My Paranoid Next Door Neighbor | |
![]() Cover of the Tokuma Shoten release | |
隣の部屋のパラノイア (Tonari no Heya no Paranoia) | |
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Genre | Yaoi |
Manga | |
Written by | Kazuka Minami |
Published by | Tokuma Shoten |
English publisher | |
Demographic | Josei |
Published | July 24, 2004 |
Volumes | 1 |
My Paranoid Next Door Neighbor ( Japanese: 隣の部屋のパラノイア, Hepburn: Tonari no Heya no Paranoia) is a one-shot Japanese manga by Kazuka Minami. It is licensed in North America by Digital Manga Publishing, which released the manga through its imprint 801 Media on August 20, 2007. [1]
ActiveAnime's Holly Ellingwood describes the story as being "about falling in love, running away, and facing your feelings, this is a little gem of a romance." [2] Shaenon Garrity, writing for the appendix to Manga: The Complete Guide, enjoyed the " sex-positive manga", noting that there was little angst. [3] Mania Entertainment's Danielle Van Gorder described Minami's art as "first-rate", enjoying its "sharp, assured lines, minimal shading, and plenty of detail". [4] Johanna Draper Carlson regards My Paranoid Next Door Neighbor as being "all about the sex", noting the similarities in the storyline to a romance novel where a lower-status female is pursued by a higher-status man. Carlson admired the manga's steadfastness in including sex scenes, as she regards this as being a key draw of yaoi. [5] An anonymous Publishers Weekly reviewer also noted the similarities to a romance novel, and criticized the youthful appearance of the character designs. The Publishers Weekly reviewer described the manga as having a "saturated atmosphere"..."satisfying the dedicated genre fan". [6]