Boogiepop And Others

This is one of the best books i've ever read and i'm not saying that as a a fan of anime. This is a book that anyone can read whether you like anime or not it's quality writing that I haven't seen in a long while I highly recommend if your a big reader or love anime it's definitely worth a look.

I've read this book many times. It is my absolute favorite, for a number of reasons. I haven't read it since high school when I came across it in a Barnes and Noble.The way the story unfolds is uniquely intriguing to me and, the first time I read it, kept me guessing. Ultimately, it means nothing (quote from the book) but this book always makes me think fondly of high school, which sucked hard. Also, it is just a pleasant quick read.

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Really cool story. Reading it was so much better then watching the anime.

Boogiepop and Others is currently out of print, which is insane because this is considered to be the novel that started the term known as "light novels". And it's no surprise -- this has to be one of the most, if not the most engaging and interesting light novel stories that I have ever read. Yes, it's a work of history, as in you can learn a lot of the making of light novels in general. But just storewise, it's absolutely incredible. I highly recommend it, even if you can only get the used copy.

Lots of pretty cool I ideas and explanations for characters actions I wouldn't have been able to think of myself.

I was initially skeptical about this book when a friend pushed me to read it. I do not get into this anime stuff. From my relatively limited experience with Japanese animation and its fans, many (though not all) tend to be silly or pretty mystical. Thankfully, this book is nothing like that! While it seems to be marketed as a sort of horror light novel for anime fans, I found the story and main characters to fit into a more heroic or rational narrative that would more likely strike home with people like me than with an average 'otaku.'It is a tight story full of allegory, consciously motivated characters, and great heroism in spite of how horrible the world is around the protagonists. Certainly, the writing is simple and the book is short, but that just makes it a quick, satisfying read. It is very mysterious and cerebral for such a short novel, so it demands multiple readings to fully grasp all the mysteries and themes woven throughout.I understand that only four of the novels in this series were ever translated. That is a real shame, as the book left me wanting much more Nagi Kirima, Kazuko Suema, and Boogiepop. Perhaps if GoManga would market this more outside of anime fandom, where I would think more people would be interested in what it has to say, it could have as much of a success here in the States as it does in Japan.

Boogiepop and Others is the first novel of the Boogiepop series. The story utilizes a variety of different narrators and perspectives to explain events and motives. As a result, you have a large cast of characters, some well developed while others seem to be cut a bit shallow.Perhaps the key achievement with Boogiepop and Others is the inclusion of these characters into one huge non-linear plot. Because of the large number of perspectives used in the book, the plot jumps from one timeframe to another, showing different aspects of events in a different light. As a result, the plot itself becomes somewhat confusing, but when it all comes together, it does seem fairly impressive. The character interactions are well-done, although sometimes its hard to pin a name to a face, owing to the inconsistency of each character's uniqueness.As for the storyline itself, it mixes together mystery with sci-fi elements, throwing some plot twists that are a little hard to stomach, but are necessary to develop the plot. Being the first novel in the series, the reader can spare the benefit of the doubt and just enjoy what the author tries to do here (which is basically setting up the entire Boogiepop persona).Overall, Boogiepop and Others provides a nice intro for people new (or seasoned) to the Boogiepop world. A plot that keeps you guessing (to a point) and a moderately diverse array of characters gives the book a good bit of substance.

I enjoyed the mood quite a lot.It may feel a little light but I understand how it influenced other light novels.

原作は知らずに、読んでみるべきと言われていたので英語の勉強の息抜きに。英語からでも場面情景がありありと想像できる。買って良かった。