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“Class president dates alien classmate Haru, keeping her extraterrestrial identity secret while pursuing romance.”
Secret of the Alien
宇宙人のかくしごと
6.57
16,847 rank · 6,121 readers · 29 favorites
Gore
School
Romance
Supernatural
Suspense
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Synopsis
Class president dates alien classmate Haru, keeping her extraterrestrial identity secret while pursuing romance.
The girl I fell in love with is... an alien!? I, the class president, happened to fall in love with my classmate, the eccentric Haru. I confessed my feelings, but her true identity was an extraterrestrial who came to Earth to survey it. Telling her "I still like you!," I started going out with Haru, but now I have further "secrets" to keep... (Source: Kodansha, translated)
What people say
Community consensus
Derived from 10 sampled reviews
6.3
/10
What 10 readers settled on.
86%
recommend
Score distribution
median 7
mode 8
σ 2.10
Agreement
Polarized
σ 2.10 · split reception
The polarity gap
6.3 pts
Recommenders 7.3 · others 1.0
Yes
No
Score over time
↑ 0.30
Running avg · Sep 2023 → Dec 2024
Snap verdicts
· shortest highly-rated reviews
- 8 “From the beginning, I was expecting something weird because of the title, the art style, and the Gore theme. Even so, it amazed me with the creativity and the mind-blowing events. Personally, I...”
- 8 “Got lots of potential. The bait-and-switch in chapter 2 isn't just for show--at every turn, this "girl" is a dangerous fucking alien with zero alignment with human values when so often in manga...”
- 8 “Shock value is considered by many to be a cheap trick or an easy way to get a rile out of someone without putting in much effort. To me, however, there's a sweet spot of shock value, an uncanny...”
Verbosity
Short · 40%
Medium · 50%
Long · 10%
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A Manga Publication
- Format 23 × 3 ch × vol
- Total read 3h 04m approx
- Published Sep 2023 – Feb 2024
- Source Manga media type
- Ref. BS-M71275 catalog