The Gods Lie (神様がうそをつく) is single volume slice of life drama manga by Ozaki Kaori. The series was originally published in 2013.
Sixth grader Nanao Natsuru moved to a new town at the beginning of the school year but quickly made himself an enemy of the girls in his class by rejecting the class princess. Relegated to his fate he decides to focus all of his energy on soccer. As the summer break approaches the teams elderly coach becomes hospitalized and Natsuru disagrees with the new coaches style. Instead of going to his overnight soccer camp, and being stuck with the new coach, he decides to stay in town, without his mother knowing.
He is saved from having to live on the streets for the duration of the camp by his strange classmate Suzumura Rio. Natsuru learns that Rio and her young brother live all alone in their families dilapidated house, hiding the fact that their father is absent from everyone around them. He ends up staying with them for the duration of his soccer camp, growing close to the misfit classmate and pretending that they are a family. Unfortunately his fantasy has to come to an end when both the summer camp concludes and the reality of his classmates existence becomes apparent to him and why she and her brother are hiding the fact they are two minors on their own.
This is a short coming of age story that does a pretty good job of developing its main character personalities and motivations. The artwork is pretty fantastic, including realistic character designs. Over all the story was enjoyable and well made. But of course, there are a few exceptions. Overall the realism in the story is well done but when it comes to Natsuru's mother it becomes overtaken by juvienal fantasy. His mother works as a light novel author, which already makes her abnormal in the sense of her employment and personality. But the thing that its really out of place and doesn't serve any purpose to the story is that she allows her son to fondle her breasts...like when she's washing dishes or cooking. Its really strange and doesn't serve any purpose to the story...at all. Beyond that, fantastic story and well worth the time.
The manga was published in English by Vertical and is currently available.
Sixth grader Nanao Natsuru moved to a new town at the beginning of the school year but quickly made himself an enemy of the girls in his class by rejecting the class princess. Relegated to his fate he decides to focus all of his energy on soccer. As the summer break approaches the teams elderly coach becomes hospitalized and Natsuru disagrees with the new coaches style. Instead of going to his overnight soccer camp, and being stuck with the new coach, he decides to stay in town, without his mother knowing.
He is saved from having to live on the streets for the duration of the camp by his strange classmate Suzumura Rio. Natsuru learns that Rio and her young brother live all alone in their families dilapidated house, hiding the fact that their father is absent from everyone around them. He ends up staying with them for the duration of his soccer camp, growing close to the misfit classmate and pretending that they are a family. Unfortunately his fantasy has to come to an end when both the summer camp concludes and the reality of his classmates existence becomes apparent to him and why she and her brother are hiding the fact they are two minors on their own.
This is a short coming of age story that does a pretty good job of developing its main character personalities and motivations. The artwork is pretty fantastic, including realistic character designs. Over all the story was enjoyable and well made. But of course, there are a few exceptions. Overall the realism in the story is well done but when it comes to Natsuru's mother it becomes overtaken by juvienal fantasy. His mother works as a light novel author, which already makes her abnormal in the sense of her employment and personality. But the thing that its really out of place and doesn't serve any purpose to the story is that she allows her son to fondle her breasts...like when she's washing dishes or cooking. Its really strange and doesn't serve any purpose to the story...at all. Beyond that, fantastic story and well worth the time.
The manga was published in English by Vertical and is currently available.
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