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I was looking for something similar to Koe no Katachi, and was recommended this. At first I was hesitant because of the title, "The Gods Lie". I thought it was gonna be one of "those" stories, but after reading it, it makes a lot of sense, and in fact pretty depressing (or heartwarming).

The story is good, however I believe it went by a little too quickly. The opening scene implies that the two characters aren't familiar with each other, but a few pages later, they're already somewhat comfortable, but then again they are kids, so they might not care as much as an older ... person. The climax would be a lot more effective if the characters were developed more. I think if the author took a little more time, everything would have impacted me (and probably others) a lot more than it did.

The art is good, but nothing too amazing. It has your typical goofy drawings but that didn't distract me from the more serious parts of the story.

The characters (as stated above) are underdeveloped. The events that happened in the story would have more of an impact if the story was stretched out for a bit longer. To me, the story and characters felt rushed.

Overall, if you have 40-60 minutes to spare, I'd definitely pick this up. The story is unique in a sense. The flaws, while big, did not take away from my enjoyment too much. I hope an anime studio picks this up and adapts it, while taking liberties and adding more content, of course.