Usotsuki! Gokuō-kun
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| Usotsuki! Gokuō-kun | |
 First tankōbon volume cover | |
| ウソツキ!ゴクオーくん | |
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| Genre | Mystery[1] |
| Manga | |
| Written by | Makoto Yoshimoto |
| Published by | Shogakukan |
| Imprint | Tentomusi CoroCoro Comics |
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| Original run | August 30, 2011 – September 15, 2021 |
| Volumes | 25 |
Usotsuki! Gokuō-kun (ウソツキ!ゴクオーくん) is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Makoto Yoshimoto. It was serialized in Shogakukan's children's manga magazine Bessatsu CoroCoro Comic from August 2011 to June 2012 and later in CoroCoro Comic from August 2012 to September 21. Its chapters were collected in 25 tankōbon volumes.
Publication
Written and illustrated by Makoto Yoshimoto, Usotsuki! Gokuō-kun was serialized in Shogakukan's children's manga magazine Bessatsu CoroCoro Comic from August 30, 2011, to June 30, 2012.[a] It was later serialized in CoroCoro Comic from August 11, 2012, to September 15, 2021.[b][5][6] Shogakukan collected its chapters in 25 tankōbon volumes, released from April 27, 2012, to February 28, 2022.[7][8] A five-volume kanzenban edition, with each volume collecting five of the original tankōbon volumes, was released from February 27 to June 27, 2025.[9][10]
Other media
Gokuō-kun was featured in a special original net animation (ONA), titled 40-Shūnen da yo! Coro Coro All-Star Shōgakkō (40周年だよ!! コロコロオールスター小学校), released on YouTube to celebrate the 40th anniversary of CoroCoro Comic on July 15, 2017.[11]
Reception
The series won the 61st Shogakukan Manga Award in the children category in 2016.[12] It ranked second in AnimeJapan's "Manga We Want to See Animated" poll in 2025;[13] it ranked seventh in the same poll the following year.[14]