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.

ARC Rating 5/5 ⭐️ Dam, this was so good.

Like they says, it's the Ghostbusters version of FANGS.

This was exactly as advertised - a cute, funny manga romance. The artwork and drawing style was really good, alongside the storyline.

I finished this book so quickly! It was just so good. I'll definitely read the next volume, too.

Thank you, NetGalley, Kodansha Comics, and Kaho Ozaki, for sending this eARC for review. All opinions are my own.

It was good but quite introductory so I would probably read one more volume before deciding whether to continue reading it. Overall, it was funny and the drawing is beautiful.

I went into the manga completely blind and didn't realize it would be a supernatural one that had ghosts in. That being said I really enjoyed this, and was definitely different to what I normally read manga wise.

I'll definitely check out the next volume as we end on a sort of cliffhanger with two new guys arriving at the building.

Received as a free copy from Netgalley

I couldn't put this manga down. I originally picked it up because of its quirky title and the art work on the cover being the style I normally gravitate towards. After reading the description and finding out it had horror themes in it, the story only interested me even more.

The story revolves around Osuke who ends up rooming with Nijio when he ends up homeless. Together they end up fighting and negotiating with the unwanted spirits in different homes. The story itself with the paranormal elements helps give the story some spooky elements. But for anybody who doesn't like scary, fear not, the art style and comedic elements help balance out the scary elements and stop it from getting anywhere close to actually scaring me.

The pacing of the story was great. Each chapter had it own contained story revolving around the supernatural elements and how the duo resolve those encounters. But the story of the comic does a great job of connecting all these chapters together through the growth of characters personalities and their relationships with one another. That being said, the characters themselves are pretty stereotypical for this type of story. It makes it so everything in the story comes off like something I've read before. It's kind of overplayed. I still enjoyed the story a lot, and the comedy and horror elements carried me through the story, but it would have been better if the characters were more original.

On an editorial note, I really enjoyed the definitions at the end and how they each came with a picture. Great small addition.

So overall, loved the genre and how it was used, loved the artwork, but the characters, especially for the main duo could be improved.

It starts off as Osuke loses his apartment. Now he’s homeless and looking for a job. And tell a random person offered him a place to stay with the roommates. Nijio doesn’t talk much. He helps ghost go to a better place. Now that they are roommates things are going fine until Osuke start seeing ghosts, and now that he sees ghosts, he has the help Nijio. They start to get close and open up a little bit about each other. I like how Nijio is willing to protect Osuke. I also like how they start to discuss how Osuke it’s not a burden and he is helpful and he’s doing just fine in the job he’s in. I also like the artwork of the story in the story line is really great as well. I can’t wait to see what happens next between these two and the next volume.

This was weirdly sweet and endearing for a supernatural manga. They're helping yokai find better homes while also dealing with their own personal trauma and the main characters relationship is just too cute! Thoroughly enjoyed.

A cute and fun supernatural manga with hints of potential romance between main characters. A real estate agency offers ghost removal services for clients whose properties are haunted by ghosts. Our main characters work together to drive out the ghosts. They move into a place, drive out the ghost or spirit, then move into another haunted place, and so on. Along the way we learn a little bit about each character, but not a lot. Hopefully further volumes will give us more backstory.
This was silly and fun and made me laugh out loud a few times. I appreciated that there were all different kinds of ghosts/spirits from Japanese mythology and urban legends in this first volume. This was not scary. There wasn’t any kissing or spice, but there seems to be a possibility of romance.
Overall, I enjoyed this and look forward to following these characters and their shenanigans in future volumes.