Himitsu – Top Secret

Himitsu - Top Secret (秘密 -トップ·シークレット-) is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Reiko Shimizu. It has been serialized in Melody.

It has been adapted into an anime series, called Top Secret ~The Revelation~ (秘密(トップ·シークレット) 〜The Revelation〜) by Madhouse Studios and broadcast in Japan on NTV between April 8, 2008 and September 30, 2008.

Plot
The story takes place five decades from now, when brain scanners have been perfected to the point that the government can retrieve up to five years' worth of memories from people's minds — even if they are dead. The investigators of the National Research Institute of Police Science's 9th Forensics Laboratory must weigh the ethical choices in the ultimate invasion of privacy as they delve into people's minds to solve crimes.

Characters

 * Tsuyoshi Maki (薪剛)
 * Ikkou Aoki (青木一行)
 * Nanako Amachi (天地奈々子)
 * Yasufumi Okabe (岡部靖文)
 * Takahashi Soga (曽我孝)
 * Satoshi Onokida (小野木田聖)
 * Michiru Sendou (仙道みちる)
 * Katsuhiro Suzuki (鈴木克洋)
 * Masachika Naganine (長嶺昌親)

Anime
The anime uses two pieces of theme music. "Kokoro Film" (ココロフィルム) by ALvino is the opening theme, while "Kemuri" (煙) by Makichang is the ending theme.

Reception
The Himitsu – Top Secret has been recommended by a jury at the 2007 Japan Media Arts Festival and again in 2008.

The fourth volume of Himitsu – Top Secret was ranked 4th on the Tohan charts between January 29 and February 4, 2008. The fifth volume of Himitsu – Top Secret was ranked 5th on the Tohan Charts between July 29 and August 4, 2008. The sixth volume of Himitsu – Top Secret was ranked 29th and 23rd between February 24 and March 9, 2008. The seventh volume of Himitsu – Top Secret was ranked 11th on the Tohan charts between October 26 and November 1, 2009, and 28th the following week.