False Child
| False Child | |
 First tankōbon volume cover | |
| 嘘の子供 (Uso no Kodomo) | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Drama[1] |
| Manga | |
| Written by | Taku Kawamura |
| Published by | Square Enix |
| English publisher |
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| Imprint | Gangan Comics Joker |
| Magazine | Monthly Gangan Joker |
| Original run | November 22, 2022 – March 22, 2024 |
| Volumes | 4 |
False Child (嘘の子供, Uso no Kodomo) is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Taku Kawamura. It was serialized in Square Enix's shōnen manga magazine Monthly Gangan Joker from November 2022 to March 2024.
Synopsis
[edit]The series is centered around a bake-danuki seeking revenge on human society disguising herself as a grieving couple's dead daughter. The parents decide to resume living with the bake-danuki as their child.
Publication
[edit]Written and illustrated by Taku Kawamura, False Child was serialized in Square Enix's shōnen manga magazine Monthly Gangan Joker from November 22, 2022, to March 22, 2024.[2][3] Its chapters were collected into four tankōbon volumes released from March 22, 2023, to July 22, 2024.[4][5]
The series is published in English on Square Enix's Manga UP! Global manga service.[6]
| No. | Release date | ISBN |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | March 22, 2023[4] | 978-4-7575-8479-2 |
| 2 | July 22, 2023[7] | 978-4-7575-8673-4 |
| 3 | November 21, 2023[8] | 978-4-7575-8906-3 |
| 4 | July 22, 2024[5] | 978-4-7575-9310-7 |
See also
[edit]- My Clueless First Friend, another manga series by Taku Kawamura
References
[edit]- ↑ 亡き娘に化けたタヌキと人間のヒューマンドラマ、川村拓の新連載「嘘の子供」. Comic Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. November 22, 2022. Retrieved February 1, 2025.
- ↑ Cayanan, Joanna (October 27, 2022). "Taku Kawamura Launches New Manga in November". Anime News Network. Retrieved February 1, 2025.
- ↑ Cayanan, Joanna (February 26, 2024). "Taku Kawamura's False Child Manga Ends on March 22". Anime News Network. Retrieved February 1, 2025.
- 1 2 嘘の子供 1 (in Japanese). Square Enix. Retrieved February 1, 2025.
- 1 2 嘘の子供 4(完) (in Japanese). Square Enix. Retrieved February 1, 2025.
- ↑ Hazra, Adriana (April 30, 2023). "Manga UP Launches Taku Kawamura's False Child Manga in English". Anime News Network. Retrieved February 1, 2025.
- ↑ 嘘の子供 2 (in Japanese). Square Enix. Retrieved February 1, 2025.
- ↑ 嘘の子供 3 (in Japanese). Square Enix. Retrieved February 1, 2025.
External links
[edit]- Official manga website (in Japanese)
- False Child (manga) at Anime News Network's encyclopedia