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Jan 14, 2019 9:38 AM

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Well that's it for the Manticor and her make bitch, so who was tat gurl who jumped out of the bldg?????
Jan 14, 2019 11:04 AM

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the villian boi become manticore follower cause he dont have any choice but die.
he ended up like have a relationship or some shit that i find it a little bit gay.

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Jan 14, 2019 11:35 AM

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the direction is a little bit pepega
additional conflict in ep 1 that has nothing related to the arc
confusing ep 2 plot
rushed ep 3 also some questionable shits

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Jan 14, 2019 1:07 PM

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This was an okay conclusion, I guess. I just wished that the evil guy Saotome was more fleshed out at least. He is just a crazy guy and that is too shallow for my taste.

I mean, what are his motivations? I get it that he's a twisted guy, but that's just not enough for this kind of caracter. The other characters are all quite simple as well: Kamikishiro is just a good person, the manticore is a "monster", Echoes is an innocent soul from another world. This more or less work out for the anime. It doesn't need to be a character driven show, but when you present such a weird character like Saotome, it creates an expectation for more...
Jan 14, 2019 6:53 PM

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Whoa what an ending. It seemed like the story was going in a completely different direction only to wrap it up nicely in the end. This arc was really interesting even though it might've been a little confusing until the end. Looking forward to more!


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Jan 14, 2019 9:05 PM
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Daniel_Naumov said:
rvbrick said:


...also why does boogiepop's VA sound perpetually sleepy it's very distracting

You are probably not that experienced with animated art and such stories. The distant voice is highlighting the supernatural origin of the Boogiepop when it manifests in the girl. If you found it something unique to mention, then they have truly done their work well with distinction of a normal human and the Boogiepop.

yeah everyone knows that spooky ghosts have their vocals layered in the left and right channel at 100 with an added phaser effect
Jan 15, 2019 3:22 AM

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SparkleDuck said:
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You're joking right? Because if not, seek help please.
Are you denying that Digibro is a literal lunatic? lol. He has admitted to crazy fetishes openly in blogs and people have made hour-long compilations of the ridiculous antics this sadist has done. He literally admits to enjoying manipulating people. Idk about you, but I've never took honor in getting my information from a sociopath.


The fact that you actually believe what you just typed is sad. Please see a psychiatrist.

Jan 15, 2019 5:03 AM
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I honestly can’t follow or remember a lot of the characters or names. And while I understand they’re trying to do the whole “tell the story out of order” thing, I don’t think it was executed very well(at least not in the anime, if it was told the same way in the novel).

Also, while reading through this thread can see how many people don’t understand the difference between art and animation. Whether or not you liked the art during the first scene, which is subjective, the animation was objectively fluid and lively.
Jan 15, 2019 7:52 AM

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Lol that chase/fight scene had terrible animation choreography it was like Echoes and Manticore just flopped around like rag dolls.

So this will carry on with other odd manifestations other than Echoes and Manticore next episodes I suppose because there isn't much more story to be told there it seems but hard to tell. I probably should have waited for this series to end to start it. It feels hard to wait a week for each episodes where I may forget important information.
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Jan 15, 2019 8:15 AM

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It was getting so off-model at times that it started interfering with the experience. Kind of like how lag would interfere with a game. Aside from that, it's just too much of a clusterfuck still. I hope this will get better.
Jan 15, 2019 3:19 PM
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The president was super annoying in this episode, I just wanted her to stop talking.

Other than that, I once again loved listening to Boogiepop speak but the episode was just average to me. I hope the next ones are better.
I am also having a bit of trouble with the character designs, I hope they improve.
Jan 15, 2019 5:36 PM

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I really feel a bit of intrigue with the events that occurred in this episode, but I think that, for now, everything went back to normal. Wow, there are some scenes that reflected a quite interesting deja vu...

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Jan 15, 2019 6:13 PM

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This is interesting, im surprise ppl are giving this that low of a score

it would be confusing if u watch ep 1 , 2 then wait a week or this.

in one sitting this made so much sense

Jan 15, 2019 7:28 PM

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TsukuyomiREKT said:
SparkleDuck said:
Are you denying that Digibro is a literal lunatic? lol. He has admitted to crazy fetishes openly in blogs and people have made hour-long compilations of the ridiculous antics this sadist has done. He literally admits to enjoying manipulating people. Idk about you, but I've never took honor in getting my information from a sociopath.


The fact that you actually believe what you just typed is sad. Please see a psychiatrist.
So you can't refute all the sociopathic things he has done, like admitting that he enjoys manipulating his partners into doing what he wants? lol.
Jan 16, 2019 3:36 AM

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landofthekwt said:
Her pimp should die also Poor Exhoes

Well what do you think happened when Echoes bacame a beam and pierced him, obliterating him to dust?
You all need to watch Nami.

Jan 16, 2019 5:44 AM
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This was an okay conclusion, I guess. I just wished that the evil guy Saotome was more fleshed out at least. He is just a crazy guy and that is too shallow for my taste.

I mean, what are his motivations? I get it that he's a twisted guy, but that's just not enough for this kind of caracter. The other characters are all quite simple as well: Kamikishiro is just a good person, the manticore is a "monster", Echoes is an innocent soul from another world. This more or less work out for the anime. It doesn't need to be a character driven show, but when you present such a weird character like Saotome, it creates an expectation for more...


Unfortunately, the series, especially the first volume is a character driven one. Every complaint you have is addressed in the novel. I completely understand where you are coming from. Kamikishiro had a whole chapter dedicated to her that was not adapted, her death had lot more meaning in the novel. Saotome had a lot more personality in the novel, not just some random psychopath. He was an amazing villian.

Kirima Nagi, Keiji, Kei and Suema were all amazing characters with distinct personalities. Their motivations, backstories were all explained (or at least hinted at) in the novel. Given how poorly they were portrayed iin the anime, the anime-onlys have no reason to care for them. I get that nOtHiNg ReAlLy HaPpEnS in the first volume, but rushing through it like that to get to the action heavy parts is just stupid. Heck, if anything they should have at least given Boogiepop enough characterization...nope!

The theme of the first volume was normalcy and how people interact with the concept. Every character was in some ways normal and in someways very abnormal. The novel focused on this theme as an introduction to the character Boogiepop. Other than the shallow "normal people saved the day" message, none of the themes were conveyed properly.
Jan 16, 2019 4:58 PM

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Interesting stuff small 3 eps arc but it all came together by the end of it, good stuff
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Jan 16, 2019 6:51 PM

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i'm really enjoying this anime, i was missing this "mature" vibe on animes to be honest...the characters, the soundtrack, the opening is simply beautiful...anyway, let's see how it goes for the next weeks, until now it've been very pleasurable

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Jan 17, 2019 3:00 PM

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Interesting episode overall, I don't reaally feel connected to any of these characters anyway, so when they die I'm just like "k".
That fight scene looked like two fidget spinners spinning around each other.
Also, Kirima said that Kirishima told her Echoes was an angel...didn't she said alien? Or it was just her trying to fool pigtail girl (sorry don't even know if her name was stated lolololol)


(Also, people fighting over anitubers ugh. Go back to their youtube pages or twitters for that D:)

Jan 18, 2019 7:16 AM
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I am 80% encouraged to read the LN to get a better view at the characterization.
Jan 18, 2019 12:19 PM

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Everything makes sense now that I can see the information from the first three episodes put together, this series looks more interesting than I thought it would be

Jan 19, 2019 4:41 AM

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This was a cool episode.

Jan 19, 2019 8:06 AM

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Ok so we basically had a story that we saw from the viewpoint of multiple characters.


Jan 19, 2019 8:12 AM
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So Okabe Rintarou has the power to kill people.
And Kana-chan has the power to possess people
I DONT UNDERSTAND BOOGIEPOP IS EDGY BUT I STILL LIKE IT
Jan 20, 2019 9:47 AM

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Okay I guess I was the only one who went WTF when Nagi got her throat cut.

Also did Saotome get vaporized or something?

If the rest of the show is this crazy then I'm in.
Jan 20, 2019 9:48 AM
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It's getting better ;)
Jan 20, 2019 6:26 PM

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And this brings us to the conclusion to the first arc.

It’s not too bad so far, I don’t think I’m too confused anymore anyway lol

The fighting was kinda weird imo but it was interesting. I thought it was Boogiepop’s job to take care of monsters like manticore, so why didn’t she interfere before things got so out of hand?

I’m definitely glad that edgy kid died. He was so annoying lol, of course along with manticore. She was pretty creepy in her final moments. It’s a shame Echoes had to give his life away as well. But at least everything is sorted. For now.
Jan 27, 2019 5:04 PM

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I'm really starting to dig this. Certain parts of the story are confusing, but overall I like that I have to pay attention constantly to not get lost.
Jan 28, 2019 1:34 PM

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So far i really like this series,i like this Monogatari like type of story telling with foreshadowing and telling the story from mutiple perspectives in diffrent episodes...

To this episode,the foreshadowing in ep 1 with the dead body of Mantikor is shown here,now i am want to know more of the God and why he send Echoes and what he sends to God about the Humans
Jan 29, 2019 4:42 AM

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So that's why Boogiepop said the case was ended in the first episode! Really liked the progression on the facts (Or ''regression'' lmao)
Also i'm really happy for Nagi staying alive, she's my favorite character lol
Feb 6, 2019 5:12 PM

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I am liking this show a lot to be honest. The first two episodes were a joy to rewatch with some prespective and the arc itelf was almost a movie. If the series continues like this I'm sure I will enjoy it. Watching the original anime and reading the novels doesn't seem a bad idea either.

And god, did I feel bad for poor Naoko. Her kindness wasn't in vain at least.
Feb 9, 2019 12:55 AM
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I'm lost. What is even happening?
Feb 24, 2019 3:20 PM

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A guy named Shirou (Kamikishiro's interest) noticed Kamikishiro's disappearance (he talked with Boogiepop), so he asked Niitoki (president of the discipline committee) for help. Saotome joined their search. They ended looking for Kirima. Kirima was looking for Kamikishiro with Echoes. Finally Kirima showed, but tied the three of them, Echoes revised them (looking for Manticore). After that, they were walking through the school when Saotome stucked a poisoned pen on Echoes, Manticore jumped from a building and attacked Echoes, Saotome cut Kirima's throat hurting her to death. Echoes took Kirima and jumped to a building rooftop (he gave life to her), Manticore followed her and they started fighting. Shirou ran. Echoes transformed his body into light and sent himself to his base, after that, Manticore got really mad and tried to attack Niitoki, but before hurting her, Boogiepop appeared, cut her arm and caught her in threads, Shirou appeared again to shoot her an arrow in the head. Kirima survived (thanks to Echoes). Kirima and Niitoki met Miyashita and Takeda outside school.

Here is where all the ropes are tied. Unfortunately Kamikishiro is dead, so Shirou is gonna be really disappointed. I don't know what really happened with Echoes, Manticore is now dead, but I thought that the whole story was going to be about that.

Is this gonna be an adventure story of Boogiepop and Kirima?
Echoes and Manticore were only temporary characters?
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Feb 24, 2019 3:21 PM

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phantom360 said:
I'm lost. What is even happening?
Well, I think that a story ended here, as I can see. I'm kind of lost too.
Mar 6, 2019 12:07 AM

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i am hooked. this is a really interesting anime!

i'm binging this show so it's super easy to understand things so far.
Mar 10, 2019 10:33 PM

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The fight have bad animation. At least Manticore is dead. It's a little disappointing that Saotome isn't properly developed but nevermind.

After this episode, everything makes sense.
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Mar 27, 2019 12:58 PM

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Well, that was an interesting conclusion. I'm still skeptical if this will pay off in the long run, but I'll keep watching.
Apr 11, 2019 10:23 AM

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The first arc is very interesting.
The setting, the environment and the plot give out a lot of 00s animes' vibes.
Hope the later 3 arcs won't disappoint.
Apr 28, 2019 4:16 AM

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It's always a bit of a bother that every Kana character is identifiable within 3 seconds of her speaking.
May 11, 2019 12:06 PM

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That first year kid ran fast :D and then he concluded everything lmao
Oct 30, 2019 2:36 PM
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This soildfies it I'm gonna read the LN for this part before watching the rest . So much feels left out
Feb 18, 2021 2:49 AM

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Rewatching this after a while and well this arc is certainly the worst by a mile especially because it just doesnt work in anime form, jumping back fourth might work in a book, but anime? Not so much. The direction and animation was also the weakest in this arc, the direction was bad mostly because they were adapting straight from the light novel so it just kinda seemed all over the place, the animation on the other was not necessarily bad but more inconsistent thanks to terrible character designs to draw in distance and some questionable animation directors that probably didnt have much time to give their all. Although people saying that the fight animation in this episode was bad very much dont know the work of keiichiro watanabe thats for sure, dont get me wrong its not a perfect scene, the compositing is kinda al over the place, but saying the art is bad considering its Watanabe is just wrong
Apr 6, 2021 2:45 PM

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While this was a nice improvement on the first episode, this first arc felt very scatter brained and felt as if it skipped a looot of source material that would have helped make it more impactful and immersive. I hope this feeling doesn't persist throughout the rest of the series otherwise I feel that it's weighted score feels pretty justified so far.
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Cool so far. Light novels usually start good and not always end the same way, let's see

edit: Yeah pretty good series
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hey it was a pretty good episode, i wonder what's next
Feb 26, 2023 9:21 AM

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I didn't realize until the final scene that this episode was related to the 1st. Boogiepop lied when she said the conflict resolved itself without her involvement. I don't understand the point of this show. It may not be as bad as I expected it to be, but I don't think I will be watching any more.
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Sep 18, 2023 10:41 PM

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A bit disappointed by the ending, felt anticlimatic but either way, 2019 boogiepop seems good, just good.

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Ok so basically there was some Alien or angel or whatever that was sent down here to earth to pass judgement on humanity determining if Humans are good or evil. Then it got captured named echoes and they made a clone of it that's the Manticore a creature that eats humans. That Manticore teamed up if that one guy who got rejected by the detective girl. Manticore and him fight detective girl and the Echoes. Echoes gives up most of it's powers to save detective girls life and turns the rejected loser guy into ash. Manticore enraged but gets defeated by Boogiepop and the archer boy who was the boyfriend of one of the girls killed. We still don't really know what Boogipop is but the evil is defeated so now it won't appear until the next one?

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