Man in Black" One of the men in black from urban legends. An Agent, working for The Agency. The Agency has a powerful influence upon society, and can easily make a few dozen deaths disappear. Often appears before Utsume, giving information and orders concerning supernatural events. Refers to Utsume as 'an experiment.' The Agency A governmental unit whose mission is to counter and push back the creatures of the other world. They apply scientific methods in order to develop better methods of combating the other world. At the same time they have found that wider knowledge of the supernatural provides openings for those creatures to rise from the subconscious ooze to our conscious world. Therefore The Agency seeks to classify and remove any 'true' account about the other world. They are capable of erasing a person's memories. Media Light novels There are thirteen light novels in the Missing series. Manga Three volumes long, adapting the first Missing novel, with art by Rei Mutsuki. Tokyopop has published the series in English since August 2007. Reception 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. Anime on DVD praised the "surprising amount of depth" and the "intriguing" plot, but had some concerns about the characters. References 2001 Japanese novels 2005 manga Anime and manga based on light novels ASCII Media Works manga Kadokawa Dwango franchises Dengeki Bunko Japanese horror novels Japanese serial novels Light novels Tokyopop titles Seinen manga