Nogizaka Haruka no Himitsu: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

Nogizaka Haruka no Himitsu centers around Yūto Ayase and Haruka Nogizaka. Yūto is seemingly ordinary, but Haruka is attractive, intelligent, and rich, which prompts other students to idolize her. One day, Yūto wanders into the school library in order to return a book and accidentally stumbles upon Haruka's deepest, darkest secret: she is a diehard fan of anime and manga, in other words, a regular otaku. Promising Haruka to keep this a secret, Yūto becomes her advisor and confidante of sorts.

Series details

• Title: Nogizaka Haruka no Himitsu
• Format: Animation
• Language: Japanese
• Genres: Comedy, Anime, Romance
• Premiere date: 2008-07-03
• Final broadcast date listed: 2012-11-28
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: Chiba TV
• Network country: Japan
• Typical episode runtime: 25 minutes
• TVMaze ID: 27756
• IMDb ID: tt1266617
• TVDB ID: 82688

Cast and credited roles

• Mamiko Noto — Haruka Nogizaka
• Wataru Hatano — Yūto Ayase
• Aki Toyosaki — Mai Asahina
• Aya Hisakawa — Akiho Nogizaka
• Eiji Miyashita — Nagai
• Eri Kitamura — Ryōko Sawamura
• Fumihiko Tachiki — Gentou Nogizaka
• Hiroki Yasumoto — Takenami
• Hitomi Nabatame — Ruko Ayase
• Jun Oosuka — Ogawa
• Kana Ueda — Nanami Nanashiro
• Kaori Shimizu — Hazuki Sakurazaka

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 2008-07-03; final listed air date 2008-09-25; episode order: 12.
• Season 2: premiered 2009-10-06; final listed air date 2009-12-22; episode order: 12.
• Season 3: premiered 2012-08-29; final listed air date 2012-11-28; episode order: 4.

Source and licence

Adapted from Nogizaka Haruka no Himitsu on TVmaze. The synopsis is reproduced as plain text; catalogue facts, cast and season records are selected and reformatted. This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0, following the TVmaze API licence. Network and web-channel credits identify the service listed in this source; they do not establish current streaming availability.