (voice)
- Hiroyuki Yoshino as Mamoru Oikawa (voice)
- Maiko Itou as Atsuko Abe (voice)
Episodes
This series spans 1 season with 12 episodes.
| Season | Episodes | First aired | Last aired |
|---|---|---|---|
| Season 1 | 12 | January 6, 2000 | March 23, 2000 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Portraits from Memory This episode starts with the sudden apperance of a mysterious pillar of light. The city is thrown into a blackout, but quickly recovers. We are then taken to a bathroom, where we hear several girls talking about an angel of death, Boogipop. Moto Tonomura remembers about a time when she still hated herself. This entire episode is a flashback. |
January 6, 2000 |
| 2 |
Light in the Darkness This episode is told from Hisashi Jonouchi. He is running from someone...rather, something. He sees a strange bug in the alley way and eats it. He flashesback to when he first started seeing the bugs. They were spiders, over people's hearts. Only he could see them. Once he removed the spider, that person forgot about what made them sorrowful. However, Jonouchi grew an addiction for the spiders and started to crave for more and more. The episode ends with Jonouchi having an encounter with Boogiepop Phantom, where he is 'taken'. |
January 13, 2000 |
| 3 |
Life Can Be So Nice This episode revolves around Misuzu. She had a friend a while ago, named Panaru. Panaru had a great loving for the world, but was killed by a serial killer. Misuzu then decided to take up Panaru's love, only it was not a true love that Misuzu had. By accepting everything, she opened herself to another entity, who manipulated her into luring Naghi Kirima to a location. However, Boogiepop Phantom prevented the meeting. Misuzu found herself in an allyway, where she met her doom. |
January 20, 2000 |
Production
Release
| Original network/platform | TV Tokyo |
|---|---|
| First aired | January 6, 2000 |
| Last aired | March 23, 2000 |
| Runtime | 24 minutes |
| Status | Ended |
| Schedule | Wednesday at 01:45:00 |