At last, Haruka’s parents tests how strong the love between Yuuto and Haruka really is. While the infiltration is ridiculous, at least it had some excitement.  As you would expect, Gento and Akiho purposely set this up as a test, thus nobody knows what they are up against.  In fact, it feels exactly like the [...]
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At last, we reach the finale of... err... Finale, and Yuuto has some work to do as the news breaks that his beloved Haruka has effectively been kidnapped with a view towards an impending forced marriage. Luckily for Yuuto his rescue attempt isn't going to be a lonely one, as effectively the entire cast of the series to date crop up to lend him their support - very necessary support it is too, as
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This episode was so painful that I had to watch the rest of it at 1.5x speed. If you can’t get any more mundane than this, you are mistaken. This is basically the Winter Comiket episode from the second season with the same old sexual innuendo misunderstandings, which is not funny. The only difference is [...]
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Now that it's decidedly protracted love triangle is done and dusted, just a couple of episodes remain to allow Haruka and Yuuto to get all lovey-dovey with one another... On the other hand, they could just spend all of their time making an adventure game for their doujinshi circle, which is indeed exactly what they do with another Comiket around the corner - despite some misunderstandings from
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Make this stop! This drama is putting me to sleep… While this episode wasn’t horrible in terms of fanservice (besides the out of place hentai movie the three male classmates were watching), it definitely felt serious because Shiina desperately confesses to Yuuto in the last episode, thus causing him to become depressed. Apparently, the producers [...]
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Channels and mediums don't matter to an ongoing sub-par romance series that most of us likely didn't even know was airing, Nogizaka Haruka no Himitsu Finale - be it on AT-X or Blu-ray, the series comes censored.
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If the Nogizaka Haruka no Himitsu story looked like it was always going to present a foregone conclusion, the first episode of its Finale OVA threatened to throw a spanner in the works - not just by being rubbish, but also by seeing Shiina confess her love to a shocked Yuuto, and right in front of Haruka herself no less! Given the situation, what is Yuuto to do?  While common sense would dictate
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I’m dreading every moment of this considering how bad the second season was. Still, I’m still obligated to finish it, which is why we have four original video animations to finish it. As a matter in fact, the original source material concluded several months ago, which can explain why they wanted to finish the Anime. [...]
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In its BD volume one, the ongoing final run of "Nogizaka Haruka" arrives uncensored - however, it seems outdated series are still tossed aside in this age where even the most horrible of harems manage to prosper.
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If I had to explain the worst thing about being a horrendous completest, I imagine that Nogizaka Haruka no Himitsu would perhaps be a perfect example of the woes of such an attitude.  Despite a hardly stellar first season and disastrous second, here I am again to take in the final death throes of this light novel to anime franchise, and I simply don't know why I'm bothering. Of course, as we
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Day 127/366 Nogizaka Haruka no Himitsu is about a girl who is hiding her otakuness from everyone but of course one lucky guy finds out and she'll do anything to keep him quiet! Sailor suits with a twist are always fun. That's what these girls wear. Dark pinkish red skirt and jacket. The jacket has [...] No related posts.
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An advertisement on the light novel series of “Nogizaka Haruka no Himitsu” has recently revealed that another anime adaptation for the series is currently in the works. According to the advertisement, the anime will lead... Related posts:Kampfer’s New Anime Project Announced Weiß Survive’s Anime 2nd Season Announced! New D.C. ~Da Capo~ Anime And Visual Novel In The Works
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Hello again everyone, Here we are again bound to do another review for another quite interesting anime. This time we'll talk about a Light Novel/Manga/Anime called "Nogizaka Haruka no Himitsu" that had well 2 anime seasons. Let's start up with a quick synopsys : Nogizaka Haruka no Himitsu centers around Yūto Ayase and Haruka Nogizaka. Yūto is seemingly ordinary, but Haruka is attractive, intelligent, and rich, which prompts other students to idolize her and even give her French nicknames like "Nuit Étoile" (The Silver Star of the Night) and "Lumière du Clavier" (The Shining Princess on the Piano). One day, Yūto wanders into the school library in order to return a book and accidentally stumbles upon Haruka's deepest, darkest secret: she is a diehard fan of anime and manga, in other words, a regular otaku. Promising Haruka to keep this a secret, Yūto becomes her advisor and confidente of some sort and hangs out with her more, though earning some viciously envious glares from his fellow schoolmates. The story is quite interesting and configure itself as a Harem Comedy with a little part of Romance/Drama. The execution is quite good even thought the anime seems a little dragging up in some parts. (especially when Nogizaka is involved) The characters are many and all quite nice. The only one I hate is the main heroine Nogizaka, I can't really find myself to like her stupid attitude. There is no growth in the characters, but that's pretty reasonable considering the target and genre of the series. The graphical department is high quality (each of the girls are very well defined and their animations looks pretty realistic) and the animation is consistent in all the episodes. The seiyuu involved are pretty famous like "Mamiko Noto" or "Eri Kitamura". Opening and Ending themes were decent, but nothing to get excited for. My favourite character is Shiina Amamiya, she's so cute trying in any way to catch the heart of the protagonist and failing everytime. (And that is a good thing as she's gonna be with me!!! ) Concluding this is an anime I suggest to everyone to see if they are into comedy/romance. There are tons of reference from other anime so you have to be a little prepared to catch them all. But it's a good pick to let someone to start up watching anime as fanservice isn't disturbing and the reference aren't important to plot anyway.   That's all for this quick review and for today. See you soon, feal87
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I have always wondered about the themes Ore no Imouto covered since it was a topic that has been done in the past, but not well executed.  Nogizaka Haruka no Himitsu covered only the surface of the Otaku subculture but only to throw it out of the window in the second season. While there are [...]
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I started reading the Nogizaka Haruka no Himitsu light novel as if you didn’t get that from the title. I’d have to say that it pretty much plays out the same way as in the anime, but I think it’s pretty interesting to just be able to read some of Yuuto’s thoughts and just get [...]
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Nogizaka's manga and anime hobbie is still protected by her dear friend Yuuto, now the problem begans when Yuuto's other female friend start to feel affection and attraction towards him so the feelings war is starting among the friends circle while Yuuto tries to make Haruka happy making what she likes the most, drawing manga or watching anime and attend to special anime events and so.Well, second season of Nogizaka Haruka no Himitsu, now entitled Nogizaka Haruka no Himitsu: Purezza. What to say as opposed to its prequel? Well, like the first, I found this enjoyable, but not memorable compared to some. As a side note, why do all sequels of this type of genre end up with more fanservice? Anyways, not that I didn't really welcome it, but meh.Anyways, new characters are introduced and the whole Shiina x Yuuto pairing end up being a bit more develop. I do stress the word, bit, though. The new maid, Alice, doesn't really get much development and we don't really know much aside from her freakish strength. Haruka, still her naive self, ends up being a bit more bold. Once again, I do stress the word bit. Yuuto, on the other hand, is the more bold as compared to his prequel version. Mostly starting anything that can further his relationship with the cute otaku, but as usual, ends up being interrupted by Kami knows what. Nobunaga apparently knows about Yuuto and Haruka's outings, but is not develop. Seriously, that would have been nice since it can actually develop on the whole 'himitsu' part of the title.Speaking of title, I swear, the whole secret does not stay secret since their isn't really anything that jeopardizes the whole secret! Her parents know of it, they is no more of the whole 'my life is over if they find out I am an otaku', and even if someone did find out, it seems that they won't even develop on it. I mean, Nobunaga is quite an example, since I think he knows about her secret. Anyways, they could have done so much better if they concentrated on the whole secret thing, or at least put in a bit more effort in it.Continuing on, this season, we get the usual hot spring episode and the good old Christmas and Happy New Years to booth. Furthermore, Mika ends up wanting Yuuto too. Surprise, surprise? Well, not really. Can't really say much more except comment on the fact that the titles are rather damn misleading and so many scenes where the maids, Mika and Gentou ends up listening on is quite misleading. Seriously, what would you think if you heard a girl on the other side saying 'It's my first time' and later moans or does some weird sound? Your guess is as good as mine. Do enjoy the gallery below! And like again, if you want some fanservice and go ahead and watch it, the relationship development is pretty decent paced, but I think it should be more detailed... among other things...View the Rest
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Review: What is worse than failing to create a sequel that lives up to the high quality original? The answer is failing to create at least a decent sequel to the original that is already borderline garbage. Nogizaka Haruka no Himitsu Purezza is such a case. The first season manages to gain my love because [...]
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A while back in June 2009, I wrote a lengthy editorial on how fanservice can ruin the overall story of an anime. Well, this becomes a reality with Nogizaka Haruka no Himitsu. I have watch both seasons and the first season was far better besides a few panty shots is that they focused on the over [...]
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Nogizaka Haruka no Himitsu centers around Yūto Ayase and Haruka Nogizaka. Yūto is seemingly ordinary, but Haruka is attractive, intelligent, and rich, which prompts other students to idolize her and even give her French nicknames like "Nuit Étoile" (The Silver Star of the Night) and "Lumière du Clavier" (The Shining Princess on the Piano). One day, Yūto wanders into the school library in order to return a book and accidentally stumbles upon Haruka's deepest, darkest secret: she is a diehard fan of anime and manga, in other words, a regular otaku. Promising Haruka to keep this a secret, Yūto becomes her advisor and confidente of some sort and hangs out with her more, though earning some viciously envious glares from his fellow schoolmates. Just as the title suggest, the anime is about the secret of Nogizaka Haruka. Another anime based on a light novel series, which I will be reading later on. Comedy, romance, fanservice, high school and of course... Otaku. The latter coming from Nogizaka Haruka herself. Her secret? she's a closet otaku. Unfortunately for the series, that part of her character does not really develop, which is quite a disappointment. Furthermore, her secret is exposed rather early, then again, I'm guessing that was the only way for the main female and male characters to introduce themselves. That being said, the title kind off loses its meaning when her parents approves of her hobby rather quickly. Basically, the 'himitsu' part kind of just goes away as soon as that hits. Characters... Well, Haruka is smart, cute, clumsy, big expressive eyes, apologetic and has the typical big breast for a main female lead. To sum it up, what most otaku go ga-ga for. Especially in 2chan, I guess... Her otaku side provides scenes that are both cute and funny and her naiveness brings about more of her cute aspect. However, sometimes it kind of gets annoying, since development could have been made, but instead postponed for another long while. Yuuto? well, the typical nice guy with glasses and gets in an annoyingly high amount of embarrassing situations. Like I said before, Haruka's naiveness sometimes gets in the way with their relationship development, but at least it was not rushed like some others. Added the fact with the constant interruption of Mika and the maids. Later on with other characters added in the mix. Shiina, second love interest, does not really fit the role. Instead of the typical 'I will fight you for -insert male/female character', Shiina is more laid back and likes the two main lead. Mika and Nanami, the little sister plus maid combo who are mischievous. The former being the one that sets multifarious moments to advance the two characters' relationship, but both of them always ends up interrupting whenever something is about to happen that'll further Haruka's and Yuuto's relationship. The irony of it all... Hazuki, another maid for the Nogizaka family, basically is there to provide protection for Haruka and watch out for her. Nothing much to say except for her being stoic and blunt. Ruko and Yukari-sensei, well... they just eat up screen time. Seriously, whenever they're there, they just end up getting drunk or annoy the hell out of Yuuto. Episodes, well, they're the typical ones you'd see in this genre and setup of an anime. With the added scene where Yuuto is dragged in Akihabara to shop for some anime goodies with Haruka. For the art, I approve and the animation was rather OK in my book. Music wise? not really memorable to me... All in all, the anime is rather mediocre at best. I mean, we've seen millions of these type of anime and done even better. Nogizaka Haruka no Himitsu doesn't really have any bad quality nor does it have any overly good ones to take note of. If you enjoy watching how this develops or think that a closet Otaku girl is interesting, then go ahead. Some may be disappointed, some may like it. If you just want to watch for some fanservice, then go ahead since they are present! View the Rest
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Nogizaka's manga and anime hobbie is still protected by her dear friend Yuuto, now the problem begans when Yuuto's other female friend start to feel affection and attraction towards him so the feelings war is starting among the friends circle while Yuuto tries to make Haruka happy making what she likes the most, drawing manga or watching anime and attend to special anime events and so.Well, second season of Nogizaka Haruka no Himitsu, now entitled Nogizaka Haruka no Himitsu: Purezza. What to say as opposed to its prequel? Well, like the first, I found this enjoyable, but not memorable compared to some. As a side note, why do all sequels of this type of genre end up with more fanservice? Anyways, not that I didn't really welcome it, but meh.Anyways, new characters are introduced and the whole Shiina x Yuuto pairing end up being a bit more develop. I do stress the word, bit, though. The new maid, Alice, doesn't really get much development and we don't really know much aside from her freakish strength. Haruka, still her naive self, ends up being a bit more bold. Once again, I do stress the word bit. Yuuto, on the other hand, is the more bold as compared to his prequel version. Mostly starting anything that can further his relationship with the cute otaku, but as usual, ends up being interrupted by Kami knows what. Nobunaga apparently knows about Yuuto and Haruka's outings, but is not develop. Seriously, that would have been nice since it can actually develop on the whole 'himitsu' part of the title.Speaking of title, I swear, the whole secret does not stay secret since their isn't really anything that jeopardizes the whole secret! Her parents know of it, they is no more of the whole 'my life is over if they find out I am an otaku', and even if someone did find out, it seems that they won't even develop on it. I mean, Nobunaga is quite an example, since I think he knows about her secret. Anyways, they could have done so much better if they concentrated on the whole secret thing, or at least put in a bit more effort in it.Continuing on, this season, we get the usual hot spring episode and the good old Christmas and Happy New Years to booth. Furthermore, Mika ends up wanting Yuuto too. Surprise, surprise? Well, not really. Can't really say much more except comment on the fact that the titles are rather damn misleading and so many scenes where the maids, Mika and Gentou ends up listening on is quite misleading. Seriously, what would you think if you heard a girl on the other side saying 'It's my first time' and later moans or does some weird sound? Your guess is as good as mine. Do enjoy the gallery below! And like again, if you want some fanservice and go ahead and watch it, the relationship development is pretty decent paced, but I think it should be more detailed... among other things...
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