“Five Shinyo Academy students investigate a new drug, disappearances, and the urban legend Boogiepop, a rumored shinigami.”
Boogiepop Doesn't Laugh
ブギーポップは笑わない
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Five Shinyo Academy students investigate a new drug, disappearances, and the urban legend Boogiepop, a rumored shinigami.
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. (Source: Wikipedia)
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A Manga Publication
- Format 22 × 2 ch × vol
- Total read 2h 56m approx
- Published Aug 1999 – Jun 2002
- Source Manga media type
- Ref. BS-M0653 catalog