Jitsu wa Haisupekku na Danshi Kokosei, Gakunen Ichi no Bishojo ni Hisho ni Natte Morau Launches August 25

Jitsu wa Haisupekku na Danshi Kōkōsei, Gakunen Ichi no Bishōjo ni Hisho ni Natte Morau (実はハイスペックな男子高校生、学年一の美少女に秘書になってもらう) officially launched in Japan on August 25, 2026 under KADOKAWA's MF Bunko J imprint.

Written by Iwanami Ryō and illustrated by Bcoca, the new romantic comedy revolves around a double life: at school, its protagonist looks like an unremarkable student, while privately he is a highly successful game creator whose classmate suddenly becomes his personal secretary.

Quick Summary

• Japanese title: 実はハイスペックな男子高校生、学年一の美少女に秘書になってもらう
• Romanization: Jitsu wa Haisupekku na Danshi Kōkōsei, Gakunen Ichi no Bishōjo ni Hisho ni Natte Morau
• Format: Light novel
• Status: New series / Volume 1
• Author: Iwanami Ryō / 岩波零
• Illustrator: Bcoca
• Publisher: KADOKAWA
• Imprint: MF Bunko J
• Japanese release date: August 25, 2026
• Physical price: ¥858 including tax
• Book format: Bunko
• Pages: 264
• ISBN-13: 978-4-04-660159-9
• ISBN-10: 4046601590
• Editions: Physical and digital
• Digital edition: Includes an exclusive newly written bonus story
• Core genre: School romantic comedy
• Protagonist: 高橋陽翔
• School image: An unremarkable student with poor grades who often sleeps in class
• Secret identity: Solo indie game creator
• Game milestone: More than one million downloads according to KADOKAWA's official synopsis
• Private life: Lives alone to focus on game development
• Heroine: 姫城伊織
• School role: A highly regarded beauty and near-perfect class representative
• Home role: The protagonist's personal secretary
• Connection to his game: Iori is a devoted fan of his work
• Central dynamic: They act distant at school but live a creator-and-secretary relationship in private
• Iori's support: Includes cooking and cleaning
• Iori's hidden side: Turns into an enthusiastic otaku when talking about his game
• MequriMequru promotion: Highlights investing, tax consultation, and business management on the protagonist's side
• Youth element: Their relationship gradually introduces ordinary school experiences and seasonal events
• Sample reading: Available through KADOKAWA / BOOK☆WALKER

Novel Announcement and Cover

An Ordinary-Looking Student Who Is Secretly a Successful Game Creator

At school, 高橋陽翔 gives little indication that he is particularly accomplished. His grades are poor, he rarely stands out, and he often sleeps through class.

That school persona hides a very different life. He independently created an indie game that KADOKAWA's current synopsis says has passed one million downloads, and he lives alone so he can devote himself to development.

The gap between an apparently ordinary student and an experienced creator forms the core setup for the comedy.

His Financial Life Is Surprisingly Serious for a Rom-Com

MequriMequru's introduction emphasizes that his abilities extend beyond programming and game design.

The protagonist is portrayed as handling investments, consulting a tax professional, and managing profits through a corporate structure. The promotional description also frames him as someone who had already generated an unusually large amount of money while still in middle school.

That competence contrasts with another weakness: because he has devoted so much time to work, ordinary teenage experiences have largely passed him by.

His Birthday Present Is a Personal Secretary

Concerned about the way he is living, his parents arrange an unusual birthday present: a secretary.

The person who arrives is 姫城伊織, his own classmate, widely regarded at school as exceptionally attractive and highly capable.

Around classmates they maintain an ordinary distance. At home, Iori instead takes on the role of secretary and supports the creator's everyday life.

Iori Is Secretly One of His Biggest Fans

There is another twist to their arrangement: Iori is already a major fan of his game.

KADOKAWA highlights her willingness to handle cooking and cleaning, while promotional material also emphasizes her competence with household work and content-related tasks.

Once the conversation turns to the game she loves, however, her calm and polished school persona gives way to a much more openly enthusiastic fan.

Work Efficiency Meets a More Ordinary High-School Life

The novel's promotional material also places everyday youth experiences at the center of the protagonist's development.

Someone accustomed to treating time in terms of efficiency gradually encounters experiences he has previously neglected, including summer festivities and school events.

With Iori beside him as both secretary and fan, the romance is therefore built not only around his hidden creator identity, but around making room for a high-school life that work had pushed aside.

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MF Bunko J Launches It as a New August Series

KADOKAWA lists the novel as one of two new MF Bunko J series launching in August 2026.

The physical book launched on August 25 for ¥858, while the digital edition became available the same day with an exclusive newly written bonus story.

Japanese retailers are also offering store-specific extras, including booklets, short-story leaflets, and B2 tapestry editions depending on availability.

Why This Matters

1) “High-spec” is built directly into the premise

The protagonist's success is not treated as a vague background trait; game development, money management, and business knowledge all contribute to the contrast with his school image.

2) Iori has two sharply different personas

At school she presents herself as a composed, highly capable student, while at home her intense enthusiasm for the protagonist's game becomes much more visible.

3) The romance connects professional life with adolescence

Their relationship develops between creator work, domestic support, and the school experiences the protagonist had previously neglected.

Light Novel Information

Additional confirmed information currently includes:

• Volume 1 officially launched on August 25, 2026
• KADOKAWA publishes the series through MF Bunko J
• Iwanami Ryō writes the novel
• Bcoca provides the illustrations
• the Japanese physical price is ¥858 including tax
• the book contains 264 pages
• ISBN-13 is 9784046601599
• ISBN-10 is 4046601590
• physical and digital editions launched on the same date
• the digital edition includes an exclusive newly written bonus story
• KADOKAWA's final official synopsis uses a figure of more than one million downloads for the protagonist's fictional game
• KADOKAWA promotes the school-side dynamic as “ordinary boy × perfect class representative”
• their private relationship becomes “genius creator × supportive secretary”
• official promotional material also mentions Iori cooking, cleaning, and even dressing around the protagonist's game theme during a summer festival
• an official sample is available through BOOK☆WALKER
• Gamers offers an author-written four-page booklet as a purchase bonus
• Melon Books promotes a limited edition with a B2 tapestry and newly written short-story leaflet
• retailer bonuses remain subject to stock and availability
• book details are available through the KADOKAWA Official Product Page
• the digital edition is listed through KADOKAWA
• sample reading was announced through MF Bunko J Official X
• the promotional post shown in the screenshot is available through MequriMequru Official X
• the Gamers bonus is listed through Gamers
• the Melon Books bonus was announced through Melon Books Official X

Closing

Jitsu wa Haisupekku na Danshi Kōkōsei, Gakunen Ichi no Bishōjo ni Hisho ni Natte Morau begins with a high-school student secretly living as a professional creator and a classmate who unexpectedly becomes both his secretary and one of his biggest fans.

Volume 1 has been available in Japan since August 25, 2026 in physical and digital formats. A second volume and an official release outside Japan have not yet been announced.