“Honest Nao enters Liar Game; teams with ex-con Akiyama to survive deception and massive debt.”
Liar Game
LIAR GAME
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Synopsis
Honest Nao enters Liar Game; teams with ex-con Akiyama to survive deception and massive debt.
College student Nao Kanzaki has always adhered to her name's meaning: "foolishly honest." However, after opening an unsolicited package containing one hundred million yen, she inadvertently accepts an invitation for the "Liar Game." In this tournament, contestants are encouraged to betray and deceive their opponents to gain a massive amount of cash; conversely, losing will incur a lifetime debt. With all hopes lost, her only option left is to seek help from a con artist. On that same day, the infamous swindler Shinichi Akiyama is finally released from jail. This former psychology student is known for single-handedly bankrupting an entire company, and Nao believes he is her only chance at escaping her dire situation. At first, Shinichi is hesitant to commit another crime, ignoring Nao and her request. But after seeing her desperation and persistence, he agrees to assist her. In this fraudulent world, Nao and Shinichi have their own motives. Yet, soon they see the true nature of not only the game, but also everyone involved.
What people say
Community consensus
Derived from 15 sampled reviews
What 15 viewers settled on.
Polarized
σ 2.80 · split reception
5.3 pts
Recommenders 8.0 · others 2.7
↓ 3.47
Running avg · Apr 2026 → May 2026
- 9 “Why are people complaining?! The animation quality is on the same level as Death Note, which is still considered one of the best manga adaptations ever made. The story is engaging, the characters...”
- 10 “After So Many Years Liar Game Made it's Anime debut, In my opinion this anime is one of the best anime of spring 2026, Unreal fans watched frieren and keep telling us this is MADHOUSE Standard, but...”
- 9 “Finally the great Lair game manga show get adptated. I kind of read the mangá of this anime rencently and It was amazing. The history is worthy. In relation to the anime, the design and the...”
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- Format 23′ eps × min
- Total runtime 0h 23m all episodes
- Aired Apr 2026 – ongoing Spring 2026
- Source Tv media type
- Rated PG 13 - Teens 13 or older
- Ref. BS-28967 catalog
Produced by
- Bit grooove promotion Producer
- TV Tokyo Producer
- Movic Producer
- Shueisha Producer
- BS TV Tokyo Producer
- JR East Marketing & Communications Producer
- arma bianca Producer
- REMOW Producer