SeriesTV-142026·0m·7.1

LIAR GAME

Trust. Doubt.

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When Nao Kanzaki receives a strange letter and a suitcase containing 100 million yen, she learns that she has been selected to participate in the LIAR GAME. In this high-stakes psychological battle, lies, deception, and betrayal reign supreme. Naïve and honest, Nao turns to Shinichi Akiyama, a brilliant former con artist, to survive the twisted game. In a game built on lies, can honesty prevail?

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Cast

Saya Hitomi

Kanzaki Nao (voice)

Takeo Otsuka

Akiyama Shinichi (voice)

Kazuhiro Nakaya

Reronira (voice)

Nobuo Tobita

Fujisawa Kazuo (voice)

Yoji Ueda

Tanimura Mitsuo (voice)

Yasutaka Tomioka

Eda Teruyuki (voice)

Shoya Ishige

Kikuzawa Takahiro (voice)

Ryosuke Asano

Kitamura Hiroto (voice)

Taro Kiuchi

Sato Tetsuzo (voice)

Riko Akechi

Tamura Makiko (voice)

Toshinari Fukamachi

Danno Daisuke (voice)

Naoya Miyase

Tsunoda Kousuke (voice)

Misuzu Yamada

Nishihara Reina (voice)

Taihi Kimura

Fujita Shingo (voice)

Misano Sakai

Hosoe Jun (voice)

Aya Gomazuru

Makihara Yuki (voice)

Ryo Nishizawa

Matsubara Fumio (voice)

Taku Yashiro

Miura Takayoshi (voice)

You Taichi

Miyahara Hitomi (voice)

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Details

Status
Returning Series
Network
TV Tokyo
First aired
2026-04-07
Last aired
2026-07-28
Seasons
1
Episodes
24
Languages
Japanese
Age rating
TV-14
Production
MadhouseShueishaREMOWSanyo BussanTV Tokyojeki

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Reviews

Tom_Neverwinter

5/18/2026

7.0

I went into Liar Game expecting something closer to Liar, Liar, where the focus is on clever strategies, competitive mind games, and a more entertaining, almost playful tone. Instead, it immediately felt way heavier and more cynical, with none of that balance or fun... just constant tension and people getting put into bad situations. The way it plays out comes across as straight up "rage bait porn". It feels designed to provoke frustration, constantly setting up scenarios where things spiral in the worst possible way. Rather than being satisfying or smart, it leans into making the viewer watch things go wrong over and over again, like the entire hook is how much it can get under your skin. At a certain point, it stops feeling like strategy altogether and just feels like bullying. The “games” aren’t really about fair competition they’re about exploiting weaker or more trusting people and breaking them down while staying within technical rules. That makes it hard to enjoy, because instead of rooting for clever plays, it just feels like watching people get picked on.