Virtual misunderstanding stories have just won
a new victory in the industry. Author Niichi cheered us up
over the weekend by officially confirming that his popular original romantic
comedy manga, Genjitsu mo Tamani wa Usowotsuku (known
in English as Sometimes Even Reality Is a Lie!), will make the
well-deserved leap to the small screen with its own animated adaptation.
Through a commemorative illustration, the creator thanked all the unconditional
support of his readers, confirming that this peculiar project will land on
Japanese television during the year 2027.
The premise of this work is a little gem full
of absurd entanglements that promise to make us laugh a lot. The narrative puts
us in the shoes of Kaoru Terasaki, an inveterate player who often uses female
avatars in his online games. Everything gets complicated when he finally
decides to meet his great internet friend in person, getting the tremendous
surprise that she is actually a rather introverted girl named Nanami Osaka. The
real problem explodes when Nanami confesses that she lied to her father by
telling him that she would bring a friend home, since the man is extremely
overprotective and does not allow any boy to approach him. With no apparent
escape, Kaoru is forced to dress as a woman so that he can continue to spend time
with her without unleashing a family tragedy.
This big announcement comes at an extremely
bittersweet and nostalgic time for the franchise. What began in
2018 as a modest doujinshi published on the internet by the
author himself, ended up capturing the attention of the giant Kadokawa publishing
house, who began to compile the work in physical format since 2020.
Interestingly, the confirmation of this anime serves as a huge farewell to the
story on paper, since the manga will definitively close its publication cycle
with the release of its ninth and final compilation volume scheduled for this
coming September 16.
Seeing that plots of male protagonists being
forced to wear women's clothes because of misunderstandings are still quite a
profitable formula in Japan
