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Japanese: 嘘解きレトリック
English: Usotoki Rhetoric
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Type: Manga
Volumes: 10
Chapters: 50
Status: Finished
Published: Jun 26, 2012 to Mar 26, 2018
Genres: Mystery Mystery, Romance Romance
Theme: Historical Historical
Demographic: Shoujo Shoujo
Serialization: Bessatsu Hana to Yume
Authors: Miyako, Ritsu (Story & Art)

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Score: 7.821 (scored by 19581,958 users)
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Ranked: #12762
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Popularity: #3020
Members: 7,343
Favorites: 120

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Synopsis

"You're lying."

Sixteen-year-old Kanoko Urabe knows that someone is lying if she can hear the strange, echoing sound of clanging metal in their voice. As a young and overly honest child, she would point out the lies of other villagers, and was ostracized as a result. She is eventually forced to leave her hometown and tries to find a place for herself in the city of Tsukumoya in 1920s Japan.

In a chance encounter, Kanoko meets Souma Iwai, a gifted but penniless detective. After she is forced to demonstrate her ability, he expresses appreciation for what she can do and agrees to take her in, asking the girl to be his assistant. The Iwai investigation firm soon makes a name for itself helping clients by solving cases with Souma's sharp wits and Kanoko's power. In the process, Kanoko's life is enriched by the various people she encounters in her investigations.

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Usotoki Rhetoric has been published in English by One Peace Books since October 13, 2022.

The series was adapted into a Japanese live-action series that began airing on October 7, 2024.

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Dec 1, 2022
zefreak
Recommended
I highly recommend this manga to anyone interested in a fun, comedic mystery - the characters are great, including the villain. The art really stands out along with the period appropriate details, and the character development is well done. There is light romance and none of the relationship drama common in the genre.

The mysteries themselves were interesting and had variety, but the main draw to me was the humor and the characters - Iwai is one of my favorite characters and he definitely steals the show.

It's unique and I finished the series in one sitting - once I started I could not put it down.
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Mar 17, 2021
Curiouswanderer
Recommended
The story had a nice flow even if it was long enough (thank college for friggin delaying my reading list like seriously hate this setback 👿👿👿👿👿👿) for the 50 chapters!

Anyways it's mainly about a girl Kanoko who magically detects lies, the town she lived in turn their backs on her because of her power so she decides to move away. She then meets a guy named Souma who's basically a detective clown because he's obviously obsessed with money and food (two wonderful needs of course so he ain't wrong lol). I really liked the way they meet different people who request to help ...
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Jan 23, 2017
syaowee
Recommended
Preliminary (11/50 eps)
I'm a sucker for historical-based manga, so I was really thrilled to chance upon this light-hearted detective shoujo that promises romance among its genres, but has not shown explicit rabu-rabu 11 chapters in.

STORY
So far, the chapters following the lead heroine's obligatory intro and meetcute with the lead guy have all been mini-arcs of cases. The mysteries vary from something as banal as mixed restaurant orders to something more Meitantei Conan-like (decade-old murder cases).

I'm the type of reader who easily goes "oooh!" at simple cases of observation and deduction skills, so I really can't recommend this to mystery lovers. However, I can vouch for its ...
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