With a misunderstood Shinigami, a string of disappearances, and malicious creatures lurking in the dark, Boogiepop Phantom is the ultimate supernatural mystery of all time!
The story is definitely weird and told in a non-linear style. If you love piecing storyline and plot points like a puzzle, you’re definitely going to love it!
It is similar to anime such as Paranoia Agent and Serial Experiments Lain, where the story is disjoint and will need your absolute attention to understand!
If you love supernatural mysteries, deep plots, and surreal action, be sure to check out Boogiepop Phantom!
1. Release Order
I. TV Series
- Boogiepop Phantom (2000)
- Boogiepop wa Warawanai (2019)
2. Chronological Order
- Episodes 10-13: Boogiepop wa Warawanai (2019)
- Episodes 1-3: Boogiepop wa Warawanai (2019)
- Episodes 1-11: Boogiepop Phantom (2000)
- Episodes 1-3: Boogiepop wa Warawanai (2019)
- Episodes 4-9: Boogiepop wa Warawanai (2019)
- Episodes 14-18: Boogiepop wa Warawanai (2019)
- Episodes 12: Boogiepop Phantom (2000)
3. Conclusion
The recommended order to watch Boogiepop Phantom is its release order, especially if you’re a first-time viewer.
You can watch it in chronological order as well, but it won’t be as fun. It could potentially lead to even more confusion as the animation styles change, and jumping in between shows can be tedious.
If you’re re-visiting the series, then the chronological order would make more sense!
If you don’t feel like jumping between the series, you can just complete the 2019 series before watching the 2000 series.
4. Boogiepop Phantom 2000 V.s 2019
Boogiepop Phantom 2000 acts as the sequel to the first light novel, Boogiepop, and Others. It contains spoilers to the first as well as the sixth light novel.
Boogiepop Phantom 2019, on the other hand, is adapting the first three light novels and hence, has events that start before the events in the 2000 adaptation.
5. Can You Watch Boogiepop 2019 before the 2000 adaptation?
The latest addition to the Boogiepop franchise, Boogiepop Phantom (2019), adapts the first three light novels. Chronologically, it has events that occur before the events of the older (2000) version.
Hence, you can watch it before watching the 2000 version, although it isn’t recommended to do so if you’re a first-time viewer. (Boogiepop 2000 is a cult-classic and should not be missed!)
6. About Boogiepop Phantom
Boogiepop is a light novel series by Kouhei Kadono. There are twenty-three light novels released in Japan.
Six of these are available in English digitally. 1-3 are included in the omnibus volume 1 and novels 4-6 in the second volume.
Boogiepop Phantom anime series was first released in 2000, animated by Madhouse and based on the Boogiepop light novel series by Kouhei Kadono. The series is directed by Takashi Watanabe.
A supernatural entity known as Boogiepop is a Shinigami who is famous for murdering people when they physically reach their most beautiful selves.
However, this is not its true nature, and only a selected few know about it.
Actually, Boogiepop is a guardian who awakens for certain periods and manifests as the alter ego of a high schooler, Touka Miyashita, to fight the enemies of our world.
When the mysterious disappearances of students are covered as runaway cases, the Boogiepop awakens again. However, the true enemies this time are far more malicious and mysterious, lurking in the academy itself.
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