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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LIAR GAME (2026)

Trust. Doubt.

★ 7.3/10 April 7, 2026 1 season

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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 Saya Hitomi Kanzaki Nao (voice) Takeo Otsuka Takeo Otsuka Akiyama Shinichi (voice) Kazuhiro Nakaya Kazuhiro Nakaya Reronira (voice) Nobuo Tobita Nobuo Tobita Fujisawa Kazuo (voice) Yoji Ueda Yoji Ueda Tanimura Mitsuo (voice) Yasutaka Tomioka Yasutaka Tomioka Eda Teruyuki (voice) Shoya Ishige Shoya Ishige Kikuzawa Takahiro (voice) Ryosuke Asano Ryosuke Asano Kitamura Hiroto (voice) Taro Kiuchi Taro Kiuchi Sato Tetsuzo (voice) Riko Akechi Riko Akechi Tamura Makiko (voice) Toshinari Fukamachi Toshinari Fukamachi Danno Daisuke (voice) Naoya Miyase Naoya Miyase Tsunoda Kousuke (voice)

User Reviews (1)

Tom_Neverwinter
Tom_Neverwinter May 18, 2026

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…