Haruka Nogizaka’s Secret is the Cheesiest Thing I’ve Ever Seen
CHEESE IS DELICIOUS
Haruka’s secret is that she likes anime. Yawn. I hate anime about people who like anime. I also hate people who like anime. And I hate people. That’s three strikes. HNS was bound to suck.
Or so I thought…
Facts are facts: this show has every cliché in the book (except stepping on twigs).
| Slipping & falling into that position |  |
| Stalking someone around town with no juicy payoff | |
| Misinterpreted double entendres | |
| Presents being judged by sentimental rather than monetary value | |
| Nth degree cockblocking | |
| Spying from behind a bush | |
Get thee to a shrubbery
There are dozens of reasons to reject this show, but there’s one reason that makes it all worthwhile: the couple works. It’s a rarity in anime.
Haruka and Yuuto have something called mutual affection. I’ve never seen anything like this before. Teenage relationships in anime are typically one-sided and/or shallow. One side chases until the other side gives in. Either that or they just want to bang each other. There’s never any substance. Haruka and Yuuta actually care about other’s feelings. They have common interests. They enjoy spending time with each other. Shit, it makes me want to fall in love too…except I hate people.
HNS also benefits from the perfect amount of fanservice: some. And it’s never the show’s focal point.
Just look at those sugary delectables. I want to go to that restaurant, but I can’t remember whether it’s WenDonald’s or Cafe Nap Rabbit.
Final Grade: +
Haruka Nogizaka’s Secret may be cheesy, but you know what isn’t? Baka-Raptor fanart:
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October 12th, 2008 at 11:23 am
Funny post^^
You follow any of the new fall season shows? I started to watch like almost all of them.
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October 12th, 2008 at 11:38 am
@keke & EVERYBODY: I have yet to watch any fall show that isn’t a sequel (ef, Clannad, and Nodame). Haven’t seen any sexy titles, so I don’t know what to watch. Feel free to give me some recommendations.
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October 12th, 2008 at 12:03 pm
Heeeey, baka-raptor
It’s indeed a problem to fall in love with some girl around if you hate people, unless she hates people too and instead of loving each other , you two start to hate each other… i guess it might work for you…this is my hint
The other one starts way back from korosora’s post, but he might be gay and deleted it, so i couldn’t find the link…
Where korosora convinced me to watch Honey and Clover, and i bet your ass you’re gonna love it ! Final Grade : +++
These’re my two hints for this weekend
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October 12th, 2008 at 4:14 pm
Hey. I like the cheese.
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October 12th, 2008 at 5:58 pm
Haruka Nogizaka is cheese but is still fun to watch despite being so unbelieavable and relying on so many cliches. Also because I am lolicon for the hilarious Mika.
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October 12th, 2008 at 6:45 pm
that show sucked. The couple worked, yes. But the show sucked.
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October 12th, 2008 at 7:01 pm
The show did have potential but it all went downhill once it fell into the pitfall of unoriginality. I would say its winning point would be the dancing ED… but then the fall season came around with Kannagi.
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October 13th, 2008 at 7:38 am
I love this show because it’s very light to take. Anyways, the Fall season has several good shows… Well it depends on your taste though.. (since I heard you’re into lesbians, Mouryou no Hako is for you… and if you hate humans and stick only with 2d girls, Chaos;Head is for you…)
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Good luck on finding a show to watch
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October 13th, 2008 at 10:51 am
@Laguna: Exactly – I need to find a girl who’s exactly like me. Too bad they don’t exist. Hell, I don’t even know any guys like me. Anyway, I saw Honey & Clover a few years ago but never got around to reviewing it. Great show.
@The Sojourner: You would.
@Yamcha: You would be.
@digitalboy: It did.
@FFVIIKnight: “once it fell into the pitfall of unoriginality” – I assume you mean episode 1.
@kanzeon: Are any of the lesbians yandere? Those are the best kind.
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October 13th, 2008 at 3:03 pm
Holy crap, I can’t believe it’s the old baka-raptor. Feelings? I’d expect you to call ‘porn’ true feelings.
I strongly advise you to watch Nodame Cantabile Drama. It has al lot of the usual cliché, but also all those things you apparently liked in HNS. And the music rocks.
About falling in love… there was(or still is, I don’t remember) a wonderful tv series called “Penn & Teller: Bullshit”. It’s about exposing bullshit. After watching it, you get to hate people even more.
E.g. people who pay lots of cash to dance imitate a seaweed. I know you probably see such people every day, but not with Penn’s witty satire.
There had evem been an episode about love
It’s a must-watch.
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October 13th, 2008 at 5:49 pm
Episode 1 was a trap… Too bad I didn’t realize it yet.
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October 14th, 2008 at 12:49 am
the show was enjoyable enough, but i wouldn’t have touched it if they had something better that season. i guess in the end, it didn’t meet so many people’s expectations because 1. it didn’t give out too much otakuness 2. it didn’t show enough love-love. but you’re right about the mutual affection thing.
now watch more anime and post some more!
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October 14th, 2008 at 1:12 pm
I liked it a lot.
But I like Code Geass R2 more now. Especially after …
FUCK, I CAN’T GO ON ;A;
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October 14th, 2008 at 4:56 pm
I agree with digitalboy, but even then there are some scenes between the two that annoyed me. Like the cliche scene in the classroom and the response to it.
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October 14th, 2008 at 5:29 pm
[...] And finally, a good word in for Ai Yori Aoshi and Nogizaka Haruka no Himitsu: awwwwwwwwww the couples are so sweeeeeeeeet. (Thanks, Bawwwka-Raptor!) [...]
October 15th, 2008 at 12:13 am
NOGIZAKA HARUKA NO HIMITSU is almost like MARMALADE BOY, only shorter.
Why are the best shows, these days, one-off 12-26 episode shows…. Why can’t we have GOOD SOLID 72 episode shows we can cry ourselves to sleep over, like back in the day…?? *sigh*
You damn kids keep off of my lawn!! *grump*
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October 15th, 2008 at 7:24 am
@Baka-Raptor: There’s a yandere at Chaos;Head (but I don’t she’s lesbo). Btw, there’s a suicidal lesbian in Mouryou no Hako… If that might interest you…
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October 15th, 2008 at 11:02 am
@Coaxen: I watched the first episode of the Nodame drama a few months ago. It’s certainly good, but it didn’t seem to cover anything the anime didn’t (correct me if I’m wrong). I also just watched the Penn & Teller love episode. Great stuff. My kind of guys.
@biankita: Thank you for admitting I’m right. I personally don’t care for otakuness in anime, unless it’s brief and satirical. Why do otaku like watching otaku? I’d rather watch yandere lesbians.
@Michael: I’m working on a Lelouch tribute. Don’t get over your sorrows until I’m done.
@TheBigN: Wow, to think you of all people would view anything in life more negatively than digitalboy
@Fat Nakago: Because all the pedophiles out there hate anything over 18.
@kazeon: Why didn’t you say so earlier!
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October 15th, 2008 at 6:47 pm
Baka-Raptor, keep an eye for One Outs, if you’re not already. It’s basically akagi + baseball (baseball gambling), and although not actually a fukumoto work, the anime staff for this worked on Akagi and Kaiji.
I kind of hate myself for actually watching this series through; it was the definition of the series that I watched because there was nothing else at the time. Shit sucks.
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October 21st, 2008 at 7:16 am
I find Nogizaka Haruka no Himitsu one of those over-the-counter titles that you can past through anytime, but when it takes your attention in one moment, you eventually want to watch. That’s what happens to me most of the time.
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