LIAR GAME
LIAR GAME / ライアーゲーム / Игра лжецовSummary
Wishing she would live up to the ideal, Kanzaki Nao's father named her thusly for “honesty”. Nao has more than lived up to her father's wishes--even exceeding them and earning the label of "a foolishly honest girl". This makes Nao the least qualified candidate for the high stakes 'Liar Game', where winning requires deceiving the opponent out of their money and losing means receiving massive debt. However, that doesn't stop a box containing a hundred million yen in cash and a card informing her of her participation in the game from arriving at her doorstep, nor does it stop her from being promptly tricked out of the entire sum of money. Upon hearing that a genius swindler, responsible for the bankruptcy of a major corporation, is being released from jail, Nao goes to the swindler, Shinichi Akiyama, to enlist his help. With that, the two are drawn into the dark, greed-filled, and deceptive world of the Liar Game.
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- Format
- TV series
- Number of Episodes
- 26
- Episode length
- 24 min
- Estimated total length
- ≈ 10 h 24 min (26 × 24 min)
- Season
- Spring 2026
- Start date
- April 7, 2026
- End date
- September 29, 2026
- Status
- Finished
- Source
- Manga
- Country of origin
- Japan
- Studios
- MADHOUSE
- Romaji title
- LIAR GAME
- English title
- LIAR GAME
- Native title
- LIAR GAME
- Other titles
- ライアーゲーム · Игра лжецов
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Characters 25
Main characters
- Shinichi Akiyama秋山真一Main
Profile
- Gender
- Male
Formerly a graduate student majoring in psychology, he is a "genius swindler" who took down a giant MLM scam named Shuuei to avenge his mother. He helps Nao when he sees the honest nature she had, just like his mother. Although he is not invited into the Liar Game, he enters by substituting for another player in Round II. By Round III he is respected (and…
- Nao Kanzaki神崎直Main
Profile
- Age
- 18
- Gender
- Female
Nao is a stupidly honest girl who sees herself trapped in the Liar Game after finding 100 million yen in a box along with a card. Now, she has to take care of the money for 30 days and try to steal another 100 million from his rival. Nao's father is in the hospital and none of her friends believe her so she contacts Akiyama Shinichi to help her. (Source…
- Yuuji Fukunaga福永ユウジMain
Profile
A trans woman who first appears in Round II, where she poses as a woman named Hitomi (Hitomi is her friend for whom she substitutes as player No. 3). Sly and calculating and also a 5th degree black belt, Fukunaga is a skilled manipulator whose greatest weakness appears to be her desire for money and her bad temper. She greatly hinders Nao and Akiyama during…
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- Teruo Tanimura谷村光男Supporting
Profile
- Gender
- Male
A lawyer that Nao first consulted when she she gets involved in the LGT. He gives her the idea of using a scam artist to win the game, and is the one to direct Nao to look up Akiyama. It isn't revealed until later that he is actually part of the LGT working to make sure players don't unexpectedly give the money from Round I to the police. After Round II, he…
- Kazuo Fujisawa藤沢和雄Supporting
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- LeroniraレロニラSupporting
Profile
One of the hosts of the Liar Game. He wears a suit, has dark hair, and an ornate mask covers his face. He hosts Round II in person, hosts via a television in Revival Round, and hosts Round III with Nearco. Though he admires Akiyama and Fukunaga for their brains, he admits in being most interested in how Nao plays the games.
- Makiko TamuraタムラマキコSupporting
Profile
- Gender
- Female
A participant in the Liar Game.
- Yuki EdateruエダテルユキSupporting
Profile
- Gender
- Male
A participant in the Liar Game. A portly and talkative man.
- Jun HosoeホソエジュンSupporting
Profile
- Gender
- Female
A participant in the Liar Game.
- Tetsuzo SatoサトウテツゾウSupporting
Profile
- Gender
- Male
A participant in the Liar Game.
- Kosuke TsunodaツノダコウスケSupporting
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Hitomi MiyaharaミヤハラヒトミSupporting
Profile
- Gender
- Female
A participant in the Liar Game. A woman who exudes a glamorous aura.
- Shingo FujitaフジタシンゴSupporting
Profile
- Gender
- Male
A participant in the Liar Game. A quiet and unassuming young man.
- Fumio MatsubaraマツバラフミオSupporting
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- Gender
- Male
A participant in the Liar Game. An elderly man who runs a metalworking factory and participated in the game to pay off his debts.
- Yuki MakiharaマキハラユキSupporting
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- Gender
- Female
A participant in the Liar Game. A woman with a calm demeanor.
- Daisuke DannoダンノダイスケSupporting
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- Gender
- Male
A participant in the Liar Game. A young man with sunglasses and a cool demeanor.
- Hiroto KitamuraキタムラヒロトSupporting
Profile
- Gender
- Male
A participant in the Liar Game. A nervous and timid-looking man.
- Takahiro KikuzawaキクザワタカヒロSupporting
Profile
A twenty year old automobile mechanic, Kikuzawa was first noted when Nao, under Akiyama's advice, tricked him in the first Revival Round. As she later helped him out, he holds no grudges and even quotes her when he first tries to dominate the Southern Country in Round III. He initially teams up with Yokoya to make money and dominate his team, but when he is…
- Takayoshi MiuraミウラタカヨシSupporting
Profile
Miura is a twenty-five year old man first introduced in Round II as No. 11, he tells Nao he won 2 million from Round I. Openly hostile to the LGT, he once accused them of being a scam, and later tells Nao the LGT is probably involved in human trafficking. He was one of the final contestants who was present when Fukunaga revealed his betrayal. Because he was…
- Reina NishiharaニシハラレイナSupporting
Profile
- Gender
- Female
A participant in the Liar Game. A small, energetic-looking woman with twin pigtails.
- NearcoネアルコSupporting
Profile
One of the hosts of the Liar Game. He looks exactly the same as Leronira, but has a different mask. He first appears in Round III, which he co-hosts with Leronia. He admires Yokoya, describing him as a fearsome individual, and can not understand Leronira's interest in Nao. By the end of Round III he, too, is curious at how she will play. His mask has a long…
- Kouta AkagiSupporting
Profile
He first appears in Round III and is in the Northern Country with Yokoya.
- Norihiko Yokoya横谷憲彦Supporting
Profile
- Age
- 20
- Gender
- Male
Occupation: Ex-Coporate CEO (Drama) Abilities: Manipulation, Bribery, Intimidation Yokoya Norihiko is the current main antagonist of the series, introduced in the Third Round's Northern Country. He is a calm, darked-haired man who is fond of carrying mice on his person. Nearco accurately describes him as Akiyama's greatest rival, and Nao senses something…
- SolarioソラリオSupporting
Profile
One of the hosts of the Liar Game. He looks similar to the previous hosts, except his mask has a sun on his right eye. He hosts Revival Round II via a television, and seems to already know the backgrounds of players he haven't seen before. Unlike Nearco, he is quickly interested in Nao when she realizes the objective of Revival Round II before he expected.
- Kikuchi ShouSupporting
Profile
A tall, thin man with glasses and white coat. The Western Army's center field, he has a debt of 110 million yen to the LGT. He is much more dangerous than he appears, quickly realizing that the centerfield game of the second Revival Round is well suited for his abilities. As a former boxer of mediocre physical skill, he has remarkable sharp eyesight and…
Staff and studios
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Key staff
- Yuuzou SatouChief Director
- Asami KawanoDirector
- Shinobu KaitaniOriginal creator
- Tatsuhiko UrahataSeries composition
- Kei TsuchiyaCharacter design
- Yuugo KannoMusic
- Kisuke KoizumiSound director
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- Tatsuhiko UrahataScript
- Mariko TsukatsuneEditing
- Shinji SugiyamaArt Design
- Hironobu HatanakaDirector of Photography
- Ai YokoyamaSub Character Design
- Naoto YamataniSound Effects
- Hideyuki UenoArt Board
- Michiya KatouVFX Supervisor
- Terumi NakauchiColor Design
- Jeremy InmanADR Director (English)
- Paul ClineADR Engineer (English)
- James CheekADR Script (English)
- James TippsADR Mixer (English)
- Samantha HerekADR Producer (English)
- muqueTheme Song Performance (ED2)
- KroiTheme Song Performance (OP2)
- YorushikaTheme Song Performance (OP1)
- Lucky KilimanjaroTheme Song Performance (ED1)