The Gods Lie.



The Gods Lie. (Kamisama ga Uso wo Tsuku.) is a 2013 Seinen manga in 5 chapters.

Nanao Natsuru is just at that age where boys began to turn into men. He dreams of being a great soccer/football player, but he dislikes his new school coach, no matter how good he supposedly is. He finds a stray cat but he can't keep it since his mom is allergic. By chance, he finds his classmate Rio and her little brother and decides to give the cat to them, and then he discovers that Rio and her little brother somehow live alone without any parental supervision...

Written and drawn by Kaori Osaka, the same author of Immortal Rain. Published on Kodansha's Monthly Afternoon.


 * Alpha Bitch: Himekawa has the physical beauty, the apparent wealthiness and the flock of girls. When she is rejected by Natsuru and later discovers his attraction towards Suzumura, she begins to treat the latter girl badly.
 * Bittersweet Ending:.
 * Daydream Surprise: A more positive example than most..
 * Foreshadowing: Natsuru talking about the garden of Suzumura's house smelling weird..
 * Insufferable Genius: Sakai is a good football/soccer coach, but he treats his students pretty harshly.
 * Male Gaze: Used to demonstrate Natsuru's nascent sexuality. A panel gives focus to Suzumura's butt and the following ones imply it is showing the boy's point-of-view, looking at them.
 * Most Writers Are Writers: Natsuru's mother is a writer, but of light novels instead of manga.
 * Ojou: Himekawa's mannerisms, clothes and acessories and the fact she receives gifts from her father from France imply this.
 * Parental Abandonment: Suzumura's mother abandoned the family long before the start of the story..
 * Reality Ensues: At chapter 5,.
 * Title Drop: The title is finally said in the final chapter, as Natsuru thinks about how parents lie to their children.