What strikes me after six episodes is that Boogiepop is narratively like a body of water covered by whirlpools which are constantly on the move. Read more

I suppose it’s rather fitting given the perversely opaque nature of the material, but it’s hard for me to pin down just why some sort of bridge seems to have been crossed for me with Boogiepop wa Warawanai. Read more

Superficially this all seems very similar to the first three episodes, but somehow it just works better this time. Read more

At this stage of the game it’s all murky by design – welcome to 2000. Read more