Secret, Vol. 1 Paperback – February 3, 2015

When I picked up Secret I was expecting something similar to Judge or Doubt. Instead I was treated to a much different story.Unlike Judge or Doubt, which rely on characters trapped in a singular location playing a game, Secret is literally more open. These characters are not trapped in a single location, and while the characters are given an objective, there is no obvious game being played (at least not at first). Instead, the characters are tied together by a single, tragic accident that they are all survivors of. The story is told from various, switching view points and their recollections of the accident help develop the mystery of what really happened. All is not always clear, though. Some of these characters may be lying, or because of their state after the accident they may not have fully understood what they had seen. So what we, the reader, is being told may not be what actually happened. The fact that the story is being told by potentially unreliable narrators makes the mystery that much more intriguing, and the truths being uncovered that much more surprising.The art is simple, but expressive. The characters tend to have a fairly uniform look, especially among the males, but have distinctive enough qualities to make most of them easy to tell apart. The story is told smoothly, and the pages are uncluttered. 90% of the book is just people talking to each other, and yet nothing ever feels static or slow. It helps that the dialogue has a natural flow to it that keeps the pace up.Secrets is a very strong start to what could turn out to be a very interesting and entertaining series. I cannot wait for volume 2!

I'm so grateful to be able to finally finish the full set!!

Slow start but it isn't a bad read.

I agree with the other reviewer. This volume was awesome.The only downside is that I have to wait several months for volume two, which is pretty lame.I honestly wonder where they are in the Japanese releases in terms of chapters.

Oh my gosh, I love it. I love it. I love it. I couldn't look away for a minute. You have to read this if you're a manga lover.

A class on a field trip met their fate as they got into an accident and only six high school students survived. But is it really an accident? All six of them are on the spot as three of them are the murderers of their classmates and they're now facing the consequences.I read Doubt by the same mangaka and I liked it! And when I learned about this short series, I was looking forward to read this!I knew from the get go that they're going to narrate the past too. If anything, it kinda sucks that the characters weren't introduced properly. And two of the main characters almost looked alike, the only way to decipher them was one has a tad bit longer hair and wears a vest.Given though, I am liking where the story is going. I like the idea that everything is falling into place as they unravel the story of each of the character. I am excited how this will go.This depicts some cliche character tropes. One of which is an idol/actress. There's also a leader type, and so on. But I guess I have to accept that that's how it goes.It's too early to tell what my overall reaction to this story. But I am excited to read the next manga.

Great

This story is so good it keeps you always thinking and so many twist and turns keep you always thinking, can't wait for the next book.