660https://goboiano.com/wpcontent/uploads/2019/01/BoogiepopandOthers1.jpg NonSpoiler Review Intro Boogiepop and Others 2019 is MADHOUSEhttps://anilist.co/studio/11/MADHOUSEs second attempt at the adaptation of Boogiepop light novelhttps://anilist.co/manga/31315/Boogiepop/ series by Kouhei Kadonohttps://anilist.co/staff/97933/KouheiKadono. While to some it might be awful or flawed too others such as myself it was quite excellent. Story Pacing 7.5/10 The story is told through the perspective of several characters which helps provide context to the story arc/event happening around them then out pop Boogiepop or as she says I am automatic. As for the story possessing any mature depressing or dark kind of atmosphere I felt nothing of that what so ever but it had something that pulls you in. The screenplay and dialogues doesnt get bog down by unnecessary exposition and speech it strikes the right balance between dialogue action. This story does however suffer from poor pacing which is why it is so disliked. Characters 7/10 While Boogiepophttps://anilist.co/character/2598/Boogiepop and Nagi Kirimahttps://anilist.co/character/2608/NagiKirima are memorable particularly their backstories the other characters just fade away they have nothing for you to really like about them or remember them by which is why a lot of people get confused as to who these characters are. Similar faces doesnt help either 250https://www.geekgirlauthority.com/wpcontent/uploads/2019/02/boogiepopboogiepop.png 250https://otakuorbit.files.wordpress.com/2019/01/5c25df10cbfae.jpg?w=1100 Audio and Soundtrack 9.5/10 Every single one of the audio effects were quite good I really like the O.S.T done by Kensuke Ushiohttps://anilist.co/staff/119254/KensukeUshio as It helped convey the scenes well I will only dock half a point for its repetitive nature. The opening by MYTH ROIDhttps://anilist.co/staff/119976/MYTHROID is amazing as always they never seem to disappoint. 220https://mediummedia.vgm.io/albums/24/83342/833421552624996.png Art and Animation 8/10 The updated visuals look great but the production team would often cut corners by having faceless people in the background and characters with similar faces hairstyles which I found quite distracting. The animation was great especially in the fight scenes which were fluid and well choreographed. https://www..com/watch?v=yZwCEKEEB0 Conclusion While it was airing I continuously put off watching this series because I have the attention span of a fly and considering that this was a mystery psychological anime I knew I wouldnt return to it or would end up hating it because I thought it would dragging on and on with countless amounts of dialogue. What ended up being a great idea was to watch it 3 episodes at a time and I couldnt get enough and ended up watching the 4th episode and being completely confused because I didnt know that every 3 to 4 episodes was a story arc in its own. So the key to enjoying this series is to binge watch it. Overall Scores other things I didnt cover Overall Story: 9/10 Story Pacing: 6/10 Story Climax: 8/10 Characters: 7/10 Art Animation: 8/10 Enjoyment: 9/10 Audio SFX: 9/10 Audio O.S.T: 9.5/10 Screenplay and Dialogues: 10/10 Voice Acting Dub Sub: 9.5/10 Overall: 8.5/10
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