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Format
TV
Episodes
18
Episode Duration
23 min per ep
Status
Finished Airing
Premiered
Winter 2019
Aired
2019-01-04 to 2019-03-29
Source
Light novel
Rating
R - 17+ (violence & profanity)
Genres
Avant Garde
Mystery
Drama
Horror
Supernatural
Psychological
Studios
Madhouse
Producers
AT-X
Kadokawa Media House
Kadokawa
Licensors
Funimation
Boogiepop wa Warawanai (2019) (ブギーポップは笑わない)
Hushed exchanges among the female student populace of Shinyo Academy center around an enigmatic supernatural entity. This entity is Boogiepop, a Shinigami who is rumored to murder people at the height of their beauty before their allure wanes. Few know of his true nature: a guardian who, between periods of dormancy, manifests as the alter ego of a high school girl named Touka Miyashita to fend off "the enemies of the world." Now, a string of mysterious disappearances—presumed by the school to be merely runaways—has caused Boogiepop to awaken. But somewhere in the academy, a menacing creature hides, waiting for its opportune moment to strike. Boogiepop wa Warawanai subtly explores the intrinsic associations between human beings and their perception of time, while delving into its characters' complex relationships, emotions, memories, and pasts. [Written by MAL Rewrite]