Boogiepop Returns: VS Imaginator Part 2 (ブギーポップ・リターンズＶＳイマジネーターPart．2, Bugīpoppu Ritānzu VS Imajinētā Part 2), alternatively titled VS Imaginator Part 2: Parade, is the third novel in the Boogiepop Series. It is the second part of the VS Imaginator Arc, and was released in Japan on August 10, 1998[1], and in the United States on June 21, 2006[2]. It was later included in the first Boogiepop Omnibus, collecting volumes 1-3.[4]
On January 10, 2019, a reprint edition was released, with a new cover and new internal illustrations.[3]
Contents[]
| Chapter | Title |
|---|---|
| - | Prelude (untitled) |
| Ⅰ | Chapter Ⅰ |
| Ⅱ | Chapter Ⅱ |
| Ⅲ | Chapter Ⅲ |
| Ⅳ | Chapter Ⅳ |
| Ⅴ | Chapter Ⅴ |
| Ⅵ | Chapter Ⅵ |
| Ⅶ | Chapter Ⅶ |
| Ⅷ | Chapter Ⅷ |
| - | Epilogue |
| Afterword あとがき |
VS Imagination, etc. ＶＳイマジネーション、とか。 |
Publisher's Summary[]
Original Summary[]
Do you have anything you simply must do? Something you’ve convinced yourself is the only way? Have you ever even seriously considered if this is really important to you? If you believe that no matter what you do, you must do it well, then so be it. But if that springs not from your needs or desires, but is simply powered by momentum, then you may already be in the Imaginator’s grasp.
If so, I, Boogiepop will appear before you as many times as it takes, until a resolution is reached......
The much anticipated new work from Kouhei Kadono, recipient of the Game novel Grand Prize.
Will you be saved by Boogiepop? Or...[1]
Seven Seas Summary[]
“It is my function to remake the world.”
This is it…the climactic final showdown between Boogiepop and the deadly “Imaginator!” With the lives of millions in Tokyo hanging in the balance, only Boogiepop and a group of ragtag young teens stand a chance of combating the forces of evil and preventing a deadly virus from being unleashed.
BOOGIEPOP RETURNS: VS IMAGINATOR PART 2— the mind bending third novel in the award winning Boogiepop series![2]
Characters[]
Note: Bold = First Appearance/Mention
- Boogiepop
- Kazuko Suema
- Touka Miyashita
- Nagi Kirima
- Kei Niitoki
- Masaki Taniguchi
- Aya Orihata
- Spooky E
- Jin Asukai
- Suiko Minahoshi
- Kotoe Kinukawa
- Shinjirou Anou
- Gen Sakakibara (mentioned)
Plot Summary[]
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Prelude[]
Chapter I[]
Chapter II[]
Chapter III[]
Chapter IV[]
Chapter V[]
Chapter VI[]
Chapter VII[]
Chapter VIII[]
Epilogue[]
Illustrations[]
Musical References[]
- The BGM for this book, as revealed in the afterword, is The Good Life by New Power Generation.
References[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 Boogiepop Volume 3 (in Japanese). Published by Dengeki Bunko
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 Boogiepop Volume 3 (in English). Published by Seven Seas Entertainment
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 Boogiepop Volume 3 Reprint (in Japanese) Published by Dengeki Bunko
- ↑ Boogiepop Omnibus 1 (in English). Published by Seven Seas Entertainment