Usogui

Usogui (嘘喰い, The Lie Eater) is a Japanese manga series by Toshio Sako. The manga was first serialized in 2005 in the Japanese manga magazine Weekly Young Jump, published by Shueisha. The manga was later adapted into original video animation, which was released on October 19, 2012.[2]

Usogui
Cover of the first Japanese manga volume as published by Shueisha.
嘘喰い
GenreMartial arts, Gambling[1]
Manga
Written byToshio Sako
Published byShueisha
MagazineWeekly Young Jump
DemographicSeinen
Original run2006 – 2017
Volumes49
Original video animation
Directed byKazuo Tomizawa
Music byNao Tokisawa
StudioShueisha
ReleasedOctober 19, 2012
Live-action film

Plot

Madarame Baku also known as The Lie Eater is a gambler who gambles against maniacal opponents.

Characters
  • Madarame Baku
  • Kaji Takaomi
  • Marco
  • Yakou Hikoichi
  • Kiruma Souichi
  • Billy Craig
  • Kyara
  • Karl

Media

Manga

The first manga volume was released on September 19, 2006, and 49 volumes have been released by Shueisha as of February 19, 2018.[3]

Volumes
  • 1 (September 19, 2006)[4]
  • 2 (December 19, 2006)[5]
  • 3 (March 19, 2007)[6]
  • 4 (June 19, 2007)[7]
  • 5 (September 19, 2007)[8]
  • 6 (December 19, 2007)[9]
  • 7 (March 19, 2008)[10]
  • 8 (June 19, 2008)[11]
  • 9 (September 19, 2008)[12]
  • 10 (December 19, 2008)[13]
  • 11 (March 19, 2009)[14]
  • 12 (June 19, 2009)[15]
  • 13 (September 18, 2009)[16]
  • 14 (December 18, 2009)[17]
  • 15 (December 18, 2009)[18]
  • 16 (March 19, 2010)[19]
  • 17 (June 18, 2010)[20]
  • 18 (September 17, 2010)[21]
  • 19 (December 17, 2010)[22]
  • 20 (March 18, 2011)[23]
  • 21 (June 17, 2011)[24]
  • 22 (September 16, 2011)[25]
  • 23 (December 19, 2011)[26]
  • 24 (March 19, 2012)[27]
  • 25 (June 19, 2012)[28]
  • 26 (October 19, 2012)[29]
  • 27 (November 19, 2012)[30]
  • 28 (February 19, 2013)[31]
  • 29 (May 17, 2013)[32]
  • 30 (August 19, 2013)[33]
  • 31 (November 19, 2013)[34]
  • 32 (February 19, 2014)[35]
  • 33 (May 19, 2014)[36]
  • 34 (August 20, 2014)[37]
  • 35 (November 19, 2014)[38]
  • 36 (February 19, 2015)[39]
  • 37 (May 19, 2015)[40]
  • 38 (May 19, 2015)[41]
  • 39 (September 18, 2015)[42]
  • 40 (December 18, 2015)[43]
  • 41 (April 19, 2016)[44]
  • 42 (June 17, 2016)[45]
  • 43 (September 16, 2016)[46]
  • 44 (December 19, 2016)[47]
  • 45 (March 17, 2017)[48]
  • 46 (June 19, 2017)[49]

Live-action film

A live action film adaptation was announced in the 24th issue of Shueisha's Weekly Young Jump magazine in 2016.[50]

Reception

The manga's compiled book volumes have frequently ranked on Oricon's weekly top 50 comic charts. Volume 10 reached number 28[51], Volume 11 reached number 16[52], Volume 12 reached number 19[53], Volume 13 reached number 29[54], Volume 14 reached number 20[55], Volume 16 reached number 19[56], Volume 17 reached number 21[57], Volume 18 reached number 18[58], Volume 19 reached number 27[59], Volume 20 reached number 25[60].

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