Manga creator Niichi has announced that their Genjitsu mo Tamani wa Usowotsuku (Sometimes Even Reality Is a Lie!/ 現実もたまには嘘をつく) manga has been green-lit for a TV anime adaptation, which will premiere in 2027. Niichi also shared an illustration to celebrate the news.
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The manga began in 2018 when Niichi started posting instalments on their Twitter account, and Kadokawa published the manga’s first tankoubon volume in July 2020, and the eighth volume in February 2026. The ninth and final volume will be released on September 16th, 2026.
J-Novel Club releases the manga volumes in English under the name Sometimes Even Reality Is a Lie!, and it released the manga’s seventh volume in May 2026. J-Novel Club describes the manga story below:
“Kaoru Terasaki is a gamer who’s into MMORPGs, and he’s finally meeting up with someone he’s been friends with in-game for a long while—this time, offline and in person. He’s worried that his friend will be disappointed to see Kaoru is a guy, unlike his female character in the game. But he’s the one who’s in for a surprise when, instead of another guy, his friend turns out to be a cute girl, Nanami Osaka.
On top of that, Nanami told her parents that she would be bringing a friend over—a female friend. Even worse, Nanami’s dad is the super overprotective type who won’t allow any guys near his daughter. There’s only one solution to this dilemma: Kaoru has to cross-dress as a girl! Will Kaoru’s efforts pay off in the end?! Will Kaoru and Nanami remain just friends, or will their time together IRL change everything? Follow their romantic-comedy adventures to find out!”
