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Usotoki Rhetoric Volume 1 (Advanced Review): Liar, Liar, Heard you Lie Sir
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Usotoki Rhetoric Review
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Usotoki Rhetoric GN 1
Set in 1926, this rural detective tale follows a teen sleuth who can tell when people are lying.
Usotoki Rhetoric Live Action Review
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Manga Talk: Usotoki Rhetoric volume 1
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Usotoki Rhetoric Manga Release Details and Translator Interview
The good people from manga publishers One Peace Books have sent us details of their up coming manga Usotoki Rhetoric by Ritsu Miyako. This s...
Reader’s Corner: Helck (Vol. 4), Usotoki Rhetoric (Vol. 3), and Rascal Does Not Dream of a Nightingale
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Reader’s Corner: Itaewon Class (Vol. 2), Usotoki Rhetoric (Vol. 8), and A Sign of Affection (Vol. 9)
It’s perhaps easy to look down upon manga and light novels, as full of tropes as they are. And yet, it’s these tropes that we as fans adore—and…
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Reader’s Corner: Laid-Back Camp (Vol. 15), Dandadan (Vol. 9), and Usotoki Rhetoric (Vol. 9)
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First Impression: A Salad Bowl of Eccentrics
A castle burns with the flames of war, and a young princess flees through a portal to another world. An energetic OP plays, seemingly combining real-world photos/video with…
First Impression: Management of a Novice Alchemist
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Episode 279 - Liar Liar
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Liar, Liar – Episode 1
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Ah yes, Mikado Kurahashi. Ever since he got exposed by Hiroto Shinohara after beating his former accomplice Noa Akizuki, the former headmaster of Seijo Academy is determined to…
Liar Liar Episode #03
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Liar Liar Full Series Review
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Liar Liar Episodes #08 – #10
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First Impression, Team Edition: A Sign of Affection
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A Sign of Affection Ep 1 [First Impression]
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First Impression: Rent-A-Girlfriend
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Liar Liar Review: No Game No Classroom of the Kakegurui
Directed by Naoki Matsuura, Satoru Oono Produced by Geek Toys Streaming on Crunchyroll What if I told you there was a school where your status was determined by…
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First Impression: Love of Kill
When Love of Kill first debuted as a manga, I was super intrigued. I ended up starting it and while I enjoyed the manga, I have since unfortunately fallen behind. However, when…
First Impression: Warlords of Sigrdrifa
As if 2020 weren’t bad enough, back in July, glowing pillars erupted from mountains around the world and began spawning monsters (or maybe they’re robots?). With the pillars…
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The ranking of a king depends on the prosperity of his town and his accomplishments as a warrior-hero. What chance does a tiny little prince the size of…
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First Impression: Berserk of Gluttony
In a world of goblins, magic, and knights, Fate Graphite finds himself near the bottom of society. One’s skill—a power bestowed by the gods when you’re born—determines your…
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Our bro Ichiro Kuga has had a pretty rough time of it recently. As is the case with many manga artists (and anime bloggers…), he finds himself with…
First Impression: Reincarnated as a Sword
The moon. Blood. Someone has died in a car accident, but don’t you worry! As the images of flocks of flying dragons and strange chameleon-like creatures suggest, our…
First Impression: Police in a Pod
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I’m Gonna Be Honest About Liar, Liar
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“Seta’s first narrative hits some false notes, but these cannot derail Seta’s first-feature film nor radically complicate the spectator’s pleasure.”
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