Yuuki Iinuma

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  • Bibliography:
    42 Books
  • First Book:
    December 2010
  • Latest Book:
    April 2018
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Book List in Order: 42 titles

  • Itsuwaribito, Volume 1

    Can a Liar Lead a Life of Good?Reads R to L (Japanese Style), for T+ audiences. Utsuho’s truthfulness as a child resulted in an enormous catastrophe, and he decided to lie from that day forward. Raised in a village of orphans by a monk, Utsuho is a...

  • Itsuwaribito, Volume 2

    Mischief and deception used for good!Reads R to L (Japanese Style) T+ audience. Utsuho’s truthfulness as a child resulted in an enormous catastrophe, and he decided to lie from that day forward. Raised in a village of orphans by a monk, Utsuho is a...

  • Itsuwaribito, Volume 3

    A liar uses his talent for deception for goodReads R to L (Japanese Style), for audiences T+ On an island populated with exiled itsuwaribito, can Utsuho stay one step ahead of a boss who’s every bit as wily as he is?...

  • Itsuwaribito, Volume 4

    A liar uses his talent for deception for goodReads R to L (Japanese Style). Utsuho and his friends encounter a sect whose leader claims to use the power of a god to perform miracles. Could his power possibly be real--or is he yet another charlatan?...

  • Itsuwaribito, Volume 5

    A liar uses his talent for deception for good.Reads R to L (Japanese Style), for audiences T+. Utsuho’s truthfulness as a child resulted in an enormous catastrophe, and he decided to lie from that day forward. Raised in a village of orphans by a mo...

  • Itsuwaribito, Volume 6

    A liar uses his talent for deception for good.Reads R to L (Japanese Style), for audiences rated teen plus. Utsuho’s truthfulness as a child resulted in an enormous catastrophe, and he decided to lie from that day forward. Raised in a villag...

  • Itsuwaribito, Volume 7

    A liar uses his talent for deception for good Reads R to L (Japanese Style). Utsuho’s truthfulness as a child resulted in an enormous catastrophe, and he decided to lie from that day forward. Raised in a village of orphans by a monk, Utsuho ...

  • Itsuwaribito, Vol. 1

    Utsuho's truthfulness as a child resulted in an enormous catastrophe, and he decided to lie from that day forward. Raised in a village of orphans by a monk, Utsuho is an unrepentant troublemaker. The monk eventually inspires him to help people, but t...

  • Itsuwaribito, Vol. 2

    In the forest, Utsuho, Dr. Yakuma and the talking tanuki Pochi encounter a psychotic man who hunts liars and cuts out their tongues. How can Utsuho outwit someone who can psychically tell when someone's lying?...



  • Itsuwaribito, Vol. 3

    On an island populated with exiled itsuwaribito, can Utsuho stay one step ahead of a boss who's every bit as wily as he is?...

  • Itsuwaribito, Vol. 4

    Utsuho and his friends encounter a sect whose leader claims to use the power of a god to perform miracles. Could his power possibly be real--or is he yet another charlatan?...

  • Itsuwaribito, Volume 8

    Strong lead character and cute tanuki sidekick Interesting dichotomy as lead character gets to be bad for the greater good Art is a cross between Naruto, Bleach and Kekkaishi Fast-paced action story Utsuho’s truthfulness as a child resulted in a...

  • Itsuwaribito, Vol. 5

    Utsuho and his cohorts stop in a village to replenish their supply of explosives and run into Tenka, a friend of Utsuho’s from the orphan village. It’s a happy reunion -- until they all become embroiled in fiery violence......

  • Itsuwaribito, Vol. 6

    With his companions Yakuma, Neya and Pochi, Utsuho journeys in search of the fabled treasures known as the Kokonotsu. The quest leads the group to a village of murderous dolls, and finally to a man who claims to be the guardian of the treasures......

  • Itsuwaribito, Vol. 7

    Utsuho and his growing entourage continue their search for the highly prized Kokonotsu treasures. Their quest now brings them to Hokorai Village, a place of illusion where it’s difficult to sort dreams from reality!...

  • Itsuwaribito, Vol. 8

    Utsuho and his friends come across an isolated island in their ongoing quest for the Kokonotsu treasures. A man named Kuroha and his gang rule the place, and they’re after the treasures too. Who will ultimately succeed? Utsuho? Kuroha? Or...?...

  • Itsuwaribito, Vol. 9

    Continuing in his quest to collect the Kokonotsu treasures, Utsuho now has rivals out to get the treasures for themselves. These rivals prove to be both persistent and successful, so Utsuho must redouble his efforts to acquire a treasure located in a...

  • Itsuwaribito, Volume 9

    An adventure comedy about a boy who uses his talent for deception for good. Utsuho's truthfulness as a child resulted in an enormous catastrophe, and he decided to lie from that day forward. Raised in a village of orphans by a monk, Utsuho is an u...

  • Itsuwaribito, Vol. 10

    Still seeking the Kokonotsu treasures, Utsuho arrives in Sasaka, a country with a peculiarly troubled history that turns out to have involved one of his companions. Meanwhile, Kuroha seizes a moment to share some personal history, revealing what’s ...



  • Itsuwaribito, Volume 10

    An adventure comedy about a boy who uses his talent for deception for good. Utsuho’s truthfulness as a child resulted in an enormous catastrophe, and he decided to lie from that day forward. Raised in a village of orphans by a monk, Utsuho is an...

  • Itsuwaribito, Vol. 11

    Utsuho and his friends, still searching for treasure, have been pledged to defend the ceremonial emperor of a southern country from assassins under the control of Utsuho’s old enemy Iriya! Then a rival gang of treasure hunters arrives to grab the s...

  • Itsuwaribito, Volume 11

    Utsuho’s truthfulness as a child resulted in an enormous catastrophe, and he decided to lie from that day forward. Raised in a village of orphans by a monk, Utsuho is an unrepentant troublemaker. The monk eventually inspires him to help people, but...

  • Itsuwaribito, Vol. 12

    After a fierce battle, Utsuho and his friends manage to foil the plot of a group of assassins to take the life of a southern monarch. Will this earn them the Kokonotsu treasure they've been after? That question aside, they add some new members to the...

  • Itsuwaribito, Volume 12

    Utsuho’s truthfulness as a child resulted in an enormous catastrophe, and he decided to lie from that day forward. Raised in a village of orphans by a monk, Utsuho is an unrepentant troublemaker. The monk eventually inspires him to help people, but...

  • Itsuwaribito , Vol. 13

    Utsuho’s truthfulness as a child resulted in an enormous catastrophe, and he decided to lie from that day forward. Raised in a village of orphans by a monk, Utsuho is an unrepentant troublemaker. The monk eventually inspires him to help people, but...

  • itsuwaribito, Vol. 13

    Utsuho's closest companion is Pochi, a tanuki or raccoon dog. Tanuki are familiar to most people but seem to be rather rare, so it's quite something for Utsuho and his other companions to come across an entire village of them! There they meet Tsukumo...

  • Itsuwaribito , Vol. 14

    Utsuho’s truthfulness as a child resulted in an enormous catastrophe, and he decided to lie from that day forward. Raised in a village of orphans by a monk, Utsuho is an unrepentant troublemaker. The monk eventually inspires him to help people, but...

  • Itsuwaribito, Vol. 14

    The raccoon dogs known as tanuki, of which Utsuho's best friend Pochi is one, have become a target of revenge by a man named Ryubi. Why he hates tanuki so much is a mystery, as are the people he's brought along to assist him in achieving his goa...

  • Itsuwaribito , Vol. 15

    Utsuho’s truthfulness as a child resulted in an enormous catastrophe, and he decided to lie from that day forward. Raised in a village of orphans by a monk, Utsuho is an unrepentant troublemaker. The monk eventually inspires him to help people, but...



  • Itsuwaribito, Vol. 15

    A man going by the name of Ryubi has been trying to destroy a village inhabited by raccoon dogs called tanuki; Utsuho and his friends, however, have been standing in the way. Utsuho’s strategy, aided by the use of infiltration and medicine, seems t...

  • Itsuwaribito , Vol. 16

    Utsuho’s truthfulness as a child resulted in an enormous catastrophe, and he decided to lie from that day forward. Raised in a village of orphans by a monk, Utsuho is an unrepentant troublemaker. The monk eventually inspires him to help people, but...

  • Itsuwaribito, Vol. 16

    Having returned peace to Tanuki Village, Utsuho and his friends add a new member to their group and set out to find Hiruko, the government agent who acquired one of the treasures Utsuho is attempting to collect. Following information from the imperia...

  • Itsuwaribito , Vol. 17

    Utsuho’s truthfulness as a child resulted in an enormous catastrophe, and he decided to lie from that day forward. Raised in a village of orphans by a monk, Utsuho is an unrepentant troublemaker. The monk eventually inspires him to help people, but...

  • Itsuwaribito, Vol. 17

    In the Land of Owari, Utsuho meets the local hero Gin Hobaku, who winds up being the itsuwaribito who killed Utsuho’s family! Yearning for revenge, Utsuho confronts Gin in the street, which turns out to be a very bad decision. His friends try to he...

  • Itsuwaribito , Vol. 18

    Utsuho's truthfulness as a child resulted in an enormous catastrophe, and he decided to lie from that day forward. Raised in a village of orphans by a monk, Utsuho is an unrepentant troublemaker. The monk eventually inspires him to help people, but t...

  • Itsuwaribito, Vol. 18

    Utsuho and his friends are lying low at an inn in a pleasure district of Owari when they’re attacked by assassins hired by the itsuwaribito Gin, the deceitful and murderous “hero” of the town. For all of Utsuho’s efforts, he can’t seem to g...

  • Itsuwaribito , Vol. 19

    The adventures of a liar and his band of friends who use lies to do good.Utsuho’s truthfulness as a child resulted in an enormous catastrophe, and he decided to lie from that day forward. Raised in a village of orphans by a monk, Utsuho is an unrep...

  • Itsuwaribito, Vol. 19

    Utsuho continues to face off against another and far deadlier itsuwaribito, Gin Hobaku -- a so-called hero who is destroying the Land of Owari! Though Utsuho and his friends have managed to hold their own against Gin so far, they must now face a cadr...

  • Itsuwaribito, Vol. 20

    Utsuho and his companions continue their fierce confrontation with “hero” and itsuwaribito Gin Hobaku, who has the Land of Owari firmly under his thumb. Gin’s underlings, believing themselves superior to Utsuho’s friends, now find that those ...



  • Itsuwaribito, Vol. 21

    Utsuho and his comrades have finished their battle against their deadly archenemy Gin Hobaku. After a brief rest, the epic quest for the Kokonotsu treasure gets under way once more. Utsuho and company wish to find the god who bestowed this treasure a...

  • Itsuwaribito, Vol. 22

    Lured by the prospect of acquiring the presumably glorious Kokonotsu Treasure, Utsuho and his friends have come to the sacred mountain of Fuji. Here they learn of Nue, the Itsuwaribito of Calamity, a man who came to be considered a god. They also hea...

  • Itsuwaribito, Vol. 23

    Utsuho and his companions have been on a long and arduous quest to acquire the mysterious Kokonotsu treasure. Now, within the caverns of the sacred Mount Fuji, that quest may finally have reached its end. Having discovered the true nature of the cave...

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Yuuki Iinuma has published 42 books.

Yuuki Iinuma does not have a new book coming out soon. The latest book, Itsuwaribito, Vol. 23, was published in April 2018.

The first book by Yuuki Iinuma, Itsuwaribito, Volume 1, was published in December 2010.

No. Yuuki Iinuma does not write books in series.
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