“27-year-old Airi accidentally hits 17-year-old surfer Ryuusei, then becomes his school principal while fighting mutual attraction.”
Secret x Boy
ナイショ×ボーイ
Would You Love or Hate This?
AI-powered analysis tailored to your taste
Based on your preference for character-driven stories with layered emotional arcs, this title's exploration of identity and belonging would deeply resonate. The pacing mirrors series you've rated highly, and its thematic depth aligns with your appreciation for nuanced storytelling...
However, the slow initial episodes might test your patience given your history of dropping shows that don't hook you early. The art style shift in the middle arc could also be a concern...
Synopsis
27-year-old Airi accidentally hits 17-year-old surfer Ryuusei, then becomes his school principal while fighting mutual attraction.
The heroine is 27 year old Airi. She has just left a job as an office lady, and is not too happy about her previous career. One day at the beach she is yelling out her frustration at her old boss to the waves when she spots a cute guy wearing only a towel. (he’s barely wearing that!) Airi thinks he is strange until she realizes he is a surfer, and is changing out of his wetsuit. She gets into her car to leave, but in a bit of clumsy driving, she manages to run into someone. Yep, she hits surfer boy! His foot is injured, and in her panic to help him, she drives him to the first place she can find where he can get cleaned up- a Love Hotel Yow! Airi doesn’t realize she took him to a love hotel until they are actually in the room. Yeah, Airi does not seem to be the brightest girl out there. Meanwhile cute boy, who tells her he is only 17, gets cleaned up in the shower. His foot is okay now, and he immediately starts putting the moves on Airi. I mean, they ARE in a love hotel. But Airi pushes him away, and they part. Airi can’t believe herself though, she was actually attracted to him, and he’s only 17! That’s a 10 year difference! Through a suitably shoujo-manga-ish set of plot twists, Airi takes up a position as an administrator/principal at a boys school. Guess who is a student at her school… yeah, her 17 year old surfer boy. His name is Ryuusei, and Airi finds, to her horror, that she is still attracted to him. He seems to like her a lot too, but can they really have any sort of future, given their age difference? (from shoujo-manga.com)
What people say
Read Order & Related
Explore the Secret x Boy universe
Cast
See all →Gallery
See all →If you stay for this, you'll stay for these
See all →The community pairs this with
See all →Publication slate
A Manga Publication
- Format 1 vol ch × vol
- Published Jan 2001 – ongoing
- Source Manga media type
- Ref. BS-M4454 catalog