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Boogiepop Phantom is a dark mystery anime series which is often compared
to Serial Experiments Lain. The series is 12 episodes long, but the story is
not told in a linear fashion. The episodes centre around different
characters who sometimes have just a short involvement in the major events
of the series. For this reason, many scenes are seen twice, from different
perspectives, and some episodes are out of sequence, although there is a
slow general time progression.
The story centers around several important characters, most of whom are
students from one of two high schools in the city in which the series takes
place. The city (which is never named) was held in fear by a serial killer
five years ago, who was never caught. When the series begins, high school
students have just started to disappear again, and the blame is placed by
many on Boogiepop, a mysterious entity who is said to be Death.
Boogiepop Phantom is based on the series of books Boogiepop by Kouhei
Kadono. The original character designs are also done by the books'
illustrator, Kouji Ogata.
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