This is a current listing of the media in Kouhei Kadono's Boogiepop series. This metaseries currently consists of 22 light novels, 3 four volume light novel spin-off series, a live-action movie, two anime television series, four manga serials, audio CDs, and other books.
An oddity of the Boogiepop titles is that they are almost always made of more than one title, and often there is a mix of English and Japanese titles. This list provides the English-release title, the Japanese title (and transliteration), with any further sub-titles below.
Light novels
- An alien being chases an escaped clone of itself, a man-eater hiding in Shinyo Academy. As students disappear one-by-one, people begin to wonder if they are being taken by the legendary Boogiepop. As five different students try to understand different aspects of the puzzle, will anyone every truly know the truth of the events?
- A year ago, Boogiepop defeated Imaginator, however, it appears to be trying to return: Asakura Jin, who can see people's hearts as plants, is being visited by the phantom of Imaginator's last host. Meanwhile, two agents from the Towa Organisation are trying to find Boogiepop. Whilst Camille tries to lure out Boogiepop indirectly, Spooky E finds himself face-to-face with Shinyo Academy's shinigami.
- 4. Boogiepop in the Mirror: "Pandora" (ブギーポップ·イン·ザ·ミラー 「パンドラ」, Bugīpoppu in za Mirā "Pandora")
Does anybody really know what time is it?
10 December 1998; ISBN 4-07-310350-4
19 July 2018 (e-book); 5 February 2019; ISBN 978-1-642750-38-6 (print)
- Six children with the ability to predict the future, each in different ways. One day, Boogiepop begins to enter their premonitions.
- 5. Boogiepop Overdrive: The King of Distortion (ブギーポップ·オーバードライブ 歪曲王, Bugīpoppu Oobādoraibu Waikyokuō)
Heartbreaker II
10 February 1999; ISBN 4-07-310887-5
9 August 2018 (e-book); 5 February 2019; ISBN 978-1-642750-38-6 (print)
- Teratsuki Kyouichiro, a man with connections to the Towa Organisation, constructed The Moon Temple, but has now suddenly died. The building is to be demolished in a month's time, but an accident seals visitors to the building, allowing the King of Distortion to manifest.
- The prequel to the Boogiepop series. A serial killer is stalking the streets, meanwhile Kirima Nagi is hospitalised with an unknown disease, and Miyashita Touka begins to exhibit unusual behaviour.
- 7. Boogiepop Missing: Peppermint Wizard (ブギーポップ·ミッシング ペパーミントの魔術師, Bugīpoppu Misshingu Pepāminto no Majutsushi)
Peppermint wizard, or Rize and fall of poor innocent puppet
10 August 1999; ISBN 4-8402-1250-3
- After trying the Peppermint ice cream made by Kigawa Tosuke, Teratsuki Kyouichiro uses him to start a chain known as The Peppermint Wizard. The ice cream is able to take away people's pain, but does not go unnoticed by the Towa Organisation.
- 8. Boogiepop Countdown: Embryo Erosion (ブギーポップ·カウントダウン エンブリオ浸蝕, Bugīpoppu Kauntodaun Enburio Shinshoku)
"The Embryo" 1st half -erosion-
10 December 1999; ISBN 4-8402-1358-5
- A mysterious virus named Embryo begins infecting portable gaming systems. Anyone exposed to this virus soon begins to develop special abilities.
- 9. Boogiepop Wicked: Embryo Eruption (ブギーポップ·ウィキッド エンブリオ炎生, Bugīpoppu Uikiddo Enburio Enjyō)
"The Embryo" 2nd half -eruption-
10 February 2000; ISBN 4-8402-1414-X
- 10. Boogiepop Paradox: Heartless Red (ブギーポップ·パラドックス ハートレス·レッド, Bugīpoppu Paradokkusu Hātoresu Reddo)
The Unusual Contact of Vermilion Hurt & Fire Witch
10 February 2001; ISBN 4-8402-1736-X
- A prequel to Boogiepop and Others and Boogiepop Returns: VS Imaginator. No sooner does Kirima Nagi return to middle school than a series of strange incidents occurs.
- 11. Boogiepop Unbalance: Holy & Ghost (ブギーポップ·アンバランス ホーリィ&ゴースト, Bugīpoppu Anbaransu Hoorī & Goosuto)
Holy and Ghost are steeped in plastic crimes
10 September 2001; ISBN 4-8402-1896-X
- A pair of delinquents seek to release an enemy of the world known as Rock Bottom.
- 12. Boogiepop Stacatto: Welcome to Jinx Shop (ブギーポップ·スタッカート ジンクス·ショップへようこそ, Bugīpoppu Sutakkāto Jinkusu Shoppu e Yōkoso)
Welcome to Jinx Shop
10 March 2003; ISBN 4-8402-2293-2
- Meet Oxygen, the head of the Towa Organisation, and learn about the Organisation's agenda: world domination.
- 13. Boogiepop Bounding: Lost Moebius (ブギーポップ·バウンディング ロスト·メビウス, Bugīpoppu Baundeingu Rosuto Mebiusu)
Lost in Moebius
10 April 2005; ISBN 4-8402-3018-8
- Crossing over with the Night Watch Trilogy, Orihata Aya and a boy seeking vengeance on Boogiepop become trapped in a world known as 'Kiba no Ato'.
- 14. Boogiepop Intolerance: The Ark of Orpheus (ブギーポップ·イントレランス オルフェの方舟, Bugīpoppu Intorerinsu Orufe no Hakobune)
Ark of Orpheus
10 April 2006; ISBN 4-8402-3384-5
- A boy discovers his girlfriend is an MPLS, and both the Towa Organization and Boogiepop are after her.
- 15. Boogiepop Question: The Pyramid in Silence (ブギーポップ·クエスチョン 沈黙ピラミッド, Bugīpoppu Kuesuchon Chinmoku Piramiddo)
The Silent Pyramid
10 January 2008; ISBN 4-8402-4141-4 - 16. Boogiepop Darkly: The Scat Singing Cat (ブギーポップ·ダークリー 化け猫とめまいのスキャット, Bugīpoppu Dākurī Bakeneko to Memai no Sukkyatto)
The Scat Singing Cat
10 December 2009; ISBN 978-4-04-868197-1 - 17. Boogiepop Unknown: Into The Lunar Rainbow (ブギーポップ·アンノウン 壊れかけのムーンライト, Bugīpoppu Announ Kowarekake no Mūnraito)
Into The Lunar Rainbow
10 January 2011; ISBN 978-4-04-870122-8 - 18. Boogiepop Within: Paradigm Rust (ブギーポップ·ウィズイン さびまみれのバビロン, Bugīpoppu Wizuin Sabimamire no Babiron)
Paradigm Rust
10 September 2013; ISBN 978-4-04-891870-1 - 19. Boogiepop Changeling: Stalking in Decadent Black (ブギーポップ·チェンジリング 溶暗のデカダント·ブラック, Bugīpoppu Chenjiringu Youan no Dekadanto Burakku)
Stalking in Decadent Black
10 November 2014; ISBN 978-4-04-869047-8 - 20. Boogiepop Antithesis: Revolt of Alternative Ego (ブギーポップ·アンチテーゼ オルタナティヴ·エゴの乱逆, Bugīpoppu Anchitēze Orutanathibu Ego no Rangyaku)
Revolt of Alternative Ego
10 March 2016; ISBN 978-4-04-865831-7 - 21. Boogiepop Doubtful: Rabbit Run Rapidly (ブギーポップ·ダウトフル 不可抗力のラビット・ラン, Bugīpoppu Dautofuru Fukakou no Rabitto Ran)
Rabbit Run Rapidly
7 July 2017; ISBN 978-4-04-893233-2 - 22. Boogiepop Beautiful: The Kingcraft of Panic-Cute (ブギーポップ·ビューティフル パニックキュートの帝王学, Bugīpoppu Byutifuru Banikku Kyuto no Teiougaku)
Kingcraft of Panic-Cute
10 April 2018; ISBN 978-4-04-893800-6 - 23. Boogiepop Almighty: When Dizzy Thinks of Lizzy (ブギーポップ・オールマイティ ディジーがリジーを想うとき, Bugīpoppu Ōrumaiti Dijī ga Rijī o Omou Toki)
When Dizzy Thinks of Lizzy
10 May 2019; ISBN 978-4-04-912323-4
These serialized novels take place within the Boogiepop universe:
- Beat's Discipline Side 1 (ビートのディシプリン SIDE1, Bēto no Dishipurin SIDE1)
Beat's discipline Side 1 [Exile]
10 March 2002; ISBN 4-8402-2056-5 - Beat's Discipline Side 2 (ビートのディシプリン SIDE2, Bēto no Dishipurin SIDE2)
Beat's discipline Side 2 [Fracture]
10 August 2003; ISBN 4-8402-2430-7 - Beat's Discipline Side 3 (ビートのディシプリン SIDE3, Bēto no Dishipurin SIDE3)
Beat's discipline Side 3 [Providence]
10 September 2004; ISBN 4-8402-2778-0 - Beat's Discipline Side 4 (ビートのディシプリン SIDE4, Bēto no Dishipurin SIDE4)
Beat's discipline Side 4 [Indiscipline]
10 April 2005; ISBN 4-8402-3120-6 - Repent Walpurgis Fire 1 (ヴァルプルギスの後悔 Fire1, Varpurugisu no Kōkai Fire1)
Repent Walpurgis Fire 1 [Warning Witch]
10 August 2008; ISBN 978-4-04-867171-2 - Repent Walpurgis Fire 2 (ヴァルプルギスの後悔 Fire2, Varpurugisu no Kōkai Fire2)
Repent Walpurgis Fire 2 [Spitting Witch]
10 August 2009; ISBN 978-4-04-867938-1 - Repent Walpurgis Fire 3 (ヴァルプルギスの後悔 Fire3, Varpurugisu no Kōkai Fire3)
Repent Walpurgis Fire 3 [Dozing Witch]
10 August 2010; ISBN 978-4-04-868767-6 - Repent Walpurgis Fire 4 (ヴァルプルギスの後悔 Fire4, Varpurugisu no Kōkai Fire4)
Repent Walpurgis Fire 4 [Freezing Witch]
10 December 2011; ISBN 978-4-04-886187-8 - The Emperoider Spin 1 (螺旋のエンペロイダー Spin1., Rasen no Enperoidā Spin1.)
The Emperoider Spin 1 [Wormy Empire]
10 April 2013; ISBN 978-4-04891414-7 - The Emperoider Spin 2 (螺旋のエンペロイダー Spin2., Rasen no Enperoidā Spin2.)
The Emperoider Spin 2 [Gravelly Empire]
10 June 2014; ISBN 978-4-04-866638-1 - The Emperoider Spin 3 (螺旋のエンペロイダー Spin3., Rasen no Enperoidā Spin3.)
The Emperoider Spin 3 [Haunted Empire]
10 December 2015; ISBN 978-4-04-865590-3 - The Emperoider Spin 4 (螺旋のエンペロイダー Spin4., Rasen no Enperoidā Spin4.)
The Emperoider Spin 4 [Fallen Empire]
10 January 2017; ISBN 978-4-04-892602-7
Short stories
- Metal Guru (メタル·グゥルー, Metaru Guuruu)
Metal Guru
18 June 1999 - London Calling (ロンドン·コーリング, Rondon Kooringu)
LONDON CALLING
18 September 1999 - My Death Waits (死神を待ちながら, Shinigami wo Michinagara)
My Death Waits
18 December 1999 - Boogiepop Poplife (ブギートーク·ポップライフ, Bugīpoppu Poppuraifu)
Boogietalk, Poplife (in Petssounds)
25 February 2000 - Chariot Choogle (チャリオット·チューグル, Chariotto Chooguru)
CHARIOT CHOOGLE
18 March 2000 - Angel Volume (天使篇 - 真贋について, Tenshi-hen - Shingan ni Tsuite)
25 September 2003
Anime
Boogiepop Phantom
A month ago, an unknown pillar of light pierced the sky over the city. Now, strange events begin to take place. Some people are disappearing, others are beginning to show signs of highly evolved powers, while others are seeing apparitions of people who should be dead. Rumors circulate about urban legend Boogiepop being involved.
Boogiepop and Others
Marking the 20th Anniversary of Kouhei Kadono's original novel debut, and announced at the Dengeki Bunko 25th Anniversary & New Work Unveiling Stage, a series based on Boogiepop and Others, Boogiepop Returns: VS Imaginator, Boogiepop at Dawn, and Boogiepop Overdrive: The King of Distortion aired from January 4 to March 29, 2019.[1][2] The series updated the setting to the present day.
Film
- Based on the novel of the same name. An alien and a man-eater are playing a deadly game of cat-and-mouse at Shinyo Academy, and the students are the ones who suffer as a result of this. Is the legendary shinigami, Boogiepop, somehow involved in this incident?
Music
Two audio CDs have been released.
Boogiepop Phantom Original Soundtrack,
25 February 2000,
30 April 2002.
Music Inspired by Boogiepop and Others,
25 March 2000,
30 April 2002.
Books
- Boogiepop wa Warawanai THE MOVIE Eiga Fanbook
1 March 2000; ISBN 4-8402-1521-9 - The Art of Kouji Ogata Boogiepop and Others
20 April 2000; ISBN 4-8402-1422-0
Manga
- Based on the Boogiepop and Others novel.
References
- ^ "New 'Boogiepop' Anime Coming in 2018".
- ^ "Boogiepop and Others TV Anime Premieres in January". Anime News Network.
External links
- Seven Seas Entertainment Boogiepop Page
- The Right Stuf International Boogiepop and Others Page
- boogiesite v1.0
- (in Japanese) Forbidden Booklists of Boogiepop