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Eerie Queerie! #1
Ghost! 1
Mitsuo Shiozu seems to be particularly attractive to spirits. His mind and body are taken over in succession by two female ghosts who use their incorporation to resolve something left undone by their untimely deaths ... gender-bending hijinks ensue.
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206 pages, Paperback
First published March 1, 1999
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December 22, 2017
I am not sure how I feel about this manga reading it as an older person.
Much has changed since this was first written and I first read it. I do like most of the characters, but dislike how the main character is so naive. It is a little annoying to be honest. I also wish Tokyopop had kept the original title as "Ghost."
I really liked the two ghost girls. I would have liked if this showed more of the supernatural side of things and kept the girls around longer.
Personally, I feel like the homophobic slurs shouldn't have been in there. I get it. Homophobia is real, and maybe the author was trying to show that, but I guess I just don't want to read about it since we see enough of it in the real world. Reading is an escapism for me, and probably for a lot of people.
The one-shot "Step" was not needed. It also gave homophobic vibes and also the transgender slur bothered me.
The "Watermelon and me" side story at the end was just odd. Manga/anime can be weird and odd in general, and Chibis are nothing new. I do like weird and odd, mind you, but this one really seemed out there.
Concept of the manga is interesting, but I think it could have been done in a better, more realistic way. I know this is asking a lot, but I'm just saying!
Anyways, I still enjoyed it over all.
Much has changed since this was first written and I first read it. I do like most of the characters, but dislike how the main character is so naive. It is a little annoying to be honest. I also wish Tokyopop had kept the original title as "Ghost."
I really liked the two ghost girls. I would have liked if this showed more of the supernatural side of things and kept the girls around longer.
Personally, I feel like the homophobic slurs shouldn't have been in there. I get it. Homophobia is real, and maybe the author was trying to show that, but I guess I just don't want to read about it since we see enough of it in the real world. Reading is an escapism for me, and probably for a lot of people.
The one-shot "Step" was not needed. It also gave homophobic vibes and also the transgender slur bothered me.
The "Watermelon and me" side story at the end was just odd. Manga/anime can be weird and odd in general, and Chibis are nothing new. I do like weird and odd, mind you, but this one really seemed out there.
Concept of the manga is interesting, but I think it could have been done in a better, more realistic way. I know this is asking a lot, but I'm just saying!
Anyways, I still enjoyed it over all.
December 23, 2015
Review originally posted on The Book Adventures of Annelise Lestrange :)
The Story
Mitsuo Shiozu is a high school student with a very peculiar ability: he can see ghost. Moreover, some spirits manage to go as far as to possess his body to solve their unfinished business on this realm.
During one of those possession moments, Mitsuo meets Hasunuma, a very gentle and good-looking boy. As their friendship goes stronger (and more spirits come to their ways), Mitsuo needs to figure out what he feels for Hasunuma.
And, if it’s not asking for much, without losing his body to weird haunted souls.
The Analysis
Just remembering that those were my impressions and opinion as a reader :)
I’m that kind of person that wakes up one day and says: “hey, I think I’ll start a new manga series today!”. So I randomly search a title online, get it and read it to my heart’s content. Eerie Queerie! was one of those titles, found by chance in a catalogue. I didn’t expect to like it the way I did, as all I wanted was to have a nice time, haha!
Eerie Queerie! is a four volumes manga series, of the kind that improves with each passing chapter. The author develops her drawing style a lot and the story is involving to the point that you can’t stop reading. Overall, four out of five stars :D
The narrative pace is slow and kind of confusing in the beginning. The reader can see flashes of Mitsuo’s life and then what he does to help the spirits around him to move on. Until volume two, there were more isolated cases than a sequential story, which isn’t necessarily bad. I though confusing, but okay.
The plot was simple, but full of twists. Every time a new character was introduced, I knew that I, as a reader, would have a headache trying to understand if the new person was good or bad. Btw, that was nice, haha! Other interesting thing is that, despite being a clear yaoi manga, the romance is not the main genre. The adventure and the spirit world have all the focus and that’s okay. Almost, haha!
I liked the main characters overall and found them to be very funny and charismatic, each on their own way. Mitsuo is the cutest guy and I felt sorry for him on more than one occasion for several reasons. My favorite was Hasunuma, as he was the most real and non-absurd one in the group, haha! (cof, and the most handsome, cof).
The art is the big flop in this series if you ask me. As I said, the author develops a lot during the chapters, but it went from weird to not so weird, haha! And I’m very picky with manga art, so good bye to one star.
One thing that also made me take off that star is the relationship between Mitsuo and Hasunuma. They clearly have feelings for each other and they even say so many times, but we never got to see any kind of action. ANY. KIND. I got disappointed. It’s not because the series is not romantic that people don’t kiss and do stuff, ugh. The author makes the reader believe that the amorous feelings between characters are meaningless :(
Overall, it’s a good ghost series, a light and funny read for those days when you don’t want to think and need a good laugh :D
That’s it, thanks for reading!
The Story
Mitsuo Shiozu is a high school student with a very peculiar ability: he can see ghost. Moreover, some spirits manage to go as far as to possess his body to solve their unfinished business on this realm.
During one of those possession moments, Mitsuo meets Hasunuma, a very gentle and good-looking boy. As their friendship goes stronger (and more spirits come to their ways), Mitsuo needs to figure out what he feels for Hasunuma.
And, if it’s not asking for much, without losing his body to weird haunted souls.
The Analysis
Just remembering that those were my impressions and opinion as a reader :)
I’m that kind of person that wakes up one day and says: “hey, I think I’ll start a new manga series today!”. So I randomly search a title online, get it and read it to my heart’s content. Eerie Queerie! was one of those titles, found by chance in a catalogue. I didn’t expect to like it the way I did, as all I wanted was to have a nice time, haha!
Eerie Queerie! is a four volumes manga series, of the kind that improves with each passing chapter. The author develops her drawing style a lot and the story is involving to the point that you can’t stop reading. Overall, four out of five stars :D
The narrative pace is slow and kind of confusing in the beginning. The reader can see flashes of Mitsuo’s life and then what he does to help the spirits around him to move on. Until volume two, there were more isolated cases than a sequential story, which isn’t necessarily bad. I though confusing, but okay.
The plot was simple, but full of twists. Every time a new character was introduced, I knew that I, as a reader, would have a headache trying to understand if the new person was good or bad. Btw, that was nice, haha! Other interesting thing is that, despite being a clear yaoi manga, the romance is not the main genre. The adventure and the spirit world have all the focus and that’s okay. Almost, haha!
I liked the main characters overall and found them to be very funny and charismatic, each on their own way. Mitsuo is the cutest guy and I felt sorry for him on more than one occasion for several reasons. My favorite was Hasunuma, as he was the most real and non-absurd one in the group, haha! (cof, and the most handsome, cof).
The art is the big flop in this series if you ask me. As I said, the author develops a lot during the chapters, but it went from weird to not so weird, haha! And I’m very picky with manga art, so good bye to one star.
One thing that also made me take off that star is the relationship between Mitsuo and Hasunuma. They clearly have feelings for each other and they even say so many times, but we never got to see any kind of action. ANY. KIND. I got disappointed. It’s not because the series is not romantic that people don’t kiss and do stuff, ugh. The author makes the reader believe that the amorous feelings between characters are meaningless :(
Overall, it’s a good ghost series, a light and funny read for those days when you don’t want to think and need a good laugh :D
That’s it, thanks for reading!
April 1, 2024
Interesting premise with interesting characters. Ceritanya bikin penasaran dan chemistry dua tokoh utamanya chef's kiss banget. Wish I could've known this comic way earlier
December 26, 2024
Read October 23-25,2024
Tokyo Pop English Edition (read left to right).
Eerie Querrie is a light hearted silly comedy series about a boy named Mitsuo Shiotsu who has the unfortunate abilities to see and speak the ghost.
He often is possessed by mischievous ghosts which causes him to end up in weird situations especially with his later love interest Hasunuma.
Each chapter except the final chapter of this volume consists of Shiotsu being haunted by a ghost who has unfinished business and refuses to pass over until he completes a task or until they accept their own faults.
Hasunuma has charms he uses to ward off spirits that haunt Shiotsu.
The story has shounen-ai elements( a type of Japanese BL/Boy's Love story) but Eerie Querrie/Ghost! volume 1 luckily isn't a yaoi and the relationships are like the type I would see in an ordinary romantic comedy.
My only issues with volume 1 are the repetitive arcs and the ghosts who insert themselves into Shiotsu's personal life.
He was almost kissed without his consent this volume because of a ghost who had possessed him.
Also the love triangle that was being hinted at was strange since there wasn't much built towards it.
This story,like most BL/MM manga I come across is lacking development of characters and their stories.
However this wasn't an awful story in the slightest and the artwork is quite cute and nostalgic.
It was a fun story but it could have been better.
Tokyo Pop English Edition (read left to right).
Eerie Querrie is a light hearted silly comedy series about a boy named Mitsuo Shiotsu who has the unfortunate abilities to see and speak the ghost.
He often is possessed by mischievous ghosts which causes him to end up in weird situations especially with his later love interest Hasunuma.
Each chapter except the final chapter of this volume consists of Shiotsu being haunted by a ghost who has unfinished business and refuses to pass over until he completes a task or until they accept their own faults.
Hasunuma has charms he uses to ward off spirits that haunt Shiotsu.
The story has shounen-ai elements( a type of Japanese BL/Boy's Love story) but Eerie Querrie/Ghost! volume 1 luckily isn't a yaoi and the relationships are like the type I would see in an ordinary romantic comedy.
My only issues with volume 1 are the repetitive arcs and the ghosts who insert themselves into Shiotsu's personal life.
He was almost kissed without his consent this volume because of a ghost who had possessed him.
Also the love triangle that was being hinted at was strange since there wasn't much built towards it.
This story,like most BL/MM manga I come across is lacking development of characters and their stories.
However this wasn't an awful story in the slightest and the artwork is quite cute and nostalgic.
It was a fun story but it could have been better.
October 26, 2023
Mitsuo Shiozu is otherwise a normal teen boy, but he has this weird feature. Spirits can use him to tell their loved ones about their feelings. But the thing is that the love interests see Mitsuo as himself not as the spirit who is inside him. If you could not tell it is quite gay!
This manga was published in 1999 and you can tell it. It really is problematic! There is transphobic slur used and this manga contains many stereotypes that are not commented about at all! Also otherwise problematic and degrading language...
The art style reminds me of a ton of other romance mangas. So it is quite typical, nothing special or anything that really draws my attention. At first I enjoyed this manga, but at some points the pages just felt too packed and the plot made no sense!!! Also the way these girls that got into Mitsuo's body and took over his life and juts disappeared on really unsatisfying way!
This manga was published in 1999 and you can tell it. It really is problematic! There is transphobic slur used and this manga contains many stereotypes that are not commented about at all! Also otherwise problematic and degrading language...
The art style reminds me of a ton of other romance mangas. So it is quite typical, nothing special or anything that really draws my attention. At first I enjoyed this manga, but at some points the pages just felt too packed and the plot made no sense!!! Also the way these girls that got into Mitsuo's body and took over his life and juts disappeared on really unsatisfying way!
October 30, 2010
Rarely have I liked & continued to like a series such as this one. Even the best of series will usually get old after a few readings, but no so with this series!
The series surrounds Mitsuo & his misadventures as he discovers that he's just psychic enough to see ghosts, as well as to be posessed by them. The first one he finds ends up posessing him to be near her crush Hasunuma, who also attends the same school as Mitsuo. Hasunuma, however, seems to have designs on Mitsuo...
I thoroughly liked this volume. The pacing was nice, the characters are all highly likable, & the artwork is gorgeous. I'd definately recommend this for a first-timer in the yaoi/BL genre, as there's nothing truly objectionable in this series.
The series surrounds Mitsuo & his misadventures as he discovers that he's just psychic enough to see ghosts, as well as to be posessed by them. The first one he finds ends up posessing him to be near her crush Hasunuma, who also attends the same school as Mitsuo. Hasunuma, however, seems to have designs on Mitsuo...
I thoroughly liked this volume. The pacing was nice, the characters are all highly likable, & the artwork is gorgeous. I'd definately recommend this for a first-timer in the yaoi/BL genre, as there's nothing truly objectionable in this series.
July 11, 2016
First of all - what ridiculous name! However, the content itself, is rather enjoyable. Whilst there are some classic manga tropes in here, the two stories about different ghosts possessing and teenage boy, and the events that it causes, are rather humourous.
There is an additional story at the end (completely different characters), as well as a chibi story about the main characters from Eerie Queerie.
I guess the only thing that bugs me a little, is that the word 'tranny' is used, and the title of the manga is perhaps a bit outdated, as well as cheesy. But it was published in the late '90s, so some of these errors can be forgiven a little.
I will endeavour to continue this series with volume two.
There is an additional story at the end (completely different characters), as well as a chibi story about the main characters from Eerie Queerie.
I guess the only thing that bugs me a little, is that the word 'tranny' is used, and the title of the manga is perhaps a bit outdated, as well as cheesy. But it was published in the late '90s, so some of these errors can be forgiven a little.
I will endeavour to continue this series with volume two.
September 23, 2012
Okay, um, wow, so many things to comment. I can't imagine anybody living such a sheltered life that they don't understand basic sociology. Mitsuo is just so completely naive that it's kinda annoying. And Hasunuma... shame on you. I love you to death but even you gotta feel guilty about some of these "no, no, friends totally do this" moments. And poor Ichi -so much like Nakatsu from Hana Kimi. This isn't a profound manga that'll change the world and alter our reality forever but damn if it isn't amusing as hell.
September 19, 2018
Today is a good day for me when it comes to finding some interesting new manga series to read.
The first story in this volume was a nice introduction to the subject matter (possession by ghosts and blossoming homosexuality), and the second story was sad in a good way.
The two extra stories were pretty decent as well, though I always find it a little unnerving when they put such long extras in the first volume (it could be a sign that the series won't last very long due to innevitable cancellation).
Lately, I've been reading a lot of ghost stories, and this may be one of my favourites.
The first story in this volume was a nice introduction to the subject matter (possession by ghosts and blossoming homosexuality), and the second story was sad in a good way.
The two extra stories were pretty decent as well, though I always find it a little unnerving when they put such long extras in the first volume (it could be a sign that the series won't last very long due to innevitable cancellation).
Lately, I've been reading a lot of ghost stories, and this may be one of my favourites.
September 15, 2017
Not impressed. Story lacked sufficient gravity for the topics involved, never found any part of the story particularly clever. The last chapter is also completely unrelated to the series and also was a disappointment.
Also, I'm similarly off put by the awkward English language version of the name. They should have kept the original Japanese series name: "Ghost!"
Also, I'm similarly off put by the awkward English language version of the name. They should have kept the original Japanese series name: "Ghost!"
August 21, 2019
It was cringy at the start but once you get past that it can be kind of funny. Mistsuo is so dense about things it's funny.
October 9, 2025
okay, i'll be honest i enjoyed this.
i know the copyright on goodreads says 2004, but it was originally published in 1999 with the title "ghost" which i feel tells a bit more of what the story is about.
i don't know how i feel about the title being "eerie queerie"
i personally enjoy fantasy/supernatural related things, and it definitely could have showed a little bit more of this aspect.
but both the girl ghost characters were interesting, and you could see their different personalities.
the main character mitsuo definitely does not know a lot, and i'm assuming the characters are in highschool so ofc he has some growing up to do.
but the beginning of this had me giggling, how the first ghost posses mitsuo's body and confessed feelings to hasunuma (i legit keep forgetting his name) and all the classmates are like OH MY GOD HES GAY? and he definitely gets teased about it. but there is no like serious ongoing bullying. although someone does call him a "faggot" which is like off putting BUT again some people suck. and it was just a bg character i think to show how some of the other's viewed it, and again this was written over 20 years ago.
i know some people are put off by slurs in things they read, but not all characters have to be good people. (i was skimming some reviews and i /do/ see where they are coming from. plus it's a reading preference which is totally fair.)
ANYWAYS mitsuo seems a little clueless because hasunuma hugs him at one point and kisses his hair, and visits him in the hospital and mitsuo is like "im so glad we're friends "
and i'm just like heheheh
anyways i'm impatiently waiting for volumes 2-4 to come in from the library.
i know the copyright on goodreads says 2004, but it was originally published in 1999 with the title "ghost" which i feel tells a bit more of what the story is about.
i don't know how i feel about the title being "eerie queerie"
i personally enjoy fantasy/supernatural related things, and it definitely could have showed a little bit more of this aspect.
but both the girl ghost characters were interesting, and you could see their different personalities.
the main character mitsuo definitely does not know a lot, and i'm assuming the characters are in highschool so ofc he has some growing up to do.
but the beginning of this had me giggling, how the first ghost posses mitsuo's body and confessed feelings to hasunuma (i legit keep forgetting his name) and all the classmates are like OH MY GOD HES GAY? and he definitely gets teased about it. but there is no like serious ongoing bullying. although someone does call him a "faggot" which is like off putting BUT again some people suck. and it was just a bg character i think to show how some of the other's viewed it, and again this was written over 20 years ago.
i know some people are put off by slurs in things they read, but not all characters have to be good people. (i was skimming some reviews and i /do/ see where they are coming from. plus it's a reading preference which is totally fair.)
ANYWAYS mitsuo seems a little clueless because hasunuma hugs him at one point and kisses his hair, and visits him in the hospital and mitsuo is like "im so glad we're friends "
and i'm just like heheheh
anyways i'm impatiently waiting for volumes 2-4 to come in from the library.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
January 21, 2022
Had these at home for a while (not sure if they were mine or my husbands XD our collections meshed together and after years I just forgot which was mine and which was his), decided I wanted to read these. I was a tad frustrated. I get that the ghosts wanted to do their thing, but I just wish they had respected Mitsuo's wishes and feelings. Instead they kept taking over his body which in turn led, during Natsuko's ghost for Mitsuo to just faint and he had to go the hospital....
But still an interesting idea, hopefully Mitsuo learns to control it, so that he can close his body/mind for it more, and I did like learning more about the ghosts.
I am shipping Hasunuma and Mitsuo so so much and I don't even mind if Ichi becomes part of it. XD
The art is pretty nice.
A shame of the homophobic stuff and the word tranny. I get it is an older manga, but still...
But still an interesting idea, hopefully Mitsuo learns to control it, so that he can close his body/mind for it more, and I did like learning more about the ghosts.
I am shipping Hasunuma and Mitsuo so so much and I don't even mind if Ichi becomes part of it. XD
The art is pretty nice.
A shame of the homophobic stuff and the word tranny. I get it is an older manga, but still...
May 12, 2024
Pertama kli baca ini sekitar tahun 2007an kayaknya, waktu itu aku gak nyadar kalau ini genre boyslove wkkwkw
Tapi emang aku terus lanjut baca karna “persahabatan” Mitsuo sama Hasunuma yg agak gak biasa itu.
Setelah baca ulang di usia dewasa gini aku baru nydar terjemahannya kacau wkkwkw banyak yg agak lompat2 dialognya
Untuk ceritanya ya agak repeat karna si Mitsuo ini tipe anak indigo yg medium, bisa gampang di masuki roh gitu ,jadi kayak ceritanya dia kerasukan terus sama roh2 ganti2, lucunya si Hasunuma yg sealu bantu buat ngusir rohnya yg nempel di Mitsuo ini gak bisa lihat hantu
Karakter favoritku tetep Mitsuo yg gemes banget, tapi polos gak ketolongan duh, untuk artstyleny mungkin karna jadul jadi agak aneh lihatnya sekarnag karna karakternya gambarnya gepeng dna gak proporsi 😂😂
Tapi emang aku terus lanjut baca karna “persahabatan” Mitsuo sama Hasunuma yg agak gak biasa itu.
Setelah baca ulang di usia dewasa gini aku baru nydar terjemahannya kacau wkkwkw banyak yg agak lompat2 dialognya
Untuk ceritanya ya agak repeat karna si Mitsuo ini tipe anak indigo yg medium, bisa gampang di masuki roh gitu ,jadi kayak ceritanya dia kerasukan terus sama roh2 ganti2, lucunya si Hasunuma yg sealu bantu buat ngusir rohnya yg nempel di Mitsuo ini gak bisa lihat hantu
Karakter favoritku tetep Mitsuo yg gemes banget, tapi polos gak ketolongan duh, untuk artstyleny mungkin karna jadul jadi agak aneh lihatnya sekarnag karna karakternya gambarnya gepeng dna gak proporsi 😂😂
June 5, 2018
Ghosts are all a bunch of selfish jerks, apparently.
Unfortunately for Mitsuo he seems to have no resistance to being possessed, so every spirit with unfinished business is lining up to borrow his body, with no concern for how their antics ruin his life.
I find base concept here (someone taking your body and doing whatever they want with it, everyone you know thinking you're behaving like a crazy person) horrifying rather than humorous, so this story read a little oddly for me, what the light tone, but I gather this was Shiozu's first publication so I'll see where it goes.
Unfortunately for Mitsuo he seems to have no resistance to being possessed, so every spirit with unfinished business is lining up to borrow his body, with no concern for how their antics ruin his life.
I find base concept here (someone taking your body and doing whatever they want with it, everyone you know thinking you're behaving like a crazy person) horrifying rather than humorous, so this story read a little oddly for me, what the light tone, but I gather this was Shiozu's first publication so I'll see where it goes.
September 4, 2024
I read this book probably when I was about 12/13. I didn't understand the title at the time, I got them from the library and I am pretty sure I read them out of order and most of it went over my head. I was reminded of the series the other day when talking to friends and felt like adding it to my GR because it was hilariously obviously gay and I did not get it as a child. Read for gays and ghosts.
Skip for some questionable consent from what I remember.
Skip for some questionable consent from what I remember.
November 4, 2021
For years I heard about this manga. There are so many slurs towards male / male relationship. I found it to be lacking anything sustaining and even the second story started off almost identical to the first ghost possession.
October 11, 2025
One of my first ever manga books. Still an absolute favourite. The characters are cute, the story is really engaging, and it genuinely makes me laugh. Also, lovely artwork.
Not bad for a book >25 years old
Not bad for a book >25 years old
January 4, 2018
3.5 stars, I remember this series from back in the day! Loved at the time but eventually sold/swapped away the series.
March 28, 2018
Way too apologetic about the queer content for me to add it to my queer shelf, but it's cute, and perhaps something was lost in translation.
October 4, 2019
Fun concept, again, black and white so not ideal for me but engaging enough that I finished it and may be persuaded to read a sequel.
December 7, 2019
رقية ...انتوا بتتكلموا إنجلش هنا ليه ؟! انتي بتألفي روايات؟!
February 22, 2022
Quite a few slurs and the translation is ropey but a silly, entertaining story. The characters just look too young it’s definitely borderline.
September 2, 2024
My first yaoi. I have a soft spot for it but it is really for teenagers.
February 17, 2021
I first enountered a teaser chapter of Eerie Queerie in an anime magazine many years ago. Now, I am a heterosexual male who has no interest in the yaoi genre, but I was amazed just how much I enjoyed that chapter. It was so good that I went out and purchased the whole series, and you know what? I have no regrets at all. This series is hilarious from front to back.
The story follows Mitsuo - a teenage schoolboy who can see ghosts. He is the only person with this special talent, so as you can imagine, he is in pretty high demand with the lonely local ghost community. The big problem for Mitsuo is that most of the ghosts he attracts are girls, and what do they want, you ask? They want to posses his body so that they can confess their love to the hot guys they have been crushing on their whole lives.
This is the platform that the series uses to broadcast its humour. From that point on, the author places the story's heterosexual lead in dozens of 'homosexual' situations and lets us watch him squirm. This might sound offensive to some, and in this modern day I can understand that concern, but I honestly think the author means no harm. I personally found this approach very effective. Not only did I laugh at the awkward situations that Mitsuo got caught in, but I also felt his unease.
This manga isn't all embarrassing misunderstandings though. There is plenty of drama and most of the stories have a message to impart on the reader. There is also a standalone manga at the end of this issue called 'Step', which I thought was very good.
I can understand that Eerie Queerie may not sound like everyone's cup of tea, and trust me, I didn't think it sounded like mine either. But I was wrong. There is alot to learn from trying something new. I guess the lesson I learned this time round was not to judge a book by its genre. 5/5.
The story follows Mitsuo - a teenage schoolboy who can see ghosts. He is the only person with this special talent, so as you can imagine, he is in pretty high demand with the lonely local ghost community. The big problem for Mitsuo is that most of the ghosts he attracts are girls, and what do they want, you ask? They want to posses his body so that they can confess their love to the hot guys they have been crushing on their whole lives.
This is the platform that the series uses to broadcast its humour. From that point on, the author places the story's heterosexual lead in dozens of 'homosexual' situations and lets us watch him squirm. This might sound offensive to some, and in this modern day I can understand that concern, but I honestly think the author means no harm. I personally found this approach very effective. Not only did I laugh at the awkward situations that Mitsuo got caught in, but I also felt his unease.
This manga isn't all embarrassing misunderstandings though. There is plenty of drama and most of the stories have a message to impart on the reader. There is also a standalone manga at the end of this issue called 'Step', which I thought was very good.
I can understand that Eerie Queerie may not sound like everyone's cup of tea, and trust me, I didn't think it sounded like mine either. But I was wrong. There is alot to learn from trying something new. I guess the lesson I learned this time round was not to judge a book by its genre. 5/5.
March 5, 2023
Unlike a lot of manga from the early to mid-2000s, this was one I never got to read in high school despite seeing it around a lot. I happened to find the first three volumes of it for dirt-cheap in a 2nd & Charles late last year, and grabbed them right off. I'm glad I did and I'm glad I finally got around to reading this first volume! All I am going to say is that this is very cute and I think if you're going to read this, you should go in as blind as possible.
February 21, 2016
Mitsuo Shiozu is basically an ordinary student with one slight exception; he is able to see and communicate with spirits and they can take over his body. This wouldn't be too bad of a problem except that this includes girls who can take over his body and have an attraction to particular boys.
Which then sets up a lot of the humor of the story. Mitsuo, who is not attracted to guys, finds himself, well, sort of himself/someone else's self, flirting with certain boys and, at one point, is even kissed by a boy ( who is apparently a remarkably good kisser, too.)
Mitsuo himself is a really nice boy and really wants to help the spirits than inhabit him, but sometimes they get a little too enthusiastic and he tries to find ways to exorcise the spirit. As the story goes on there end up to be at least two boys who are interested in Mitsuo, and not just when he is inhabited by a female spirit.
If you can't stand the thought of boys being with boys then this is a series you will want to avoid, but if that type of thing doesn't upset you, then this is a really good series to read. This is one of the few manga that, as soon as I get a new volume I want to read it, it's that good.
Which then sets up a lot of the humor of the story. Mitsuo, who is not attracted to guys, finds himself, well, sort of himself/someone else's self, flirting with certain boys and, at one point, is even kissed by a boy ( who is apparently a remarkably good kisser, too.)
Mitsuo himself is a really nice boy and really wants to help the spirits than inhabit him, but sometimes they get a little too enthusiastic and he tries to find ways to exorcise the spirit. As the story goes on there end up to be at least two boys who are interested in Mitsuo, and not just when he is inhabited by a female spirit.
If you can't stand the thought of boys being with boys then this is a series you will want to avoid, but if that type of thing doesn't upset you, then this is a really good series to read. This is one of the few manga that, as soon as I get a new volume I want to read it, it's that good.
August 11, 2012
It's not uncommon for me to peruse manga with names that make my teeth clench, but I couldn't pass up the concept: high school kid's life becomes very complicated when he finds out that he can see ghosts and they can possess him. And so far he has a talent for drawing in girl ghosts, which in one case leads to him confessing "his" love for a guy in front of the entire school. Which leads to him being harrassed. And to some unexpected friendships....
I'm definitely checking out Vol. 2 when it comes out, since I really enjoyed this. Mitsuo is sweet yet prickly, and endearingly drawn as a skinny, scrawny boy with hair like baby chick's down. Hasunuma is blatantly putting the moves on him, something that Mitsuo's only occasionally aware of. It seems like Ichi is being set up as a recurring character too. I found most of the little asides to be entertaining for once.
Though I wasn't into the chapter titled "Step," which had nothing to do with our characters but shared the theme of letting go and finding your happiness. Too bad I didn't care about any of the characters in it.
I'm definitely checking out Vol. 2 when it comes out, since I really enjoyed this. Mitsuo is sweet yet prickly, and endearingly drawn as a skinny, scrawny boy with hair like baby chick's down. Hasunuma is blatantly putting the moves on him, something that Mitsuo's only occasionally aware of. It seems like Ichi is being set up as a recurring character too. I found most of the little asides to be entertaining for once.
Though I wasn't into the chapter titled "Step," which had nothing to do with our characters but shared the theme of letting go and finding your happiness. Too bad I didn't care about any of the characters in it.
February 3, 2009
Its been a long time since I've read manga, and this sort of tumbled into my bookshelf. I love the different ways there are to show emotions in manga, the cloud of anger coming out of the nose, the dark flush on the cheeks and nose for excitement, the cartoonish quality to indicate anger or extreme reactions, and the realistic qualities or dark shadowing to show seriousness. Such a bounty of great ideas for drawing! So much to learn!! So much to see! This is a cute series too, that sneakily covers serious subjects and hides it under teenager fears and hopes. How does a person live their life, and what will they regret after death? And yeah, sexuality issues too, as alluded to by the title. Its a little more subtle than i expected. All very interesting!
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