, also known by the short title , is a Japanese

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series written by Nanki Satō and illustrated by Akira Kiduki. It was serialized in

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's ''seinen'' manga magazine ''Young Animal'' from April 2009 to April 2012, with its chapters collected in ten ''

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'' volumes (including an extra volume). It was adapted into a

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film, which premiered in September 2013.

Plot

Youkadou, a young salary man, is in love with Seiyuu, an coworker of his. She is in a long-distance relationship with her boyfriend, but she agrees to go out with him on the condition they never have sex.

Characters

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Media

Manga

''Usotsuki Paradox'', written by Nanki Satō and illustrated by Akira Kiduki, was serialized in

's ''seinen'' manga magazine ''

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'' magazine, from April 10, 2009, to April 13, 2012. Hakusensha collected its chapters in nine ''

'' volumes, released under the Jet Comics imprint, between September 29, 2009, and June 26, 2012. A 10th volume with extra chapters, subtitled was published simultaneously with the 9th.

Live-action film

A live-action film adaptation, directed by

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, premiered at the Human Trust Cinema in

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on September 7, 2013. The lead characters Shunsuke Yōkadō and Hinako Seiyū are portrayed by Nami Motoyama and Akihiro Mayama respectively.

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