Thursday, December 07, 2006

Manga Report: Boogiepop Doesn't Laugh 1


Boogiepop may be a powerful shinigami sent to protect a school plagued by a serial killer -- or he may be Keiji's girlfriend. The girls disappearing from school may be running away to bright lights and big cities -- or they could be the prey of a cannibalistic sexual predator who may or may not be dead. And is that girl a superhero?

A dreamlike story skips through a dizzying array of perspectives, time elements and narrators. Boogiepop raises some interesting questions, but ultimately, there are far more questions than answers.

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