There is an urban legend that children tell one another about ashinigami that can release people from the pain they may be suffering. This "Angel of Death" has a name--Boogiepop. And the legends are true. Boogiepopis real. Told in a non-linear fashion that asks the reader to piece together the sequence of events to solve the mysteries alongside the characters, Kouhei Kadono's firstBoogiepop novel took First Place in Media Works' Dengeki Game Novel Contest in 1997 and ignited the Japanese "light novel" trend. Today, there are over 2 millionBoogiepop novels in print, a feature film and manga adaptation based on the first book, an original manga entitledBoogiepop Dual, and the unforgettable original anime seriesBoogiepop Phantom.