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Fist, let me thank Netgalley, the Author and the Publisher for this ARC.

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I ravished it!
The art is amazing!
The plot is fascinating! (they work with ghosts/spirits) And the Zashiki-Warashi is super super cute!!!
The romance itself is quite light so far, but the set up is there, and it feels 🔥🔥🔥 and there are possessive/protective vibes. Which is also 🔥🔥🔥🔥
The story is very fluent and captivating and keeps you wondering and leaves you craving for more.
Now I need more!

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I went into this book blind and I'm so glad I did! the story was interesting and the slow burn between the two leads is delectable. the supernatural elements of this book were well-written and kept my interest peaked throughout the manga. I'm looking forward to the next book in this series!

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I enjoyed this silly and sweet supernatural romance BL! The supernatural plot complements the otherwise trope-y beats (forced proximity, relying on the love interest for financial security, ie.). I also liked how we got to learn about the love interest character alongside the MC as the story developed.

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Thank you to NetGalley and the Publisher for giving me this eArc to review.

I didn't expect much going into this book but honestly it blew me away a little bit. The art is lovely, the characters are great to read and I'm looking forward to more of them and I like that so far each case has had different types of ghosts/creatures.

The two main characters have a great tension between them as the story progresses and I'm so excited to read more of them in future volumes and I'm looking forward to the cliffhanger being explored in volume 2! I feel like this would be a great anime as well.

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I enjoyed the read, two hot guys and some monsters? Nice! I'm hooked and will continue reading. It did entertain me well..

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Thank you to Netgalley for a copy for an honest review.

I really enjoyed reading this and will be picking up a copy as soon it releases. 💕
It was well written and I really enjoyed my time reading it.

Rating 4 Stars ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

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Thank you fo Netgalley and the publisher for the chance to read this! This is such an interesting concept, I adore the cast of characters so far and I'm sure the plot will continue to expand through more volumes. I'm looking forward to reading more in the future!

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Just like the title says the main character shares an apartment with another person and gets roped into their bussiness, a.k.a taking care of yokai. They help each other and we learn more about the yokai that they face against, therefore becoming friends.

The art is also very pretty and adapts well when showing scenes that lean towards more horror like the yokai ones.

Overall a nice start of a romance sotry with a thriller aspect thanks to the yokai

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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!

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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.

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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.

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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!

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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!

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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>

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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.

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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.

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