The Other Side of Secret explained

The Other Side of Secret
Ja Kanji:シークレットの向こう側
Ja Romaji:Shīkuretto no Mukōgawa
Genre:Fantasy, Action[1]
Type:manga
Author:Hideaki Yoshikawa
Publisher:Media Factory
Demographic:Seinen
Magazine:Monthly Comic Alive
First:27 September 2014
Last:27 October 2015
Volumes:4
Volume List:
  1. Volumes

is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Hideaki Yoshikawa. The series is published by Media Factory in Japan and by Seven Seas Entertainment in the United States.

Release

Hideaki Yoshikawa began serializing the manga in the November issue of Media Factory's seinen manga magazine Monthly Comic Alive on 27 September 2014.[2] The series concluded in the magazine's December 2015 issue on 27 October 2015,[3] and has been collected into four volumes.

North American publisher Seven Seas Entertainment announced its license to the series on 14 July 2015.[4] [5]

Volumes

Reception

Rebecca Silverman of Anime News Network gave the first volume a grade of B−. She felt that the story was interesting, but that the volume suffered from being mostly setup. She also felt that the series' fanservice was out of place, writing that it seemed "as if Yoshikawa felt the need to stop and give us a show before moving the plot along." She was positive toward the sibling relationships portrayed in the story, enjoying the fact that they were platonic as opposed to "distracting us with a forbidden love angle." She called the manga's art "serviceable without being particularly good", noting the lack of visible motion during action scenes, and commented that the series monsters were better drawn than its people.[6]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Seven Seas Enters a New World with The Other Side of Secret Manga License . 14 July 2015 . . 14 May 2016 .
  2. Web site: http://natalie.mu/comic/news/127135 . ja:アライブで吉川英朗の新作&ライフアライヴ . 27 September 2014 . . Japanese . 14 May 2016 .
  3. Web site: http://blog.mediafactory.co.jp/comicalive/?p=1278 . ja:『学戦都市アスタリスク』の表紙が目印! 月刊コミックアライブ12月号好評発売中! . 27 October 2015 . . Japanese . 16 May 2016 .
  4. Web site: Seven Seas Licenses The Other Side of Secret Manga . 14 July 2015 . . 14 May 2016 .
  5. Web site: Seven Seas Licenses "The Other Side of Secret" . Green . Scott . 14 July 2015 . . 14 May 2016 .
  6. Web site: The Other Side of Secret GN 1 . Silverman . Rebecca . 14 May 2016 . . 14 May 2016 .