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“Ordinary office worker Iruka becomes a reptile owner after meeting passionate pet-shop clerk Nagara-san.”
Reptile Secrets
秘密のレプタイルズ
6.52
17,618 rank · 2,372 readers · 8 favorites
Comedy
Slice of Life
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Synopsis
Ordinary office worker Iruka becomes a reptile owner after meeting passionate pet-shop clerk Nagara-san.
Iruka was just an ordinary office worker, until one day he happened to pass by a pet shop where he met Nagara-san, a clerk with a deep love for reptiles. Urged by her, Iruka enters the thrilling life of a reptile owner! (Source: Comikey Media)
What people say
Community consensus
Derived from 3 sampled reviews
4.3
/10
What 3 readers settled on.
33%
recommend
Score distribution
median 2
mode 1
σ 4.03
Agreement
Polarized
σ 4.03 · split reception
The polarity gap
8.5 pts
Recommenders 10.0 · others 1.5
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Score over time
↑ 2.33
Running avg · May 2020 → Apr 2025
Snap verdicts
· shortest highly-rated reviews
- 10 “Secret Reptiles or Himitsu No Reptiles is a great read. The concept can be a bit of an acquired taste but definitely worth the read. Slight fanservice but definitely not like it relies on...”
- 1 “To follow up on NinjaMushi's excellent review which you should absolutely read if you're considering reading this abomination of a manga, here are some more things Himitsu no Reptiles gets wrong:...”
- 2 “This review mostly concerns the horrific portrayal of reptile care of Himitsu no Reptiles—something deeply important to the purpose of this manga. For clarity's sake, I got my leopard gecko a week...”
Verbosity
Short · 33%
Medium · 33%
Long · 33%
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A Manga Publication
- Format 14 vol ch × vol
- Published May 2016 – Jan 2024
- Source Manga media type
- Ref. BS-M39401 catalog