Lying Mii-kun and Broken Maa-kun: Precious Lies

This was a surprise to me as well. This little-known LN series has been on my radar for quite a while now, but as a mere manga scanlator, I just don't have the firepower to translate light novels, especially 10 of them. Well, somehow, it just got adapted to a manga without me noticing. The next thing you're going to tell me is that there's a live action movie coming out in a few months! ...Wait. Damn, I'm really behind on this.

Anyways, this light novel series (Usotsuki Mii-kun to Kowareta Maa-chan) is about Mii-kun and Maa-chan, who were kidnapped as children. As a result, Maa-chan is broken, childlike, and yandere for Mii-kun. Just how much on a scale of 1 to Yuno? Listen to the image album for yourself:



The twist to this is that the narrator, Mii-kun, lies frequently, both to other characters and the readers. As a result, the story itself gets distorted.

That's enough spoilers for now, though I haven't gotten very far in the LN either. This blog post has a more detailed summary.

I loved the way Mayu gave off a unsociable, uninterested-in-anything char at first, then, see her so volatile attacking Mii-kun(havent' gave his name yet), then see her girly/cute side once she finds out it's him(i.e. a yandere). It definitely looks like she's mentally unstable the way she cheerfully told Mii she was the kidnapper(which was cute in it's own way =03). Mii telling those kids that lie, after giving those kids that food was kinda cruel. Is he the serial killer? It's the first time in a while where I've read a story where the main [two] character(s) come off as antagonists who are psychologically unstable in their own way. I'm VERY interested in how Mii's lying will affect the story, especially if he lies to the reader. Was he said he was lying to those kids, was he TRULY lying to them? Or was he lying to us? He gave us the impression he was the serial killer, but was that a lie as well? Gosh that gets me very excited for the next chapter. I can't wait :D!