Secret Days

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Secret Days (シークレットDays♡ Shīkuretto Days♡) is a visual novel dating sim that was distributed as a prize in a competition hosted by Monthly Girls' Romance.

Umetarou Nozaki received a copy of the game from his editor, Ken Miyamae. It was first introduced in Chapter 32 and is occasionally used as reference material for Nozaki's manga, Let's Fall in Love.

Depiction

Secret Days box cover art

The game has an "Easy" mode which highlights the best choices, establishing a flat but dedicated characterization for the protagonist. All the characters eventually turn out to be different from what they initially seem when their route is played, hence the game's title. In contrast, the protagonist is noted to be quite resilient, and keeps her affection for the love interests even when their true natures are revealed. One memorable aspect of the game is its bizarre supernatural twists, such as a character secretly being Satan or a sakura fairy.

Chapter 32's extra reveals that Mikoshiba was able to achieve the Harem Ending in his first playthrough, earning respect from Nozaki. Daily Life Paradise, a game from the same series as Secret Days, is mentioned in Chapter 71 when Mikoshiba uses random scenarios like "main character is the reincarnation of Tokugawa Ieyasu" and "a parallel universe unveiled in the last 10 minutes" as suggestions for Let's Fall in Love.

Characters

Umeko Nozaki (Protagonist)

Akiharu Okada

Sora Saotome

Towa Kujou

Takeru Kusaka

Naoki Sata

Youjirou Toudou

Sakitarou Umeno

Kotomi Mikoshiba

Ichinose

Bou

Nakamura

Trivia

3D tanuki model

• On April 1st, 2014, a Secret Days PV was released by Square Enix for April Fools' Day.
• The characters "Sakitarou Umeno" and "Kotomi Mikoshiba" are modeled from Nozaki and Mikoshiba, respectively.
• The protagonist, Umeko, is a self-insert of Nozaki's alter ego. She is meant to resemble Mamiko.
• Sora is a tsundere, someone who usually acts cold or hostile towards the person they like, but gradually warms up over time.
• Takeru is a yandere, someone who is initially friendly and caring towards the person they like, but their feelings eventually cause them to become overprotective and/or violent.
• In Naoki's route, he reveals that he is actually Satan. However, he and Umeko have a happy ending, both of them sprouting wings and flying up to heaven to live happily ever after.
• The game's mascot is a 3D model of a tanuki.