Itsuwaribito, Vol. 13

By Yuuki Iinuma

Book Overview

The adventures of a liar and his band of friends who use lies to do good.

Utsuho's truthfulness as a child resulted in an enormous catastrophe, and he decided to lie from that day forward. Raised in a village of orphans by a monk, Utsuho is an unrepentant troublemaker. The monk eventually inspires him to help people, but there's no way Utsuho's going to lead an honest life Instead, he's going to use his talents for mischief and deception for good

Utsuho's closest companion is Pochi, a tanuki or raccoon dog. Tanuki are familiar to most people but seem to be rather rare, so it's quite something for Utsuho and his other companions to come across an entire village of them There they meet Tsukumo, defender of the village and, as it happens, Pochi's betrothed How will Utsuho deal with the effect this seems sure to have on his relationship with his best and most trusted friend?

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1421565242
• ISBN13: 9781421565248
• Release Date: December 2014
• Publisher: Viz Media
• Length: 192 Pages
• Weight: 0.35 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.0" x 7.4"
• Age Range: 13 to 17 years
• Grade Range: Grades 8 to 12