Review for My Noisy Roommate: The Roof Over My Head Comes With Monsters and a Hottie, Vol.1

Review for My Noisy Roommate: The Roof Over My Head Comes With Monsters and a Hottie, Vol.1

My Noisy Roommate The Roof Over My Head Comes With Monsters and a Hottie 1 by Kaho Ozaki, Two guys looking at you and one of them holding a form, ghosts, spookyI received this one from Netgalley/the publisher in exchange of an honest review.

This manga turned out to be even more fun than I had expected! More spooky/scary even!

Meet Osuke, a guy who just lost his home (his new home at that) and is looking for a new one. If only he knew what he signed up for, haha, when he gets an offer from a strange guy for a cheap living space that looks extra-ordinary beautiful. I am not sure if he knew what was going to come for him he would have signed up! Yes, you all see that cover, it looks like two guys are just having a great time and maybe a dash of ghosts. Well, I would prepare yourself, just like how Osuke would have liked to prepare himself for what is about to come. Because this one gets really scary at times! We don’t just meet small fry ghosts, but also various youkai (like a zashiki-warashi, which was a wonderful chapter)! I loved every bit of it! I think the one that terrified me the most was the house with the red stuff and creepy things happening on the phone which escalated to a big nope.

Plus, I loved finding out what Nijio (and the strange real estate dude who is the boss of the operations) is doing and how Osuke is a perfect person for the team. Apparently Nijio (and his boss) clear out buildings of ghosts/youkai and either make them go to heaven/hell (forcibly because they are often ghosts that say no) or offer them new places to stay. And Osuke? Well, he is a magnet for ghosts, his body easily allows them to take him over. And that is perfect if you want to help (or not help if the ghost is really bad) out ghosts. Maybe not entirely perfect for Osuke, but I loved that he got more and more courage as the story continued. I guess it helps that he is slowly falling in love with Nijio + the prospect of a home + money (he does get paid for this).

The romance is not really on the surface yet, there are some small hints, and I do hope that in the next volume(s) there is more of it. I would love to see these two start to date and really work together as a team.

Oh, oh, and I need to know who those two guys were at the end! OMG!

The art was really great! I enjoyed it a lot!

Oh, if there is one thing that didn’t entirely click for me, that would be that the story at times felt a bit disconnected. As if I missed panels or bits of the story.

All in all, this is one manga I need more of! Ghost Busters but now with some BL hints + real estate. I would recommend it if you are looking for a fun spooky (at times scary) manga.

Star rating, 4 stars

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