Kouhei Kadono (上遠野 浩平) is a Japanese author, best known for the Boogiepop series which has received multiple manga adaptations, a live action film, and two television anime.

Biography

Born on December 12, 1968, Kadono graduated from Hosei University. In 1998, his light novel Boogiepop and Others won the Fourth Dengeki Novel Prize and was later adapted into a manga that was illustrated by Kouji Ogata. An anime spin-off of the Boogiepop series, Boogiepop Phantom, aired in 2000 animated by Madhouse and an anime adaptation of the series was released in 2019 by the same studio.

Works

Boogiepop series

Tokuma Dual

Kodansha

Shizuru-san series

The Eccentric Dead in White Sickroom

The Eccentric Dead in White Sickroom (しずるさんと偏屈な死者たち) is the first novel in the Shizurusan series written by Kadono and illustrated by Kaya Kuramoto. It tells four stories of two girls and one short story about a fictional character created by the girls. All of Kadono's works are linked together to a greater or lesser degree. The Shizuru-san series is particularly connected with Boogiepop Unblance: Holy & Ghost.

Plot summary

""There is no mysterious mystery but "deception" there – ."" The beauty girl who lives a life bedridden in a hospital challenges mysterious incidents which spread over the world by the cool pupil and sharp insight with a partner.

Characters

Other works in series

Soul Drop series

Other works