Even though there are a lot of dark scenes the video quality holds up every well.

Great sound quality. I liked the dub and having the the commentary track is a great bonus.

Great sound quality. I liked the dub and having the the commentary track is a great bonus.

Notes* *I watched this series on a Coby brand DVD player (DVD-224 model) with AV cable on a 25 inch RCA TV. *Yes the English Directer's Commentary track is included. *This review is based on the 3 disc version of this collection: 2 disc for the series and 1 disc for the soundtrack that only has 2 songs on it.

the video is awsome altogther i like what they did with the box covers. you gotta see it to belive it.

the audio is a bit muffled but that makes it sound good and scary but its actually just cool. oh and miri seki maruhi club is a good ending theme and so is evning shower.

the audio is a bit muffled but that makes it sound good and scary but its actually just cool. oh and miri seki maruhi club is a good ending theme and so is evning shower.

sorry if i didnt put more meat on the review but you gotta buy boogie pop now.

The video in the set was perfect. However, the actual animation style used may turn off some people. There are a lot of blurry and washed out colors and the video is extremely dark throughout eleven of the twelve episodes. The last episode manages to turn up the brightness setting and then you realize, the animation isn't all that bad. All in all, since this was done for stylistic purposes and in my mind since it worked, the video is pretty much flawless.

This is where I had a problem. Without a proper Dolby Digital set, you're going to end up getting very annoyed. There are times during dialogue when background sounds are kicked up to near deafening levels and it makes the actual dialogue hard to hear. Again, it was a stylistic choice but in this case, I did not like it as much. For a series that is this dark and moody, the conveyance of that mood through music and soundeffects is important and Boogiepop delivers on this in its own unique way. There is a techno beat that, I am not sure how, but it actually conveys a sense of fear. It was a pretty nifty little effect that bumped the score of the audio from 4 to 4.5 for me.

This is where I had a problem. Without a proper Dolby Digital set, you're going to end up getting very annoyed. There are times during dialogue when background sounds are kicked up to near deafening levels and it makes the actual dialogue hard to hear. Again, it was a stylistic choice but in this case, I did not like it as much. For a series that is this dark and moody, the conveyance of that mood through music and soundeffects is important and Boogiepop delivers on this in its own unique way. There is a techno beat that, I am not sure how, but it actually conveys a sense of fear. It was a pretty nifty little effect that bumped the score of the audio from 4 to 4.5 for me.

This is a great set for any fan of animation that is dark and moody. It totally blows away anything else I've seen in the anime horror genre. There is a dual plot that interweaves throughout the various character stories. I like to watch anime in marathon sessions and get pretty bored with episodic series. That was a big complaint I had with animes like Cowboy Bebop and Vampire Princess Miyu. However, all of Boogiepop Phantom's seemingly random stories are related to each other so what once looked like an episodic anime becomes more of an overall arc. One thing that many people may not find themselves fans of is the fact that you have to work out the plot for yourself. It is not spoonfed to you but rather you are given the information in seemingly random places that you have to put together yourself to assemble a clearer picture. What interferes with this a little is the fact that there isn't just one overall story but rather two. That second story may interfere with your understanding of the story that is actually important because details of that story are scattered throughout the series as well. Finally, I don't know why I had to pay 28 dollars for this because I only received two DVD's and a CD. There were the two regular DVD's you'd expect from a series as short as this and the audio CD which is practically useless. Episode breakdown was as follows: six episodes on the first DVD and the remaining six on the second. I am not complaining about the pricing though as the series is worth every penny and in the end, it isn't as much as the R1 would cost anyway. In conclusion, this is a great show. May be a bit cerebral for some but the plot, when you connect the dots, is good. There is only one minor loophole that prevents it from getting a perfect score.

Boogiepop Phantom has a -very- distinct look to it. None of this is lost in the transfer for this set, as 13 episodes spread over 3 DVDs is bound to look -nice-. The images are washed out, and often given a sort of tunnel-vision effect, to add to the creepy, claustrophobic atmosphere of the show. I didn't see any video issues with this set what-so-ever.

Phenomenal. Boogiepop Phantom has one of the best atmospheric soundtracks I've ever heard in anime. Haunting, crushing, pulsing music that fits with the show to perfection in every scene. Worth getting your hands on the OSTs for this show. The english and japanese audio tracks sound great, and the soundtrack sounds as good as it does on the OST cds I have for Boogiepop.

Phenomenal. Boogiepop Phantom has one of the best atmospheric soundtracks I've ever heard in anime. Haunting, crushing, pulsing music that fits with the show to perfection in every scene. Worth getting your hands on the OSTs for this show. The english and japanese audio tracks sound great, and the soundtrack sounds as good as it does on the OST cds I have for Boogiepop.

I really had no expectations when I picked up BoogiePop Phantom... I remembered reading about it on a forum, in passing, at one point... and decided to give it a try, as I'd heard it was fairly creepy. After watching it, I'm already ready for a good re-watching of the whole series. Very mysterious, creepy, atmospheric show... that keeps you guessing, and putting together pieces until the very end. Reminds me a lot of watching something by David Lynch. Very cool, stylish, and wonderfully strange. Highly... -HIGHLY- recommended.

Ehh... Animations dated, it?s blurry, glows, and is either washed out or to sharp. Though it?s supposed to be like that so it?s not MAC?s fault. Only problem is slight pixelation.

Good. Except it would sound distorted when they were playing techno music. Again it?s supposed to be like that. MINI REVIEW: Disc 4, Audio CD This says it?s a four disc set but really it?s just a three disc set with an audio CD. (Note this MINI REVIEW is not a factor in the Audio?s star ranking) The audio CD is less than ten minutes long with only two tracks. The music wasn?t sharp in fact it even crackled a little. The music is even worth listening to either, it doesn?t even have the shows themes! Just some background music that I am not even sure appears in the show. This CD is a waste... MAC should have made a three disc set and dropped the CD.

Good. Except it would sound distorted when they were playing techno music. Again it?s supposed to be like that. MINI REVIEW: Disc 4, Audio CD This says it?s a four disc set but really it?s just a three disc set with an audio CD. (Note this MINI REVIEW is not a factor in the Audio?s star ranking) The audio CD is less than ten minutes long with only two tracks. The music wasn?t sharp in fact it even crackled a little. The music is even worth listening to either, it doesn?t even have the shows themes! Just some background music that I am not even sure appears in the show. This CD is a waste... MAC should have made a three disc set and dropped the CD.

Story: (No Comment) Content: Gruesome tearing apart of humans, lots of blood... very violent in a very dark sort of way. Not for children or the weak of heart. Menu?s: Pretty standard stuff: ?Play All?, ?Scene Access? and ?Language?... Backgrounds with Boogiepop. Chapter Break Report: Each episode was one chapter, which was very annoying. Especially annoying if you wanted to skip just apart of the episode to the second part... can?t do that or it?ll bring you to the next episode. Packaging: MAC Gatefold (meaning small)... Inside the gatefold is the same picture as the cover repeated four times different color for each of the four discs: disc one is the cover is red, disc two is in blue, disc three is green and the CD is normal color. Opinion: I wasn?t too trilled by Boogiepop Phantom, to say the least. So I really don?t know what to say about whether or not you?d like it or not. I can say it was very dark and deep, which is good, but I wasn?t enjoying it. Some of the plots are quite intricate and weave together with other plots of different episodes which painted a bigger picture of the whole series which was quite cool. Boogiepop Phantom is 12 episodes spanned across three discs with a waste of a CD as the fourth disc.

I wanted to review this set purely to gripe. The video, audio, and subs are great, as is the series itself. No problems there. My only real fuss with this set is that they really should not have used more than 2 dvds to make this set. 13 episodes spread out over 3 dvd's is a bit of a waste of a dvd. Then they add a crappy cd; which I do like the idea of soundtracks being included with perfects as a nice bonus, however this cd was pretty uncalled for. It featured two audio tracks, one the eight minute long orcastrated "episode preview" music from the anime, and the second track, weighing in at about two minutes, of the same song, but being whistled. An extra 7 bucks for 10 minutes of not-good music. I hope FX puts out a set, so others who want this set can save some money. But in all honesty, your still saving a lot over the R1 cost, but not as much as you should.

Very nice video. R1 rip obviously. No scratches or pixellation. But I think it was unnecessary to put it all on 3 discs (and the 4th being the soundtrack). They could have just made it 3 discs (12 eps divided onto 2 discs, and leaving the soundtrack cd). Oh wells. Also, no chapters. Just one track per episode.

Clear and crisp. No major problems on my set-up.

Clear and crisp. No major problems on my set-up.

Very interesting (but confusing) series. If you like dark anime, and want some supernatural stuff, too, go for Boogiepop Phantom. Weird show.

Very good, only a bit of noise. Obviously the masters used for the R1 release weren't that great, and it's a pity, since a great part of the show takes place in the dark. I watched on my pc monitor, so probably if you watch it on a normal TV you won't notice problems.

I listened only the Japanese dub. Great, really. Try listening the rain on ep 1 with headphones, it's really sweet. Anyway I detected some problems, and I wonder why nobody reported it, since is quite evident. The audio went out of synch of about 1/2 sec from the last scene of ep 5 until the CM pause on the middle of ep 6. You can notice it very well on the end of ep 5 where the sound of the clock is obviously wrong. This happened again for the whole first half of episode 9, until the CM break. I don't know why this happened, and if this was an issue on the R1 too. If you know something about it, feel free to tell me!

I listened only the Japanese dub. Great, really. Try listening the rain on ep 1 with headphones, it's really sweet. Anyway I detected some problems, and I wonder why nobody reported it, since is quite evident. The audio went out of synch of about 1/2 sec from the last scene of ep 5 until the CM pause on the middle of ep 6. You can notice it very well on the end of ep 5 where the sound of the clock is obviously wrong. This happened again for the whole first half of episode 9, until the CM break. I don't know why this happened, and if this was an issue on the R1 too. If you know something about it, feel free to tell me!

R1 Rip, it doesn't get any better

R1 Rip, the quality is great, music is wonderful to begin with, if you're into to technobabble (trust me, if you see this series, you'll understand). I love it

R1 Rip, the quality is great, music is wonderful to begin with, if you're into to technobabble (trust me, if you see this series, you'll understand). I love it

Ah..... Boogiepopiness..... this is such a great series, it's compared to Lain alot. All I can say is that if you don't understand most of the series, you probably haven't seen all of it, and if you can just sit down and watch it, it's not too hard to understand. So, with that said, GO OUT AND GET THIS DVD!!!!

The video quality is excellent. There is some blurring but that is how it's supposed to be. It's supposed to give off a distorted effect which makes for a mysterious setting. Truly worthy of a five.

In episode 1, there is one part where Moto is in the karaoke club and the music almost drowns out the voices - this is where the subtitles come in handy. And once again the sound is drowned out on purpose. 4.5 Here.

In episode 1, there is one part where Moto is in the karaoke club and the music almost drowns out the voices - this is where the subtitles come in handy. And once again the sound is drowned out on purpose. 4.5 Here.

I will start by saying that THIS SERIES IS NOT JUST FOR ANYONE!!! There is alot of detective work to be done here and not a whole lot of fight scenes to be seen but the suspence in this series is unreal!!! Very good series for intellectuals. I loved it! Oh, by the way if you still have problems understanding the series go to John's Boogiepop Phantom Shrine or search on Google.

I have the R1 dvd, so if it is a direct rip, then this is excellent quality.

Same as above

Same as above

As I said above, I have the R1 dvd, but this is suppose to be a direct rip, just on 3 discs instead of 4. The music cd was included in the box set of the R1 set, so that may be why the have it. This series is great. I have seen a lot of people compare this to Lain, but it is nothing like it. This series is great, whereas I nearly feel asleep during every ep to Lain. I couldn't even bring myself to finishing Lain. Anyway, this is very dark, gothic, weird, freaky, and more. I can't recommend this enough.

5/5 Good quality, no grains, messy colors, or compression.

5/5 Excellent, still hear the same effects as in the domestic release, and the soundtrack is great.

5/5 Excellent, still hear the same effects as in the domestic release, and the soundtrack is great.

Boogiepop Phantom has to be one of the best thriller shows out there. It's not like Lain at all, it's a totally new idea. It has kind of a "Smallville" feeling to it though. Something hits the city in the middle of the night, and strange things start to happen to some people. Rumors Boogiepop Phantom, a figure labeled as Shinegami, has been prowling high school kids on the streets, who are disappearing left and right. The way that the story is told is probably the best thing about this series. It goes from one person to the next, so they'll focus on someone in an ep. that you saw in one frame three episodes before, and you're like "HEY! I remember that!!". Good, weird stuff. I recommend if you enjoyed Lain and Perfect Blue.

5/5 perfect R1 rip

5/5 true 5.1 surround. no background hum.

5/5 true 5.1 surround. no background hum.

There can be only one LAIN: THE SERIAL EXPERIMENTS! One of the greatest animes of all time!!! The Director of The Slayers Series, thought he would try his hand at something similiar with Boogiepop. I think it fails rather miserably. There can be only one! And she is in the wire; with us - forever. Except no substitute.

This is as good as it gets. Very nice R1 rip here. Video 4.5/5 The dark scenes had some blockiness. Don't know if the original R1 did too, but it's not really that bad. Audio 5/5 Eng and Japanese. Eng 5.1 track too. Very tasty! Not to mention a commentary. Haven't listened to it and probably won't (commentaries aren't my thing), but it's there. Subs 5/5 Spot on. Now to comment about the discs themselves. Why did they have to spread the show out on 3 discs? Plus a 10 minute "bonus" audio cd? Screw the cd and 2 discs should have been enough. That would have cut the price nearly in half. The show itself is very weird. Good storytelling properties though. Probably have to watch it twice to catch everything and have it all make sense... Some kind of sense.