Liar, Liar

Kuou Haruki

On the massive island called the Academy, students compete in star-hunting Games to advance their ranks. And among the many competitors, none is better than Sarasa Saionji, the Seven Star Empress. At least, not until unranked newcomer Hiroto Shinohara beats her by accident. To protect himself and the status quo, Hiroto must fool everyone into thinking he’s the new top student despite almost failing his entrance exam. Will he be able to keep this lie going when every student on the island wants to take him down?

comedy
romance
anime tie-in

Volumes

Volume 1

Apparently, the Lying Transfer Student Dominates Games by Cheating

Volume 1

Apparently, the Lying Transfer Student Dominates Games by Cheating

Volume 2

The Lying Transfer Student Is Targeted by the Little Devil

A month has passed since Hiroto first arrived on the Academy, the island where social standing is determined by success in Games. So far, he’s managed to defend his fake title as the strongest around, but that may soon change. His school is hosting its annual weeklong survival contest of nonstop competition, the Fourth Ward Challenge, and everyone’s going to be gunning for the top student. Worse yet, a powerful, if adorable, opponent known as the Little Devil has taken an interest in Hiroto, and she seems to be at the center of a mystery involving the recent theft of a Unique Star...

Volume 2

The Lying Transfer Student Is Targeted by the Little Devil

Volume 3

The Lying Transfer Student Hunts for the Impostor Rich Girl

Shortly before the May Interschool Competition, a girl claiming to be Sarasa Saionji appears, denouncing the current one as a fake and declaring herself the genuine article. And she’s half right. Rina Akabane is already posing as Saionji to protect the real one. Now Hiroto Shinohara, the false Seven Star who lied his way to the top, needs to defeat this latest faker and win the greatest Game of his life to protect his secret and Rina’s. But this new impostor can look like whoever she pleases, not just Saionji. Who can Hiroto trust when the enemy could be anyone?

Volume 3

The Lying Transfer Student Hunts for the Impostor Rich Girl

Volume 4

The Lying Transfer Student Is Bossed Around by the Delusional Middle School Genius

The May Interschool Competition has been thrown into chaos by the Chameleon, a cheater able to impersonate anyone in the Game. Hiroto’s team has managed to stay in the running, but only barely, and Hiroto himself has been eliminated. However, the lying transfer student claims this was part of his plan. He’s uncovered the secret beneath the Game, and it’s time for a counterattack. Can he really win a competition he’s already lost, though?

Volume 4

The Lying Transfer Student Is Bossed Around by the Delusional Middle School Genius

Volume 5

The Lying Transfer Student Is Tested by His Childhood Friend

After making it past the May Interschool Competition, Hiroto Shinohara—that’s me—is enjoying a nice little break for a change. Then comes along a challenge from a girl who’s all too familiar…the whole reason I came to the Academy, in fact. Beat her in a Game, she says, and she’ll agree to meet up. So I decide to bring this up with my provost—only to get dragged into a special Game against Saionji, with a purple Unique Star on the line. They call it a “Game,” yeah…but the theme’s all about love? And I’m being asked to pick up romantic lucky charms and solve relationship problems for people?! But if that’s the challenge, so be it. I’ll just rely on the Company and break out some classic Seven Star Abilities—but hang on, is Himeji angry at me about something…?

Volume 5

The Lying Transfer Student Is Tested by His Childhood Friend

Volume 6

The Lying Transfer Student Is Accused by Defenders of Justice

After getting dragged around all over the place by my “girlfriend,” I find myself in the middle of the summer school tournament. It’s a great big party where all the high school students in the Academy join in to have fun—but I, Hiroto Shinohara, have been accused by Hexagram, a “legion of justice,” of being a fake Seven Star. Now everyone’s eyeing me suspiciously…and with both the Hexagram’s younger member base and the newly reawakened Shizuku Minami breathing down my neck, how’s a guy supposed to cheat in peace? Things look tough for me…but the Hexagram’s not exactly who they say they are, either. Maybe it’s time to show them what this faker can really do…

Volume 6

The Lying Transfer Student Is Accused by Defenders of Justice