I perceived a fascinating juxtaposition in the new arc of Boogiepop and Others. Boogiepop refers to herself as a shinigami or the Reaper, aka Death, but what are we to make of the Imaginator?  The Imaginator is obviously the villain, but I wondered why a villain should be referred to as “he who imagines”? While pondering … Continue reading Death vs. the Devil in Boogiepop and Others