Boogiepop and Others

Whispers drift through the halls of Shinyo Academy about Boogiepop, an elusive Shinigami said to take people at the peak of their beauty. Behind the rumor lies a stranger truth: Boogiepop is a protector that surfaces from dormancy as the alternate persona of Touka Miyashita, appearing only when something threatening “the enemies of the world” draws near.

When a wave of disappearances is dismissed by the school as simple runaways, Boogiepop awakens—and the unease around campus sharpens. As an unseen presence waits for the right moment to strike, the story threads mystery and psychological tension through its characters’ tangled bonds, memories, and emotions, while quietly reflecting on how people experience time.