Product Details

• Format: Collector's Edition, Limited Edition, Subtitled, NTSC
• Language: English, Japanese
• Subtitles: English
• Region: Region 1 (U.S. and Canada only. Read more about DVD formats.)
  
• Rated: Unrated
• Studio: Right Stuf
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• ASIN: B00009NH7F
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #136,946 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)

Editorial Reviews

One of the most brilliant masterpieces of psycho-thrillers in anime, Boogiepop Phantom, returns in a special LIMITED EDITION COLLECTOR'S EDITION ULTRA BOX! This amazing new Limited Edition set collects all four DVDs of the Boogiepop Phantom Anime Series, the Boogiepop Phantom Original 2-Disc Soundtrack, the Music Inspired by Boogiepop Phantom and Others Music Album, Limited Edition extras such as a Pencil Boards and a special Premium Edition Card Set in a special high quality Art Box! Story From Studio Mad House (NINJA SCROLL / TRIGUN / VAMPIRE HUNTER D), Director Watanabe Takashi (SLAYERS) and writer Sadayuki Murai (PERFECT BLUE) comes a brilliant masterpiece of a psycho-thriller that delves into the darkest reaches of the human condition. Boogiepop Phantom is a mind-bending story combining the stylistic nature of SERIAL EXPERIMENTS LAIN with the episodic nature and dark twisting plotlines of Quentin Tarantino's PULP FICTION. Five years ago, a string of grisly murders shook the city to its core and now the rumors have begun once more. Boogiepop ... Everyone knows about Boogiepop: meet her one dark night and you are taken. People tell each other the stories and laugh: no one believes that she can possibly exist in this day and age. Still, strange things appear to be going on just and the darkness is taking on many forms. Something is out there. Are you safe? Special DVD Features: Line Art Gallery, Producer Notes, Character Notes, Music Videos for the Opening and Closing Songs, Original Fruits Music Video, Original Boogiepop Music Video, Five Original Japanese Promo Trailers, Ongoing English Producer's Commentary, Dolby Digital 5.1 and 2.0 English Audio, Dolby Digital 2.0 Japanese Audio, and English Subtitles. Spoken Languages: English, Japanese, English subtitles.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

4 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Already released, August 8, 2003

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Jeremy Bristol "baddmann_ktrj40" (Plattsmouth, NE) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Boogiepop Phantom Ultra (DVD)

I picked this up at Best buy in Omaha, and I think it was the only one there. Very good packaging--comes with a three-disc soundtrack, a set of long cards, two excellant pencil boards, and the entire four disc series in individual packaging.

2 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Good packaging, good show., November 20, 2003

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Justin Hamilton (Omaha, NE United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Boogiepop Phantom Ultra (DVD)

[the set] comes with the four DVDs, a set of still-frame cards, and two of the soundtracks.

As for the series, I can mostly say - if you liked Serial Experiments: Lain, or if you enjoyed the more theoretical and metaphysical aspects to Evangelion, you may very well enjoy Boogiepop Phantom.

It is hard to go into the plot line without actually giving away much, but the story mostly deals with a set of homocides that happened five years before the "present" time in most of the show, and with "special children", and of course Boogiepop, who is a suprise in herself.

The anime may leave some people disappointed, if they found that the questions still left unanswered by the series really bothered them in such shows like Lain, but if you are up for a very dark show that has stints of philosophy, exsistential concepts, and an odd and somewhat disturbing storyline, I would suggest picking this up.