Love and Lies (manga)


Love and Lies is a Japanese manga by 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 being published by Kodansha, with releases online by DeNA's Manga Box app in multiple languages. An anime adaptation aired from July to September 2017. A live-action film adaptation was released in October 2017.

Premise

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 follow the government rules of going with 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

;Hajime Yajima
;Kagetsu Ichijō
;Shū Igarashi

Media

Manga

, 6 volumes has been 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

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" 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 US. 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 in November 9, 2018. The release will include two episodes.

Episode list

OAD

Live-action film

A live action film adaptation premiered on 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.

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