Rating (Out of 5): ~2.5
Publisher: Shonen Sunday (VIZ Media)
Release Date: April 2017
Volumes: 23.
Spoilers?: No.
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Goodreads Synopsis:
The adventures of a liar and his band of friends who use lies to do good.
Utsuho’s truthfulness as a child resulted in an enormous catastrophe, and he decided to lie from that day forward. Raised in a village of orphans by a monk, Utsuho is an unrepentant troublemaker. The monk eventually inspires him to help people, but there’s no way Utsuho’s going to lead an honest life! Instead, he’s going to use his talents for mischief and deception for good!
Utsuho and his companions continue their fierce confrontation with “hero” and itsuwaribito Gin Hobaku, who has the Land of Owari firmly under his thumb. Gin’s underlings, believing themselves superior to Utsuho’s friends, now find that those same friends are not quite the pushovers they thought they were! In the main event, however, it’s Utsuho against Gin, a foe who has defeated him once already and outwitted him at nearly every turn!
Utsuho’s truthfulness as a child resulted in an enormous catastrophe, and he decided to lie from that day forward. Raised in a village of orphans by a monk, Utsuho is an unrepentant troublemaker. The monk eventually inspires him to help people, but there’s no way Utsuho’s going to lead an honest life! Instead, he’s going to use his talents for mischief and deception for good!
Utsuho and his companions continue their fierce confrontation with “hero” and itsuwaribito Gin Hobaku, who has the Land of Owari firmly under his thumb. Gin’s underlings, believing themselves superior to Utsuho’s friends, now find that those same friends are not quite the pushovers they thought they were! In the main event, however, it’s Utsuho against Gin, a foe who has defeated him once already and outwitted him at nearly every turn!
Review:
I haven't read any of this series, and I had pretty much no idea what
was going on as I started this.
We're starting up a battle, in the middle of rubble, it looks like.
Light and dark are fighting, basically one guy against a group of
people. It seems like a fight that's been a while coming, too. It's a
sad ending to the fight, too. Pointed, and not necessarily a good
win. But I guess a win nonetheless?
I don't know any of these characters, so I had a hard time rooting
for either side, or following the end of the volume.
Meh. It was an okay read, though the art was interesting.
A review copy was provided by the publisher, VIZ Media, for an honest review. Thank you so, so much!
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