The Secret of Nogizaka Haruka: A thorough analysis of the fascinating characters and the depth of the story

Nogizaka Haruka's Secret - Nogizaka Harukano Himitsu - Review and Recommendation

"The Secret of Nogizaka Haruka" is a TV anime series based on the light novel by Yusaku Igarashi, which aired from July 4 to September 30, 2008. This work is a romantic comedy about the secret of Haruka Nogizaka, who can be said to be a perfect superhuman, and it continues to be loved by many fans. Below, we will provide detailed information and reviews of this work.

■ Public Media

TV anime series

■ Original Media

Light novel

■ Broadcast period

July 4, 2008 - September 30, 2008

■TV anime

Chiba TV July 10, 2008 to September 25, 2008 (Episodes 1 to 12) Every Thursday 26:00 to 26:30

tvk July 10, 2008 to September 25, 2008 (Episodes 1 to 12) Every Thursday 26:15 to 26:45

Teletama July 12, 2008 to September 27, 2008 (episodes 1 to 12) Every Saturday 25:30 to 26:00

Yomiuri TV July 14, 2008 to September 29, 2008 (Episodes 1 to 12) Every Monday 26:39 to 27:09

Chukyo TV July 16, 2008 to October 1, 2008 (Episodes 1 to 12) Every Wednesday 27:14 to 27:44

AT-X July 22, 2008 to October 7, 2008 (Episodes 1 to 12) Every Tuesday 9:30 to 10:00

■ Online distribution

GYAO! September 12, 2008 to October 31, 2008 (Episodes 1 to 12) Updated every Friday from 12:00

■Broadcasting station

YTV, UHF, GYAO!

■Frequencies

half an hour

■ Number of Episodes

Episode 12

■Original Story

Yusaku Igarashi

■ Director

Munenori Nawa

■ Production

・Animation Production: Diomedea

Produced by: "Nogizaka Haruka no Himitsu" Production Committee (Geneon Entertainment, Yomiuri TV, ASCII Media Works, Yomiuri Advertising, KLOCKWORX, Kadokawa Mobile, STUDIO MAUSU)

■Works

©Yusaku Igarashi/ASCII Media Works/The Secret of Haruka Nogizaka Production Committee

■ Story

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What is "The Secret of Nogizaka Haruka"?
My classmate, Nogizaka Haruka, is perfect.
She's a beautiful young lady and has a good personality.
She is friendly to everyone and the atmosphere is just like white lilies in bloom.
Furthermore, he is intelligent and well educated.
Japanese dance, flower arranging, tea ceremony and calligraphy.
The number of lessons she has taken since she was a child easily exceeds ten.
What's more, it's amazing how he demonstrates extraordinary talent in all of these areas.
but.
Even Nogizaka Haruka, who is almost a perfect superhuman, had one weakness, or rather a secret.
and.
What is the secret that Nogizaka Haruka is hiding from those around her?

■Explanation

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A popular love comedy TV anime based on the original work by Yusaku Igarashi. Haruka Nogizaka, the perfect young lady with beautiful looks and intelligence, has a secret that she keeps hidden from those around her.

※Quoted from d Anime Store

■Cast

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・Nogizaka Haruka/Noto Mamiko/Ayase Hiroto/Hatano Wataru/Nogizaka Mika/Goto Mai/Amamiya Shiina/Sato Rina/Sakurazaka Hazuki/Shimizu Kaori/Nanajo Nanami/Ueda Kana/Ayase Ruko/Namatamae Hitomi/Kamishiro Yukari/Matsuki Miyu/Asakura Nobunaga/Takagi Reiko/Nagai/Miyashita Eiji/Ogawa/Osuga Jun/Takenami/Yasumoto Hiroki/Asahina Mai/Toyosaki Aki/Sawamura Ryoko/Kitamura Eri/Ogasawara Takashi/Majima Junji/Nogizaka Gento/Tateki Fumihiko/Nogizaka Akiho/Hisakawa Aya/Nogizaka Ouki/Naya Rokuro

■ Main staff

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・Original story by Yusaku Igarashi ・Planning by Akihiro Kawamura, Yasuhiko Goto, Ken Hironaka, Koji Kumoide, Nobuhiko Sako, Osumi Suzuki, Mitsue Ono ・Producers by Nobuhiro Nakayama, Atsushi Wada, Kazuma Miki, Tomoyuki Saito, Shinichi Ikeda, Tsuneo Takechi, Naoki Hamada, Ryosuke Naya
・Line Producer/Sekiyama Akihiro
・Produced by: Kawase Kohei, Satomi Tetsuro, Koyama Naoko ・Director: Nawa Munenori ・Series Composition: Tamai Go ・Character Original Concept: Shaa ・Character Design: Ishino Satoshi ・Chief Animation Director: Ishino Satoshi, Hamazu Takehiro, Ishikawa Masakazu, Ohara Mitsuru ・Prop Design: Ishikawa Masakazu ・Art Director: Kasuga Reiji ・Color Coordination: Kaiho Shigenobu ・Director of Photography: Nakanishi Yasuhiro ・Editor: Kojima Toshihiko ・Sound Director: Iwanami Miwa ・Music: Watanabe Tsuyoshi ・Music Production: Music Brains ・Animation Production: Diomedea ・Produced by: "Nogizaka Haruka no Himitsu" Production Committee (Geneon Entertainment, Yomiuri TV, ASCII Media Works, Yomiuri Advertising, Klock Worx, Kadokawa Mobile, STUDIO MAUSU)

■ Main Characters

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Haruka Nogizaka is a beautiful and intelligent girl with the nickname "Nuit Etoile" and a fan club with over three digit members. She is the perfect example of a sheltered idol at school. However, she has one secret that she keeps hidden from everyone around her...
Ayase Hiroto is an ordinary, unremarkable high school sophomore. Since childhood, he has been trained (or bullied?) by his older sister, Ruko, and others, and now he is a great househusband. But since he became the only classmate who knows Haruka's secret, his ordinary life has become very exciting...!?
・Nogizaka Mika The second daughter of the Nogizaka family, she is cheerful and lively, with a personality completely opposite to Haruka's. She is precocious and likes to act older than she is, but she is a naive young lady who gets embarrassed when someone asks her questions, probably because she has no knowledge or experience. However, her feelings of care for her older sister Haruka are top-notch★
A lively girl who transferred from Hokkaido to Hakujo Gakuen because she was worried about her father's work. She is good at sports and has a friendly personality, so she quickly blended in with her classmates. Her hobby is piano. She had many memorable encounters with Hiroto even before she transferred to the school.
・Sakurazaka Hazuki The Nogizaka family maid ranks first. She is the head maid of the Nogizaka family, and is solely responsible for taking care of Haruka and Mika. Her background is unknown and she doesn't talk much, but she actually loves cute things. Haruka and her friends' happiness is her top priority, so she often acts in secret at times!
・Nanajo Naha The Nogizaka family maid corps' third-ranked member. Perhaps because she mainly looks after Mika, her personality and outlook are a perfect match for Mika's. Sometimes she joins Mika in teasing Yuuto. She always has a lovely smile on her face, but no one knows what she's feeling behind it...
Yukari Kamishiro is Ruko's childhood friend and the assistant teacher for Hiroto's class. She hangs out at Hiroto's house every day, drinking with Ruko. As she drinks more, she becomes more sexually harassing than usual, and often gets into trouble with Hiroto. ...But even without the alcohol, she still sexually harasses him a lot.
・Ayase Ruko Hiroto's older sister. At home she is a lazy heavy drinker who can't do any housework, but outside she works as a secretary to the president. In Haruka's eyes, she is a "capable woman and a woman she admires." She has a second-degree black belt in karate and is unnecessarily strong, breaking the door to Hiroto's room several times!?
Nobunaga Asakura is Hiroto's childhood friend and is in the same second year of high school as him. He is a self-proclaimed Akiba master, and in order to draw Hiroto into this world, he comes over from the class next door during every break to talk to him about the greatness of anime and figures.
・A classmate of Hiroto Nagai and one of the Three Idiots. He always has conversations about things that are so completely irrelevant.
・A classmate of Hiroto Ogawa and one of the Three Idiots. He always has conversations about things that are so completely irrelevant.
・A classmate of Takenami Hiroto and one of the Three Idiots. He always has conversations about things that are so completely irrelevant.

■Subtitle

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・Episode 1: It's no good... (2008/07/10)
・Episode 2: It's my first time... (2008/07/17)
・Episode 3/The End...(2008/07/24)
・Episode 4: Isn't that strange...? (2008/07/31)
・Episode 5: If you look at me like that... (2008/08/07)
・Episode 6: Natsukomi... (2008/08/14)
・Episode 7: I love you! (2008/08/21)
・Episode 8: Big Brother☆(2008/08/28)
・Episode 9: I was so happy... (2008/09/04)
・Episode 10: I want to be with you... (2008/09/11)
・Episode 11/... Sorry for the wait♪ (2008/09/18)
・Episode 12: It's a Secret! (2008/09/25)

■ Related works

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・Nogizaka Haruka's Secret Puretsua♪
・Nogizaka Haruka's Secret Finale♪
・Just before it airs! The secret of "Nogizaka Haruka's Secret"!

■ Theme songs and music

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・OP1
・Confused Bitter Tune ・Lyrics by Kumano Kiyomi ・Music by Watanabe Tsuyoshi ・Arrangement by Watanabe Tsuyoshi ・Singer by Himemiya Miran and Chocolate Rockers (Nabatame Hitomi)

・ED1
・Quiet Pointing Finger!
Lyrics: Kiyomi Kumano Composition: Tsuyoshi Watanabe Arrangement: Tsuyoshi Watanabe Singer: N's (Mamiko Noto x Mai Goto x Kaori Shimizu x Kana Ueda x Rina Sato)

・IN1
・Tokimeki♥Fortissimo・Lyrics by Uran・Composition by Kaoru Okubo・Arrangement by Kaoru Okubo・Singer by Clumsy Aki-chan (Miyu Matsuki)

・IN2
・Song of the Blind Salaryman・Lyrics by Masaki Okayu・Music by Ryuji Takagi・Arrangement by Ryuji Takagi・Singer by Mitsuo Iwata

・IN3
・Shooting Star☆
Lyrics: Haruko Momoi Composer: Funta
・Arrangement: Funta
・Singer: Haruko Momoi

・IN4
・Just don't take off your apron!
Lyrics: Kumano Kiyomi Composition: Tsuyoshi Watanabe Arrangement: Tsuyoshi Watanabe Singer: Yui (Eri Kitamura)

・IN5
・Scarlet Sky・Lyrics by Mami Kawada・Composition by Tomoyuki Nakazawa・Arrangement by Tomoyuki Nakazawa, Takeshi Ozaki・Vocals by Mami Kawada

・IN6
・Le Secret
Lyrics: Kiyomi Kumano Composer: Seiji Miura Arrangement: Akira Saito Singer: Haruka Nogizaka (Mamiko Noto)

・IN7
・My little sister!
Lyrics: Kiyomi Kumano Composer: Seiji Miura Arrangement: Seiji Miura Singer: Mika Nogizaka (Mai Goto)

・IN8
・Love letter thrown to my back・Lyrics: Kiyomi Kumano・Composition: Seiji Miura・Arrangement: Seiji Miura・Singer: Shiina Amamiya (Rina Sato)

・IN9
・Gohospitality Inspire ・Lyrics by Kiyomi Kumano ・Music by Seiji Miura ・Arrangement by Yoshihiro Kusano ・Singer by Hazuki Sakurazaka & Nanami Nanashiro (Kaori Shimizu & Kana Ueda)

■Review

"The Secret of Nogizaka Haruka" is a romantic comedy about the secrets of the perfect superhuman Haruka Nogizaka, and its appeal is wide-ranging. Below, we will evaluate this work from various perspectives, including the story, characters, music, and production.

story

The story of "Haruka Nogizaka's Secret" revolves around the secret that Haruka Nogizaka, the perfect young lady, has. Her secret destroys her perfect image, and the story revolves around her relationship with Ayase Hiroto, the only classmate who knows it. The slapstick comedy surrounding this secret will keep viewers entertained, with new developments awaiting one after another.

Particularly impressive is the gradual uncovering of Haruka's secret. Her secret delves deeper into her own humanity, allowing viewers to empathize with her growth and struggles as the story unfolds. Her relationship with Hiroto also gradually deepens, adding to the appeal of the series as a romantic comedy.

Furthermore, unique characters such as the Nogizaka family's maids, Haruka's younger sister Mika, and Hiroto's older sister Ruko add excitement to the story. Their presence enriches the relationship between Haruka and Hiroto and balances the story as a whole.

character

Each character in "The Secret of Nogizaka Haruka" is unique and charming. In particular, Nogizaka Haruka is a perfect young lady, but her secret makes her seem more human. By learning her secret, viewers discover a new side of her and grow more attached to her.

Although Ayase Hiroto is an ordinary high school student, he grows as he learns Haruka's secret. His story of growth also moves the audience. In addition, the supporting characters, such as Hiroto's sister Ruko and the Nogizaka family maids, are also attractive and add excitement to the whole story.

In particular, the Nogizaka family's maids, Sakurazaka Hazuki and Nanami Nanashi, have their own unique charms while taking care of Haruka and Mika. Their presence adds color to the story, such as Hazuki's love of cute things and Nanami's combination with Mika.

music

The music in "Nogizaka Haruka no Himitsu" is an important element in enhancing the atmosphere of the work. The opening theme, "Tomadoi Bitter Tune," is a song that symbolizes Haruka's secret and draws the viewer's attention. The ending theme, "Hitosashiyubi Quiet!", is a song that symbolizes the relationship between Haruka and Hiroto, leaving a lingering impression on the viewer.

Furthermore, the inserted songs also bring out the individuality of each character and liven up the atmosphere of the story as a whole. In particular, Nogizaka Haruka's "Le Secret" and Nogizaka Mika's "I'm Your Little Sister...But..." express the characters' feelings deeply.

Production

The production of "The Secret of Haruka Nogizaka" is by Diomedea and brings out the charm of the original work to the fullest. Director Munenori Nawa faithfully recreates the worldview of the original work while adding his own interpretation, providing new appeal to viewers.

Character designer Satoshi Ishino provides meticulous designs for the anime adaptation of the original characters, while chief animation directors Satoshi Ishino, Takehiro Hamazu, Masakazu Ishikawa, and Mitsuru Ohara meticulously depict the characters' movements and expressions, conveying realistic emotions to the audience.

Music composer Tsuyoshi Watanabe plays an important role in creating the atmosphere of the work. His music draws the viewer in and enhances the overall mood of the story. Sound director Yoshikazu Iwanami also skillfully uses character voices and sound effects to provide a realistic experience for the viewer.

■Recommendation

"The Secret of Haruka Nogizaka" is a very appealing romantic comedy and can be recommended to many viewers. In particular, it is packed with various elements such as the slapstick comedy surrounding the secret of the perfect young lady, the growth story of the unique characters, and the charm of the music.

To enjoy this work, we also recommend reading the original light novel. By reading the original work, you can gain a deeper understanding of the characters' backgrounds and the details of the story. Also, be sure to check out the related works "Haruka Nogizaka's Secret: Puretsua♪" and "Haruka Nogizaka's Secret: Finale♪". These works delve deeper into the relationship between Haruka and Yuto, providing new emotions for the viewers.

In addition, to enjoy the music, we recommend purchasing the CDs of the theme songs and insert songs. These songs are an important element in enhancing the atmosphere of the work and attracting the viewers' hearts. Also, check out other works provided by Music Brains, the music production company. These works will help you understand the appeal of Tsuyoshi Watanabe's music even more deeply.

"The Secret of Haruka Nogizaka" is a very attractive romantic comedy and can be recommended to many viewers. It is packed with various elements, such as a slapstick comedy about the secret of a perfect young lady, a story of the growth of unique characters, and the charm of music. Please enjoy this work.

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