Up to Snuff 3/11/19 – It Burns, Burns, Burns

Believe it or not, we’re finally all on the same page. (Producer’s Note: I’m not)
Believe it or not, we’re finally all on the same page. (Producer’s Note: I’m not)
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「オーバードライブ 歪曲王 2」 (Oobaadoraibu waikyokuou 2)
“Overdrive: King of Distortion 2″
Boogiepop gives you answers, but at the cost of more questions.
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「見せてみろ ~集合~」 (Misete miro ~ shuugou ~)
“Show Me What You’ve Got ~Band Together~”
I almost can’t wrap my head around Ohtsuka Akio, Inoue Kazuhiko and Miki Shinichirou all appearing in the same episode of the same series – it’s like my speakers were going to explode from the Godly glow.
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「オーバードライブ 歪曲王 1」 (Oobaadoraibu waikyokuou 1)
“Overdrive: King of Distortion 1”
If there’s one thing I can say about about Boogiepop after 14 episodes it’s that it’s not especially interested in making things easier on the audience.
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「それでも ~前へ~」 (Soredemo ~ mae e ~)
“Even Then ~Continue Forward~”
Well, that was certainly an effective bit of misdirection.
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「夜明けのブギーポップ 」 (Yoake no Bugiipoppu)
“Boogiepop at Dawn”
Watching this arc immediately after “VS Imaginator” was interesting, because they seem to represent the two tonal extremes of this series.
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「VSイマジネーター 5」 (VS Imajineetaa 5)
“VS Imaginator 5″
On their own either Boogiepop’s pure intellectual ambition or its historical importance would make it notable as a series. Together, they’re more than enough to stamp it as one of the more interesting and important anime of the season.
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「追い込み ~正体~」 (Oikomi ~ shoutai ~)
“Cornered – True Identity -“
It’s the little things that really make the difference with Mob Psycho 100.