Japanese: いつわりびと◆空◆
English: Itsuwaribito
Synonyms: Itsuwaribito◆Utsuho◆, Itsuwaribito Sora, Utsuho
Type: Manga
Volumes: 23
Chapters: 224
Status: Completed
Published: Jan 28, 2009 to Sep 3, 2013
Genres: Action, Shounen
Mangaka: Iinuma Yuuki (Story & Art)
Serialization: Club Sunday
Synopsis: "Can a liar lead a life of 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!
Groups Scanlating
Mochi Casino
Licensed in English
Viz (18 Volumes - Ongoing; Digital)
Side notes: This manga is also traditional shounen action manga with a bit hint to the history. Art is good level but I'd to add R17 to the name due of some cruelty played on this manga. Oh and bad guys look that too... so if you see anyone looking like ebil the bet is for that he is one like that ... though there are also some that can give a surprise for money too.
Main characters
Utsuho Azako (天邪狐空)
An itsuwaribito with the motto of "karma". Utsuho is a white-haired teen-aged boy, his hair spiked straight up with a headband. Early in the series, he never let his hair down, however, later on, he often has it let down. It is unknown where he originally comes from, but he speaks with a Kansai dialect. Originally the son of a government official, he is an orphan due to the murder of his parents by thieves as a child. He knows that since he could only tell the truth when he was a child and told the thieves the entire layout of the house, it is his fault that his parents and servants were killed so easily. As such, as a teenager, he believed telling the truth was for idiots, and always lied as an Itswarubito. However, the priest who took him in told Utsuho on his deathbed that he wanted Utsuho to believe in people, and not always rely on lies. Taking the priest's final wish of wanting to save 1,000 people, Utsuho decides to go on a journey to complete this goal as an Itsuwaribito. He has skills in fishing, bomb making, weapon wielding, minor medical aid and quick disguises, and fights through his cleverness. He did have a butterfly blade hidden in his sleeve for close combat, but it was broken by the enemy in chapter 39. After this, he obtains dual blades, and he now often uses these. He wields his weapons and battle strategies aloofly, and has confidence in his ability to not be tricked. He loves playing pranks and tricking people with his lies, and often has the most fun tricking Yakuma, but does not try and trick Uzume or Pochi as often. On the other hand, he absolutely hates to be tricked, and also hates troublesome things. He is quite studied and has knowledge on many things, but that knowledge was all learned from books in the village of the orphans, so when he experiences something he's never seen before, he has a tendency of getting excited. His catchphrases are "That's uncool," and "I was lying about lying".
Ponpokoriichitchoriina III
A young orphaned talking tanuki (or in English a raccoon dog). Utsuho deduces that he is able to talk because foxes and tanuki are more like spirits then animals. Pochi is trusting, naïve and very cute which is a strange traveling companion to one who never trusts easily or tells the truth. He loves to paint, has a large appetite and an over-active imagination. He is very sentimental, even with people he's only known for a short time. When first seen in book 1, Pochi is found caught in a trap and is released and healed by Utsuho. He tried to save his mother from a greedy trapper on many occasions though the man kept lying to him and trapping him. Utsuho said as he saved Pochi the second time in book 1 (a revised quote of the trapper), "Someone who gets tricked is a fool, someone who trusts is an even bigger fool, but if you get tricked and tricked again and still trust, that's cool." He is offered a chance to travel with Utsuho after they bury his mother and he accepts saying, "Some lies may not be sad."
Yakuma Koshiro
An 18-year-old stellar doctor who is looking for a remedy for one of his patients in the capital. He plays the tsukkomi role in the series. He is a very serious (if not too serious) young man with long black hair and sharp, blue eyes.
He does not use weapons, but can take many hits, and has the power that can take down even a large man with a single attack. Utsuho recognizes that skill and his seriousness, and he is one of the allies he relies on the most, along with Pochi and Neya. Although his sense of responsibility and power of judgement are very strong, he often gets tricked, and to this there are many times that Utsuho chides him for it. His power of analysis is very high, as he was able to know the identity of a cross-dressing man, and was able to notice the feelings of love Neya holds for Utsuho.
He hates Itsuwaribito, and at first, Utsuho was no exception and Yakuma distrusted him. However, after working with him and Pochi for a while, he was able to trust him very much. At the same time, he gets a tendency to always worry about the big-mouthed Utsuho and Pochi, and gets called "Mom" or "sister-in-law" by them for it. As the elder member of the group, he often cheers up Neya, and also cheers on her love towards Utsuho. He is in fact a foreigner, which is proved by his knowledge of foreign surgeries, knowing foreign stories the others do not know, and also not knowing Japanese tales which all the others do.
Hikae Nibyou (弐猫 控)
Hikae Nibyou is a boy with spikey, short, green hair. He has purple eyes with the pupils like slits that make him look like a demon. He always wears a long bandana tied to his forehead. He has at least lived 500 years, and there are plenty of signs that lead to him being an immortal figure. The fact that he takes fatal wounds as scratches is close to it. He is a very aloof character that never reveals his true intentions to the party, just like Utsuho. To him everything is about fun. If there is no fun then life is meaningless. He doesn't follow any morals or common sense.
He took an immediate liking to Utsuho and Pochi when they met, but immediately disliked Neya and Yakuma. As time passes on and the story progresses Hikae begins to really treasure Neya but still hates Yakuma because of his serious personality. He is also a very valuable information holder since he was one of the 9 to guard the sacred treasures. He gives them hints and peeks at times but not very often. He has very amazing fighting ability and doesn't need to eat or sleep. Because of that he usually stays up at night and watches while the rest are sleeping.
Out of 12 characters, he was ranked 4 for his height. Utsuho is 1 below him. He was born February 22nd. For his weapon he uses a Tekko kagi. His favorite food is Boiled fish paste products. His family members are unknown. He was the guardian of the 'Eye Stone'.
Neya Muito (六兎 閨)
A 16-year old female Itsuwaribito who was exiled to Nadeshiko Island who is not related to any crimes. She speaks in a royal, high-class lady speak in the Japanese version. She has crimson eyes and hair that is white and lightly colored with a cherry blossom pink. She used to wear her hair in joined pigtails, but now she wears her hair in a ponytail. She is very good with lies, so good that she was able to trick Utsuho once. She is quite down-to-earth and has it together, but there are times that she is very clumsy, and often causes many mistakes that cannot even be joked about. Chouza even says, "She doesn't look like she'd be any help in battle". Her main weapon is a bow and arrow, but in fact, it is a tool to help hide her true weapon of kunai. Her prison time on Nadeshiko Island was in fact far over, but she stayed on the island and helped to take care of the island's many children. However, the people of the island wished for Neya to be free and go to the mainland, and with their plans, they tricked Neya to go with Utsuho. At the same time, she received the villager's sincerity, and became determined to create a village on the mainland for all of them. She continues to aim to recruit Yakuma as the village's doctor. She is in love with Utsuho, and always tries to help him, but these efforts often end up with no results. Utsuho has shown some slight signs of affection towards her.
Her height is 162.5 cm (approximately 5'3"). Her three sizes are 79/59/80. Her favorite foods are dishes with carrots. Her blood type is O. She loves children, and she absolutely adores Minamo. She is very good at cooking, almost to the level of a culinary genius.
Source: MAL
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