Boogiepop
The Boogiepop series (ブギーポップシリーズ, Bugīpoppu shirīzu) of Japanese light novels is written by Kouhei Kadono and illustrated by Kouji Ogata. It includes titles from different media, each connected by repeating characters and related plots. Presented in vignettes, each chapter presents the reader with only snapshots of what is happening, leaving them to find clues to understand the greater plot.
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The logo used for the English releases of Boogiepop products | |
| ブギーポップシリーズ (Bugīpoppu shirīzu) | |
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| Created by | Kouhei Kadono |
| Light novel | |
| Written by | Kouhei Kadono |
| Illustrated by | Kouji Ogata |
| Published by | MediaWorks |
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| Imprint | Dengeki Bunko |
| Demographic | Male |
| Original run | February 25, 1998 – present |
| Volumes | 23 |
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| Written by | Tomohiro Suzuki |
| Music by | Kensuke Ushio |
| Studio | Madhouse |
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| Original network | AT-X, Tokyo MX, TVA, KBS, SUN, BS11 |
| Original run | January 4, 2019 – March 29, 2019 |
| Episodes | 18 |
Boogiepop is best characterized as young adult fiction; by March 2000, two million copies of Kadono's Boogiepop light novels works were in print.
Kadono has published fourteen light novels and has serialized short stories in Dengegi HP, many of which have been published as a four-volume series about Pete Beat, a member of the Towa Organization. Two manga serials have been drawn for this series, which were serialized in Dengeki Daioh and Dengeki Animation.
In 2000, the anime series Boogiepop Phantom aired on Japanese television; a drama CD, featuring Kaori Shimizu, was released to promote this series. Later that year, the movie Boogiepop and Others was released. The anime and live action film were inspired by the original light novels and have also been released in English by The Right Stuf International, while Seven Seas Entertainment released four of the light novels and the manga.