Kodoani.com – The March issue of Square Enix’s Monthly Gangan Joker magazine revealed on Thursday that the manga “False Child” (Uso no Kodomo) by Taku Kawamura will end in the magazine’s next issue on March 22.
The manga has been described as follows:
Imagine if a deceased child suddenly reappeared, looking exactly like before. But what if it was all due to the tanuki transforming? This is not a reunion. She’s not real. And yet, her parents still cling to the bittersweet lie.
Kawamura launched the manga in Gangan Joker magazine in November 2022. Square Enix published the manga’s third compilation volume on November 21.
Before that, Kawamura wrote the manga “Kakegurui (Kakkokari)” (Kakegurui [Temp]), a four-panel comedy spinoff of the manga “Kakegurui – Compulsive Gambler” by writer Homura Kawamoto and artist Tōru Naomura. The manga launched in Gangan Joker magazine in December 2016 and ended in September 2022. Square Enix published the manga’s 10th and final volume in July 2023.
Manga “False Child” was adapted into an anime and premiered in April 2023.