Secret of the Princess
| Secret of the Princess | |
| File:Secret of the Princess Volume 1 Japanese Cover.jpg First tankōbon volume cover | |
| お姫様のひみつ (Ohime-sama no Himitsu) | |
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| Genre | |
| Manga | |
| Written by | Milk Morinaga |
| Published by | Shinshokan |
| English publisher | |
| Magazine | Hirari Web Magazine Wings |
| Original run | November 30, 2012 – January 28, 2015 |
| Volumes | 1 |
Secret of the Princess (Japanese: お姫様のひみつ, Hepburn: Ohime-sama no Himitsu) is a Japanese yuri manga series written and illustrated by Milk Morinaga. It was published in Shinshokan's Hirari from November 30, 2012, till the magazines discontiation on July 30, 2014, after which it continued in Web Magazine Wings to January 28, 2015. It was collected into a single tankōbon volume in 2015 and was licensed for an English-language release by Seven Seas Entertainment in 2016.
Synopsis
[edit | edit source]After witnessing the school's volleyball club superstar, Fujiwara, damage the costly vase belonging to the principal, Miu asks for Fujiwara to be her practice prince exchange for keeping quiet. As two the begin to practice dating, Miu finds herself attracted to her senpai's unexpected frankness, but by this point, it may too late to express her true feelings.
Publication
[edit | edit source]Written and illustrated by Milk Morinaga, Secret of the Princess was first serialized in Shinshokan's Hirari from November 30, 2012, to July 30, 2014, after continued serialition in Web Magazine Wings to January 28, 2015. The series was collected into a tankōbon volume on May 30, 2015.[2]
The series is licensed for an English release in North America by Seven Seas Entertainment.[3]
| No. | Original release date | Original ISBN | English release date | English ISBN |
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Reception
[edit | edit source]Rebecca Silverman for Anime News Network gave Secret of the Princess an overall A− rating; noting its similarities to Morinaga's other works but remarked "if you've never read any yuri and find yourself curious, this makes for a very sweet and reassuring introduction to the genre."[4] Erica Friedman of Yuricon gave the series an overall positive review, summarising that "despite the fairly obvious path the narrative takes, it’s not a terrible story. Miu, who might easily have been exceptionally unlikable, changes considerably during the course of the story and Fujiwara, who begins the book as a cipher, ends up equally as sympathetic."[5]
References
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External links
[edit | edit source]- Secret of the Princess (manga) at Anime News Network's encyclopedia