What anime titles are similar to Boogiepop Phantom? (Other than Lain and Haibane Renmei).
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Sandalphon
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Paranoia Agent is a good choice, if you haven't seen it yet. It's done by Satoshi Kon (director of Perfect Blue, Millenium Actress and Tokyo Godfathers) and it's a really excellent series. The basic plot follows a series of assaults by a (child? monster? phantom?) skater called Lil' Slugger who attacks a series of people with a baseball bat. A large and disparate cast of characters are loosely connected by these attacks while a pair of detectives attempts to track down the assailant. It sounds fairly humdrum but there's a lot of symbolism and social commentary involved and the mood of the entire series is oppressive and creepy. I haven't finished it yet myself, but Texhnolyze, from the makers of Lain, may be another good selection for you. There are some old-school anime like Vampire Princess Miyu that you may enjoy, as well. I would also highly recommend a series called Monster, but unfortunately it isn't legally available in the US at this moment. Mushishi is another good choice but I don't think it's here yet either.
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I agree with the previous poster. I have not seen Boogiepop Phantom but my favorite Anime/Manga artist by far is Yoshitoshi Abe. He was the Artist for Lain and Texnolyze and the director/artist for Haibane Renmei. He also did Niea_7 which I would recommend checking out and he just realized a new manga in Japan called Robot. Also I do not know any relation, but you could try "Place Promised in our Early Days" as well. If you like the above you might also enjoy that.
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I'd suggest Texhnolyze, Shadow Star Narutaru, Perfect Blue, Witch Hunter Robin, Monster, and Gilgamesh. All of them are pretty different, but still have that mystery horror (a few of those) vibe in common. You might want to check out http://www.anime-planet.com/anime/boogiepop-phantom which will give you a list of anime that other anime watchers consider similar to Boogiepop.
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http://www.anime-planet.com/anime/boogiepop-phantom Anime Planet, which is an anime recommedation site says that if you liked Boogiepop Phantom, you'll also like: Paranoia Agent, Texhnolyze, Shadow Star Narutaru, Perfect Blue, Petshop of Horrors, etc. If you check out the above link, users give reasons why the shows are similar.
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