The Elegant Everyday of a Yokai Apartment

The Elegant Everyday of a Yokai Apartment A 10-volume modern fantasy series by Hinowa Kouzuki. The protagonist is Yuushi Inaba, who lost his parents in an accident in his first year of middle school and was taken in by his uncle. He was exhausted by his guilt towards his aunt and uncle, and the words and actions of his sensitive, similarly-aged cousins. Aiming for early independence, he applied to and was accepted into a vocational school with a high employment rate that required boarding. Just two days after he rejoiced at finally being able to move out, the dormitory he was supposed to move into burned down. In a panic, he searched for a room at real estate agencies, but it was the wrong season and all were taken. Standing there in despair, a strange child said, "Big brother, are you looking for a room? Try going to that shop. I'm sure they have a good room." As if drawn by those words, he went to the real estate agent, who took pity on him and introduced him to a room at Sumiyoshi-sou. "Shared bath and toilet, but includes meals." The rent was a generous ¥25,000 including utilities and meals. Yuushi, suspicious that it was too good to be true, was told by the owner, "They appear, you know (ghosts)." "I don't believe in ghosts," Yuushi replied, accepting the contract for Sumiyoshi-sou. This is a story about how Yuushi, while being tossed around by the eccentric residents (including non-humans) of the strange apartment, gradually heals his wounded heart and grows. The characters are intense! And the meals are dangerously food-porn worthy! What's more, the bath...!!!