Yayoikusou's 'LINE Manga' Original Webtoon 'Secret Star Live' Concludes: 10 Free Episodes & 20 Gift Certificates Campaign!
LINE Digital Frontier announced the conclusion of 'Secret Star Live,' an original webtoon by Yayoikusou on their e-comic service 'LINE Manga.' To commemorate this, a campaign offering 10 free episodes and 20 gift certificates will run from May 9th to May 15th.
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LINE Digital Frontier Corporation (Headquarters: Minato-ku, Tokyo; Representative Director and President: Masamine Takahashi) announced that 'Secret Star Live' (by Yayoikusou), an original webtoon series on their e-comic service 'LINE Manga' (https://manga.line.me/), concluded with today's update on Saturday, May 9th.
■ Secret Star Live:
https://manga.line.me/product/periodic?id=Z0003699
The original webtoon series 'Secret Star Live' (by Yayoikusou) on 'LINE Manga' concluded today, Saturday, May 9th.
This work tells the story of Kotoka, a high school girl who transforms into a VTuber to avoid an arranged marriage and gain a foothold as an idol, pursuing her dreams. She commissions an avatar from an illustrator she fell in love with on SNS, unknowingly becoming attracted to the artist, who turns out to be Orio, working at the same part-time job. Orio, who was about to give up on his dream of living as a creator, is also moved by her positive and earnest spirit. Please follow to the very end the story of their intertwined love and dreams, where their true identities remain unknown, a tale filled with respect for all creators who hold dreams.
To commemorate its conclusion, 'LINE Manga' is holding a campaign offering 10 free episodes of this work from Saturday, May 9th, to Friday, May 15th. Furthermore, 20 gift certificates, each allowing one episode of the work to be read, are being distributed via the 'LINE Manga' app. Please take advantage of this great opportunity to enjoy the series.
'LINE Manga' will continue to strengthen various initiatives to further develop and revitalize the manga market.
■ Author Yayoikusou's Comment
Thank you for reading until the very end!
Thanks to everyone's support, we were able to reach the final episode safely.
As someone who has been active online for a long time and then became a manga artist... I am an online personality, so it was a very enjoyable story to draw.
I hope that Kotoka and her friends' energy, full of excitement and sometimes hardship, but still challenging themselves, can encourage someone!
Once again, thank you for reading until the very end!
■ Conclusion Commemoration Campaign Overview
1. Increased Free Episodes
From today, Saturday, May 9th, episodes 1-10 of 'Secret Star Live' will be freely available on 'LINE Manga'.
Campaign Period: Saturday, May 9, 2026, to Friday, May 15, 2026, 23:59 JST
2. Distribution of 20 Gift Certificates
From today, Saturday, May 9th, 20 gift certificates, each allowing one episode of 'Secret Star Live' to be read, will be distributed via the 'LINE Manga' app. (Excluding paid episodes)
Campaign Period: Saturday, May 9, 2026, to Friday, May 15, 2026, 23:59 JST
*Gift certificates can be received once per account.
*Please see the 'LINE Manga' app for details.
■ Work Introduction
'Secret Star Live'
Author: Yayoikusou
URL: https://manga.line.me/product/periodic?id=Z0003699
Kotoka, an aspiring idol, transforms into a VTuber to avoid an arranged marriage and gain a foothold as an idol! The illustrator she commissioned turns out to be Orio, working at the same part-time job. Kotoka is drawn to Orio, who continues to interact with her while hiding his true identity. Will the day come when the two, attracted to each other without knowing each other's true identities, convey their feelings?
About LINE Manga
'LINE Manga' is an e-comic service that allows users to easily enjoy manga works on smartphones and tablets. As a member of the 'WEBTOON Worldwide Service,' a conglomerate of platform services boasting an overwhelming global No. 1 scale with approximately 163.2 million monthly users (as of the end of December 2025), it operates in the Japanese market.
Since its launch in Japan in 2013, it has continued to grow, currently ranking No. 1 in cumulative downloads among domestic manga apps. The service also offers a large number of original works, exclusive distribution works, and pre-release works, gaining wide support. Furthermore, it focuses on 'webtoons,' color digital comics in a vertical-scrolling format optimized for viewing on smart devices.
*Cumulative downloads of domestic manga apps (App IQ: Books & Comics) (January 2014 - August 2025) / iOS & Google Play total / Source: Sensor Tower
■ Secret Star Live:
https://manga.line.me/product/periodic?id=Z0003699
The original webtoon series 'Secret Star Live' (by Yayoikusou) on 'LINE Manga' concluded today, Saturday, May 9th.
This work tells the story of Kotoka, a high school girl who transforms into a VTuber to avoid an arranged marriage and gain a foothold as an idol, pursuing her dreams. She commissions an avatar from an illustrator she fell in love with on SNS, unknowingly becoming attracted to the artist, who turns out to be Orio, working at the same part-time job. Orio, who was about to give up on his dream of living as a creator, is also moved by her positive and earnest spirit. Please follow to the very end the story of their intertwined love and dreams, where their true identities remain unknown, a tale filled with respect for all creators who hold dreams.
To commemorate its conclusion, 'LINE Manga' is holding a campaign offering 10 free episodes of this work from Saturday, May 9th, to Friday, May 15th. Furthermore, 20 gift certificates, each allowing one episode of the work to be read, are being distributed via the 'LINE Manga' app. Please take advantage of this great opportunity to enjoy the series.
'LINE Manga' will continue to strengthen various initiatives to further develop and revitalize the manga market.
■ Author Yayoikusou's Comment
Thank you for reading until the very end!
Thanks to everyone's support, we were able to reach the final episode safely.
As someone who has been active online for a long time and then became a manga artist... I am an online personality, so it was a very enjoyable story to draw.
I hope that Kotoka and her friends' energy, full of excitement and sometimes hardship, but still challenging themselves, can encourage someone!
Once again, thank you for reading until the very end!
■ Conclusion Commemoration Campaign Overview
1. Increased Free Episodes
From today, Saturday, May 9th, episodes 1-10 of 'Secret Star Live' will be freely available on 'LINE Manga'.
Campaign Period: Saturday, May 9, 2026, to Friday, May 15, 2026, 23:59 JST
2. Distribution of 20 Gift Certificates
From today, Saturday, May 9th, 20 gift certificates, each allowing one episode of 'Secret Star Live' to be read, will be distributed via the 'LINE Manga' app. (Excluding paid episodes)
Campaign Period: Saturday, May 9, 2026, to Friday, May 15, 2026, 23:59 JST
*Gift certificates can be received once per account.
*Please see the 'LINE Manga' app for details.
■ Work Introduction
'Secret Star Live'
Author: Yayoikusou
URL: https://manga.line.me/product/periodic?id=Z0003699
Kotoka, an aspiring idol, transforms into a VTuber to avoid an arranged marriage and gain a foothold as an idol! The illustrator she commissioned turns out to be Orio, working at the same part-time job. Kotoka is drawn to Orio, who continues to interact with her while hiding his true identity. Will the day come when the two, attracted to each other without knowing each other's true identities, convey their feelings?
About LINE Manga
'LINE Manga' is an e-comic service that allows users to easily enjoy manga works on smartphones and tablets. As a member of the 'WEBTOON Worldwide Service,' a conglomerate of platform services boasting an overwhelming global No. 1 scale with approximately 163.2 million monthly users (as of the end of December 2025), it operates in the Japanese market.
Since its launch in Japan in 2013, it has continued to grow, currently ranking No. 1 in cumulative downloads among domestic manga apps. The service also offers a large number of original works, exclusive distribution works, and pre-release works, gaining wide support. Furthermore, it focuses on 'webtoons,' color digital comics in a vertical-scrolling format optimized for viewing on smart devices.
*Cumulative downloads of domestic manga apps (App IQ: Books & Comics) (January 2014 - August 2025) / iOS & Google Play total / Source: Sensor Tower