Boogiepop Returns: VS Imaginator Part 1

is the second 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 August 1998 and re-released under the Dengeki no Shin Bungei imprint in January 2019.

Synopsis
Have you ever felt that there was something missing inside of you? Have you ever been envious of what other people have? Have you ever wished for someone that could make you whole? You need not worry any longer. Your time is near. A new possibility is dawning–a time that will end all suffering.

From the mind of Kohei Kadono comes the thrilling second novel in the mind-bending Boogiepop series–Boogiepop Returns: VS Imaginator Part 1. Witness the first appearances of the mysterious Towa Organization–a major player in the Boogiepop Phantom anime series–as Boogiepop finds himself hunted by the synthetic human known only as “Spooky E”. All the while, a deadly entity is out to remake humanity in its image, one mind at a time. Can you escape from the clutches of the Imaginator…?

(source: Seven Seas Entertainment)

Chapters

 * Prelude
 * Chapter I
 * Chapter II
 * Chapter III
 * Chapter IV
 * Chapter V
 * Chapter VI

Characters

 * Boogiepop / Miyashita Touka
 * Kazuko Suema
 * Masaki Taniguchi
 * Spooky E
 * Suika Minahoshi / Imaginator
 * Aya Orihata / Camille
 * Jin Asukai

Manga
This volume was adapted into Boogiepop VS Imaginator Volume 1 (Manga).

Anime
This volume was adapted into episode 4, 5 and 6 of the 2019 Boogiepop And Others Anime.