Hime Muko

Description

Yamato lost his dear childhood friend Shiki, who was sacrificed during a ritual. His unrequited love became an obsession; he refused to believe that Shiki was dead, and many years later he finally managed to search for him in the sacred palace forbidden to men, where he learned a terrible secret.

Shiki was kept alive and made to inherit the superhuman power that will make him the king of the country. Yamato swears to repress his feelings and follow Shiki as his servant, but...

Original: Marginal Comis (Print, Digital), Pixiv Comic

Official English Translation: INKR, Manga Planet, Mangaplaza, Tokyopop

Type

Manga

Related Series

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Associated Names

[from RED] 비밀 신랑

Hidden Groom

Hime-muko

Himemuko

Scarlet Secret

Scharlachrotes Schicksal

Secret Son-in-Law

ความลับสีชาด (Thai)

祕婿

神秘的新郎

秘め婿

秘婿

비밀 신랑

Groups Scanlating

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Latest Release(s)

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Status in Country of Origin

1 Volume (Complete) / 6 Chapters + 1 Chapter Extra

Completely Scanlated?

Yes

Anime Start/End Chapter

N/A

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User Rating

Average: 8.2 / 10.0 (137 votes)

Bayesian Average: 7.86 / 10.0

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Last Updated

January 23rd, 2026 3:09pm PST - 15 hours ago

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Genre

Drama Fantasy Historical Romance Yaoi
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Recommendations

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Author(s)

SERIZAWA Tomo

Artist(s)

SERIZAWA Tomo

Year

2021

Original Publisher

Futabasha (2024)

Shu Cream (2021)

Serialized In (magazine)

from RED (Shu Cream)

Licensed (in English)

Yes

English Publisher

Futekiya

Shu Cream BL

Tokyopop (1 Volume; Complete)

Activity Stats (vs. other series)

Weekly Pos #745 (+7)

Monthly Pos #1895 (No change)

3 Month Pos #3114 (-202)

6 Month Pos #4467 (-119)

Year Pos #5112 (-679)

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sensei’s 1st book publish in Taiwan

by Kin883
2 years ago

Rating: 10.0 / 10.0

belated review. this is the first book that Taiwan gotten the copyright of sensei! Nevertheless, i got attracted by the cover and the synopsis (big supernatural buff)! Bought it! And with the popularity, her books got sold out with most suppliers.

the plot was amazing, being an eastern reader, the plot, the story and the tribal background made a lot of sense.

it’s also awesome to have additional 20 page story release on Bookwalker (ebook platform).

beautifully illustrated characters and their outlook/clothings/features!
interesting and intricate character designs!

Looking forward for more of Sensei’s work.

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Why is it so short?!?!?!?😭

by Sharaz-de
2 years ago

Rating: 7.5 / 10.0

I wish this manga was longer because it has all the perfect elements for a multiple volumes series (well-done historical setting, divine powers and state secrets) and its second half should have had more chapters in order to develope properly.

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Character Progression Lacking

by mikako17
3 years ago

Rating: 6.0 / 10.0

The art is decent and the characters are very pretty, but the way they acted didn't make sense. The reason the mangaka gave for the two characters to end up together was shallow. It amounted to love conquers all and love is worth more than the world. This doesn't work when part of the manga is about Shiki's powers being necessary to protect the country. The manga shows

that he can heal people with diseases with his powers. That is something Shiki and Yamato can't solve with human cleverness. The story needs better reasons for Shiki and Yamato to choose their love for each other over other people's lives.

Also, it literally makes no sense that

the first himiko could have a daughter and not have her godly powers taken away, but all other himiko's could not. Nor that this power is through genetic inheritance which makes having sex and children necessary....

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High Quality BL

by tukiyem
3 years ago

Rating: 10.0 / 10.0

Literally everything is so perfect, the settings, drawings (!! I can feel that they really put a lot of work in each panel), the characters and the plot itself is so fresh, I've never found it in any stories before.

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Really good!

by halcyons
3 years ago

Rating: 7.5 / 10.0

This was a real treat--sensei's art is incredibly lush and detailed, and she manages to pull off the rare feat of crafting a meaningful story in just a single volume, rife with elements of religious worldbuilding and political intrigue. I would agree with previous reviewers that this does read like the truncated version of a much longer story, but there are surprisingly few, if any, loose ends. Sensei has a talent for writing relatively realistic characters without the need for heaps of manufactured drama; I can't say "childhood friends" is my favorite BL trope but I found myself invested in Yamato's unwavering earnestness and Shiki's struggle between following his duty and his heart. An impressive release that rivals work from much more established mangaka.

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why so short?!?!?!?!

by gwkimmy
4 years ago

Rating: N/A

I loved the world building in this, and the art is absolutely phenomenal. The characters are nicely constructed and I love their design. I feel like this mangaka is a masochist for having Yamato have a full body tattoo and Shiki, an absolutely beautiful miko with elaborate clothing. Absolute props.

Hugest sin is that this manga is only one volume long. With all the set up for political drama and potential warfare, this manga could have gone on for VOLUMES. I would have fallen for this hook, line, and sinker if it had lol. I'm so sad, there was SO MUCH potential for a rare plot driven BL. It's not that this manga is bad, it's just that it feels so truncated. The ending especially felt very rushed and like we're supposed to just add our own ending. Did the mangaka get tired of drawing the elaborate main characters? maybe that was it lmao.

UGH disappointed that this didn't continue, but definitely a good read!

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Beautiful art

by alicele
4 years ago

Rating: 8.0 / 10.0

The art is gorgeous, I couldn’t look away from these beautiful characters, costumes to scenery. I also loved their sweet interactions with each other.
The plot is intriguing and enjoyable. I found some details a bit confusing though.

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