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Usogui

Usogui
First tankōbon volume cover
嘘喰い
GenreGambling[1]
Manga
Written byToshio Sako [ja]
Published byShueisha
ImprintYoung Jump Comics
MagazineWeekly Young Jump
Original runMay 11, 2006 – December 21, 2017
Volumes49
Original video animation
Directed byKazuo Tomizawa
Music byNao Tokisawa
StudioShueisha
ReleasedOctober 19, 2012
Manga
Usogui: Tokubetsu-hen
Written byToshio Sako
Published byShueisha
ImprintYoung Jump Comics
MagazineWeekly Young Jump
Original runOctober 7, 2021 – November 25, 2021
Volumes1
Live-action film
Directed byHideo Nakata
StudioWarner Bros. Japan
ReleasedFebruary 11, 2022 (2022-02-11)
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Usogui (嘘喰い; lit. 'The Lie Eater') is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Toshio Sako [ja]. It was serialized in Shueisha's seinen manga magazine Weekly Young Jump from May 2006 to December 2017, with its chapters collected in 49 tankōbon volumes. The manga was later adapted into original video animation, which was released on October 19, 2012.[2]

Plot

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Baku Madarame (斑目 貘, Madarame Baku) (portrayed by Ryusei Yokohama in the live-action film),[3] known as The Lie Eater (Usogui), is a master gambler who thrives on high-stakes games against ruthless and maniacal opponents. Alongside his loyal protege Takaomi Kaji (梶 隆臣, Kaji Takaomi) and his formidable bodyguard Marco (マルコ, Maruko), Baku sets his sights on taking control of Kakerou (賭郎), an underground gambling organization that oversees life-threatening wagers.

Kakerou ensures the integrity of these extreme gambles by acting as a neutral referee, with 48 elite members and 101 referees who supervise the games and enforce their outcomes. These referees are also tasked with collecting debts, even when the stakes involve participants' very lives.

As Baku delves deeper into the shadowy world of Kakerou, he and his crew find themselves entangled in a fierce conflict with a rival criminal organization known as IDEAL. The stakes grow ever higher as Baku faces off against opponents in ingenious and deadly games such as "Escape the Abandoned Building", "Old Maid", and "Hangman".

Through his cunning, daring, and unmatched gambling skills, Baku navigates a world where every move could be his last, risking it all to claim dominance over Kakerou and survive the deadly games that come his way.

Media

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Manga

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Written and illustrated by Toshio Sako [ja], Usogui was serialized in Shueisha's seinen manga magazine Weekly Young Jump from May 11, 2006,[4] to December 21, 2017.[1][5] Shueisha collected its 539 chapters in 49 tankōbon volumes, released from September 19, 2006,[6] to February 19, 2018.[7]

A spin-off manga, titled Usogui: Rikkainin Yakō Hikoichi (嘘喰い-立会人 夜行妃古壱-), was serialized in Weekly Young Jump from October 7 to November 25, 2021,[8][9][10] with its chapters collected in a single tankōbon volume, released on February 2, 2022.[11]

Volumes

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No. Release date ISBN
01September 19, 2006[6]978-4-08-877146-5
02December 19, 2006[12]978-4-08-877186-1
03March 19, 2007[13]978-4-08-877229-5
04June 19, 2007[14]978-4-08-877280-6
05September 19, 2007[15]978-4-08-877320-9
06December 19, 2007[16]978-4-08-877362-9
07March 19, 2008[17]978-4-08-877410-7
08June 19, 2008[18]978-4-08-877463-3
09September 19, 2008[19]978-4-08-877505-0
10December 19, 2008[20]978-4-08-877570-8
11March 19, 2009[21]978-4-08-877616-3
12June 19, 2009[22]978-4-08-877667-5
13September 18, 2009[23]978-4-08-877717-7
14December 18, 2009[24]978-4-08-877776-4
15December 18, 2009[25]978-4-08-877801-3
16March 19, 2010[26]978-4-08-877827-3
17June 18, 2010[27]978-4-08-877876-1
18September 17, 2010[28]978-4-08-879027-5
19December 17, 2010[29]978-4-08-879079-4
20March 18, 2011[30]978-4-08-879115-9
21June 17, 2011[31]978-4-08-879158-6
22September 16, 2011[32]978-4-08-879202-6
23December 19, 2011[33]978-4-08-879241-5
24March 19, 2012[34]978-4-08-879290-3
25June 19, 2012[35]978-4-08-879351-1
26October 19, 2012[36]978-4-08-879441-9
27November 19, 2012[37]978-4-08-879462-4
28February 19, 2013[38]978-4-08-879520-1
29May 17, 2013[39]978-4-08-879559-1
30August 19, 2013[40]978-4-08-879628-4
31November 19, 2013[41]978-4-08-879682-6
32February 19, 2014[42]978-4-08-879750-2
33May 19, 2014[43]978-4-08-879846-2
34August 20, 2014[44]978-4-08-879886-8
35November 19, 2014[45]978-4-08-890074-2
36February 19, 2015[46]978-4-08-890115-2
37May 19, 2015[47]978-4-08-890152-7
38May 19, 2015[48]978-4-08-890194-7
39September 18, 2015[49]978-4-08-890252-4
40December 18, 2015[50]978-4-08-890320-0
41April 19, 2016[51]978-4-08-890373-6
42June 17, 2016[52]978-4-08-890430-6
43September 16, 2016[53]978-4-08-890481-8
44December 19, 2016[54]978-4-08-890520-4
45March 17, 2017[55]978-4-08-890592-1
46June 19, 2017[56]978-4-08-890645-4
47August 18, 2017[57]978-4-08-890728-4
48November 17, 2017[58]978-4-08-890788-8
49February 19, 2018[59]978-4-08-890856-4

Live-action film

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A live-action film adaptation was announced in the 24th issue of Shueisha's Weekly Young Jump magazine in 2016.[60] The film is produced by Warner Bros. Japan and directed by Hideo Nakata. The film was released in Japan on February 11, 2022.[3][61]

Reception

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The manga's compiled book volumes have frequently ranked on Oricon's weekly top 50 comic charts. Volume 10 reached number 28,[62] Volume 11 reached number 16,[63] Volume 12 reached number 19,[64] Volume 13 reached number 29,[65] Volume 14 reached number 20,[66] Volume 16 reached number 19,[67] Volume 17 reached number 21,[68] Volume 18 reached number 18,[69] Volume 19 reached number 27,[70] Volume 20 reached number 25.[71]

See also

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