Customer Reviews

Eerie Queerie! Vol. 4

5 star:		(16)
4 star:		(7)
3 star:		(3)
2 star:		(0)
1 star:		(0)

 

 

Hi there! I hope this helps you if you are interested in the BL (Shonen-Ai or YAOI) genre.

Story: ****
Art: ***
Steamy scenes: None. This is Shonen-ai, not YAOI. But there are 2 or 3 friendly hugs & kisses on the cheek; very sweetly presented.
Did it keep my attention? Yes!

Ghosts, charms and boy's romance. If you are new to the BL (boys love/shonen-ai) genre, I believe this is for you. Nothing at all explicit in ANY of the 4 volumes (which totally disappointed me by the way, having more 'adult'/YAOI preferences (eg. Rub-in Love, Kizuna...), expecially when volume 4 promised explicit content on the cover and then failed to deliver!

This 4 volume series is cute & sweet, with Hasunuma always on the lookout to protect Mitsuo in their quest to put earth-bound spirits to rest. Mitsuo can see ghosts, and tries to help them. His best friend Hasunuma tries to keep him out of trouble... and grab a friendly hug or little kiss when he can! The feel of the story is light with situations that will make you cringe at one moment and laughing at the next (being very thankful it's not happening to you). There are also a few almost-scary parts, and some suspense. Overall, the plot is simple and easy to follow. The artwork is pretty enough (Hasunuma is very attractive, and Mitsuo is cute), but sometimes it is difficult to tell characters apart.

I believe that this volume (#1) is a good indication of what the rest of the series is like; so if you like the first one, I believe you'll like them all.

Overall, an amusing and entertaining read.

I knew about this manga for some time now, but avoided it because of how stupid the summaries sounded. But I read the sneakpeak in the tokyopop sampler and found out how funny, cute, and intelligent it really was. book 3 is typical eerie queerie supernatural comedy, with plenty of yaoi innuendo- which is a great thing. (Not that you have to like shonen ai to enjoy it- many of the scenarios are hilarious.) I don't mind the gender switch like the other reviewer, because what can you do when the english language has no neutral pronouns? The guy did look very pretty. (and exactly like Sai.)

Basically, there are 3 stories. The first, "Stray Cats" is about a newcomer, Itsuki, who tries to help out at the shrine, to make some money- but he is followed by a silent friend trying to get his attention. Mitsuo and the others try to first figure out what thier relationship is, and then improve it because Itsuki is so indifferent.

The second is "Lucky Boys at Dawn", where Mitsuo attempts to complete a commission as a psychic. The unusual Sanjaya family joins the cast as his employer. A particularly difficult spirit puts everyone in danger, and without the spiritual experience of Mikuni (who had a strange accident), Mitsuo is desperate.

Lastly, "Sweet Festival" is an essentially cute story about Valentines day, where Mitsuo is worried about not getting any chocolates from girls. (Hasunuma and Ichi are more worried about Mitsuo) The crazy student council complicates things by taking over Mitsuo's meeting with the girl who left him a lovenote in his locker.

The illustrations are adorable, and there are more little sidenotes then there usually are in manga. (Which just makes it funnier) Trust me, its the most exceptional manga I've ever read, and I'm extremely glad it. (There's only 4 volumes, so why not?) Get it.

At first glance of the cover it looked like Eerie Queerie was just a manga version of the cast from the show "Queer Eye For the Straight Guy". So of course it all ready seemed intriguing. What?s not to love about yoai boys?! After reading the brief over view of the back the book it is not exactly as it first seemed. It is so much better; it invokes all the curiosities of school life, spirits, love, hope, and much more. Shiozu-san definitely knew she was going to win the readers over.

I give this book four stars. It is guaranteed Eerie Queerie cannot be put down. If you like probable yoai, romance, and the misfit finding friends, you'll love Eerie Queerie. The only problem with Eerie Queerie is that it is so captivating that the waiting until the next book comes out seems like forever.

Eerie Queerie, or Ghost, is simply an adorable manga. The plot is fairly simple, but good: Mitsuo, a friendless high school student, can communicate with ghosts. Not only that, the ghosts are able to take over his body at will. With help from his "friend" Hasunuma (a "friend" who delights in embracing and some sexuality-questioning kisses), Mitsuo helps these ghosts to wrap up their regrets and move on. With cute and awkward moments off-set by serious discussions about loneliness, regret, life, and death, this is definitely a "must have" manga. Not to mention the art's adorable.

Eerie Queerie! struck me as soon as I saw the title. We've been waiting for this volume for two months, and it doesn't disappoint. Homophobic people won't like it... and as a side note, there are no females in this volume at all, so there is definitely some cuddling between the boys.

The only thing that annoys me is the incorrect information at the back of the book. Hasunuma does not collapse during rehearsal, like the other reviewer pointed out. In fact, it's much more interesting than that.

If you like shounen-ai/yaoi, you'll love this book! Mitsuo, the main character, is a loner who can see & communicate w/ ghosts. Of course, these spirits take advantage of him & use his body without so much as a by-your-leave. The catch? The spirits are FEMALE! -- which, as you can imagine, puts our hero in veeery awkward situations! The art is simple but cute (if you like Fruitsbasket's charcter designs, you'll probably like this as well). This volume is filled with laugh-out-loud humor and touching moments as well. The relationship that develops between Mitsuo & Hasunuma is really sweet and worth checking out.

Eerie Queerie! is a mixed book for me. While I loved the quiet romance undertones and the mix-ups Mitsou goes through, the book just seemed lacking something substancial. However, it fit with the open feeling of the book, a light-hearted almost-love-story that keeps a smile on my face. Just thinking about the watermelon makes me smile. I wager that story would melt any sour face.

The premise of this story was enough to hook me. The first volume was enough to prompt me to buy the other three. Unfortunately after the first volume the story goes downhill.

The characters introduced begin to look the same, and a large household of bishounens and their lolita maids required me at some points to back up and reread scenes to determine which of the light-haired pretty boys was speaking to which of the light-haired pretty boys. Not that this confusion seemed to hamper the plot, which had by this point abandoned the story.

There are some very cute scenes in this manga, and the two main characters forming the focal relationship and also cute. The story line unfortunately tapers of into an unimpressive and blurry sort of ending, and there is only a vague resolution to the character's budding relationship problems.

It's cute I suppose, but I wouldn't buy it again and one of the friends I lent it to didn't even bother finishing it.

I'm surprised however by the reviews it's gotten on here, so I guess my advice would have to be this: go to a bookstore and flip through a few pages in the second or third volume. If you can tell the characters well enough apart and the plot lines seem good enough for you, go for it. Otherwise just sit back and wait because larger quantities and higher qualities of yaoi manga are coming onto the market. Soon there will be no need to just grab anything with a yaoi reference to get your fix.

... not at all.

having more "hardcore" tastes, i don't usually go for the shonen ai, especially when hearing that the sexualities of the charcaters aren't too clear. but overjoyed that there was another shonen ai release in *english* i brushed my worries aside and found that eerie queerie is a fun, interesting series that without a doubt has yaoi undertones. the character designs are lovely and the bishounen qualities are not put to waste on characters that barely interact. what makes eerie queerie a good read for yaoi/shonen-ai fans is the definate sexual tension between the main characters, that only heightens with a certain dream. the *possibility* that the series could get expilicit is very nice and it builds when vol.2 introduces a wayward priest (what do you you mean, you kept me warm?). the plot never lags and gets dramatic and ridiculous to a point that only entertains. the stories behind the ghosts add to the strength to the plot. the ghosts themselves add another comedic element (the other one being the main predicament itself) eventhough they may have tragic stories.

funny, a mix of naughty and nice, eerie queerie is excellent.

There are actually two separate stories there. The bulk of this manga is the story of Mitsuo Shiozu who has the ability to interact with ghosts. Unfortunately these ghosts use him to try and finish their business on earth and that might not be the best thing for a high school boy. His new friend Hasunuma reacts a bit too friendly toward him, strong hints of gay dynamics about to begin, but he does help him with his problem by believing that ghosts are using him. Together they help two female spirits though it gets a bit confusing to figure out what is going on with some of the tiny print and action sequences (-1 star). Then the manga turned to the story of Tomoya and Kurara Kaneko, twin sister and brother also in high school though not the same one I think. This second story was confusing to me because was expecting more with the Hasunuma and Mitsuo and the ghosts (-1 star).