Watching this one immediately after “VS Imaginator” was interesting, because they seem to represent the two tonal extremes of this series. Read more

There have been a few shows down through the years of writing about anime that I would term “slow builds” – series that don’t reveal their charms easily or quickly but when they do, those charms are truly formidable.  Read more

On their own either Boogiepop’s pure intellectual ambition or its historical importance would make it notable as a series.  Together, they’re more than enough to stamp it as one of the more interesting and important anime of the season. Read more