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?
Trust. Doubt.
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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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) 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 trusti…
LIAR GAME is a 2026 animation and drama TV series from Japan starring Saya Hitomi, Takeo Otsuka and Kazuhiro Nakaya. It first aired on April 7, 2026. The series has 1 season and 26 episodes on TV Tokyo. Episodes run about 24 min, in Japanese. Audiences rate it 7.3/10 from 19 votes — well received.
“Trust. Doubt.”
LIAR GAME premiered on April 7, 2026.
The main cast includes Saya Hitomi, Takeo Otsuka, Kazuhiro Nakaya, Nobuo Tobita and Yoji Ueda.
LIAR GAME has 1 season (26 episodes). Status: Returning Series.
No streaming service lists it for US yet. Add it to your watchlist and check back — availability updates regularly.
It holds an audience score of 7.3/10 from 19 ratings, so fans of animation and drama titles are its best audience. Read member reviews below or add your own.
Every episode's audience rating at a glance — find the best (and worst) episodes before you binge.
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| S1 | 6.5 | 6.0 | 5.0 | 6.0 | 5.0 | 5.5 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 7.0 | 7.5 | 7.0 | 6.0 |
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