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The Devil's Secret
Father Mauro lived a peaceful life in a small town ministering to his community. That is, until he found a wounded demon (?) in the bushes of the church garden. While Raoul looks like a demon, complete with horns and a tail, he doesn’t act like the typical demon. Playful? Yes! Mischievous? Yes! Outright evil? Well… that depends on the definition. Does seducing men of the cloth count as evil – especially if they like it?
200 pages, Paperback
First published May 10, 2007
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About the author
Hinako Takanaga
105 books329 followersTakanaga Hinako (高永ひなこ) is a Japanese author of Boys' Love manga.
She has also provided illustrations for several BL light novels by other authors, including The Guilty by Katsura Izumi. Her first manga story, 合格祈願 (Goukaku kigan, Prayers for a passing grade?), was published by Hanamaru Comics in 1997; it was later reworked as the first chapter of Challengers. Most of her works have been translated into foreign languages. She was a guest at YaoiCon 2007, invited by Juné, the US publishers of her popular series Little Butterfly.
When not making Boys' Love manga, she spends her time collecting Wallace & Gromit merchandise and playing Final Fantasy. Takanaga doesn’t like beer and people who are ignorant.
She comments that her biggest influence on her art and writing-style was KOUGA Yun, a famous shoujo manga artist whose works she read as a teenager.
She has also provided illustrations for several BL light novels by other authors, including The Guilty by Katsura Izumi. Her first manga story, 合格祈願 (Goukaku kigan, Prayers for a passing grade?), was published by Hanamaru Comics in 1997; it was later reworked as the first chapter of Challengers. Most of her works have been translated into foreign languages. She was a guest at YaoiCon 2007, invited by Juné, the US publishers of her popular series Little Butterfly.
When not making Boys' Love manga, she spends her time collecting Wallace & Gromit merchandise and playing Final Fantasy. Takanaga doesn’t like beer and people who are ignorant.
She comments that her biggest influence on her art and writing-style was KOUGA Yun, a famous shoujo manga artist whose works she read as a teenager.
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October 7, 2010
Mauro is a young priest who finds Raoul beaten in his backyard. Raoul has horns and a tail but is sure he’s not a demon. Despite his reservations, Mauro takes him in and Raoul starts to become ill. When he finally has sex with Mauro he feels much better and suspects he might be an incubus. All of a sudden his older brother appears and Raoul is a demon, but fell through a crack in the time space continuum (or something like that) and they want him to return home. He loves Mauro though and becomes depressed. Mauro accepts their love. It was a cute story about him accepting his lover was a demon which kind of goes against the whole priest thing.
There are a couple of other shorts, one about a student teacher who is accosted on the street by a young man who thinks he’s attractive. It turns out the boy is one of his students. Ooops. This causes problems as he’s very aggressive in his pursuit. It was done in a bit of a humorous manner.
There is then a short about Raoul’s older brother and his part-time demon lover and a tiff they have over a gift that the lover gives him. On the whole I enjoyed this manga. Nothing amazing but some cute stories and it tends to be the style of drawing I enjoy.
There are a couple of other shorts, one about a student teacher who is accosted on the street by a young man who thinks he’s attractive. It turns out the boy is one of his students. Ooops. This causes problems as he’s very aggressive in his pursuit. It was done in a bit of a humorous manner.
There is then a short about Raoul’s older brother and his part-time demon lover and a tiff they have over a gift that the lover gives him. On the whole I enjoyed this manga. Nothing amazing but some cute stories and it tends to be the style of drawing I enjoy.
July 22, 2018
Very red hot Yaoi manga series ♡
June 17, 2021
4,5 stelline che arrotondo a 5
Una lettura dolce ed erotica al punto giusto.
Il manga come al solito è diviso in più storie. La prima è quella più lunga ed è anche quella che da il titolo al volume e con i protagonisti in copertina. Troviamo il prete Mauro alle prese con il buffo e maniaco Raul, un incubus che il prete ha salvato e che da quel momento si è instaurato in casa dell'uomo, molestandolo in ogni modo e corteggiandolo in modi... bizzarri. La storia della coppietta è in due capitoli più un piccolo extra nel finale della raccolta ed è molto carina. Raul è un pazzo scatenato ed è simpaticissimo e Mauro... è un uke timidino e dolcetto, spaventato per via dei suoi sentimenti e per la minaccia alla sua vocazione, impossibile non provare simpatia anche per lui!
Oltre la storia principale troviamo altre due shottine che sono... un semplice riempitivo, da una parte la storia di uno studente che si innamora del suo professore e inizia a tormentarlo e corteggiarlo per farlo cadere ai suoi piedi e dall'altra la love story di uno studente che lotta per ritrovare il suo ex compagno di scuola essendosi reso conto di ricambiare l'amore che tempo prima il giovane gli aveva confessato e a cui aveva ahimè risposto con un bel due di picche! Entrambe le storie sono semplici e ricche di buoni sentimenti con lo scontato lieto fine coronato da scene più o meno hot. Due storie che non hanno nulla a che fare con la trama principale ma che arricchiscono il volume per una volta senza stonare troppo.
Ultima ma non per importanza una shottina collegata stavolta alla storia principale che vede protagonista lo scorbutico e money grabbino fratello di Raul.
Una raccolta simpatica e divertente, ricca di romanticismo e momenti piccanti! Perfetta per staccare la spina!
Una lettura dolce ed erotica al punto giusto.
Il manga come al solito è diviso in più storie. La prima è quella più lunga ed è anche quella che da il titolo al volume e con i protagonisti in copertina. Troviamo il prete Mauro alle prese con il buffo e maniaco Raul, un incubus che il prete ha salvato e che da quel momento si è instaurato in casa dell'uomo, molestandolo in ogni modo e corteggiandolo in modi... bizzarri. La storia della coppietta è in due capitoli più un piccolo extra nel finale della raccolta ed è molto carina. Raul è un pazzo scatenato ed è simpaticissimo e Mauro... è un uke timidino e dolcetto, spaventato per via dei suoi sentimenti e per la minaccia alla sua vocazione, impossibile non provare simpatia anche per lui!
Oltre la storia principale troviamo altre due shottine che sono... un semplice riempitivo, da una parte la storia di uno studente che si innamora del suo professore e inizia a tormentarlo e corteggiarlo per farlo cadere ai suoi piedi e dall'altra la love story di uno studente che lotta per ritrovare il suo ex compagno di scuola essendosi reso conto di ricambiare l'amore che tempo prima il giovane gli aveva confessato e a cui aveva ahimè risposto con un bel due di picche! Entrambe le storie sono semplici e ricche di buoni sentimenti con lo scontato lieto fine coronato da scene più o meno hot. Due storie che non hanno nulla a che fare con la trama principale ma che arricchiscono il volume per una volta senza stonare troppo.
Ultima ma non per importanza una shottina collegata stavolta alla storia principale che vede protagonista lo scorbutico e money grabbino fratello di Raul.
Una raccolta simpatica e divertente, ricca di romanticismo e momenti piccanti! Perfetta per staccare la spina!
April 20, 2019
The title story (a priest takes in an injured demon who turns out to be an incubus, three guesses where that’s headed) is fine but nothing to write home about unless you’re into the sexy priest corruption, but the middle short story (a boy falls for his best friend in high school, doesn’t realize why he feels so strongly about him, is absolutely shocked when his friend confessed to him and then offers to wait for his reply since he’s moving away...) was adorable and worth the price of admission on its own. I just love friends to lovers so much??? The art is lovely, as per usual with Takanaga-sense I.
January 25, 2021
4,5 stelline
Una lettura dolce ed erotica al punto giusto.
Il manga come al solito è diviso in più storie. La prima è quella più lunga ed è anche quella che da il titolo al volume e con i protagonisti in copertina. Troviamo il prete Mauro alle prese con il buffo e maniaco Raul, un incubus che il prete ha salvato e che da quel momento si è instaurato in casa dell'uomo, molestandolo in ogni modo e corteggiandolo in modi... bizzarri. La storia della coppietta è in due capitoli più un piccolo extra nel finale della raccolta ed è molto carina. Raul è un pazzo scatenato ed è simpaticissimo e Mauro... è un uke timidino e dolcetto, spaventato per via dei suoi sentimenti e per la minaccia alla sua vocazione, impossibile non provare simpatia anche per lui!
Oltre la storia principale troviamo altre due shottine che sono... un semplice riempitivo, da una parte la storia di uno studente che si innamora del suo professore e inizia a tormentarlo e corteggiarlo per farlo cadere ai suoi piedi e dall'altra la love story di uno studente che lotta per ritrovare il suo ex compagno di scuola essendosi reso conto di ricambiare l'amore che tempo prima il giovane gli aveva confessato e a cui aveva ahimè risposto con un bel due di picche! Entrambe le storie sono semplici e ricche di buoni sentimenti con lo scontato lieto fine coronato da scene più o meno hot. Due storie che non hanno nulla a che fare con la trama principale ma che arricchiscono il volume per una volta senza stonare troppo.
Ultima ma non per importanza una shottina collegata stavolta alla storia principale che vede protagonista lo scorbutico e money grabbino fratello di Raul.
Una raccolta simpatica e divertente, ricca di romanticismo e momenti piccanti! Perfetta per staccare la spina!
Una lettura dolce ed erotica al punto giusto.
Il manga come al solito è diviso in più storie. La prima è quella più lunga ed è anche quella che da il titolo al volume e con i protagonisti in copertina. Troviamo il prete Mauro alle prese con il buffo e maniaco Raul, un incubus che il prete ha salvato e che da quel momento si è instaurato in casa dell'uomo, molestandolo in ogni modo e corteggiandolo in modi... bizzarri. La storia della coppietta è in due capitoli più un piccolo extra nel finale della raccolta ed è molto carina. Raul è un pazzo scatenato ed è simpaticissimo e Mauro... è un uke timidino e dolcetto, spaventato per via dei suoi sentimenti e per la minaccia alla sua vocazione, impossibile non provare simpatia anche per lui!
Oltre la storia principale troviamo altre due shottine che sono... un semplice riempitivo, da una parte la storia di uno studente che si innamora del suo professore e inizia a tormentarlo e corteggiarlo per farlo cadere ai suoi piedi e dall'altra la love story di uno studente che lotta per ritrovare il suo ex compagno di scuola essendosi reso conto di ricambiare l'amore che tempo prima il giovane gli aveva confessato e a cui aveva ahimè risposto con un bel due di picche! Entrambe le storie sono semplici e ricche di buoni sentimenti con lo scontato lieto fine coronato da scene più o meno hot. Due storie che non hanno nulla a che fare con la trama principale ma che arricchiscono il volume per una volta senza stonare troppo.
Ultima ma non per importanza una shottina collegata stavolta alla storia principale che vede protagonista lo scorbutico e money grabbino fratello di Raul.
Una raccolta simpatica e divertente, ricca di romanticismo e momenti piccanti! Perfetta per staccare la spina!
April 20, 2022
Faccio un po' fatica a leggere serie lunghe, ma uno one-shot ogni tanto mi fa piacere. Peccato che Il segreto del diavolo non sia propria all'altezza.
Storie brevi incentrate su coppie di ragazzi di cui solitamente uno è apertissimo quando si tratta di mostrare i suoi sentimenti, mentre l'altro è molto più recalcitrante. Ad esempio, nella storia dell'alunno e del tirocinante. Da insegnante mi viene da chiedermi come farebbe qualcuno a difendersi da una situazione del genere.
Della storia del diavolo e del prete non m'importava nulla.
La terza storia, invece, mi è piaciuta parecchio. Molto tenera, con lui che dovrebbe rispondere a un messaggio ma non si decide a farlo e per questo si porta dietro un telefonino vecchissimo. Adorata!
Ed è proprio per questa storia che il volumetto si merita due stelline.
Storie brevi incentrate su coppie di ragazzi di cui solitamente uno è apertissimo quando si tratta di mostrare i suoi sentimenti, mentre l'altro è molto più recalcitrante. Ad esempio, nella storia dell'alunno e del tirocinante. Da insegnante mi viene da chiedermi come farebbe qualcuno a difendersi da una situazione del genere.
Della storia del diavolo e del prete non m'importava nulla.
La terza storia, invece, mi è piaciuta parecchio. Molto tenera, con lui che dovrebbe rispondere a un messaggio ma non si decide a farlo e per questo si porta dietro un telefonino vecchissimo. Adorata!
Ed è proprio per questa storia che il volumetto si merita due stelline.
December 3, 2021
I am reading this mangaka after yeeears of finishing "The Tyrant..." and look at it, I still like her even if she writes non-con. Too bad this wasn't a whole story, but actually 3 (4? a bit of the incubus' older brother and another incubus who can't keep it in his pants).
Story #1: a priest and an incubus. Their love was sweet, the incubus was very earnest and his older brother was funny.
Story #2: teacher and student. Ehhh, the student was silly but his feelings were cute but then he goes and rapes his teacher so...
Story #3: the purest love maybe, between 2 classmates. One of them confesses and waits (a year?) for the reply of the other.
Story #1: a priest and an incubus. Their love was sweet, the incubus was very earnest and his older brother was funny.
Story #2: teacher and student. Ehhh, the student was silly but his feelings were cute but then he goes and rapes his teacher so...
Story #3: the purest love maybe, between 2 classmates. One of them confesses and waits (a year?) for the reply of the other.
August 30, 2022
Es ist ein Kurzgeschichten-Manga, der fast schon als Trash durchgehen könnte.
Die erste Geschichte ist viel zu schnell abgehandelt, man hätte so viel mehr aus der Idee machen können. Die zweite Kurzgeschichte finde ich absolut sinnlos, sie trägt es sogar im Titel. Tja, und dann kommt eine Geschichte, die einfach nur süß ist....vllt weil dort nicht einfach herumgemacht wird...sondern tatsächlich eine kleine Geschichte erzählt wird. Und das rettet den Manga für mich irgendwie. Die Letzte knüpft an die Erste an und versucht den Manga etwas abzurunden....ist OK. Aber eben nichts Ganzes.
Somit ist der Manga OK, er hat mich kurz unterhalten, mehr aber auch nicht.
Die erste Geschichte ist viel zu schnell abgehandelt, man hätte so viel mehr aus der Idee machen können. Die zweite Kurzgeschichte finde ich absolut sinnlos, sie trägt es sogar im Titel. Tja, und dann kommt eine Geschichte, die einfach nur süß ist....vllt weil dort nicht einfach herumgemacht wird...sondern tatsächlich eine kleine Geschichte erzählt wird. Und das rettet den Manga für mich irgendwie. Die Letzte knüpft an die Erste an und versucht den Manga etwas abzurunden....ist OK. Aber eben nichts Ganzes.
Somit ist der Manga OK, er hat mich kurz unterhalten, mehr aber auch nicht.
July 30, 2017
I love this author! Her stories are always really cute (but also incredibly sexy!) and her art is absolutely gorgeous. I only wish every story in this book were fantasy-themed like the ones about the demons and incubi. When the stories suddenly switch to modern-day tales, although they're great stories, it kind of broke the mood a bit.
Anyway, I love Hinako Takanaga and this is not a disappointing addition to my collection of her yaoi manga.
Anyway, I love Hinako Takanaga and this is not a disappointing addition to my collection of her yaoi manga.
May 28, 2023
Ich finde die Grundidee des Manga sehr interessant, man liest nicht allzu selten das ein Mann Gottes und eine "teuflische" Gestallt sich ineinander verlieben. Jedoch ist es hier nicht schlecht umgesetzt, auch nicht wirklich gut, aber immerhin auch nicht schlecht. Es ist komplettes Mittelmaß, das einzige was ich nicht verstehe ist, wieso zwei random Kurzgeschichten in der Mitte zwischen der Mainstory sind. Das reist ein extrem raus und ist einfach nur unnötig.
December 13, 2024
Extrem unangenehm. Es sind verschiedene Geschichten, die viel zu kurz sind, um interessant zu sein. Die Storylines sind albern und leider sind alle dominanten Figuren sehr übergriffig. Ein Nein wird nicht akzeptiert, plötzlich liebt man sich, weil man vom anderen zum Sex gezwungen wurde. Auch die Sprache ist sehr unangenehm. Kann von diesem Manga nur abraten.
September 2, 2022
First printing 2008. My first yaoi manga!
This is a pretty cute story with cute art. Unfortunately the story doesn’t follow the main characters, the manga consists of multiple characters doing other stuff.
This is a pretty cute story with cute art. Unfortunately the story doesn’t follow the main characters, the manga consists of multiple characters doing other stuff.
July 22, 2019
I've outwrong Takanaga-san a long time ago. I still quite like the style, though it's not my prefered one, but the stories and characters...yikes.
Big ol' yikes.
Big ol' yikes.
November 12, 2021
The cover page story and bonus story were *chef's kiss*. The second one isn't much to talk about. The third was adorable and fluffy.
September 14, 2022
4,5 stelline
October 6, 2016
Definitely the most whimsical of Hinako Takanaga's works I've read, but also for good reason the steamiest. I hope she does more stuff like this one someday!
May 4, 2009
This is a manga of short stories that needs to be read as a bit of fun and not taken too seriously. As in, all the stories feature ukes who think that they don't want their semes (or in some cases, a gay relationship at all!) but of course we, the reader, know that they mean yes, not no, just as their seme does... See what I mean? Plus the magical glowing penis makes an appearance in all the sex scenes, it's been way too long since I read a yaoi manga that is censored in that way ^_^!
I know this is going to seem sacrilegious to say as a yaoi fan but I actually enjoyed the gay romance story the most. The boy slowly coming to realise that he does share feelings for his school mate after they part ways for college was really sweet, whereas the other stories felt a bit rushed and PWP-ish in some ways. Although I have to say, the priest and the incubus were a very hot couple but the older brother and his lover, wow! I would have liked to see their story explored further...
I know this is going to seem sacrilegious to say as a yaoi fan but I actually enjoyed the gay romance story the most. The boy slowly coming to realise that he does share feelings for his school mate after they part ways for college was really sweet, whereas the other stories felt a bit rushed and PWP-ish in some ways. Although I have to say, the priest and the incubus were a very hot couple but the older brother and his lover, wow! I would have liked to see their story explored further...
August 28, 2013
Dieser Manga hat mir sowohl vom Zeichenstil als auch von den Stories her gut gefallen. Ja, Stories. Ich mag es leider nicht besonders wenn in einem Manga (wo ja allgemein meist nicht so viel Handlung ist) meherer Kurzgeschichten sind. Trotzdem waren die Kurzgeschichten interessant und niedlich genug um mir zu gefallen. Der Erotikanteil ist nicht allzu hoch, aber es gibt einige Szenen, die allerdings zensiert sind und daher recht harmlos aussehen. Besonders gefallen haben mir die beiden Stories die einen Fantasyanteil hatten, also die mit Dämonen. Diese Dämonen wurden wirklich toll gezeichet. Vom Zeichenstil her würde der Manga 5+ Sterne von mir bekommen, von den Story-Inhalten her aber eher 2-3 Sterne. Da für mich bei Mangas aber die Zeichnungen einen höheren Stellenwert habe, als der Plot, gibt es diese relativ hohe Wertung von mir. Ich werde mir mit Sicherheit mehr von dieser Mangaka kaufen.
Meine Wertung:
4,4 von 5 Sternen
Meine Wertung:
4,4 von 5 Sternen
April 24, 2011
This is a oneshot collection and most of them are silly stories with nothing really going for them except for Takanaga-sensei's artwork. One of the stories I found interesting though because it didn't seem to mesh with the others. There was no sex at all and instead it focused on the growing relationship between two friends when one of them fell for the other. However happiness wasn't immediate because the other guy didn't feel for him that way.
In my opinion, this volume is really only worth reading except for that one short story but if you're not someone who loves to read and enjoy short stories then this compilation won't make you happy at all.
In my opinion, this volume is really only worth reading except for that one short story but if you're not someone who loves to read and enjoy short stories then this compilation won't make you happy at all.
March 29, 2012
Is Raoul a boy with an unfortunate condition or is he a demon? If a demon, what kind is he? Could a demon be in love with a priest? Could a priest love a demon? It’s a hopeless cause, right? With humor, good story-telling and great drawing, Ms. Takanaga shows the gradual progression from fear to love in this unusual love story. More humorous than angst-ridden, the title story has plenty of drama, sex and romance to make any yaoi reader very happy as well as Ms. Takanaga’s unique style of drawing slender, beautiful young boys.
January 30, 2009
The cover story (in multiple parts, about 1/2 of the book) is lighthearted, fun and spicy. So are most of the side stories, though the main one is the best. There's one more serious romantic story about two high-school friends, one of whom is waiting for the other to respond to his confession of love...for more than a year.
One of Takanaga's best, in my opinion. I enjoyed this more than Challengers, and the tone is similar.
One of Takanaga's best, in my opinion. I enjoyed this more than Challengers, and the tone is similar.
January 4, 2009
I enjoyed this volume. I love how Hinako Takanaga draws, and her stories I have enjoyed all of them. In this volume Father Mauro is leading a very quiet life until he meets Raoul. Is Raoul a demon since he has horns and a tail, but the way he acts is nothing like a demon (except when he is trying to get the father to sleep with him). Raoul brother makes me laugh in this.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
December 11, 2016
Eine Reihe von Kurzgeschichten. Die ersten beiden geschichten gehen um einen Incubus, der nicht wusste das er einer ist und bei einem priester unterkommt. Diese Geschichte mag ich immer noch am liebsten. Die beiden Kurzgeschichten danach fehlt es an Würze und die charaktere sind nicht so interessant. Danach wird ein Abstecher in die Dämonenwelt gemacht, was mal was neues war.
February 27, 2021
2nd read:
Des Teufels Geflüster/Geheimnis: 2 stars
Tun wir das Sinnlose: 1 star
Bevor der Winter kommt: 4 stars
Die Geheimnisse der Dämonen: 1 star
3,5 stars
This manga contains four stories, and only the first, and a little bit of the last, belong to the cover art.
I really don't know what how I should describe them, other than "it's nice" again.
Des Teufels Geflüster/Geheimnis: 2 stars
Tun wir das Sinnlose: 1 star
Bevor der Winter kommt: 4 stars
Die Geheimnisse der Dämonen: 1 star
3,5 stars
This manga contains four stories, and only the first, and a little bit of the last, belong to the cover art.
I really don't know what how I should describe them, other than "it's nice" again.
January 2, 2011
didn't like the main part of the story cause i hated the protagonists, they're boring (2-stars) but the bonus story (dealing with the protagonists brother and his lover => demons) was HOT (maybe 4-stars). this was worth buying it xD
July 30, 2014
This was a fun, quirky and lovely little read. I adored Baldur, bless his cold little heart. All the stories were sweet little reads, and I enjoyed them immensely. Recommended to anyone who likes their yaoi with a a dollop of sweetness, silliness and lust.
January 17, 2016
The primary story of this book - involving the Father and the Demon is a fun read and I thought the artwork quite good. There is ample room to continue this story so I hope the author does at some point in the future.
The story "Before Winter Comes" is a sweet story as well.
The story "Before Winter Comes" is a sweet story as well.
January 7, 2010
Strange and yet oddly fun.
April 18, 2010
Two and a half stars.
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