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“Teacher Misuzu, raped by friend's fiancé, bonds with traumatized student, sparking taboo romance and fallout.”
Sensei's Pious Lie
先生の白い嘘
6.58
16,754 rank · 6,419 readers · 40 favorites
Seinen
Drama
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Synopsis
Teacher Misuzu, raped by friend's fiancé, bonds with traumatized student, sparking taboo romance and fallout.
Misuzu Hara is a quiet, reserved 24-year-old high school teacher whose world is turned upside down after her friend’s fiancé rapes her. Her attempt to connect with one of her students, himself a victim of sexual trauma, results in an unlikely romance, and the repercussions of these events affect everyone around them in often unpredictable ways. (Source: Kodansha USA)
What people say
Community consensus
Derived from 10 sampled reviews
5.7
/10
What 10 readers settled on.
67%
recommend
Score distribution
median 7
mode 7
σ 2.28
Agreement
Polarized
σ 2.28 · split reception
The polarity gap
4.7 pts
Recommenders 7.3 · others 2.7
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No
Score over time
↑ 4.70
Running avg · Feb 2019 → Jun 2025
Snap verdicts
· shortest highly-rated reviews
- 7 “The other reviewers are forgetting that this story goes on in Japan, a place where people are taught to never question the status quo and women are taught to just nod off stuff and smile. It starts...”
- 7 “Sensei no Shiroi Uso is what Kuzu no Honkai thinks it is. Before I get into why I've given it a more positive review than the other reviewers have, here's a quick skim through all the reasons this...”
- 7 “Trigger warning for basically everything that comes with toxic masculinity. STORY: 6 A heavy story focusing on the relationships of a female school teacher and the persons around her. The focus is...”
Verbosity
Short · 20%
Medium · 40%
Long · 40%
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A Manga Publication
- Format 49 × 8 ch × vol
- Total read 6h 32m approx
- Published Aug 2013 – Sep 2017
- Source Manga media type
- Ref. BS-M47764 catalog