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.
| Secret of the Princess | |
 First tankōbon volume cover | |
| お姫様のひみつ (Ohime-sama no Himitsu) | |
|---|---|
| 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 |
Synopsis
editAfter witnessing the school's volleyball club superstar, Fujiwara, damaged the costly vase belonging to the principal, Miu asks for Fujiwara to be her practice prince exchange for keeping quite. 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
editWritten 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | May 30, 2015[2] | 978-4-403621-97-0 | February 14, 2017[1] | 978-1-626924-69-7 |
Reception
editRebecca 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,s ummarising 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
edit- ^ a b c "Series: Secret of the Princess". Seven Seas Entertainment. Retrieved July 23, 2023.
- ^ a b "お姫様のひみつ". Shinshokan (in Japanese). Retrieved July 23, 2023.
- ^ "Seven Seas Licenses Milk Morinaga's Yuri Manga Secret of the Princess". Anime News Network. May 31, 2016. Retrieved July 23, 2023.
- ^ Silverman, Rebecca (February 11, 2017). "Secret of the Princess GN - Review". Anime News Network. Retrieved July 25, 2023.
- ^ Friedman, Erica (April 28, 2017). "Yuri Manga: Secret of the Princess (English)". Okazu. Retrieved July 25, 2023.
External links
edit- Secret of the Princess (manga) at Anime News Network's encyclopedia