Completed Anime
Haruka Nogizaka's Secret

“Popular school idol Haruka hides her otaku identity until timid Yuuto discovers and protects her secret, sparking friendship.”

Haruka Nogizaka's Secret

7.19
3,701 rank · 139,645 viewers · 452 favorites
Comedy Romance Otaku Culture School
12 episodes · 25 min per ep min · Summer 2008 · Diomedéa · PG-13 - Teens 13 or older
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Synopsis

Popular school idol Haruka hides her otaku identity until timid Yuuto discovers and protects her secret, sparking friendship.

Haruka Nogizaka is the most popular student in the prestigious Hakujo Academy, possessing unparalleled beauty, talent, and influence. Unbeknownst to her fellow students, however, she keeps an embarrassing secret of being an otaku—something that can potentially destroy her elegant reputation. Unfortunately for Haruka, an encounter with the timid Yuuto Ayase in the school library spells the end of her well-kept secret. However, the two reach a mutual agreement with Yuuto promising to keep Haruka's secret, sparking an unexpected friendship between them. Nonetheless, with Haruka's status as the school celebrity and her friendly relationship with Yuuto, both of them are bound to be the subject of gossip everywhere they go!

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Community consensus

Derived from 27 sampled reviews

7.3 /10

What 27 viewers settled on.

91% recommend
Score distribution
median 7 mode 7 σ 1.63
1510
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Mostly aligned

σ 1.63 · some divergence

mixed
The polarity gap

4.5 pts

Recommenders 8.0 · others 3.5

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Score over time

↑ 0.33

Running avg · Aug 2008 → Jul 2025

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Production slate

A Tv Production · Summer 2008

Diomedéa.
in association with

ASCII Media Works · Studio Mausu

  • Format 12 × 25′ eps × min
  • Total runtime 5h 00m all episodes
  • Aired Jul 2008 – Sep 2008 Summer 2008
  • Source Tv media type
  • Rated PG 13 - Teens 13 or older
  • Ref. BS-3049 catalog

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