Usotoki Rhetoric Vol. 07

Usotoki Rhetoric Volume 07

SCHOOL LIBRARY JOURNAL CALLED USOTOKI RHETORIC ONE OF THE BEST MANGA’S OF 2022

Kanoko and Soma spend what little cash they have on a train ticket. From Tsukumoya Town, they travel to where Soma’s older brother Atsushi lives. With Kanoko’s power to hear lies, they aim to uncover clues as to why Atsushi set that trap for his younger brother Soma. But along the way, they end up hearing a lie about a possible affair happening between Atsushi and his wife?!

Series overview: It is 1926, the first year of the Showa era. Urabe Kanoko has left her hometown after it turns against her for having the ability to hear lies when spoken. She collapses from hunger after arriving in a town called Tsukumoya, where she meets a poverty-stricken detective named Iwai Souma. Is this fate? Or something more?

Biographical Notes:

Ritsu Miyako debuted with The Hana to Yume in 2003. Her biggest works include Usotsuki Rhetoric, Gunjou Cinema, and the manga adaptation of Psychic Detective Yakumo ~Akai Hitomi wa Shitteru~, amongst others.

Title Notes:

400,000 copies sold worldwide and 11,600 copies sold in English.

The series has a busy online English language fandom, series has received thousands of online reviews on popular English-language manga sites.

Included in Comic Beat’s 2022 Best New Manga for Teens Grade 6 or Older.

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