The official website for the live-action film of Toshio Sako’s Usogui (The Lie Eater) manga announced on Tuesday that the film will have a companion live-action four-episode web series titled Usogui -Kurama Ranko-hen/Kaji Takaomi-hen- (The Lie Eater -Ranko Kurama’s Story/Takaomi Kaji’s Story).
Sako launched a spinoff manga titled Usogui -Rikkainin Yakō Hikoichi- (The Lie Eater: Referree Hikoichi Yakō) in Weekly Young Jump on October 7, and ended it on November 25.
The live-action film was announced in 2016.
The story of Usogui follows a brilliant gambler named Baku “Usogui” Madarame as he lays down his life as the wager for various games.