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==Reception==
==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."<!-- http://www.activeanime.com/html/content/view/1424/57/ http://web.archive.org/web/20080501095020/http://www.activeanime.com/html/content/view/1424/57/ --><ref>{{cite web|url=http://activeanime.com/html/2007/08/01/my-paranoid-next-door-neighbor-advance-review/|title=My Paranoid Next Door Neighbor (Advance Review)|last=Ellingwood|first=Holly|date=August 1, 2007|publisher=ActiveAnime}}</ref> [[Shaenon Garrity]], writing for the appendix to ''[[Manga: The Complete Guide]]'', enjoyed the "[[sex-positive]] manga", noting that there was little angst.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Thompson |first=Jason |url=http://suvudu.com/2009/11/365-days-of-manga-day-68-my-paranoid-next-door-neighbor.html |title=365 Days of Manga, Day 68: My Paranoid Next Door Neighbor |work=Suvudu |publisher=Random House, Inc |date=November 22, 2009 |accessdate=January 4, 2012 }} {{Query web archive |url=http://suvudu.com/2009/11/365-days-of-manga-day-68-my-paranoid-next-door-neighbor.html }}</ref> Mania Entertainment's Danielle Van Gorder described Minami's art as "first-rate", enjoying its "sharp, assured lines, minimal shading, and plenty of detail".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mania.com/my-paranoid-next-door-neighbor-vol-01_article_83248.html|title=My Paranoid Next Door Neighbor Vol. #01 |last=Van Gorder|first=Danielle|date= November 6, 2007|publisher=Mania Entertainment}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Carlson |first=Johanna Draper |url=http://comicsworthreading.com/2007/08/04/three-views-of-yaoi-my-paranoid-next-door-neighbor-words-of-devotion-cant-win-with-you/ |title=Three Views of Yaoi: My Paranoid Next Door Neighbor, Words of Devotion, Can’t Win With You |work=Manga Worth Reading |publisher=<!-- If different from 'work'. --> |date=August 4, 2007 |accessdate=January 4, 2012 }} {{Query web archive |url=http://comicsworthreading.com/2007/08/04/three-views-of-yaoi-my-paranoid-next-door-neighbor-words-of-devotion-cant-win-with-you/ }}</ref> 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".<ref><!-- http://www.publishersweekly.com/article/CA6471321.html {{Dead link|date=January 2012}} -->{{Cite web |last= |first= |url=http://www.publishersweekly.com/978-1-934129-06-7 |title=My Paranoid Next Door Neighbor |work=Publishers Weekly |publisher= |date=August 27, 2007 |accessdate=January 4, 2012 }} {{Query web archive |url=http://www.publishersweekly.com/978-1-934129-06-7 }}</ref>
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."<!-- http://www.activeanime.com/html/content/view/1424/57/ http://web.archive.org/web/20080501095020/http://www.activeanime.com/html/content/view/1424/57/ --><ref>{{cite web|url=http://activeanime.com/html/2007/08/01/my-paranoid-next-door-neighbor-advance-review/|title=My Paranoid Next Door Neighbor (Advance Review)|last=Ellingwood|first=Holly|date=August 1, 2007|publisher=ActiveAnime}}</ref> [[Shaenon Garrity]], writing for the appendix to ''[[Manga: The Complete Guide]]'', enjoyed the "[[sex-positive]] manga", noting that there was little angst.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Thompson |first=Jason |url=http://suvudu.com/2009/11/365-days-of-manga-day-68-my-paranoid-next-door-neighbor.html |title=365 Days of Manga, Day 68: My Paranoid Next Door Neighbor |work=Suvudu |publisher=Random House, Inc |date=November 22, 2009 |accessdate=January 4, 2012 }} {{Query web archive |url=http://suvudu.com/2009/11/365-days-of-manga-day-68-my-paranoid-next-door-neighbor.html }}</ref> Mania Entertainment's Danielle Van Gorder described Minami's art as "first-rate", enjoying its "sharp, assured lines, minimal shading, and plenty of detail".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mania.com/my-paranoid-next-door-neighbor-vol-01_article_83248.html|title=My Paranoid Next Door Neighbor Vol. #01 |last=Van Gorder|first=Danielle|date= November 6, 2007|publisher=Mania Entertainment}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Carlson |first=Johanna Draper |url=http://comicsworthreading.com/2007/08/04/three-views-of-yaoi-my-paranoid-next-door-neighbor-words-of-devotion-cant-win-with-you/ |title=Three Views of Yaoi: My Paranoid Next Door Neighbor, Words of Devotion, Can’t Win With You |work=Manga Worth Reading |publisher=<!-- If different from 'work'. --> |date=August 4, 2007 |accessdate=January 4, 2012 }} {{Query web archive |url=http://comicsworthreading.com/2007/08/04/three-views-of-yaoi-my-paranoid-next-door-neighbor-words-of-devotion-cant-win-with-you/ }}</ref> 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".<ref><!-- {{cite web|url=http://www.publishersweekly.com/article/CA6471321.html |title=Archived copy |accessdate=December 9, 2009 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=http://web.archive.org/web/20080707083504/http://www.publishersweekly.com/article/CA6471321.html |archivedate=July 7, 2008 }} -->{{Cite web|last= |first= |url=http://www.publishersweekly.com/978-1-934129-06-7 |title=My Paranoid Next Door Neighbor |work=Publishers Weekly |publisher= |date=August 27, 2007 |accessdate=January 4, 2012 }} {{Query web archive |url=http://www.publishersweekly.com/978-1-934129-06-7 }}</ref>


==References==
==References==

Revision as of 13:45, 3 April 2016

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)
GenreYaoi
Manga
Written byKazuka Minami
Published byTokuma Shoten
English publisher
DemographicJosei
PublishedJuly 24, 2004
Volumes1

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". Suvudu. Random House, Inc. Retrieved January 4, 2012. Template:Query web archive
  4. ^ Van Gorder, Danielle (November 6, 2007). "My Paranoid Next Door Neighbor Vol. #01". Mania Entertainment.
  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. Retrieved January 4, 2012. Template:Query web archive
  6. ^ "My Paranoid Next Door Neighbor". Publishers Weekly. August 27, 2007. Retrieved January 4, 2012. Template:Query web archive
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