Oh my gawd I could not have loved this book more. I devoured it! The art is amazing! The plot is fascinating! I was just so in love with every part of this book. The romance itself is quite light so far, but the set up is there. There is hand holding (with a work twist - you'll get it once you read it of course!) and protective vibes. I am sooooo in love. So so in love. I need more!

4/5 Stars. I shouldn’t be surprised given the cover of this manga, but the story leaned more goofy than spooky. I enjoyed the story nevertheless! There are hints of romance, but I would’ve appreciated a little more, it is a BL book after all. I really liked the whole concept of a ghost real estate/relocation agency, very clever and unique! The art was really good too! Osuke was really lovable and I have suspicions Nijio will open up more. The ending was very promising of some great things to come. I look forward to reading more in the future. Thank you Kodansha Comics, Kaho Ozaki, and NetGalley for providing an eARC for review!

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This book was genuinely a breath of fresh air. It is a very cute and funny slice-of-life read and although it is paranormal it is very light. I'm genuinely interested to see where this story goes and see all the adventures that these two get up to.

Rating: ⭐⭐⭐⭐( 4/5)

A charming and fun powerful manga with insights of potential sentiment between the main characters. A real estate agency offers ghost evacuation services for clients whose homes are plagued by ghosts. The main characters work together to drive out the ghosts. They move into these homes to drive out the ghosts or soul, and offered new homes to the ghosts

This was fun to readband made me laugh at some point. I loved how some of the ghost were hilarious. Also there's a hint of romance between the main characters. , I enjoyed reading this manga and look forward to future volumes.

Osuke was just about to move to his first apartment when it flooded and he was left without a home.

About to be on the street, a real estate agent conveniently offers him a room. The only condition is that he has to live with a roommate.

But there is something weird about his room. He has trouble sleeping, gets nightmares and the room gets freezing.

On the edge of his rope, he finally learns the truth, the agency that got him the room cheap specialized with ghost removals and he is the perfect conduit for ghosts.

He and his roommate work together to remove ghosts from the real states, moving from one place to another and getting into all kinds of adventures.

A paranormal manga, with ghosts and the start of a romance. It's only the first volume, and it's already so good! Can't wait to see what happens next!

There are some books that you fall in love with immediately and this was the one for me. Once I finished it, I immediately pre-ordered it and have read it more than ten times. I’m not sure I can put into words what exactly has made me love this manga so much.

This is a BL (boy’s love) story where the romance is a slow burn and currently not the main focus. Our main character, Osuke, has freshly graduated from high school but finds himself kicked out from his newly rented living quarters. He chanced upon a real estate agent who tricks him into working alongside Nijio to help relocate ghosts and other supernatural beings.

Each chapter has a sort of preface before dialing it back and telling the story. It’s not always focused on relocating the supernatural, and although they are all individual stories they are better read in sequence. Except for the first and bonus chapter, dealing with the supernatural is told mainly from Nijio’s perspective. It’s not unpleasant but Osuke, once possessed, seems to feel their emotions and it would have been nice if it was somehow incorporated into the story. There are a lot of unexplained questions within the first volume itself, but I’m guessing those will be answered later on in the series.

The romance isn’t explicitly shown. Honestly, one could argue it’s not even there right now. But this is a real slow burn and you can see the feelings growing over time. This story shows our characters getting closer naturally while performing their job and doing the little things. Both characters are two halves of a whole; the supernatural avoid Nijio but love Osuke and together they balance out when holding hands. I feel like this will be a “he fell first, but he fell harder” type story given both our characters personalities. The manga gives us a lot of unintentional moments between the two main characters, which I enjoyed.

With manga I find it’s hard to understand characters in the first volume itself and this applies to this series as well. Currently the story seems to be keeping it light hearted by showcasing the line of work and potential dangers, while creating an understanding or bond between Osuke and Nijio. There are hints to their pasts, with Nijio having somewhat of a tough and abusive upbringing, and Osuke having a very protective upbringing. I’m guessing in the future volumes their pasts will collide with their current work and we’ll get to learn more about them.

I find the artwork pretty and the character designs embody their personalities. The chibis, especially Osuke’s, are really adorable. Sometimes the artwork feels inconsistent such as Nijio’s earrings, but I have read this manga multiple times so I’m not sure if anyone will notice it in the first or second read. The panels are balanced between descriptive backgrounds and plain or iconographic ones to express different emotions throughout. Also, this manga focuses mainly on facial expressions so there aren’t many full body panels although I enjoyed the characters’ unique fashion.

Overall, I enjoyed this manga enough to wish I could read the second volume immediately and have an anime adaptation to watch. It’s my guilty pleasure or comfort read, if you will. I kept returning to read it over and over again. I loved it and I hope you’ll give it a chance too.

Hilarious! Though I don't read a lot of BLs (this was shounen-ai at most) I picked it up due to the description alone, and it was highly entertaining. While I understand the Ghostbusters comparison this feels slightly more slice-of-life. Reminded me a bit of something like Get Backers but with an urban fantasy-esque overlap of the spiritual and human realms. The official synopsis explains the setup and you'd expect this to be a cohabitation/roommates situation, but instead it's more episodic, with each episode following the two MCs and their coworker as they evict the next spirit either forcibly or by convincing them peacefully. The spirits themselves are adorable, my favorite so far being the group of Kappas.

Lovely art and character designs, and the artwork helped the comedy shine through.

Can't wait to read vol 2!

Thanks to Netgalley and the publisher for a chance to review this.

This will be popular with all the rotten people! It's well paced, the art on the digital edition looks great, and it treads into well-worn BL tropes without being too redundant or derivative. Some BL are so afraid of physical contact that it treads at a painful place, but My Noisy Roommate isn't like that at all. The ghosts were really cute. I'm not sure if I'd describe it as "like ghostbusters" though. Overall, this is a fun addition to other BL manga available in English.

So cute! I really enjoyed this manga. It was my first by this author and definitely won’t be my last. The concept was something I hadn’t ever read before. I thoroughly enjoyed it!

An unforeseen event left Osuke homeless when he was suddenly offered a cheap room with a handsome stranger as a roommate. That sealed his fate to be pulled into a supernatural world and the adventure began!

Japanese lores are always fascinating, and this book blended different yokais into the story--from the scary one to the cute one. Osuke and Nijio--the hot rommate--had an interesting dynamic right from the beginning, although quite typical of Japanese manga characters. Also, they're both so beautifully drawn, I really like the art. I can't wait to read what happens next, especially with the coming of 2 new characters!

<i>Thank you Netgalley and Kodansha Comics for the arc in exchange for an honest review.</i>

Interesting concept. Kind of wild and out there, but par for the course for comedy BL manga. Wasn't a big fan of the characters, bu that just means they have room to grow and the continuation of the story to offer a different perception of them.

Disclaimer: I recieved a digital ARC of this from NetGalley in exchange for my honest review.

Cute story and very nice art.
I have always been a fan of stories that include yokai and this one satisfies that particular niche interest, so I recommend it to anyone that wants a light read with fun characters and some interesting monsters, demons and spirits.
Since it's a first volume, it does end on a notable cliffhanger, so be prepared to wait for the next volume to come out.

This was cute and the art is pretty. The concept is unique enough to capture your attention. I don't think I will continue with the series, but I can see why others would really enjoy it. II do wish we got a little more from the characters in this volume, but I'm sure that will be developed in future volumes.

Was basically a monster-of-the-week type story. Concept was interesting, but the characters were kinda bland. The artwork was fine, but didn't really add anything to the story. A quick and easy read. Not my favorite, but I feel like it has potential, so I plan to keep my eye out for the next volume.

This was a fun read. The main characters didn't feel super fleshed out, the plot existed but wasn't heavily present, and I was confused at times about the mechanics of the world, but it has the bones of a good series.

We follow a young man, Kuroe, and his horrendous luck about living on his own before landing a job with divine real estate agents who specialize in spiritual eviction. The only catch? He has to share a living space with his coworker. His new roommate, Nijio, is a bit cool with him at first, though they seem to get along as the story progresses.

I'm not sure if there is supposed to be mounting romantic tension, or if they are genuinely just supposed to be friends, because they both feel like such single-dimensional characters. There is very little growth from either of them across volume, hardly any expansion on either of their backstories, and very little to convince me to come back to read the next volume beyond sheer curiosity.

Osuke's looking for an apartment. He gets drawn into a series of strange living arrangements while helping Nijio relocate spirits.

There is some fine comedy elements here and the art is pretty. Character relationships are pretty tame in this first volume.

I really love tropes like this!!! “I need you/I need you more” type of tropes and then the lines get blurred and their affections for each other grow….

The plot was very touching for the very first volume, can’t wait for the second one!!!

This was so much fun! A normal guy looking for affordable housing is thrust into a world of ghosts and yokai. Always by his side, attractive and competent Nijio.
I loved how we got to meet lots of different ghosts and spirits and how Osuke and Nijio got closer a little bit. Definitely a slow-burn romance but still a fun and dynamic story

**Thank you, NetGalley, for sending an ARC of this book for review consideration. All opinions are my own.

Another ARC review of a BL manga! I'm so happy for the amazing opportunities that keep coming my way recently 🥹.

4.5 ⭐
This time we have a very interesting story where MC gets paid for sharing a room with a hot guy... to do nothing 😂, he’s just bait for ghosts 👻 and other Japanese folklore creatures. And, here comes the best part: the hot guy is actually a real state agent for the supernatural 😭. He’s super powerful and scares them away so he needs MC (apparently his constitution attracts ghosts) to get them to talk to him and do his work. The plot is unique, that’s for sure. The art is also incredible, I especially like the little details with the clothes and facial expressions. It was fun to read with some bittersweet moments while trying to make the spirits move houses.

This is only the first volume and nothing happened with the future main couple. There was a small cliffhanger at the end where two unknown individuals appeared and I only got to see their backs 🙂. I'm anxiously waiting for the next one...

PS: It was a great idea to include a glossary with all the folklore and references to Japanese culture!!

I am biased as these are all the things I love in manga—straight or otherwise: two compatible partners starting as friends and not instalove, Japanese folklore, and hijacks. We're started off with some more obvious Japanese yokai/urban folklore and I look forward to seeing where this goes with different missions.