Nozokiya

Description

From Manga-Sketchbook:

Young Ko is about to learn a new hobby...

Ko Higaonna, sharing a moment with his not-quite-girlfriend Satomi, is disturbed to discover a sallow-faced man watching with infrared goggles from the darkness. Ko's sense of privacy is offended, and soon blood is spilled, and the goggles pass into new hands. But the Voyeur remains, and now Ko is his pupil, about to discover what goes on beneath the smiles on people's faces... What goes on in private, in the dark...?

Type

Manga

Related Series

Shin Nozokiya (Spin-Off)

Shin Nozokiya (Sequel)

Associated Names

Voyeur

Вуайерист

のぞき屋

Groups Scanlating

Manga-Sketchbook

Latest Release(s)

v.1 c. by Manga-Sketchbook 20 years ago

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Status in Country of Origin

1 Volume (Complete)

Completely Scanlated?

Yes

Anime Start/End Chapter

N/A

User Reviews

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User Rating

Average: 6.6 / 10.0 (85 votes)

Bayesian Average: 6.52 / 10.0

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14%

29%

18%

Last Updated

July 28th, 2023 7:32pm PDT - 2 years ago

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Genre

Drama Mature Seinen
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Monster

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Author(s)

YAMAMOTO Hideo

Artist(s)

YAMAMOTO Hideo

Year

1992

Original Publisher

Shogakukan

Serialized In (magazine)

Young Sunday (Shogakukan)

Licensed (in English)

Yes

English Publisher

Viz (Complete)

Activity Stats (vs. other series)

Weekly Pos #746

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Monthly Pos #1681

(-171)

3 Month Pos #2224

(-1276)

6 Month Pos #5115 (No change)

Year Pos #7102

(-39)

List Stats

On 67 reading lists

On 170 wish lists

On 298 completed lists

On 7 unfinished lists

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Interesting but not deep or thought-provoking

by takitogr
3 years ago

Rating: 6.0 / 10.0

Worst thing about this manga is that it feels incomplete. And it's never completed actually. The sequel goes with a completely different crew of wholly unlikeable and despicable characters/sleazebags that lack any deeper drive behind their actions apart from getting their daily kicks. If they're not doing voyeurism as a job, they're doing it to satiate their perversion.

At least in Voyeur there is a hint of a more meaininful motive behind all this. To expose society's ills and under the surface instincts. How easily people can betray or why. Sadly none of this is delivered intelligently. The manga has nothing to say about all these topics. Nothing to give you to think about. The characters, their motives, their actions and their thoughts are displayed in a subpar fashion that makes it obvious that the author didn't give this much thought. The second story is a classic stalker story that the Voyeurs inc. are trying to stop. And it ends.

Interesting to read because of the subject matter and the promise of something bigger, nothing to take away from it or remember it by. Ultimately, it's shallow, haphazard and hasty.

... Last updated 3 years ago

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Interesting, but I'd like to see more.

by Jooles
16 years ago

Rating: N/A

At least the first part/chapter (it's divided in two) was a really great one that gave me access to a few different emotions. The second was a more standard take on a "PI with a twist"-manga.

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Weird but fun

by calstine
10 years ago

Rating: 7.2 / 10.0

For years I dismissed this because I thought it'd be twisted and disgusting, but as I grew older the idea of "professional voyeurism" became intriguing enough to push me to read. I'm quite happy with my choice, as the concept was unique and the execution quite amusing.

Oddly enough, the unrepentant social deviant Takuro - the protagonist's 'mentor' and eventual partner-in-crime - slowly grew on me due to his unusual life philosophy, talents worthy of an Interpol spy, and calm, surprisingly mature demeanour. (Though I guess his utter lack of arousal at seeing anyone naked/in sexual situations, watching it all with detached academic interest that spoke to the psychologist in me, played a big part in that). The protagonist, Ko, on the other hand, was your typical hot-blooded 20-something guy -- not particularly skilful or appealing in any way. Still, he did provide a good foil for the stoically composed Takuro, and brought with him the 'emotional,' 'man-on-the-street' facet of the plot.

It's a shame Shin Nozokiya was never scanlated to completion; I'd have loved to see how the mangaka takes this weird "occupation" to new heights.

... Last updated 10 years ago

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Nice

by lilbro
18 years ago

Rating: N/A

This manga was very interesting in the way it did what it did. Gives you a slightly different look at voyeurism. A more proffesional look so to speak.

Creative. I just wish that this had went longer instead of moving on too voyeurs inc.

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boring, pointless

by Sugarshark
7 years ago

Rating: N/A

read it 20 years ago in a serial magazine, misogyno creep fare
it's obsolete now due to the technological leaps in 2018~
anyone can hack your phone nowadays and get your sexts sent to them while providing tracking 24/7
why anyone would want to read about such things....?
ick

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