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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]

Reception

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]

References

  1. ^ "My Paranoid Next Door Neighbor". Digital Manga Publishing.
  2. ^ Ellingwood, Holly (August 1, 2007). "My Paranoid Next Door Neighbor (Advance Review)". ActiveAnime.
  3. ^ Thompson, Jason (November 22, 2009). "365 Days of Manga, Day 68: My Paranoid Next Door Neighbor". Unbound Worlds. Penguin Random House.
  4. ^ Van Gorder, Danielle (November 6, 2007). "My Paranoid Next Door Neighbor Vol. #01". Mania Entertainment. Demand Media. Archived from the original on November 23, 2013.
  5. ^ Carlson, Johanna Draper (August 4, 2007). "Three Views of Yaoi: My Paranoid Next Door Neighbor, Words of Devotion, Can't Win With You". Manga Worth Reading. Archived from the original on July 14, 2014. Retrieved January 4, 2012.
  6. ^ "My Paranoid Next Door Neighbor". Publishers Weekly. PWxyz. August 27, 2007. Retrieved January 4, 2012.

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