History Manga / JitsuWaWatashiWa

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->''The love comedy with non-human heroines that are just a little dumb!''

Asahi Kuromine is your average high-schooler... besides having a really bad poker face. He currently has a crush on a fellow classmate named Youko Shiragami, the resident stoic IceQueen. When he tries to confess to her, he ends up discovering that she is a vampire... and that she will have to leave school if she's ever found out. He subsequently swears to keep this secret to allow her to continue with her school life.

However, though he may be the "Man Who Cannot Lie", he may have bitten off more than he can chew, as Shiragami herself turns out to be quite the cheerful ditz. He also has to contend with his malicious childhood friend-reporter Akemi Mikan who never lets any secret stay hidden, and Shiragami herself may not be the only supernatural being roaming around on the school grounds.

''Jitsu wa Watashi wa'' is a romantic comedy manga by Masuda Eiji, featuring a cast of lovable weirdos, supernatural or otherwise. It has a fun take on an overused premise and has good use of hilarious facial expressions.

[[http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2015-01-26/vampire-romantic-comedy-manga-jitsu-wa-watashi-wa-gets-tv-anime/.83703 An animated adaptation of the series has been announced!]]

The manga has also been licensed by Seven Seas under the title [[PunBasedTitle "My Monster Secret"]], and will come out in the United States in January 2016.

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!!This manga provides examples of:

* AliensSpeakingEnglish: Not only do the members of Aizawa's race speak a perfect Japanese, they even have Japanese names for some reason (at least there is no indication they have a "real" alien-ish name).
* AllWomenAreDomsAllMenAreSubs: [[spoiler:At least in the BadFuture, 70% of women are doms and 90% of men are subs.]]
* ArcWords: The title of the series ("The truth is, I am…"). It's not only about the characters revealing that they are not human, but also about them coming to terms with their feelings.
* ArtEvolution: The characters' faces get more rounded and their eyes bigger as the series progresses. This makes them look somewhat more childish. Compare [[http://bato.to/read/_/187688/jitsu-wa-watashi-wa_v1_ch01_by_underdog-scans/9 Asahi]] and [[http://bato.to/read/_/187688/jitsu-wa-watashi-wa_v1_ch01_by_underdog-scans/12 Youko]] in the first chapter and [[http://bato.to/read/_/290648/jitsu-wa-watashi-wa_v7_ch55_by_underdog-scans/6 the same characters]] [[http://bato.to/read/_/290648/jitsu-wa-watashi-wa_v7_ch55_by_underdog-scans/14 50 chapters later]].
* BadFuture: Parodied. [[spoiler:In Rin's future, the Charismatic Pervert II has taken over the world, ushering in a FreeLoveFuture of sluts and perverts. A small resistance remains, comprised of the 10% of men who are not masochists, and 30% of women. And there are magical dragons, for some reason.]]
* BeCarefulWhatYouWishFor: Akane gives Aizawa her wish [[spoiler:and turns her to the size of a normal human to be closer with Asahi]] in exchange for some of Aizawa's wonderful treats. When things panned out and Aizawa is paying up [[spoiler:Akari convinced her to allow Rin, Shiho, and Youko as she has helped them too. At the sight of Youko's cooking, Akane tries jumping out the window]].
* BlazingInfernoHellfireSauce: Whatever is in Mikan's [[NamesToRunAwayFromReallyFast "Russian Choux"]], it's not something to put in all hands.
* TheDitz: It's far easier to make a list of the characters in this manga who aren't complete idiots. Special mention goes to Shiragami whose goofiness has more often than not put her secret at risk. The only ''more or less'' level-headed characters are Asahi, Okada and Sakurada, Shiho, Mikan after her CharacterDevelopment, and ''sometimes'' Akari.
* GenerationXerox: Asahi and Youko's romance seems to mirror Touko and Genjirou's (Youko's parents) a great deal. Sometimes to the point of ContrivedCoincidence. [[spoiler:Karen reveals her learning Shirigami-kun was a vampire and he learning she is an angel]] ends up being nearly identical to Aizawa learning of Shirigami-chan's true nature and vice versa.
* GoodEyesEvilEyes: A good many of the characters will spit each other glares that wouldn't look out of place in the creepiest, most {{yandere}} of horror genres... The problem is nearly all of them will do it for the most [[WhatDoYouMeanItsNotHeinous inane reasons]].
** The largest offender by far would be Karen, the foulest, most evil [[InsistentTerminology demon]] around, ready to [[PokeThePoodle curse]] you at the drop of a hat.
* HaremGenre: A downplayed example. While there are three different girls attracted to Asahi, they remain friendly to each other, and the series is almost devoid of FanService. The accent is rather put on the general goofiness.
* IdenticalPanelGag: The author loves repeating the position of characters, bubbles and even the general panel layout between two pages. And he somehow finds new ways to use this trope in every chapter it seems. There is notably an elaborate instance in the scene where [[http://bato.to/read/_/276749/jitsu-wa-watashi-wa_ch44_by_underdog-scans/13 Akane]] [[http://bato.to/read/_/276749/jitsu-wa-watashi-wa_ch44_by_underdog-scans/14 tastes]] [[http://bato.to/read/_/276749/jitsu-wa-watashi-wa_ch44_by_underdog-scans/15 Aizawa's]] [[http://bato.to/read/_/276749/jitsu-wa-watashi-wa_ch44_by_underdog-scans/16 cakes]].
* IdiosyncraticEpisodeNaming: All chapter titles are in the form "Let's XXX".
* InterspeciesRomance: All over the place, be it the parents (Youko and Shiho are half-vampire and half-wolfman, and Akari has a demon ancestor) or Youko and Aizawa with Asahi.
* LighterAndSofter: The author's two previous works, ''How to Make an Invisible Man'' and ''Sakura Discord'', while they had some bits of comedy, were serious and melancholic love stories (the former especially). ''Jitsu wa'' on the other hand is pure, undiluted silliness.
* LiterallyFallingInLove: Akane tries to make a use of this trope when Youko and Asahi are locked in the former's room by sending a sleepy Youko onto Asahi with a spring, or literally tilting the entire house so that they fall on each other. All her efforts are in vain.
* NotWhatItLooksLike: Rin hugs Asahi at every opportunity, feeds him, and even spends an entire day riding around on his shoulders. It's actually [[spoiler:a rather cute grandfather/grand-daughter relationship]], but it doesn't look like that from the outside.
* OurVampiresAreDifferent: Youko has all the traditional weaknesses of a vampire, but hilariously downplayed: being exposed to the sun gives her a tan, being exposed to onion makes her cry, she is afraid of running water (but it doesn't hurt her) and seeing a cross irritates her a bit. So none of her "weaknesses" actually put her in danger of [[GlamourFailure exposing her secret]]. More generally, it seems that for vampires, sucking blood is an equivalent of kissing. They also eat food like anyone else.
* OurWerewolvesAreDifferent: Their wolf form and human form are actually SplitPersonalities, and they switch whenever they look at the moon (or any pictures of a moon). Moreover, their body can even change features, including sex, depending on which personality is active. Although the only werewolf we've seen is only a half-blood, so how full-blood werewolves behave is still unknown.
* PowerWalk: Done in chapter 65 when all the main cast plus some others gather to rescue [[spoiler:Aizawa's brother, who is in the awful predicament of… being pampered by a clueless Karen who takes "her" for a ghost and wants to help her pass on.]] [[OnlySaneMan Asahi]] has his face hidden by a shovel during the scene.
* RunningGag: As the series' humour functions a lot on repetition, there are a few of those.
** Asahi's lies being transparent (though that's mostly in the early chapters).
** Youko's stomach growling.
** Shirou ending up in Shiho's clothes (or lack of clothes) after she transforms.
** Akane getting her comeuppance from Akari.
** Aizawa planting ice cream cones into Asahi's eyes (on the creamed side, [[EyeScream not the pointy side!]])
** Asahi's nosebleed and his subsequent nickname "Eromine-kun".
** Karen demanding a "thank you" as compensation.
* SeriousBusiness: The series basically runs on this, from a hot-blooded training to "dodge the sun" to a desperate race to get limited-edition burgers, to Youko almost crossing the DespairEventHorizon when she learns there won't be any run-for-the-bun in the obstacle race this year.
* TheSevenMysteries: There are seven ones at the school. [[spoiler:Karen, the "fallen angel," believes herself to be one of them until she learns the ''Elusive Student Council President'' isn't one of them. She is frustrated that Akane has two spots too]]. It is later noted [[spoiler:the mysteries have been around for years. While ''The After-School Vampire'' was likely Shirigami's father, Akane keeping her spots, and Shiho's mother was ''The Infirmary Pervert'', Asahi wonders who filled in the rest]].
## ''The After-School Vampire'' is Shirigami and the near-moments she was noticed.
## ''The Dwarf of the Corridor'' is Aizawa when she is seen in her natural size.
## ''The Flashy Werewolf'' is Shirou when trying to change out of female clothing.
## ''The Infirmary Pervert'' is Shiho being herself.
## ''The Spirit of the Home-Ec Room'' is Ryou in his female-ghost robot body.
## ''The Missing Principal'' is Akane and her not being recognized as the principal by many students.
## ''The Mysterious Horned Girl'' is Akane being noticed with her horned and thought of as a student.
* SomethingElseAlsoRises: Aizawa's antenna on her real body [[spoiler:shines brightly when she, or others of her kind, are sexually attracted to another being]]. She refuses to tell Asahi this [[spoiler:especially when, in human-size, her antenna glows really brightly]].
* ThemeNaming: Most characters have a color in their names, like '''Kuro'''mine (black), '''Shira'''gami (white), '''Ai'''zawa (blue) or Mikan (orange − although it's the fruit). It's usually (except for Youko) the color of their hair.
* ThereIsOnlyOneBed: Due to a series of improbable events (helped by the principal using her powers to put them in a position to bang because she thinks it's funny), Asahi and Youko end up trapped in her bedroom at night. First she suggests he take the bed, which he refuses. She refuses as well, and gets halfway through suggesting they share it before [[ThatCameOutWrong she realizes what she's saying]]. They both end up sleeping on the floor.
* VampireInvitation: One of the vampire weaknesses. Shiragami, being a half-blood, can enter any room uninvited, but feels incredibly guilty when doing so.
* VitriolicBestBuds: Youko and Akane can't spend a minute together without bickering, but they still spend a lot of minutes together.
* WhamLine: Shortly after she successfully convinces the girl that she is Asahi's grand-daughter from the future, Rin accidentally calls [[spoiler:Akemi Mikan]] "Granny." Whoops.
** Chapter 71: [[spoiler: I'VE ALWAYS BEEN IN LOVE WITH ASAHI-KUN!!!]]
* WingedHumanoid: All the vampires have the traditional large, retractable bat wings. [[spoiler:Angels apparently have four feathered wings.]]
* YouGottaHaveBlueHair: Youko is green, Mikan is orange, Aizawa is blue, Shiho is purple, Akane is pink, etc. Colors for all tastes!
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The manga has also been licenced by Seven Seas under the title [[PunBasedTitle "My Monster Secret"]], and will come out in the United States in January 2016.

The series has been licenced by Seven Seas under the title [[PunBasedTitle "My Monster Secret"]], and will come out in the United States in January 2016.

The series has beennow licenced by Seven Seas under the title [[PunBasedTitle "My Monster Secret"]], and will come out in the United States in January 2016.

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* LighterAndSofter: The author's two previous works, ''How to Make an Invisible Man'' and ''Sakura Discord'', while they had some bits of comedy, were serious and melancholic love stories (the former especially). ''Jitsu wa'' on the other hand is pure, undiluted fun.

* TheSevenMysteries: There are seven ones at the school. [[spoiler:Karen, the "fallen angel," believes herself to be one of them until she learns the ''Elusive Student Council President'' isn't one of them. She is frustrated that Akane has two spots too]]. It is later noted [[spoiler:the mysteries have been around for years. While number 1 is likely Shirigami's father and Akane keeping her spots, Shiho's mother was number 4, Asahi wonders who filled in the rest]].

* TheSevenMysteries: There are seven ones at the school. [[spoiler:Karen, the "fallen angel," believes herself to be one of them until she learns the ''Elusive Student Council President'' isn't one of them. She is frustrated that Akane has two spots too]].

* ArtEvolution: The characters' faces get more rounded and their eyes bigger as the series progresses. They also look somewhat more childish. Compare [[http://bato.to/read/_/187688/jitsu-wa-watashi-wa_v1_ch01_by_underdog-scans/9 Asahi]] and [[http://bato.to/read/_/187688/jitsu-wa-watashi-wa_v1_ch01_by_underdog-scans/12 Youko]] in the first chapter and [[http://bato.to/read/_/290648/jitsu-wa-watashi-wa_v7_ch55_by_underdog-scans/6 the same characters]] [[http://bato.to/read/_/290648/jitsu-wa-watashi-wa_v7_ch55_by_underdog-scans/14 50 chapters later]].

* ArtEvolution: The characters' faces get more rounded and their eyes bigger as the series progresses. Compare [[http://bato.to/read/_/187688/jitsu-wa-watashi-wa_v1_ch01_by_underdog-scans/9 Asahi]] and [[http://bato.to/read/_/187688/jitsu-wa-watashi-wa_v1_ch01_by_underdog-scans/12 Youko]] in the first chapter and [[http://bato.to/read/_/290648/jitsu-wa-watashi-wa_v7_ch55_by_underdog-scans/6 the same characters]] [[http://bato.to/read/_/290648/jitsu-wa-watashi-wa_v7_ch55_by_underdog-scans/14 50 chapters later]].

* IdenticalPanelGag: The author seems to like repeating the position of characters, bubbles and even the general panel layout between two pages. There is notably an elaborate instance in the scene where [[http://bato.to/read/_/276749/jitsu-wa-watashi-wa_ch44_by_underdog-scans/13 Akane]] [[http://bato.to/read/_/276749/jitsu-wa-watashi-wa_ch44_by_underdog-scans/14 tastes]] [[http://bato.to/read/_/276749/jitsu-wa-watashi-wa_ch44_by_underdog-scans/15 Aizawa's]] [[http://bato.to/read/_/276749/jitsu-wa-watashi-wa_ch44_by_underdog-scans/16 cakes]].

* PowerWalk: Done in chapter 65 when all the main cast plus some others gather to rescue [[spoiler:Aizawa's brother, who is in the awful predicament of… being pampered by a clueless Karen who takes "her" for a ghost and wants to help her pass on.]] [[OnlySaneMan Asahi]] has his face hidden by a shovel during the scene.