Boogiepop and Others

is the first volume of the Boogiepop light novel series, written by Kouhei Kadono and Illustrated by Kouji Ogata. It was released under the Dengeki Bunko Imprint in February 1998 and re-released under the Dengeki no Shin Bungei imprint in January 2019.

Synopsis
There is an urban legend that children tell about a shinigami that can release people from the pain they are suffering. This “Angel of Death” has a name–Boogiepop. And the legends are true. Boogiepop is real.

When a rash of disappearances involving female students breaks out at Shinyo Academy, the police and faculty assume they just have a bunch of runaways on their hands. Yet Nagi Kirima knows better. Something mysterious and foul is afoot. Is it Boogiepop or something even more sinister…?

Experience the story through several characters’ eyes as you piece together the true order of disturbing events, in this unforgettable prelude to the Boogiepop Phantom anime series!

(source: Seven Seas Entertainment)

Chapters

 * Prelude
 * Chapter One: Romantic Warrior
 * Interlude
 * Chapter Two: The Return of the Fire Witch
 * Chapter Three: No One Lives Forever
 * Chapter Four: I Wish You Heaven
 * Chapter Five: Heartbreaker

Characters

 * Boogiepop / Miyashita Touka
 * Nagi Kirima
 * Kazuko Suema
 * Echoes
 * Naoko Kamikishiro
 * Kei Niitoki
 * Masami Saotome
 * Keiji Takeda
 * Masaki Taniguchi
 * Minako Yurihara / Manticore

Manga
This volume was adapted into Boogiepop Doesn't Laugh Volume 1 (Manga) and Boogiepop Doesn't Laugh Volume 2 (Manga).

Anime
This volume was adapted into episode 1, 2 and 3 of the 2019 Boogiepop And Others Anime.