| Love and Lies | |
 The cover of the first volume featuring Misaki Takasaki | |
| 恋と嘘 (Koi to Uso) | |
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| Genre | Romance |
| Manga | |
| Written by | Musawo |
| Published by | Kodansha |
| English publisher | |
| Imprint | Shōnen Magazine Comics |
| Magazine | Manga Box |
| Demographic | Shōnen |
| Original run | August 2014 – January 2022 |
| Volumes | 12 (2 versions of Vol 12) |
| Anime television series | |
| Directed by | Seiki Takuno |
| Written by | Natsuko Takahashi |
| Music by | Masaru Yokoyama Nobuaki Nobusawa |
| Studio | Liden Films |
| Licensed by | |
| Original network | Tokyo MX, Sun TV, KBS, BS11, tvk, AT-X |
| English network | |
| Original run | July 4, 2017 – September 19, 2017 |
| Episodes | 12 + OVA |
| Live-action film | |
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Love and Lies (Japanese: 恋と嘘, Hepburn: Koi to Uso) is a Japanese manga by Musawo (also known as Musawo Tsumugi (紬木 ムサヲ, Tsumugi Musawo)). The series follows a teenage boy who confesses to his long-time crush, despite the fact that he has been assigned a fiancée by the government in an alternate version of modern Japan. It is published by Kodansha, and was serialized in DeNA's Manga Box app in multiple languages from August 2014 to January 2022. An anime television series adaptation by Liden Films aired from July to September 2017. A live-action film adaptation was released in October 2017.
Plot
In the near future, children who have turned 16 years old are assigned by the government to a partner based on compatibility calculation, in order to increase the country's birth rate. Those who do not marry their assigned partner suffer severe penalties. Yukari Nejima finally confesses his love to schoolmate and long-time crush Misaki Takasaki and discovers she has liked him back. However, when he turns 16, he is assigned another girl, Ririna Sanada. Ririna is not that thrilled about being assigned, and is very willing to let Yukari freely relate with Misaki so she can learn what being in love is really like. The story follows their adventures of the teens as they try to relate with one another while keeping up appearances with the government.
Characters
- Yukari Nejima (根島 由佳吏, Nejima Yukari)
- Voiced by: Ryōta Ōsaka
- The main protagonist of the series. Yukari has been in love with his classmate Misaki Takasaki since the fifth grade. Before his 16th birthday, he confesses his feelings to Misaki Takasaki which apparently, turned out to be mutual. He enjoys studying Kofun ancient burial mounds.
- Misaki Takasaki (高崎 美咲, Takasaki Misaki)
- Voiced by: Kana Hanazawa
- The first heroine of the series. Misaki is Yukari's first love who is also in love with him. She has short dark hair styled in a bob. She is beautiful and popular among her schoolmates. She first noticed Yukari in fifth grade when he broke his eraser into two and gave her one half after seeing that she didn't have an eraser since first period. She developed feelings of love for him and his many quirks. She thinks Ririna is a bit naive when it comes to encouraging her and Yukari to continue relating with each other as a couple.
- Ririna Sanada (真田 莉々奈, Sanada Ririna, also "Lilina Sanada")
- Voiced by: Yui Makino
- The second heroine of the series. Ririna is Yukari's arranged partner. She is a beautiful girl with rose blonde hair and big eyes where she resembles a doll. She is aware of Yukari's feelings towards Misaki and agrees to help him out as she wishes to learn what love is like too, and perks up whenever there is the topic of love among Yukari and his friends. When she was younger she was often sick, and when she conversed with girls she was often candid on her thoughts, so she was unable to make friends. Her classmates are envious of her looks and grades, calling her stuck up.
- Yūsuke Nisaka (仁坂 悠介, Nisaka Yūsuke)
- Voiced by: Shinnosuke Tachibana
- Yukari's friend who is surrounded in mystery. He becomes aware of the relationship between Yukari and the girls. He is very popular with the girls, that they had one of them date him for six months. Unlike Yukari, he does not have cooking or cleaning skills.
- Hajime Yajima (矢嶋 基, Yajima Hajime)
- Voiced by: Kishō Taniyama
- A member of the Ministry of Health, Labor, and Welfare, assigned to Yukari and Ririna's marriage case. He has grey hair in the anime.
- Kagetsu Ichijō (一条 花月, Ichijō Kagetsu)
- Voiced by: Tomoyo Kurosawa
- A member of the Ministry of Health, Labor, and Welfare, assigned to Yukari and Ririna's marriage case. She has short red hair in the anime and works with Yajima.
- Shū Igarashi (五十嵐 柊, Igarashi Shū)
- Voiced by: Eri Kitamura
- Misaki's best friend in middle school who seems to know the reason behind Yukari's sudden partner change.
Media
Manga
Love and Lies was serialized on DeNA's Manga Box app from August 2014 to January 2022. Twelve volumes were released by Kodansha. The French version, licensed by Pika Shonen, was first released on November 2, 2016 and the fifth volume was released on June 28, 2017. The English version has been licensed by Kodansha USA, with the first volume being released on August 22, 2017. An official fanbook was released on July 7, 2017 in Japan.
Volumes
| No. | Original release date | Original ISBN | English release date | English ISBN | ||
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| 1 | January 9, 2015 | 978-4-06-395284-1 | August 22, 2017 | 978-1-63-236499-9 | ||
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| 2 | June 9, 2015 | 978-4-06-395416-6 | October 24, 2017 | 978-1-63-236500-2 | ||
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| 3 | November 9, 2015 | 978-4-06-395546-0 | December 26, 2017 | 978-1-63-236501-9 | ||
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| 4 | May 9, 2016 | 978-4-06-395664-1 | February 13, 2018 | 978-1-63-236560-6 | ||
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| 5 | November 9, 2016 | 978-4-06-395792-1 (regular ed.) 978-4-06-362346-8 (special ed.) | April 10, 2018 | 978-1-63-236561-3 | ||
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| 6 | June 9, 2017 | 978-4-06-395952-9 (regular ed.) 978-4-06-510065-3 (special ed.) | June 19, 2018 | 978-1-63-236625-2 | ||
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| 7 | April 9, 2018 | 978-4-06-510382-1 (regular ed.) 978-4-06-511611-1 (special ed.) | August 21, 2018 | 978-1-63-236626-9 | ||
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| 8 | November 16, 2018 | 978-4-06-513246-3 (regular ed.) 978-4-06-397037-1 (limited ed.) | October 22, 2019 | 978-1-63-236675-7 | ||
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| 9 | July 9, 2019 | 978-4-06-515497-7 (regular ed.) 978-4-06-517035-9 (special ed.) | October 27, 2020 | 978-1-6323-6676-4 | ||
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| 10 | March 9, 2020 | 978-4-06-518719-7 (regular ed.) 978-4-06-518880-4 (special ed.) | June 22, 2021 | 978-1-64-651057-3 | ||
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| 11 | December 9, 2020 | 978-4-06-521669-9 (regular ed.) 978-4-06-521670-5 (special ed.) | February 15, 2022 | 978-1-64-651224-9 | ||
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| 12 | January 7, 2022 | 978-4-06-526395-2 (Lilina ed.) 978-4-06-526394-5 (Misaki ed.) | October 25, 2022 | 978-1-64-651313-0 (Lilina ed.) 978-1-64-651581-3 (Misaki ed.) | ||
Anime
An anime adaptation by Liden Films and directed by Seiki Takuno aired from July 4 to September 19, 2017. The four-member rock band Frederic performed the opening theme song titled "Kanashii Ureshii" (かなしいうれしい, "Sad and Happy") while three-member unit Roy performed the ending theme song titled "Can't You Say". Sentai Filmworks have licensed the series and streamed the series on Anime Strike and on Hidive outside of the United States. MVM Films has licensed the series in the UK.
An original animation DVD was announced on the release of the seventh volume of the manga, with the DVD being bundled with the eighth volume of the manga on November 9, 2018. The release will include two episodes.
| No. | Title | Original air date | |
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| 1 | "First Love" Transliteration: "Hatsukoi" (Japanese: 初恋) | July 4, 2017 (2017-07-04) | |
| In a world where Japanese government ministry decides on an arranged marriage system that the pairs teenagers with life partners on the boy's sixteenth birthday, Yukari Nejima, has a secret feeling for Misaki Takasaki. On the night of his sixteenth birthday, he finally consolidates his determination and conveys his long-standing feelings, but shortly thereafter, a government notice arrives at him. | |||
| 2 | "A Small Lie" Transliteration: "Chīsana Uso" (Japanese: 小さな嘘) | July 11, 2017 (2017-07-11) | |
| Yukari, who is the first to meet Ririna Sanada, the other party of the government notice. Ririna gets angry and goes out of her room when Misaki is unforgettable and vague. Ririna wants Yukari, who actually has someone he likes, to tell about his story. | |||
| 3 | "Overlooked Love" Transliteration: "Miotosareta Koi" (Japanese: 見落とされた恋) | July 18, 2017 (2017-07-18) | |
| Yukari is told by Ririna to kiss Misaki once a day. He is suddenly confused, but when he visits to Ririna's house, Misaki is there. Furthermore, Yukari and Misaki are confused when Ririna tells Misaki to kiss in Ririna's house. | |||
| 4 | "The Science of Love" Transliteration: "Koi no Kagaku" (Japanese: 恋の科学) | July 25, 2017 (2017-07-25) | |
| As an interview survey, Hajime Yajima and Kagetsu Ichijō of the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare visit Yukari's house. On his way home, he is asked for the location of Misaki's house, and Yukari, who finally realizes that Misaki has received a government notice, can't hide his upset. Ririna asks him to be firm. | |||
| 5 | "Risky Love" Transliteration: "Inochigake no Koi" (Japanese: 命がけの恋) | August 1, 2017 (2017-08-01) | |
| Misaki decides to go camping with the Nejima and Sanada families. Yukari, who hears from Ririna that she invites Misaki, asks Yūsuke to come with her. Yukari, who suspects that Yūsuke's favorite person is Misaki, feels a little awkward about her and she greets the day. | |||
| 6 | "A Prison to Compel Love" Transliteration: "Koi o Shiiru Ori" (Japanese: 恋を強いる檻) | August 8, 2017 (2017-08-08) | |
| Yukari and Ririna are invited to a seminar by the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare. As a training, he will spend one night in a private room with only two people, but he can not hide the tension between each other. Yukari is upset when Hajime of the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare hears that "the room is being monitored". | |||
| 7 | "A Silent Lie" Transliteration: "Mugon no Uso" (Japanese: 無言の嘘) | August 15, 2017 (2017-08-15) | |
| Yukari has been separated from Ririna since one night at the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare. As the summer vacation is about to end awkwardly, the practice of the gender reversal drama "Romeo and Juliet" begins at the school festival at the Yukari's class. | |||
| 8 | "Feelings Without Lies" Transliteration: "Uso no Nai Omoi" (Japanese: 嘘のない想い) | August 22, 2017 (2017-08-22) | |
| When Yukari is trying to persuade Yūsuke, who is negative thinking, to practice the play at the school festival, Yūsuke's father, the knight, appears. They will go out for a meal to make up, and on the way back, Yukari tells Yūsuke about his feelings for his school festival. | |||
| 9 | "So Bright It Doesn't Seem Real" Transliteration: "Uso Mitaina Kirameki de" (Japanese: 嘘みたいな煌めきで) | August 29, 2017 (2017-08-29) | |
| On the day of the school festival, Yukari is enthusiastic while being admired by Misaki's Romeo appearance. On the other hand, Ririna, who has been avoiding Yukari since the seminar, visits the school festival. The curtain of "Romeo and Juliet" finally comes up without being able to talk to each other while caring about each other. | |||
| 10 | "A Love to Give Everything For" Transliteration: "Subete o Sasageru Koi" (Japanese: すべてを捧げる恋) | September 5, 2017 (2017-09-05) | |
| Yukari is suddenly asked by Shū Igarashi about what happened to the government notice with Misaki. When he is confused as to why he knows what only two people should know, Ririna, who happens to pass by, hears the story. | |||
| 11 | "I Don't Care if It's a Lie" Transliteration: "Usodemoīkara" (Japanese: 嘘でもいいから) | September 12, 2017 (2017-09-12) | |
| Misaki, Ririna, Yukari and Yūsuke head to the wedding of Yūsuke's older brother. During his wedding, Misaki asks Yukari to call her for her wedding, with Yukari and Ririna are confused. A few days later, she goes on a hot spring trip with the Nejima and Sanada families, where Ririna tells Yukari about her determination. | |||
| 12 | "Love and Lies" Transliteration: "Koi to Uso" (Japanese: 恋と嘘) | September 19, 2017 (2017-09-19) | |
| Ririna tells Yukari that she should choose Misaki. She proposes to lie that she hates each other for a while in order to lift the government notice. Yukari, who is confused by her sudden proposal, can't find a word to return. | |||
| OVA | "Love of a Lifetime / Feelings of Love" Transliteration: "Isshō no Koi / Koi no Kimochi" (Japanese: 一生の恋 / 恋の気持ち) | November 9, 2018 (2018-11-09) | |
| Yukari, Misaki, Ririna and Yūsuke visit the Sanada family on summer holiday. On the night, Ririna's grandmother tells Ririna and Misaki about her arranged marriage. On another day, Yukari invites Misaki, Ririna and Yūsuke to his house for Halloween party, but Yukari's younger sister wants to learn what being in love is really like. | |||
Live-action film
Main article: Love and Lies (2017 film)A live-action film adaptation premiered in October 2017. Instead of a love triangle between one boy and two girls, it has one girl and two boys. The film stars Aoi Morikawa as Aoi Nisaka, the lead heroine; Takumi Kitamura as Yūto Shiba, Aoi's childhood friend; and Kanta Satō as Sōsuke Takachino, Aoi's arranged partner. The film was directed by Takeshi Furusawa and the screenplay done by Erika Yoshida.
Reception
The manga's compiled book volumes have frequently ranked on Oricon's weekly top 50 comic charts. Volume 2 reached number 16, Volume 3 reached number 6, Volume 4 reached number 5, and Volume 5 reached number 15. Manga Box had reported Love and Lies as their most popular work with 3.5 million viewers, a month after the manga's launch in August 2014.
The series ranked third in the first Next Manga Award in the web manga category.
Works cited
- "Ch." is shortened form for chapter and refers to a chapter number of the Love and Lies manga
- "Ep." is shortened form for episode and refers to an episode number of the Love and Lies anime
Notes
- The premiere is listed as July 3 at 24:00, which is in fact July 4.
- All English titles are taken from Anime Strike.
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External links
- Anime official website (in Japanese)
- Love and Lies (manga) at Anime News Network's encyclopedia
- Manga series
- 2014 manga
- 2017 anime television series debuts
- 2017 Japanese television series endings
- Anime series based on manga
- Anime Strike
- Arranged marriage
- Dystopian anime and manga
- Japanese webcomics
- Kodansha manga
- Liden Films
- Manga adapted into films
- Manga adapted into television series
- Marriage in anime and manga
- Muse Communication
- Romance anime and manga
- Sentai Filmworks
- Shōnen manga
- Webcomics in print