Audience reviews
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p0tat0_
I really liked this show but it kinda fell off for me after episode 7, everything felt a lot more over the top and the main premise of the show became less of a thing which bummed me out because I really enjoyed it. It had a good enging though. Also a lot of the tropes and plotpoints where pretty predictable at times. Surprisingly the romance was pretty good.
Its not bad but dont go into It expecting something breathtaking, if you are someone who just wants to watch something short and fun youll prob enjoy this.
(also this show is pretty ecchi I dont know why its not tagged as such)
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Alright, let’s start with the basics.
Animation: 6/10
Strangely better animated than most current anime, especially considering it came out in 2008.
Comedy: 8/10
It made me laugh—genuinely fun and entertaining.
Romance: 9/10 A proper, satisfying, and complete romance—just how all romance anime should be. Nowadays they love to drag things out for 12 episodes only to throw us an open ending… but that’s not the case with Nogizaka.
Characters: 7/10
They're your typical clichés from that era, nothing too unique or standout.
Plot: 6/10
Could’ve gone deeper or had more complexity, but it’s still enjoyable to watch.
Now let’s get into the negatives.
The protagonist is one of them. Even though he’s decisive when it comes to romance and actually takes initiative (which is rare), he’s still yo…
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The story of this show focuses on a young student named Nogizaka Haruka who happens to be a closet otaku and at the same time your generic anime prestigious female student. Very few people know about it except for her little sister Mika and her two maids who completely support her until one day by accident the MC of the show, Yuuto Ayase discovers her little secret. The story is as generic and inconsistent as it gets. It contains some allusions to other animes like Shakugan no Shana and Bokusatsu Tenshi Dokuro-chan. The main issue that is presented on episode one gets resolved more or less rather quickly. Like at first Haruka is being very secretive of her hobby in school but around episode 3, some fuckboy tries to hit on her and bullies Yuuto wrongly accusing him of being a dirty Otaku. M…
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I watched part of this series when it was first coming out several years ago, but did not finish it. I got around to it again recently as I wanted to see how it finally ended.
I enjoyed the first season and most of the second season-- but by the end of the second season I could not stand the main character yuuto or the same joke over and over again.
The biggest problem I had with this shows is that yuuto the MC is completely useless and doesn't have the slightest courage to do anything serious to help the girl he cares about until he gets a pep talk from all of his friends. By the end of the second season he alone ruined it for me.
It had the cliche of a guy and a girl falling over and landing in a perverted position too many times.
I also had the same joke that any time the two ma…
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(SPOILERS)
When I went into this anime, I did not expect it to go the way that it did. Besides having one of my favorite Japanese voice actresses as the lead, I was not too optimistic about it at first glance. I will keep the synopsis a little short since there's not too much to write about anyway.
The anime starts off with Yuuto, your everyday nerd character with glasses to boot, stumbling around and trying to avoid his otaku friend that insists he try out the hobby. He hears about a girl named Haruka, who is wealthy, popular and talented. Naturally, he fears he won't get anywhere with her as a friend, so he backs off from the idea right away and things go about normally. But, obviously we all knew that was not going to happen since her NAME is in the title of the anime.
Anyway, the pr…
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DDAAAMMNN! This anime turned out to be much better than i expected it to be. I had this anime on my ' to watch list' for a while now, and i kept adding new anime just so that i can avoid watching the ones that seemed boring and average. I thought that i was going to get an anime that was tediously average but instead i got a hard boiled romance between Yuto and Haruka. Yeah sure we might have seen the average story but don't judge every thing by the cover. You might actually find that this anime can be quite enjoyable. The two things that set this anime apart from the average anime was the the enjoyment(10) and the flowing relationship between the to main characters. Some romance anime skip the growth of relationships and try to force it in at the end. This anime made their relationship gr…
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Nogizaka Haruka no Himitsu is an anime that focuses on the peculiar world of interpersonal relationships and the misunderstandings of every day life. It is an oddball in that it has the capacity to be a masterpiece but due to the forced and often exaggerated drama it falls short of its true potential.
The central couple of the show, Yuuto and Haruka, go to the same school but seem to be on two different ends of the social spectrum. Yuuto is a plain and completely uninteresting guy with the resolve of a pigeon dropping. He's indifferent in life and often pushed around by his peers like a leaf in the wind. This personality supplemented by his plain looks make him unpopular with the ladies or just about anyone, to say the least. On the other hand we have Haruka, the beautiful highly accompli…
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I truely enjoyed watching this show, In fact i have watched the entire show a few times. There are many good things to say about this show. Although the plot is kind of predictable most of the time it is still fun to watch. The personalities of the main and secondary characters are very well thought out. They are portrayed in an excellent manner and is what really makes me want to watch it over and over again. One of the only things i didn't really like about the show is how the two main characters never admitted their feelings to each other although they know how the other feels about them. Its almost like a common love story but not so much love is shown. Still the show will leave some inpact on the person watching it and you will want to continue on watching the second season of the sho…
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Story- Its mainly about a rich girl being happy with a guy that isn't of her status.
This was pretty interesting, because there was no bullshit. There were no parts where there was suspense to the point where it get annoying.
Art-
The art was pretty nice for the most part but i feel that it could have been a little better.
Character-
The characters were pretty unique but i would say they lean more to ward the cute side even though most of the characters are adults.
Enjoyment-
This anime was actually pretty unique because it shows the two kinds of Otaku. It shows that not all anime lovers are people with no life as many would think which is what made the anime so interesting to watch. The character types matched well making this anime pretty fun to watch.
Overall
I would say that th…
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I feel bad for Nogizaka-san. Not only is your secret is exposed to some guy, you gradually fall for him too. Will he stay loyal to you by not blowing your secret to everybody else? or will fate just play on and ruin everybody's lives? It is a very long wait for the climax because season 1 is just half of the story. Anybody that likes cheesy romance comedies, akiba things, and just want to be a knight and shining armor to their girl will love this series. I prefer the pacing of the story on the light novels though as this anime adaptation did not reach my expectations. I personally am not quite amused with the art as I've first seen this series as a light novel and we all know how cover art of light novels are godly moe and drawn really well. Soundtracks are your usual anison which is nice…
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Romance/Comedy Anime that's very funny and enjoyable. When i watch this for the first time, i know that this anime will entertain me. Yeah, that' s absolutely right. Well, lets reviews it step by step.
Story (7/10)
Not so new in anime world where the MC (Yuuto Ayase) is a roundabout person and he meets the princess of his highschool that fits the perfectness (Nogizaka Haruka). But, eventually he accidentally know her secret as an otaku. The story itself is rather slow at first but faster when it comes to an end. But i think the supporting characters in this anime are rather too ordinary. Their appearance are made like NPC in some game that needed to progress the story. Like for example, Amamiya Shiina. Her role as the main female character love rival is quite weak. But from episode 1 to…
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The anime starts with the opening, that is really cool (photoshop or something like that), and the song is awesome!
True, the first season of "Nogizaka Haruka No Himitsu" in the opening video they DON'T show if they are going to kiss or not. Me like! Because most of the anime shows in the opening what is going to happen in the anime, and in this anime they don't. So we don't know if they are going to kiss or not. (I promist, it's exciting!)
So just for judgeing this right now: I'll give the opening: 10/10 !
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Nogizaka Haruka no Himitsu
Nogizaka Haruka No Himitsu is an anime about two people from different classes. On one hand you have Yuuto Ayase who is average and plain in every way, and on the other you have Haruka Nogizaka who is rich, famous pianist, and the most popular and sought after girl in the school. These two cross paths in a set of unlikely coincidences at which time Yuuto discovers a deep dark secret which could crush the popular lifestyle of Haruka. Haruka is an otaku. To Haruka’s relief Yuuto, though average, is a very honest and caring person and he promises to keep her secret, and support her with her hobby as anunwavering friend.
If the discription of Nogizaka Haruka No Himitsu sounds familiar it is becuase you are right “Ore No Imouto” has a VERY similar plot aside from th…
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Story - 4
The initial premise for this series is interesting and is what drew me to watch this in the first place. It starts out strong but by episode 6 or 7 the main reason for the story has been mostly wrapped up and the following episodes become an everyday romance story, except that even that is badly written.
Art - 5
The art is generic and bland, with very little to distinguish characters in this anime from characters in others. It doesn't have any particular flair to it and doesn't grab your attention, but on the other hand, it is also not bad to look at. It's just... average.
Sound - 4
The OP and ED songs aren’t memorable or catchy at all, and have very little staying power. They’re just... there, and that’s it.
Character - 2
The characters in this series are horrible. In the fir…
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I went into this expecting to hate it and i've been surprised! I actually don't know what it is but this was outlandishly fun to watch! I'll concede that Yutou is a total idiot but the show compensates by having the exceedingly compelling Haruka at its helm and she is just...outstanding. The fanservice is actually tasteful which is a fairly rare thing it has to be said. All in all, this is perfect relaxation material!
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This is one of the best romance animes that I've seen. If not the best, in the top 2-to-3. And here's why:
Here I am, in America, thinking that anime, manga, etc. was watched on a nationwide scale, and didn't hold any social repercussions for doing so. Well, I might be wrong. Although I don't know the social acceptance or tolerance of the aforementioned hobbies, this show's culture of Japan looks down upon the hobby itself, as well as the people who enjoy that hobby. Now, like above, in actual, real-life Japan, the mood could be quite different from what's given to us in the show, but this key change of normalcy in regards to the storyline had me reeling... in a good way.
Now, if you've seen this and have read the above paragraph, and thought to yourself, "Well, it's the typical 'normal…
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Neko here, and.. when did I wrote review like that?
Okay I'll rewrite this review from my point of view today.
The secret is Nogizaka Haruka, rich lady, is actually an otaku. You keep her secret from others, and set some flag higher than any other men. You get her, date her, and get on top of her. That's the kind of anime is this.
This anime is for you. Yes. You who want another dream-comes-true situation. Date someone rich who actually likes anime. And she did some parodies! It's shana! I laughed since I like that kind of parody.
Lucky Bastard, I want flag like that too! -is the first impression of this anime.
Well, this anime isn't quite good. You may pick another anime.
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Anime that focuses on and celebrates otaku culture is becoming increasingly rampant these days, but at the same time, it's important for anyone on the up-and-up with Japanese society to know that being an otaku is still one of the worst stigmas any one person can carry. Therefore, whoever though of making a series where a classy, rich girl loved by all is actually an otaku in secret was a genius.
This is where Nogizaka Haruka no Himitsu really flourishes in its delivery. The story, focusing on Haruka's love of anime, manga, and otaku culture is not merely another "girl likes anime" series, but rather a tale of otaku empowerment. The series demonstrates the societal taboo by immersing "normal" people into Haruka's hobby, thus creating a window that gives the potential to both celebrate and…
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I'm guessing everyone reads the short synopsis before reading the reviews, so this review will be very much free of any spoilers.
just one thing before i start. the genre set for Nogizaka Haruka no Himitsu(NHnH) is Romance Comedy, but for me, it's more to Slice of Life, Parody, and pure Romance. Don't expect any serious harems from NHnH.
Story (8/10)
The story for NHnH is very simplistic and very predictable. However, this is, rather than a disappointment, the best point in NHnH. From the beginning, we are told of the main character's (Nogizaka Haruka) secret. The series does not show any signs of surprising us or portraying an impressive plot twist. It just piles up cute, predictable scenarios which you will find in any Romance Comedy Harem anime you've seen. surprisingly, this is not…
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You know, for all the internet rage I've heard that this show is "Too much Otaku wish fulfillment", it failed to fulfill my wish of being entertained. ZONG! And now, ladies and germs, the actual review:
Actually, I wouldn't argue that the problem with this show is that it's a substance-less, extra generous heaping of Otaku wish fulfillment as some claim, because let's face it, KissxSis and Chocotto Sister REALLY have no critical quality to them, and instead only show me just what I want to see, and yet I'm still entertained by them. No, instead, I find that there are three major problems that cause Himitsu to fall short of it's potential.
The first is that for an Otaku-centric comedy, Himitsu feels as though it were written by a non-Otaku. While many of the stereotypes and experiences t…
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