Boogiepop wa Warawanai (2019)

Boogiepop wa Warawanai (2019)

Alternative Titles

Synonyms

Boogiepop Never Laughs
Boogiepop Doesn't Laugh

Japanese

ブギーポップは笑わない

English

Boogiepop and Others

Information

Type

TV

Aired

Jan 4, 2019 to Mar 29, 2019

Episodes

18

Duration

23 min per ep

Broadcast

Fridays at 21:00 (JST)

Studios

Madhouse

Licensors

Funimation

Status

Finished Airing

Source

Light novel

Rating

R - 17+ (violence & profanity)

Demographics

Statistics

Rank

4051

Score

7.06

Scored by

70094

Popularity

1091

Members

234998

Favorites

883

External Links

Synopsis

Hushed exchanges among the female student populace of Shinyo Academy center around an enigmatic supernatural entity. This entity is Boogiepop, a Shinigami who is rumored to murder people at the height of their beauty before their allure wanes. Few know of his true nature: a guardian who, between periods of dormancy, manifests as the alter ego of a high school girl named Touka Miyashita to fend off "the enemies of the world." Now, a string of mysterious disappearances—presumed by the school to be merely runaways—has caused Boogiepop to awaken. But somewhere in the academy, a menacing creature hides, waiting for its opportune moment to strike. Boogiepop wa Warawanai subtly explores the intrinsic associations between human beings and their perception of time, while delving into its characters' complex relationships, emotions, memories, and pasts. [Written by MAL Rewrite]

Background

The series was first announced in 2018 to mark the 20th anniversary of the original light novel's publication. The animation was handled by Madhouse, which also worked on the first adaptation in 2000.

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