Uchuujin no Kakushigoto
Secret of the Alien

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Shock value is considered by many to be a cheap trick or an easy way to get a rile out of someone without putting in much effort. To me, however, there's a sweet spot of shock value, an uncanny valley of sorts where the shock becomes comedy before it becomes outright disgust. This manga hits it dead on in the face, completely obliterating it and leaving nothing but a mess in the surrounding area.

It's clear from the first chapter that you're not here for a romcom with a decidedly more mature art style. You're here for the ride. Every character is pushed up to the ... max for the sake of driving everything up the wall, and as a result, we break through the roof into the stratosphere. Each chapter introduces a new baffling brazy batshit insane twist that you have no choice but to giggle at. To take this manga seriously is to fail yourself. There might be a sprinkle of real shit, a semblance of reasonable thematic elements, but in reality, we're just here to have fun, so don't be fooled.

If you want something grounded and logical, it's not going to be here. Yes, it's hard to turn off your brain completely and just enjoy the absurdity of it all, but life is absurd. At the end of it all you might wonder what you read all of it for. Sometimes you don't need a reason other than "cool as fuk yea", and that's fine.

6.9/10


Yeah, this manga is pretty unusual. I expected a relatively psychological, wholesome romance manga involving aliens, however, the manga delivered a pseudo mystery, suspense conflict that is underwhelming.

The actual conflict or seriousness of the plot isn’t underwhelming or generic, considering the twist at the end of chapter two, but rather, the author seems to be solving it in the most intricate way possible. In other words, the actions of the characters are simply idiotic, considering how smart they should be/have been established as. With the plot being drawn out, the man lacks seriousness due to the rather unintentionally made humorous events.

The manga doesn’t ... have an issue with the plot line or characters in general, but it’s missing the one small detail of logic that would make it a tense, engaging read. Instead, the developments are hilariously made, with the conflict being entirely stupid.


Reading Rankings (Portnoy inspired + A Huang-Teizan Original)
10 - God’s penmanship
9 - Must-read. Drop everything else.
8 - Instant bookmark
7 - Entertaining
6 - Good to pass time
5 - Why are you reading this?
4 - Bad.
3 - Typical garbage.
2 - My head hurts.
1 - Retirement is a thought.
0 - “Did they even give you a story?!”

I came searching for copper, and I found copper


Art is decent, it's enjoyable, but don't expect a masterpiece, the motivations for the characters are hit or miss, the characters are fairly flawed and sometimes not in a good way, however certain characters had basically no redeeming qualities. Most characters in the manga I find hard to like aside from the titular alien and I don't mean this in a good way either, I find it hard to root for the protagonist or to sustain my interest in their shenanigans. The multiple love interests is also kind of annoying, I kind of came ... into this expecting and wanting a singular heroine, but if that tickles your fancy, then it's not much of an issue.

Overall, some might enjoy this, while others might not. There are better choices for manga than this one, but this one is fine in its own right.

Edit: I've finished the manga of all 23 chapters, and I can confidently say that this manga is straight garbage, don't read it. I have no clue what the author was thinking when he ended this because the ending was probably one of the most appalling things I've ever read