Missing | |
Genre | Horror |
---|---|
Light novel | |
Written by | Gakuto Coda |
Illustrated by | Shin Midorigawa |
Published by | MediaWorks |
English publisher | |
Imprint | Dengeki Bunko |
Demographic | Male |
Original run | July 10, 2001 – June 10, 2005 |
Volumes | 13 |
Manga | |
Missing: Kamikakushi | |
Written by | Gakuto Coda |
Published by | MediaWorks |
English publisher | |
Magazine | Dengeki hp |
Demographic | Seinen |
Original run | June 27, 2005 – November 26, 2005 |
Volumes | 3 |
Missing is a series of Japanese light novels by Gakuto Coda, published by MediaWorks under their Dengeki Bunko label. The first novel in the series was adapted into a manga, which was released in English by Tokyopop [1] along with the novels. Missing is a modern fantasy and horror series involving five high school students dealing with a series of supernatural events.
These names are in Japanese naming order, family name first, then given name. All the students are second year students except Togano.
There are thirteen light novels in the Missing series.
# | Title | ISBN Japan/America | Release date J/A |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Spirited Away (神隠しの物語, Kamikakushi no Monogatari, "A Tale of Kami-kakushi") | ISBN 4840218668/ ISBN 978-1427800329 | Jul 2001/Nov 2007 |
Utsume introduces his friends to his new girlfriend, Ayame, and promptly vanishes off the face of the earth. His friends contact a magician and members of an Agency that battles the other world in an attempt to get him back. | |||
2 | Letter of Misfortune (呪いの物語, Noroi no Monogatari, "A Tale of a Curse") | ISBN 484021946X/ ISBN 978-1427800336 | Oct 2001/Mar 2008 |
Aki receives a cursed fax, and is haunted by invisible dogs. | |||
3 | The Hanged Man (首くくりの物語, Kubi Kukuri no Monogatari, "A Tale of Hanging") | ISBN 4840220107/TBA | Jan 2002/Was scheduled for Sept 2008... |
4 | Kubi Kukuri no Monogatari: Kanketsu-hen (首くくりの物語・完結編, "A Tale of Hanging: Conclusion") | ISBN 4840220611/TBA | Mar 2002/TBA |
The Agency asks them to help a student suffering from terrible nightmares. The student turns out to be the granddaughter of a famous occultist, Eiichiro Oosako. | |||
5 | Mekakushi no Monogatari (目隠しの物語, "A Tale of Blindfolds") | ISBN 484022112X/TBA | Jun 2002/TBA |
After Takemi and Ryoko participate in a ouija board session, they begin to see a ghostly child wearing a blindfold. | |||
6 | Awase Kagami no Monogatari (合わせ鏡の物語, "A Tale of Opposed Mirrors") | ISBN 484022188X/TBA | Oct 2002/TBA |
7 | Awase Kagami no Monogatari: Kanketsu-hen (合わせ鏡の物語・完結編, "A Tale of Opposed Mirrors: Conclusion") | ISBN 4840222630/TBA | Jan 2003/TBA |
A student artist has painted each of the seven mysteries hidden in the school, all of them real. He has shards of a broken mirror embedded in his eye... | |||
8 | Ikenie no Monogatari (生贄の物語, "A Tale of Sacrifice") | ISBN 4840223769/TBA | May 2003/TBA |
The headmaster holds secrets from the past, while the ghost of a girl buried in the school walls begins taking girls who shower alone... | |||
9 | Zashiki-warashi no Monogatari (座敷童の物語, "A Tale of Zashiki-warashi") | ISBN 4840224854/TBA | Oct 2003/TBA |
10 | Zoku: Zashiki-warashi no Monogatari (続・座敷童の物語, "A Tale of Zashiki-warashi: Continued") | ISBN 4840225710/TBA | Jan 2004/TBA |
11 | Zashiki-warashi no Monogatari: Kanketsu-hen (座敷童の物語・完結編, "A Tale of Zashiki-warashi: Conclusion") | ISBN 4840227039/TBA | Jul 2004/TBA |
The Witch returns to the school, while a fortune teller has been filling the dorms with Zashiki-warashi. | |||
12 | Kami-oroshi no Monogatari (神降ろしの物語, "A Tale of Kami-oroshi") | ISBN 4840229961/TBA | Mar 2005/TBA |
13 | Kami-oroshi no Monogatari: Kanketsu-hen (神降ろしの物語・完結編, "A Tale of Kami-oroshi: Conclusion") | ISBN 4840230382/TBA | Jun 2005/TBA |
Side | Yama (夜魔, "Night Devil") | ISBN 4840232490/TBA | Nov 2005/TBA |
Three volumes long, adapting the first Missing novel, with art by Rei Mutsuki. Tokyopop has published the series in English since August 2007.
Anime News Network gave the first Missing novel a positive review, citing, "Moody atmosphere, engaging characters and folklore-based storyline create a supernatural mystery that's worth solving." However, the reviewer found fault with the exposition heavy midsection. [2] Anime on DVD praised the "surprising amount of depth" and the "intriguing" plot, but had some concerns about the characters. [3]
Missing | |
Genre | Horror |
---|---|
Light novel | |
Written by | Gakuto Coda |
Illustrated by | Shin Midorigawa |
Published by | MediaWorks |
English publisher | |
Imprint | Dengeki Bunko |
Demographic | Male |
Original run | July 10, 2001 – June 10, 2005 |
Volumes | 13 |
Manga | |
Missing: Kamikakushi | |
Written by | Gakuto Coda |
Published by | MediaWorks |
English publisher | |
Magazine | Dengeki hp |
Demographic | Seinen |
Original run | June 27, 2005 – November 26, 2005 |
Volumes | 3 |
Missing is a series of Japanese light novels by Gakuto Coda, published by MediaWorks under their Dengeki Bunko label. The first novel in the series was adapted into a manga, which was released in English by Tokyopop [1] along with the novels. Missing is a modern fantasy and horror series involving five high school students dealing with a series of supernatural events.
These names are in Japanese naming order, family name first, then given name. All the students are second year students except Togano.
There are thirteen light novels in the Missing series.
# | Title | ISBN Japan/America | Release date J/A |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Spirited Away (神隠しの物語, Kamikakushi no Monogatari, "A Tale of Kami-kakushi") | ISBN 4840218668/ ISBN 978-1427800329 | Jul 2001/Nov 2007 |
Utsume introduces his friends to his new girlfriend, Ayame, and promptly vanishes off the face of the earth. His friends contact a magician and members of an Agency that battles the other world in an attempt to get him back. | |||
2 | Letter of Misfortune (呪いの物語, Noroi no Monogatari, "A Tale of a Curse") | ISBN 484021946X/ ISBN 978-1427800336 | Oct 2001/Mar 2008 |
Aki receives a cursed fax, and is haunted by invisible dogs. | |||
3 | The Hanged Man (首くくりの物語, Kubi Kukuri no Monogatari, "A Tale of Hanging") | ISBN 4840220107/TBA | Jan 2002/Was scheduled for Sept 2008... |
4 | Kubi Kukuri no Monogatari: Kanketsu-hen (首くくりの物語・完結編, "A Tale of Hanging: Conclusion") | ISBN 4840220611/TBA | Mar 2002/TBA |
The Agency asks them to help a student suffering from terrible nightmares. The student turns out to be the granddaughter of a famous occultist, Eiichiro Oosako. | |||
5 | Mekakushi no Monogatari (目隠しの物語, "A Tale of Blindfolds") | ISBN 484022112X/TBA | Jun 2002/TBA |
After Takemi and Ryoko participate in a ouija board session, they begin to see a ghostly child wearing a blindfold. | |||
6 | Awase Kagami no Monogatari (合わせ鏡の物語, "A Tale of Opposed Mirrors") | ISBN 484022188X/TBA | Oct 2002/TBA |
7 | Awase Kagami no Monogatari: Kanketsu-hen (合わせ鏡の物語・完結編, "A Tale of Opposed Mirrors: Conclusion") | ISBN 4840222630/TBA | Jan 2003/TBA |
A student artist has painted each of the seven mysteries hidden in the school, all of them real. He has shards of a broken mirror embedded in his eye... | |||
8 | Ikenie no Monogatari (生贄の物語, "A Tale of Sacrifice") | ISBN 4840223769/TBA | May 2003/TBA |
The headmaster holds secrets from the past, while the ghost of a girl buried in the school walls begins taking girls who shower alone... | |||
9 | Zashiki-warashi no Monogatari (座敷童の物語, "A Tale of Zashiki-warashi") | ISBN 4840224854/TBA | Oct 2003/TBA |
10 | Zoku: Zashiki-warashi no Monogatari (続・座敷童の物語, "A Tale of Zashiki-warashi: Continued") | ISBN 4840225710/TBA | Jan 2004/TBA |
11 | Zashiki-warashi no Monogatari: Kanketsu-hen (座敷童の物語・完結編, "A Tale of Zashiki-warashi: Conclusion") | ISBN 4840227039/TBA | Jul 2004/TBA |
The Witch returns to the school, while a fortune teller has been filling the dorms with Zashiki-warashi. | |||
12 | Kami-oroshi no Monogatari (神降ろしの物語, "A Tale of Kami-oroshi") | ISBN 4840229961/TBA | Mar 2005/TBA |
13 | Kami-oroshi no Monogatari: Kanketsu-hen (神降ろしの物語・完結編, "A Tale of Kami-oroshi: Conclusion") | ISBN 4840230382/TBA | Jun 2005/TBA |
Side | Yama (夜魔, "Night Devil") | ISBN 4840232490/TBA | Nov 2005/TBA |
Three volumes long, adapting the first Missing novel, with art by Rei Mutsuki. Tokyopop has published the series in English since August 2007.
Anime News Network gave the first Missing novel a positive review, citing, "Moody atmosphere, engaging characters and folklore-based storyline create a supernatural mystery that's worth solving." However, the reviewer found fault with the exposition heavy midsection. [2] Anime on DVD praised the "surprising amount of depth" and the "intriguing" plot, but had some concerns about the characters. [3]