The Gods Lie
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- Create Date：2021-08-10 08:54:37
- Update Date：2025-09-07
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- Author：Kaori Ozaki
- ISBN：1942993366
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Summary
Natsuru Nanao， a 6th grader who lives alone with his mother， strikes up an unlikely friendship with the reserved and driven Rio Suzumura。 Natsuru plays hookey from soccer camp that summer， and instead of telling the truth to his mother， he spends all his time with Rio and her kid brother at their rickety house， where a dark secret threatens to upend their fragile happiness。
Reviews
Hage
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This is so heart warming and touching。 Best reads this year for sure。
Tiffany Hubner
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This was the most beautiful manga I have ever read。 I found this book on a standalone manga list on Google。 The title and the cover art make me skeptical on what this book might be about。 But it didn’t disappoint。 The cool thing is this was written by a Japanese woman so it was perfect for August women in translation。 If your looking for a Manga that pack a full blown novel into 100 plus pages than this one for you。 This is by far my favorite read of 2021
Susi Guardia
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4，5/5
pluma
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cried my fucking eyes out。 how can something so short be so meaningful？ 5 chapters of pure love。 amazing idea， perfect execution， short and bittersweet， deep。 highly recommend for anyone who's in dire need of quick tears~ cried my fucking eyes out。 how can something so short be so meaningful？ 5 chapters of pure love。 amazing idea， perfect execution， short and bittersweet， deep。 highly recommend for anyone who's in dire need of quick tears~ 。。。more
Lara Molina
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Lindo， pero muy corto
Rebekah Rose
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Super quick read that was surprisingly devastating。 If you like manga and you are cool with a dark twist， I would recommend。
Casey Pace
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This was a sweet little story that delivered on the angst but it was rly good！ It reminded me a lot of a certain Kore-Eda film （actually， 2 of his films， kinda） but to say more would be to spoil。 If you know， you know lol
Addicted2booksStefania
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TEARS WOW
Chelsea
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4。5 starsA short story that will make you weep with the injustice of humanity。 Is this animated？ It should be。
Abby Marie
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I now hate Alaska
Littlx Sis
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De todos los finales que podía haber， me das ese？ No me gustó el final
Montse
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Muy bello casi lloro de lo bonito。 100% recomendado
Mirian
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Quiero analizar un poco más mis sentimientos para la reseña。Voy a adelantar una cosa， para mí este tomo fue suficiente， no sentí que la historia necesitara alargarse más。
Nupur
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 When I started reading it， I never thought the story will end up like this。 I thought it will be typical summer romance between two school friends。 Natsuru live with his mom and is in school soccer team and hardly talks with any girl。 When he met Rio （his class mate） one evening he must have never thought that their life will change so much。 Rio lives with her little brother and was hiding a secret to defend them。 Both of their parents had abandoned them。 She use to live with her dad and grandpa When I started reading it， I never thought the story will end up like this。 I thought it will be typical summer romance between two school friends。 Natsuru live with his mom and is in school soccer team and hardly talks with any girl。 When he met Rio （his class mate） one evening he must have never thought that their life will change so much。 Rio lives with her little brother and was hiding a secret to defend them。 Both of their parents had abandoned them。 She use to live with her dad and grandpa。 Their dad lied to them saying he would go Alaska for fishing， while Rio should take care of the family and household。 When their grandpa accidentally died and Rio called and waited for her dad but didn't get any response from him。 She buried him in the backyard and was living alone with her brother since then。 Wherelse their dad was already in the same neighborhood living with a hostess。 He never left for Alaska， he simply abandoned them cause he is tired of living at home。 These incidents not only hurt and disturbed Rio but Natsuru too cause all the time he spent with the siblings， he wanted to protect them。 And that class princess totally deserve that slap。 There is a saying - never judge a book by its cover。 Just because Rio was looking messy with her haircut and dressing and trying her best to meet the ends and keeping the secret from everyone else。。。。nobody gives that class princess any right to criticize Rio and say awful things without even thinking it over。 The fact that people like Rio's dad and that class princess exist and they hurt people awfully。 God I wanted to punch her dad so much。。 how can he leave children alone to take care of themselves while he himself enjoying his life。。。 Such a jerk！！ But Rio is brave enough to not let herself crumble and stand head strong most of the time。 She is also a kid after all。 And Natsuru being part of her family one summer made her even stronger and they both realize some bond which they never thought would exist。 Overall the story is nice and realistic。 It made me cry when the story ends。 I hope they meet in another fictional dimensional world real soon and be there for each other again。 。。。more
Ariana 🎐
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Que alguien me devuelva el corazón 😭😭😭🤧🤧🤧 precioso。 Sin palabras para describirlo。 Me gustaría ver su reencuentro？ Si。 Eso le quita estrellas？ NO SEÑOR🥺💜
Ben Zimmerman
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This was an interesting manga。 It's a coming of age story about how we cope with the ugly truths in the world。 The first part is just a cute first romance story， but there's a darker element that becomes more apparent as it progresses。 That juxtaposition of sweet sentimentality and sad reality is where the bulk of the themes lie。13+ The only reason I can't put this in my class is because there's a scene early on where the protagonist comes up behind his mother in the kitchen and starts kneading This was an interesting manga。 It's a coming of age story about how we cope with the ugly truths in the world。 The first part is just a cute first romance story， but there's a darker element that becomes more apparent as it progresses。 That juxtaposition of sweet sentimentality and sad reality is where the bulk of the themes lie。13+ The only reason I can't put this in my class is because there's a scene early on where the protagonist comes up behind his mother in the kitchen and starts kneading her breasts to relax。 I'm guessing there's some context I lack that makes that less shocking to a Japanese audience， but I could be wrong。 Regardless， I don't want to have to explain it to a parent。 Aside from that there's nothing objectionable。 。。。more
Sevahs Misraaks
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Very good， with beautiful artwork。 Story is very basic however， and incredibly predictable。
Saire Marloz
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La historia es linda pero el libro merece todas las estrellas por el arte que es tan maravilloso， el dibujo esta muy bien cuidado， la autora realmente se preocupa por los detalles。 ^^
Graham Bradley
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As I've been checking out the manga scene， I've kind of just grabbed whatever looks interesting and gone from there。。。man， no wonder Japan is kicking the crap out of what passes for American comics these days。This was a really heart-rending story that I definitely should not have read right around the time I put my daughter to bed。 It made me hug her a little tighter。Some of the cultural stuff was confusing and had me scratching my head， but I'm still new to this genre so I'm feeling it out。 Gre As I've been checking out the manga scene， I've kind of just grabbed whatever looks interesting and gone from there。。。man， no wonder Japan is kicking the crap out of what passes for American comics these days。This was a really heart-rending story that I definitely should not have read right around the time I put my daughter to bed。 It made me hug her a little tighter。Some of the cultural stuff was confusing and had me scratching my head， but I'm still new to this genre so I'm feeling it out。 Great story and characters though。 。。。more
Ella Jade
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I can’t tell if I want to rate this 4 or 5 stars。 I’ve settled on 4。5， I loved this manga and the story that unfolded。 The combination of slice of life with more serious topics。 As someone with trauma， it comforted me in a way？ The only issue I have with this book is that it feels rushed， for example I feel I didn’t get enough time in the book to process the ending which made it less impactful for me。 Ozaki probably had an impossible deadline to reach like most manga authors…
Francisca Ojeda
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🚨No hay spoilers en esta reseña （which is weird porque casi siempre escribo spoilers） Estoy feliz de no haberme spoileado esto。 I- was not expecting that。 I didn’t see that plot twist coming。 I-…La idea que me había dado al ver la portada fue de “dos niños que tenían una amistad de verano”， y al inicio fue un poco así， hasta que fuimos aprendiendo la historia de Rio。No siento que haya habido alguna escena triste en específico， si no que lo triste fue el contexto general de por lo que tuvo que pa 🚨No hay spoilers en esta reseña （which is weird porque casi siempre escribo spoilers） Estoy feliz de no haberme spoileado esto。 I- was not expecting that。 I didn’t see that plot twist coming。 I-…La idea que me había dado al ver la portada fue de “dos niños que tenían una amistad de verano”， y al inicio fue un poco así， hasta que fuimos aprendiendo la historia de Rio。No siento que haya habido alguna escena triste en específico， si no que lo triste fue el contexto general de por lo que tuvo que pasar uno de los personajes。 Si bien uno puede sospechar un poco de hacia donde iba la historia， me sorprendí y apene bastante cuando descubrí la verdad （bueno， dos verdades， pero una más fuerte que la otra） Lo único que siento que pudo haber sido mejor fue el ritmo， ya que algunas escenas pasaron un poco rápido （en especial al final）。 Hacer el volumen más largo， o incluso dividirlo en dos tomos habría sido una buena idea， pero me gustó mucho de todos modos。 Was it sad？ Yeah， pero a nivel “no es justo que alguien pase por esta situación y me da rabia y pena”， no triste del tipo “I wanna cry myself to sleep after reading this” （cofcofbananafishcofcof）Anyways quiero darle un abrazo a ciertos personajes， se merecían algo mejor。 🥺Also Natsuru was a little angel （la quería proteger 😭）Y jamás pensé que un personaje podría caerme mal en tan solo una página （no voy a decir quien es pero uhgggg fuck them） （Isa: Creo que no te hice mucho spoiler？ I mean ya sabes que va a ser medio sad pero creo que no vale como spoiler？ Aaaaaahhh no sé， dime que opinas después sjsjjsjs） 。。。more
MovieCritic
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 I’ve recommended this book to a lot of people。 Although it can be perceived as a very simple story， besides from the surprising twist midway， I found that the ending was bittersweet depending how you interpret the final ‘promise’。 Before the final pages display an older Natsuru and Rio talk about meeting again， we are told the story of Natsuru’s fathers promise he made him while ill， that if he was good then the Gods would make him better。 This would inspire the question of why do “the Gods lie” I’ve recommended this book to a lot of people。 Although it can be perceived as a very simple story， besides from the surprising twist midway， I found that the ending was bittersweet depending how you interpret the final ‘promise’。 Before the final pages display an older Natsuru and Rio talk about meeting again， we are told the story of Natsuru’s fathers promise he made him while ill， that if he was good then the Gods would make him better。 This would inspire the question of why do “the Gods lie”， which is explained beautifully in simplicity。They do so because they love us and want to spare us the pain。And as Rios promise to Natsuru follows straight after， it feels as though another ending was actually intended。After all， what stops the author from showing them standing together in the future， instead of the panel showing the old photo of them as children。I feel， therefore， that this story is about love and the lies we make to spare those we feel such emotions towards。 。。。more
Yasmin
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It was a cute and sad short story🥺❤️
Amber
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This manga gave me the feels。 I want more！
Dulce✨
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3，5⭐
Andrea Llunart
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A este manga no le pongo 20 estrellas porque solo se pueden 5。 Aún siendo un manga muy cortito que se lee en menos de dos horas ha sido mi mejor lectura del momento。 Se lo recomiendo a todo el mundo， le guste o no el manga como tal。 10000/10。 Excelente。
Marcela Segura
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Hola lectores！ 💚🌟 Hoy les traiga la reseña del manga "Los dioses mienten" de Kaori Ozaki🌠。Nos cuenta la historia de dos niños que a pesar de estar en la misma clase no hablan mucho， pero que por las andanzas del destino sus historias se entrelazan y quedan marcadas de por vida。En las vacaciones de verano es donde comienzan su amistad， que luego llega a ser una relación familiar。•La historia es engancharte y a pesar de que al avanzando en la lectura podía imaginarme lo que venía más adelante el f Hola lectores！ 💚🌟 Hoy les traiga la reseña del manga "Los dioses mienten" de Kaori Ozaki🌠。Nos cuenta la historia de dos niños que a pesar de estar en la misma clase no hablan mucho， pero que por las andanzas del destino sus historias se entrelazan y quedan marcadas de por vida。En las vacaciones de verano es donde comienzan su amistad， que luego llega a ser una relación familiar。•La historia es engancharte y a pesar de que al avanzando en la lectura podía imaginarme lo que venía más adelante el final me sorprendió y me generó muchas emociones， como rabia， tristeza y esperanza。•Son niños pequeños que maduraron abruptamente y que buscan lo mejor para los que más quieren。•El final me gustó mucho y me dejó el corazón calientito， porque al final ellos estaban destinados a conocerce。IG: catadora_de_libros 。。。more
kov_id
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3。2 STARSI was able to complete this manga relatively quickly and it was definitely an entertaining short read。The book wastes no time and delves straight into the story。 Throughout the start the plot moved at a smooth pace， however it started to quicken as the story went on。 I don't believe that this manga requires two volumes however I do think that the story could have been longer。 Personally， it felt as though some parts were missing。 Throughout the start， it is implied that the girl Nanao m 3。2 STARSI was able to complete this manga relatively quickly and it was definitely an entertaining short read。The book wastes no time and delves straight into the story。 Throughout the start the plot moved at a smooth pace， however it started to quicken as the story went on。 I don't believe that this manga requires two volumes however I do think that the story could have been longer。 Personally， it felt as though some parts were missing。 Throughout the start， it is implied that the girl Nanao meets has a dark secret， but once revealed it felt quite underwhelming。 ttDespite all that， this was still a nice read。 The characters as well as their backstories were well crafted， as limited as the writing may have been。 Plot: 3。8/5Characters: 4/5Reread Value: 1。5/5Art: 4。2/5 。。。more
Emylia Ismail
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All I can say， this manga is one of the best manga I have ever read！！！ As with nearly all manga books I've ever picked up this one can be read in just over an hour （maybe less if I don't feel so emotional）。 It's a nice way to end a day but be prepared to be more saddened than uplifted。 I cried a bucket during the end。 :'（I thought it was a youth love-themed manga but then the plot twist in the middle of the manga is shocking。 From love to thriller and to friendship， Ozaki's manga for the first t All I can say， this manga is one of the best manga I have ever read！！！ As with nearly all manga books I've ever picked up this one can be read in just over an hour （maybe less if I don't feel so emotional）。 It's a nice way to end a day but be prepared to be more saddened than uplifted。 I cried a bucket during the end。 :'（I thought it was a youth love-themed manga but then the plot twist in the middle of the manga is shocking。 From love to thriller and to friendship， Ozaki's manga for the first time reader like me is not disappointing in the slightest。 At first， I was a little bit weird out by Natsuru's action of kneading her mom's boobs but maybe it's a Japanese thing。 Even though it's a bit weird to do that to your mom but hey， it's Japanese so nothing is weird there。 Also， I really dislike the new football coach because he's a bit of a douche。 How can you downgrade your student especially the young ones？ It will hurt them for a long time because most of them are still developing their confidence and they are full of insecurities。 Natsuru's friends are really supportive even though they have an obsession with boobs and butt （lol to be young）。 Plus， the Himegawa kid is so evil for saying "you've abandoned" Rio even though her action is to hurt Rio to express her jealousy。 I know she is young but she's being a brat and lacking of manners because she was spoiled by her parents。 The slap Natsuru gave Himegawa was so satisfying and my most fav scene ever。Rio's （the fl） poverty was saddening because at her age， she was supposed to be happy and enjoy her youth but instead， she has to take care of her brother because there are only two of them。 That experience makes her more mature than the other kids her age because of how harsh her life is。 Also， the plot twist really makes her seem more stronger and braver despite the dumb decision that she makes。 Even though her decision is wrong， but she does it to save her family。 Her thinking that leads to making that quick decision also is quite smart despite how horror is for a girl that age to even have those thoughts。 Now I understand why the title name was 'The Gods Lie。"。 For Natsuru and Rio， the god lie to them and take away their hapiness & change it to sadness。 I really want the second book to be made because the ending is not satisfying at all！！ 。。。more
ZoraYuna
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I wanted to lengthen the chapters and learn more about my sweet children， now adults。A sweet and beautiful story
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