manga04_jpg login_tab_left_jpg
Username:   Password:    Forgot Password?
App
Try out our new iPhone application!
App
Manga Poll
If the/a main character is supposed to die in the series, when would you like it to happen?
Already dead when the series starts
Dead in the first few chapters
Midway through the series
Right at the end
 
See Old Polls

Manga is the Japanese equivalent of comics
with a unique style and following. Join the revolution! Read some manga today!



Coded in ConTEXT

Join #baka-updates @irc.irchighway.net

RSS Feed
 
center_left_tab Manga Info center_right_tab
 
ALL    A    B    C    D    E    F    G    H    I    J    K    L    M    N    O    P    Q    R    S    T    U    V    W    X    Y    Z   
Himitsu no Ai-chan  
Login to add items to your list, keep track of your progress, and rate series!
Description
Reo is tomboy Aiko's rival, and Ai strives to beat him in everything - like basketball and popularity - but her efforts always fail with Reo always coming out on top. Then one day, she sees her break come through: her brother offers her a job at his maid cafe! But how will tomboy Ai ever be able to pass off as a cute maid? With a wig and a bit of makeup, this becomes possible. She's so much of a different person, even Reo doesn't recognize her! But things start becoming strange when Reo shows interest in her, asking out "Mai" on a date. Ai agrees, with plans in mind to get him to fall in love with her so she can later dump him. Will Ai finally win over Reo, or will her plan backfire just like her many others?

Type
Manga

Related Series
N/A

Associated Names
ヒミツのアイちゃん
謎樣的愛子
เมื่อสาวห้าวไปเป็นสาวเมด
비밀의 아이
Aikos Geheimnis (German)
El Secreto de Ai (Spanish)
Le Secret d'Aiko (French)
Secretive Ai
Secretive Ai-chan

Groups Scanlating

Latest Release(s)
v.4 c.16 by JShoujo Scans (121d ago)
v.4 c.15 by JShoujo Scans (212d ago)
v.4 c.14 by JShoujo Scans (269d ago)
Search for all releases of this series

Status in Country of Origin
8 Volumes (Ongoing)

Completely Scanlated?
No

Anime Start/End Chapter
N/A

User Reviews
N/A

Forum

User Rating
Average: 8.2 / 10.0 (293 votes)
Bayesian Average: 8.08 / 10.0
10
 33% (97 votes)
9+
 19% (57 votes)
8+
 18% (54 votes)
7+
 15% (44 votes)
6+
 4% (12 votes)
5+
 4% (11 votes)
4+
 1% (2 votes)
3+
 1% (2 votes)
2+
 0% (1 votes)
1+
 4% (13 votes)

Last Updated
May 16th 2013, 5:00pm PST

Sponsored Links
Game advertisements by <a href="http://www.game-advertising-online.com" target="_blank">Game Advertising Online</a> require iframes.


Genre

Categories

Category Recommendations (beta!)
Seirei Tsukai no Kenbu (Novel) (weight: 167.14)
Cinderella Kishi (weight: 164.92)
Last Game (weight: 154.02)
Naisho no Jikan (weight: 151.28)
Koi no Ichibyougo (weight: 150)

Recommendations

Author(s)

Artist(s)

Year
2009

Original Publisher

Serialized In (magazine)
Cheese! (Shogakukan)

Licensed (in English)
No

English Publisher
N/A

Activity Stats (vs. other series)
Weekly Pos #486 increased(+65)
Monthly Pos #734 increased(+71)
3 Month Pos #744 decreased(-243)
6 Month Pos #542 decreased(-114)

List Stats
On 1790 reading lists
On 582 wish lists
On 49 unfinished lists
On 225 custom lists

Note: You must be logged in to update information on this page.

Forum Posts
No topics currently in the forum, view the forum or add a new topic now.

tickmark preloadxmark preloadxmark preload
User Comments [ Order by usefulness ]
 

You must login to comment for this series! Register an account.

avatar
....   
Rating: N/A
by kazumi_matsumoto
July 16th, 2012, 6:50pm
I LOVED IT! & I LOVE REO! He's like my dream man. LOL & The story is very adorable but seems like I've seen a lot of plots like this which can get me bored easily but I've seen so much manga that I don't remember but I am waiting for new chapters to come out soon so I can see the end of this manga cause I think the couple will go through a lot of bad stuff before they get married or have sex or whatever.
Was this comment useful?  Yes tickmark  No xmark    
avatar
Refreshing...   
Rating: 10.0 / 10.0
by UsoSora
April 9th, 2012, 7:29am
Now, after thoroughly searching for something not so copy/paste and a little bit different but still in the domain of a classical shoujo story, I bumped into this one and I must say that it is really a refreshing story to begin with. It's likable, moving at the right pace and funny. I feel good while reading it...now, if only I weren't so impatient about the continuation, I mean translated chapters, it would be good, like this I have to wait and I don't like it when I have to read something piece by piece, but, oh, well, I finished many stories like that so far so I believe I won't lose interest in this manga also smile
Was this comment useful?  Yes tickmark  No xmark    
avatar
meh   
Rating: 5.0 / 10.0
by lalalarry
April 2nd, 2012, 1:43am
i thought this might be good but really, the heroine is really ditzy and naive.
couldnt get past a couple chapters
i thought it might be more original but after the first couple chapters, it quickly turned to typical shojo
and i agree with enaikelt about her spoiler

... Last updated on April 2nd, 2012, 1:45am
Was this comment useful?  Yes tickmark  No xmark    
avatar
Hawt   
Rating: 9.0 / 10.0
by Sphear
January 2nd, 2012, 9:58pm
That art is some really hawt art. I really love it. Nothing really unique here, especially the heroine-but I read this manga because it's really good eye candy and the smut...well that's just the regular smut for you. The character chemistry is really kind of...interesting. Not necessarily cliche.

The heroine's already starting to lose her 'tomboy-ness'....Relatively good, I wouldn't go crazy about it plot-wise/character-wise.

... Last updated on August 26th, 2012, 12:06am
Was this comment useful?  Yes tickmark  No xmark    
avatar
Good, but not so much   
Rating: N/A
by natines
December 24th, 2011, 6:07pm
I'm a perv, but I love romance! At first I liked it, I mean, I got all nervous like "OMG, is he going to discover herconfused" and then it turned like => "Really?? That's it?". But the art was good and I must confess that this kind of story attracts me, but then the obstacle was like almost every shoujo and after that it started to lose its originality. I really liked it and I'll probably continue reading when more comes out, but if you're a perv like me, get your hopes down, because it's not a real smut, is a shoujo with some little heavier ecchi.
Was this comment useful?  Yes tickmark  No xmark    
avatar
Disappointed   
Rating: N/A
by MaZzAx
December 13th, 2011, 3:34am
Nooooooooooooooooo. Why did the mangaka have to ruin it?!
I started reading it thinking mwuhahaha this is gonna be great, he has no idea who she really is but then BAM, turns out he knew all along. Excuse me but just where is the fun in that?
So stupid.
DITCHED
Was this comment useful?  Yes tickmark  No xmark    
avatar
Meh. Should have stopped it when she had the chance.   
Rating: 5.0 / 10.0
by Jeshia
November 20th, 2011, 1:32pm
The only thing as far as I can see that saves this series is the art. (And by the way, I question the genre "comedy." It's not comedic at all––– try overdramatic instead.)

The character development is non-existent, and both the main characters are immature. To top it off, the smut totally sucks. Which is why I don't even understand shoujo smut––it completely lacks the smut factor. That said, there are, as a previous reviewer has said, good shoujo smut and bad shoujo smut, though I've only seen one or two of the former but hundreds of the latter.

But for a more substantial review, I'll try to be more objective. The balance in this piece is surprisingly good. Because both of the main characters are idiots, the girl does not seem as idiotic as the stereotypical shoujo heroine. The main guy character, on the other hand, fails to hold up the "perfect guy" shoujo standard, but I don't feel that detracts from the story. If there is a story.

Frankly, the only reason why this thing progressed from a oneshot (when it shouldn't have) is because of the art. Right now, it's easy to see that either the manga-ka has no originality (except for the art perhaps), or she's adding in random shoujo plot shticks as she goes along. Even the jokes are overused, and aren't that funny.

So... yeah. I would skip this one, even if you're a hard-core shoujo fan. I wouldn't mind it if were only one volume, but any more than that is ridiculous. It's not even bad enough for it to be funny, only irritating.

... Last updated on November 20th, 2011, 1:37pm
Was this comment useful?  Yes tickmark  No xmark    
avatar
NEED MORE!!! T.T"   
Rating: N/A
by 510732
November 6th, 2011, 11:10pm
AAH omg I got hooked after reading just a couple of pages. Made me giggle.
Ai's hair is badass but Mai's?...eh not so much. The guys are such hotties too *_*
The mangaka made everybody so pretty huhuhu! Love it <3
Was this comment useful?  Yes tickmark  No xmark    
avatar
Ehh.   
Rating: 6.0 / 10.0
by enaikelt
August 17th, 2010, 12:10am
I'm not sure why there are so many high ratings for this series. I found it thoroughly annoying. It's incredibly fast-paced and overall wth. I felt there were so many things that might have been done with it that weren't.

For instance, what's Ai's school life like? Most of her brothers aren't really distinguishable. Where are her parents? Why on earth do girls give her love letters (seriously?) I was also thoroughly unimpressed by her lack of maturity.

Spoiler (highlight to view)
Is it just me, or when the guy (you absolutely loathed and detested until today maybe?) is pressing you for sex under the illusion that you are another woman on your first date, do you not usually say "HECK NO!" and backhand him, preferably across the room? Who gives their virginity to someone they thoroughly dislike, because they don't want to lose to the other (unknown) women in his life? Is this chick even legal?


I mean, so I understand this is a shoujo smut manga and originally a one shot, but there is shoujo smut where the heroine is smart, tomboyish and practical, and there is shoujo smut where the heroine just talks big and doesn't have any common sense. Her lack of character (development and otherwise) just gets me.

Now Reo is very good looking; and unfortunately he's a thorough jerk. He doesn't have any character development either. As far as I'm concerned he just exists to be a jerk to Ai.

I'm giving this series a 6 because as far as it goes, the art is lovely, and it was an alright read. It just could have been so, so much more. If I wanted an awesome tomboyish heroine and a jerk hero, I'd go read Dengeki Daisy or something.

... Last updated on September 12th, 2010, 8:32pm
Was this comment useful?  Yes tickmark  No xmark    
avatar
LOL @ Dubby   
Rating: N/A
by MangomyTango
July 10th, 2010, 7:39pm
I just LOLed at Dubby's comment about this manga ^^ now I'm really interested in reading the manga! Haha, the first chapter was pretty good smile haha the brother is so funny
I thought that she wasn't so bad looking as mai. smile
Was this comment useful?  Yes tickmark  No xmark    
  Pages (2) [ 1 2 ] Next Page
Show  entries per page 


You must login to comment for this series! Register an account.
Manga Search
MANGA Fu
MEMBERS
TEAM-BU


footer