Nozoki Ana

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This manga is more than just an erotic manga. The first moment, it seems like a typical ecchi manga, but after a while, the story becomes so much brighter! The manga has many lessons, mainly about sex and social relationships.

The protagonist is of type weak, but he improves himself in the course.

All in all it is a good story. No, it's more than a good story... it really surprised me. I was waiting for something generic in the first time, and after that I would just forget this. But, I remember of all story, with nostalgia.

The ending is very good;
The art is ... good and funny;
The characters are perfect, all of them;
The plot surprises me;

The unique point, it's the plot, surprise me, but, it's a little strange for me. But, that might be because I'm not used to erotic manga.

The premise of Nozoki Ana is extraordinarily stupid with a plot hole WAY bigger than the story’s infamous peephole (just call the police, your parents, and landlord anyway despite being blackmailed?), but I’d be as much a liar as the MC if I said this story wasn’t simultaneously thrilling and emotionally gripping, especially for smut.

First, if you are struggling with porn use or are not comfortable seeing nude female bodies, I do not recommend this manga and you shouldn't read it. Literally every chapter includes some degree of nudity or sex.

As Gigguk has already pointed out, Emiru is what keeps the story genuinely interesting. Her ... mysteriousness, cleverness, obstinance about the rules, and consequent maliciousness is offset by unexpected displays of compassion and bravery that make you question all of your (correct and healthy) assumptions about Stockholm syndrome. Similar to Makima from Chainsaw Man, Emiru puts the reader in a dilemma where this person is clearly not trustworthy, but even after all she does is still likeable.

Kido to some is a typical, indecisive harem protagonist, but I disagree. He’s quite decisive, he just makes consistently poor decisions and regrets them. Yet, it’s useful to keep in mind (and be reminded) these poor decisions are done under a constant state of duress for most of the story. Despite that duress being avoidable, the author’s commitment to the premise turns what could be a bland protagonist into something more like a psychological case study for how one may respond to this situation (emphasis on “something more like” given these situations are mostly timing when he has sex). Consequently, his escapades with love interests at odds with his complicated relationship with Emiru create some interesting moral quandaries prompting questions about privacy, truth-telling, duress and romance, and sexual trauma.

There’s more to say about the other characters, who I would say are generally well-written and multi-dimensional. Yet, despite being unexpectedly emotional and well-written, it is still smut so by principle I can only give it a mixed recommendation. Lastly, please do not become voyeurs hoping that you’ll find the love of your life if you decide to read this manga. You will go to jail.

Well I just read that hot garbage and this having a rating of almost 8 is ridiculous.

The whole story is the guy having sex for 80 chapters with other girls while being curious about his neighbor. Then they proceed to use the word "peep" around 50 times per chapter which is incredibly annoying.
The narration is quite lackluster, clearly the focus was on the erotic part of the manga and less on any romance or drama.
A lot of the stuff that happens is utterly nonsensical.

However I dont mind the ending being such an up and down, it's what im looking for in these ... kinds of mangas.
Overall this was just a bit too lewd with too little story to back it up, just read a full on hentai instead of this and you'd be done quicker.

Read something else.