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Boogiepop Wa Warawanai (commonly translated as Boogiepop Never Smiles or Boogiepop Never Laughs) is the name, and central character, of a series of Japanese novels written by Kouhei Kadono and illustrated by Kouji Ogata. The first novels has been turned into a live action movie while a new story arc, not covered in the novels, covering the end of the first novel and part of the second novel has been turned into a 12 part Anime series called Boogiepop Phantom Evolution. The first two novels have also been turned into two graphic novels or Manga called Boogiepop Wa Warawanai and Boogiepop Dual. The Anime series and movie (March 2005 TRSI) have been officially translated into English and licensed for translation and sale outside of Japan.
Most Westerners are familiar with it through the anime series Boogiepop Phantom.
Boogiepop is best characterized as young adult fiction, with a paranormal horror bent.
Portions of the first novel, the first few pages of the Manga, and portions of the third novel (Boogiepop in the Mirror) have been translated by fans of the series and placed on various places on the internet. These translations, depending on the amount of the translation placed on the site, typically have to be removed as they are not licensed.
The first novel, Boogiepop and Others, describes the battle between a mysterious man called Echoes and a bloodthirsty creature called the Manticore; the students at Shinyo Academy who are caught in the crossfire; and the involvement of Boogiepop, a crime-fighting super heroine of sorts, in these events.
The anime series starts at the end of the first novel.
There are currently ten known Boogiepop novels.
Boogiepop Novels
- Boogiepop and Others, 2/1/1998. ISBN 4-8402-0804-2
- Boogiepop Returns vs. Imaginator: Part 1 "SIGN", 8/1/1998. ISBN 4-07-309430-0
- Boogiepop Returns vs. Imaginator: Part 2 "PARADE", 8/1/1998. ISBN 4-07-309447-5
- Boogiepop in the Mirror: Pandora, 12/1/1998.
Subtitle: "Does anybody really know what time is it?" ISBN 4-07-310350-4 - Boogiepop Overdrive: The False King, 2/1/1999.
Subtitle: "Heartbreaker II" ISBN 4-07-310887-5 - Boogiepop at Dawn, 5/1/1999. ISBN 4-8402-1197-3
- Boogiepop Missing: Pepperment Wizard, 8/1/1999.
Subtitle: "Rise and fall of poor innocent puppet" ISBN 4-8402-1250-3 - Boogiepop Countdown Embryo: Violation, 12/1/1999. ISBN 4-8402-1358-5
- Boogiepop Wicked Embryo: The Growing Flames, 2/1/2000. ISBN 4-8402-1414-X
- Boogiepop Paradox: Heartless Red, 2/1/2001. ISBN 4-8402-1736-X
These Kouhei Kadono books may take place in the Boogiepop universe or are related somehow, but I'm not positive they are actually part of the series.
- Holly & Ghost: Boogiepop Unbalance, 9/2001. ISBN 4-8402-1896-X
- Welcome to Jinx Shop: Boogiepop Staccato, 3/2003 ISBN 4-8402-2293-2
- Beat's Dicipline Side 1, ???. ISBN 4-8402-2056-5
Other Boogiepop Works
- Boogiepop Never Smiles, manga, based on Boogiepop and Others.
Two volumes. Volume 1 ISBN 4-8402-1754-8. Volume 2 ISBN 4-8402-2279-7. - Boogiepop Dual, manga, not drawn by Kouji, but Masayuki Takano. BLASPHEMY!
Two volumes. Volume 1 ISBN 4-8402-1526-X. Volume 2 ISBN 4-8402-1705-X. - Boogiepop and Others, live-action movie
- Boogiepop Phantom, 12-episode anime, sequel to Boogiepop and Others
- Music Inspired by Boogiepop and Others, a music album by Yuki Kajiura. 04/30/2002.
Published in the USA by Animetrax (http://www.animetrax.com). Catalog ID AT9311, MSRP $14.98.