is a Japanese
manga
are comics or graphic novels originating from Japan. Most manga conform to a style developed in Japan in the late 19th century, and the form has a long history in earlier Japanese art. The term is used in Japan to refer to both comics ...
series written and illustrated by Taku Kawamura. It was serialized in
Square Enix
is a Japanese Multinational corporation, multinational holding company, video game publisher and entertainment conglomerate. It releases role-playing video game, role-playing game franchises, such as ''Final Fantasy'', ''Dragon Quest'', and '' ...
's
''shōnen'' manga magazine ''
Monthly Gangan Joker'' from November 2022 to March 2024.
Synopsis
The series is centered around a ''
bake-danuki
''Bake-danuki'' () are a kind of ''yōkai'' (supernatural beings) found in the classics and in the folklore and legends of various places in Japan, commonly associated with the Japanese raccoon dog or ''tanuki''.
Although the tanuki is a real, ...
'' seeking revenge on human society disguising herself as a grieving couple's dead daughter. The parents decide to resume living with the bake-danuki as their child.
Publication
Written and illustrated by Taku Kawamura, ''False Child'' was serialized in
Square Enix
is a Japanese Multinational corporation, multinational holding company, video game publisher and entertainment conglomerate. It releases role-playing video game, role-playing game franchises, such as ''Final Fantasy'', ''Dragon Quest'', and '' ...
's
''shōnen'' manga magazine ''
Monthly Gangan Joker'' from November 22, 2022 to March 22, 2024. Its chapters were collected into four ''
tankōbon
A is a standard publishing format for books in Japan, alongside other formats such as ''shinsho'' (17x11 cm paperback books) and ''bunkobon''. Used as a loanword in English, the term specifically refers to a printed collection of a manga that w ...
'' volumes released from March 22, 2023 to July 22, 2024.
The series is published in English on
Square Enix
is a Japanese Multinational corporation, multinational holding company, video game publisher and entertainment conglomerate. It releases role-playing video game, role-playing game franchises, such as ''Final Fantasy'', ''Dragon Quest'', and '' ...
's ''
Manga UP! Global'' manga service.
See also
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My Clueless First Friend
is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by . It has been serialized in Square Enix's manga magazine '' Monthly Gangan Joker'' since May 2018, with its chapters collected in 20 volumes as of March 2025. An anime television serie ...
'', another manga series by Taku Kawamura
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{{Monthly Gangan Joker
Comics about death
Drama anime and manga
Fiction about parent–child relationships
Comics about shapeshifting
Gangan Comics manga
Fiction about grief
Shōnen manga
Yōkai in anime and manga