, also known as ''Boogiepop Dual: Losers' Circus'', is a

manga Manga (Japanese: 漫画 ) are comics or graphic novels originating from Japan. Most manga conform to a style developed in Japan in the late 19th century, and the form has a long prehistory in earlier Japanese art. The term ''manga'' is u ...

by Masayuki Takano (author of ''

Blood Alone ''Blood Alone'' is a Japanese manga series written by Masayuki Takano, author of ''Boogiepop Dual''. It was originally published as a ''dōjinshi''. The manga ended abruptly in Spring 2014, however the story was concluded in a dōjinshi. Plot K ...

''), an offshoot of the Boogiepop series, a series of young adult novels by Kouhei Kadono. This work suggests that

Toka Miyashita The ''Boogiepop'' series includes fourteen light novels, a live-action film, an anime, two manga, and several short stories. While most characters feature in multiple titles in the series, every new addition introduces many new characters. The ...

is not the only Boogiepop, and that there are many. Takano closely recreates the atmosphere created by

Kouji Ogata ''Kouji'' ({{zh, c=口技), which can be translated literally as "mouth skill" or "skill of mouth" is a Chinese vocal mimicry performance art which utilizes the human speech organs to mimic the sounds of everyday life. When this vocal mimicry i ...

, who illustrated the original novels and manga, though it is not known whether Takano is employing his natural style or simply imitating Ogata in the interests of continuity. His plot structure and twists are sophisticated, reproducing the interweaving of past and present that characterize Kadono's original. It is published in English by Seven Seas Entertainment, in French by

Editions Ki-oon Ki-oon is a French manga publisher founded in October 2003 by Cécile Pournin and Ahmed Agne. It released its first manga in March 2004, the first volume of ''Element Line''. The name "Ki-oon" comes from an onomatopoeia meaning "having the hear ...

, and in German by Tokyopop.

Plot summary

When a female student is abducted and on the verge of being raped, Boogiepop rushes onto the scene just in time to save the day. But Boogiepop's new male alter-ego, Akizuki Takaya, finds himself in the middle of a crime wave with ties going back to the previous owner of the Boogiepop mantle.

Characters

* : A teacher and substitute nurse at a high school. Although she was once one of the Boogiepops, she currently lives a normal life, while giving assistance to Akizuki. * : A high school student boy who must come to terms with being an incarnation of Boogiepop. * : An enemy from Igarashi's past who has the power to drive others mad with his words, and to avoid defeat if his opponent has a memory of losing or a thought that they might lose. * * : A teacher from when Igarashi was a student. He dies in the first explosion of the school's science lab. *

References

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* Boogiepop Dengeki Comics Dengeki Daioh School life in anime and manga Shōnen manga Seven Seas Entertainment titles Tokyopop titles 2000 manga {{manga-stub