Sensei's Pious Lie

Sensei's Pious Lie (Japanese: 先生の白い嘘, Hepburn: Sensei no Shiroi Uso) is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Akane Torikai. It was serialized in Kodansha's seinen manga magazine Monthly Morning Two from August 2013 to September 2017, with its chapters collected in eight tankōbon volumes. A live-action film adaptation premiered in Japanese theaters in July 2024.

Sensei's Pious Lie
Cover of the first tankōbon volume
先生の白い嘘 (Sensei no Shiroi Uso)
Genre	Drama[1]
Manga
Written by	Akane Torikai
Published by	Kodansha
English publisher	NA: Vertical
Magazine	Monthly Morning Two
Demographic	Seinen
Original run	August 22, 2013 – September 22, 2017
Volumes	8
Live-action film
Directed by	Kōichirō Miki
Written by	Naoko Adachi
Released	July 5, 2024 (2024-07-05)

Media

Manga

Written and illustrated by Akane Torikai [ja], Sensei's Pious Lie was serialized in Kodansha's seinen manga magazine Monthly Morning Two from August 22, 2013,^[2] to September 22, 2017.^[3] Kodansha collected its chapters in eight tankōbon volumes, released from February 21, 2014,^[4] to October 23, 2017.^[5]

In North America, the manga is licensed for English release by Kodansha USA (as a Vertical title).^[6] The volumes published in omnibus format from March 1 to October 25, 2022.^[7][8]

Volumes

No.	Original release date	Original ISBN	English release date	English ISBN
1	February 21, 2014[9]	978-4-06-388304-6	March 1, 2022[7]	978-1-64729-112-9
2	September 22, 2014[10]	978-4-06-388377-0	March 1, 2022[7]	978-1-64729-112-9
3	March 23, 2015[11]	978-4-06-388445-6	May 17, 2022[12]	978-1-64729-113-6
4	October 23, 2015[13]	978-4-06-388516-3	May 17, 2022[12]	978-1-64729-113-6
5	May 23, 2016[14]	978-4-06-388601-6	August 9, 2022[15]	978-1-64729-114-3
6	November 22, 2016[16]	978-4-06-388667-2	August 9, 2022[15]	978-1-64729-114-3
7	May 23, 2017[17]	978-4-06-388729-7	October 25, 2022[8]	978-1-64729-138-9
8	October 23, 2017[18]	978-4-06-510276-3	October 25, 2022[8]	978-1-64729-138-9

Live-action film

A live-action film adaptation was announced on February 21, 2024. The film is directed by Kōichirō Miki, with a screenplay written by Naoko Adachi and stars Nao as Misuzu Hara. It premiered in Japanese theaters on July 5.^[19]

Reception

The series ranked eighth on "The Best Manga 2015 Kono Manga wo Yome!" ranking by Freestyle magazine.^[20] It was nominated for the Sugoi Japan Award in 2017.^[21] It was nominated for the 22nd Tezuka Osamu Cultural Prize in 2018.^[22]

See also

• Saturn Return, another manga series by the same author