Niichi’s romantic comedy manga Sometimes Even Reality Is a Lie! (Genjitsu mo Tamani wa Usowotsuku) is officially heading to television in 2027. The announcement arrives as the series approaches its planned ninth and final collected volume, giving the anime adaptation a particularly timely spotlight.
Niichi revealed the anime news on Sunday alongside a commemorative illustration. At this early stage, no studio, staff, voice cast, episode count, broadcast season, or streaming information has been announced, so the story’s central relationship remains the main confirmed hook for the upcoming adaptation.
The manga follows Kaoru Terasaki, a gamer who has spent a long time chatting with an online friend through an MMORPG. When the two finally agree to meet in person, Kaoru expects to discover that his female in-game friend is actually a boy. Instead, the person waiting for him is Nanami Osaka, a cute girl who has been playing under the assumption that Kaoru is also female.
A cross-dressing cover story sets the romance in motion
The misunderstanding becomes much more complicated when Kaoru learns that Nanami has told her parents she is bringing a female friend home. Her father is extremely protective and refuses to allow boys near his daughter, leaving Kaoru with one awkward option: he must dress as a girl to keep the meeting from falling apart.
That setup gives Sometimes Even Reality Is a Lie! a classic romantic-comedy engine, but its appeal comes from the layers of identity packed into the premise. Kaoru is already presenting a different persona inside the game, while Nanami’s first real-world meeting with her longtime friend begins with another misunderstanding. Every attempt to keep the truth hidden threatens to create an even bigger problem.
For longtime fans, the anime will also provide a new way to experience the contrast between Kaoru and Nanami’s online friendship and their increasingly complicated offline relationship. Whether they remain close friends or move toward something more is one of the story’s central questions.
From dōjinshi beginnings to a TV anime
Niichi began the series as a dōjinshi in 2018 and continued sharing installments through the creator’s X account, formerly known as Twitter. Kadokawa later began collecting the manga into print volumes, with the first compiled volume released in 2020.
The eighth volume is currently available in Japan, while the ninth volume is scheduled to ship on September 16, 2026. That volume is set to conclude the manga, meaning the television adaptation will follow a completed source work rather than an ongoing series with an uncertain endpoint.
The English edition is released by J-Novel Club, which describes the story as a romantic comedy built around gaming, mistaken identities, cross-dressing, and the awkward transition from online friendship to real-life interaction.
What the anime announcement confirms—and what remains unknown
The 2027 television broadcast is confirmed, but the announcement does not yet identify the production studio or the people involved in bringing Kaoru and Nanami to the screen. There is also no confirmed premiere month, trailer, key visual beyond the announcement illustration, or information about international distribution.
Those details will be worth keeping an eye on as the adaptation moves forward. The series depends heavily on timing, character chemistry, and the escalating comedy of Kaoru’s disguise, making the eventual casting and staff announcements especially important for fans of the manga.
For now, readers can look ahead to the manga’s ninth volume on September 16, while anime viewers have a new 2027 romantic comedy to watch. The next major update will likely reveal who is producing the adaptation and how the series plans to translate Niichi’s online-to-offline misunderstandings into television form.
Sources
anime.eiga.com
animecorner.me
kadokawa.co.jp
x.com
