Usotoki Rhetoric

Usotoki Rhetoric (嘘解きレトリック) is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Ritsu Miyako. It was serialized in Hakusensha's Bessatsu Hana to Yume manga magazine from October 2012 to March 2018.

Characters

 * Kanoko Urabe (浦部 鹿乃子)
 * Kanoko has the ability to hear people's lies, which caused her to face scrutiny growing up. She is Iwai Soma's detective assistant.


 * Iwai Soma (祝 左右馬)
 * Iwai is a poor detective who is good at deduction and bluffing. He works together with Kanoko, figuring out the reasoning behind the people Kanoko hears lying.

Publication
The series was written and illustrated by Ritsu Miyako. It was serialized in Hakusensha's Bessatsu Hana to Yume manga magazine from October 26, 2012, to March 26, 2018.

In March 2022, One Peace Books announced their license to the manga in English and would begin releasing the series in September 2022.

Reception
The School Library Journal listed the first volume of Usotoki Rhetoric as one of the top 10 manga of 2022.

Rebecca Silverman from Anime News Network rated the first volume a B, praising the historical setting, while stating that the mysteries were "decent without being mind-blowing".