Manga author Niichi announced on their official X account on Sunday that their Real mo Tama ni wa Uso wo Tsuku (Sometimes Even Reality Is a Lie!) web manga is receiving a television anime adaptation. Niichi drew an illustration to commemorate the announcement (pictured). The anime series will premiere in 2027.

Niichi originally began posting the romantic comedy manga on their X (formerly Twitter) and Pixiv accounts in August 2018 under the title Game-zuki no Tomodachi to Iroiro suru Hanashi before official serialization launched in the Kitora comic label in July 2020. Kadokawa published the eighth volume on February 27, with the ninth and final volume scheduled for a September 16 release.

J-Novel Club licensed the manga in English in March 2022 and published the seventh volume on May 27.

Synopsis
Kaoru Terazaki is a young boy who uses a female character in an online game. He usually plays with a virtual friend who goes by the username Nanami and uses a male avatar. Kaoru has been lying about his identity, and the two will soon meet in real life for the first time. When the day finally arrives, they realize that their expectations are quite different from reality.

Contrary to Kaoru's expectations, Nanami turns out to be a girl. With their genders revealed, they are both in shock—especially Nanami. She has already told her enthusiastic mother and overprotective father about her female friend coming to their house. Consequently, Nanami comes up with an idea to mask Kaoru's true gender: crossdressing! Even though their friendship started with lies, this odd meetup marks the beginning of their unusual bond. [Written by MAL Rewrite]

Source: animate Times

Real mo Tama ni wa Uso wo Tsuku on MAL