Boogiepop and Others
Boogiepop and Others (Japanese: ブギーポップは笑わない, Hepburn: Bugīpoppu wa Warawanai) is a Japanese light novel written by Kouhei Kadono and illustrated by Kouji Ogata. The first in the Boogiepop series, it was released in 1998 by MediaWorks and won the fourth Dengeki Game Novel Contest.
| Boogiepop and Others | |
Cover of the English release of Boogiepop and Others | |
| ブギーポップは笑わない (Bugīpoppu wa Warawanai) | |
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| Genre |
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| Light novel | |
| Written by | Kouhei Kadono |
| Illustrated by | Kouji Ogata |
| Published by | MediaWorks |
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| Imprint | Dengeki Bunko |
| Demographic | Male |
| Published | February 25, 1998 |
| Manga | |
| Boogiepop Doesn't Laugh | |
| Written by | Kouji Ogata |
| Published by | Mediaworks |
| English publisher |
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| Magazine | Dengeki Daioh |
| Demographic | Shōnen |
| Original run | October 1999 – May 2001 |
| Volumes | 2 |
| Live-action film | |
| Directed by | Ryu Kaneda |
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| Written by | Sadayuki Murai |
| Music by | Yuki Kajiura |
| Studio | Toei Company |
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| Released | March 11, 2000 |
| Runtime | 109 minutes |
A manga adaptation by Kouji Ogata began serialization in 1999. It is licensed in English by Seven Seas Entertainment under the title Boogiepop Doesn't Laugh. The story takes place in an unnamed Japanese city, and follows five students at Shinyo Academy as they try to piece together the puzzle of a new drug and recent disappearances among the student populace. While the teachers believe them to only be runaways, the female students whisper among themselves about the urban legend Boogiepop, who is said to be a shinigami.