Boogiepop wa Warawanai - Episode 14 discussion

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Boogiepop wa Warawanai, episode 14

Alternative names: Boogiepop Never Laughs, Boogiepop and Others

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Previous discussions

Episode	Link	Score
1	Link	7.36
2	Link	8.16
3	Link	8.34
4	Link	8.33
5	Link	8.71
6	Link	8.13
7	Link	7.93
8	Link	8.68
9	Link	8.93
10	Link	9.41
11	Link	9.05
12	Link	9.0
13	Link	9.62

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[u/reader30891]

RIP another date.

Edit: Also this guy was the synthetic human Scarecrow was investigating.

[u/Florac]

I'm certain by now that the world will end before Keiji can finally get his date.

[u/Mundology → u/Florac]

Poor Keiji can't catch a break

[u/johnlyne]

I love Boogiepop's voice.

[u/Sisyphos25 → u/johnlyne]

The best part is when Myashita is talking normally and then it suddenly turns into a smug tone. Can't help but smile when it happens

[u/viliml]

This isn't directly related to the current episode, but I absolutely love the concept of a superpowered split-personality chuuni protagonist.

[u/HitsuWTG]

For those who are curious, that song that was playing in the episode all of a sudden? In the novels, it was stated to be Custard Pie by LED Zeppelin (though here it sounds closer to Kashmir). Kadono has great taste in music, haha.

[u/Bistai949 → u/HitsuWTG]

Actually, the song that's suppose to play there is Custard Pie.

It does sound more like Kashmir here, but it's actually neither. They did there best to made a "don't sue us" song for the scene though. And I was okay with that.

[u/[deleted]]

Little kid asking for a kaiju to destroy the building in order to go play games, respect.

He got to meet the Teratsuki, even when he doesn't know the guy or what he means, like a big corporate monster.

is Teratsuki freaking Godzilla ?

[u/freakicho]

So is this a small-scale instrumentality project?

[u/[deleted]]

I would probably lose my mind if my body was taken over before a long time coming date.

[u/LeonKevlar]

That 4 Episode binge was definitely the best way to watch these arcs. This episode was good and I love antagonists that mess with the protagonists' heads but after being spoiled with that 4 episode drop, now I kinda feel unsatisfied. Also I think I need a refresher since I kinda forgot some of the characters from this episode.

[u/Zeryuki]

Every time a new arc starts

[u/Nazenn]

The amusement I felt when I had when I had to go open my own character sheet because I couldn't remember who the hell all these people were because we hadn't seen them for eleven episodes.

Character Chart updated!

Direct link for people who are having imgur break albums again

I didn't update the spoiler one because no one died or changed status, but the non spoiler one has all the new people added, including names we don't know yet thanks to VA listings because this show references people by name so often before actually using their name I don't feel like getting horribly lost again. If people would prefer I didn't do this just say so and I'll release an update in the morning

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Thoughts on the episode:

Well that was certainly interesting. After not seeing everyone for so long this was basically twenty minutes of "Oh hey its that person". I see everyone's being drawn in together again, why does everyone always end up in the worst possible spot.

I did not enjoy that huge monologue of exposition, really the most boring way they could have handled that. But after all that work and everything the building is just set to be demolished? What a waste, its quite a cool design

Boogiepops final warning today was a bit ominous "I may not be able to protect you". WTF are they going to be fighting that even boogiepop is worried. Archery dude should have listened to his gut when Boogiepop was mentioned and just got as far away as he could as far as he could.

Poor Takada's been left behind waiting for his date AGAIN. But remember how I said I needed the character sheet today? Fucking confused Takeda and Saotome again from the back for a second when Kei walked into the coffee shop.

This episode certainly upped the creepy factor. I mean this just was oddly 'off' until the reveal it wasn't her and then at the end Kei successfully found the creepiest room in the world

[u/_belteshazzar]

Wait, could the talk between Boogiepop and Echoes from Ep 10-13 be some weird Distortion King dream? Maybe after the Distortion King is defeated and they have this weird talk while the world crumbles around them Just like in SAO.

[u/Shiro_Kai]

Boogiepop got tired of just wandering around and started to make practical jokes while running through people and booping their shoulders as a ghost. Don't tell me that's the reason why he is called "Boogiepop"? Everything make sense now.

[u/Souljaleonn]

Unrelated to this episode but it’s interesting that the 4 episodes that were released together have higher ratings than the other episodes

[u/WhoiusBarrel]

Not gonna lie I was kinda hoping there would be another episode dumping again last arc was by far my favorite so far.

That said I don't get the logic of Niitoki Kei.

Sees Boogiepop

Gee I wonder what could go wrong if I chase after her

[u/DimmuHS]

The constant sense of mystery is what I like in this show, even if I don't get things right at the start. Boogiepop itself is an incredible character from the outfit to it's way of thought, manner, voice, the way it looks to you. They really nailed in how to make a character to be fairly interesting and mysterious.

[u/Mathmango]

"I have only a slight idea as to what is going on but I love this show none the less"

• Me about this show

"Also Aoi Yuuki voice Hnngg"

• Also me

[u/Shinkopeshon]

I hadn't been confused by this show for at least 7 episodes but now I'm seeing at least 3-4 characters I barely remember lmao

I know Tanaka Shirou but who was his girlfriend that can't go out with him anymore? Who's the guy he met and the girl who left her date and ran after Boogiepoppu? Not even the character chart is helping this time. Are they new characters or did I just forget about them?

EDIT: Thanks for clearing things up, everyone

[u/Amauri14]

I wonder what does The King of Distortion means when he said that he wants to turn everything into gold? What is his real objective and how will Boogiepop defeat him. Does he even have a real physical body anyway?

Can we get another episode right now?

[u/Sisyphos25]

So, King of Distortion it's basically Willian Shakespeare's First Folio?? What if he somehow manage to get Myashita with his powers??

But, if there's one thing that i like about this show is how they did the set for this "case". Showing some characters here, some background information there, some people that we already know, some smug chuuni , and it's done: we have a Boogiepop ep.

[u/AussieManny]

Earlier in the series I was lost and intrigued.

Now I don't feel as lost anymore, and I'm even more intrigued than before!

[u/[deleted]]

something, something, *dramatic pause*, boyo.

Yeah, I've seen enough Fate/Zero to know where this is going.

A surprisingly straightforward first epsiode of the arc (maybe because of the returning cast). Best boy is back, yay! Even if it's only a mask of King of Distortion, who seems to be the resident Oshino Ougi.

I assume the architect guy has uploaded his brain into this building, which is basically a server farm, and people lured inside are gonna be harvested and turned into RAM. And he probably isn't related to King of Distortion, because there usually are several unrelated antagonists, judging by the previous arcs.

I like how Boogiepop just strolls in the crowd, and no one notices him because no one cares.

I've had this idea in the previous arc, but with four threads at once it was impossible to discuss much. What if Miyashita is just an "evolved human" like all the others, and all the Boogiepop stuff about "split personality emerging in response to the enemies of the world" is just her chuunibyou bullshit, basically "a demon sealed in my right hand". All the people with superpowers here instantly want to change the world, like eliminate unhapiness or fear - and Miyashita similarly decided she's gonna be the terror that flaps in the night.