LIAR GAME
LIAR GAME is a TV series by MADHOUSE that premiered in Spring 2026. It is finished airing with 26 episodes of about 24 minutes each. Genres: Drama, Psychological. Average AniList score: 6.6/10.
Synopsis
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.
LIAR GAME episodes
- Episode 1: The Legendary Con Artist — aired April 6, 2026
- Episode 2: Shockwave — aired April 13, 2026
- Episode 3: Resolution — aired April 20, 2026
- Episode 4: Minority Rule — aired April 27, 2026
- Episode 5: Alliance — aired May 4, 2026
- Episode 6: Initiative — aired May 11, 2026
- Episode 7: The Losers` Revival — aired May 18, 2026
- Episode 8: Downsizing Game — aired May 25, 2026
- Episode 9: Light and Darkness — aired June 1, 2026
- Episode 10: Salvation — aired June 8, 2026
- Episode 11: Contraband Game — aired June 15, 2026
- Episode 12: Yokoya — aired June 22, 2026
- Episode 13: Fissures — aired June 29, 2026
- Episode 14: Dictatorship — aired July 6, 2026
- Episode 15: Secret Plan — aired July 13, 2026
- Episode 16: Turbulence — aired July 20, 2026
- Episode 17: Tip-off — aired July 27, 2026
- Episode 18: Caution — aired August 3, 2026
- Episode 19: Solidarity — aired August 10, 2026
- Episode 20: Provocation — aired August 17, 2026
- Episode 21: Spearhead Match — aired August 24, 2026
- Episode 22: Trap — aired August 31, 2026
- Episode 23: Core Match — aired September 7, 2026
- Episode 24: Counterattack — aired September 14, 2026
- Episode 25: General Match — aired September 21, 2026
- Episode 26: Determination — aired September 28, 2026
Main characters
- Nao Kanzaki (Main) — voiced by Saya Hitomi
- Shinichi Akiyama (Main) — voiced by Takeo Ootsuka
- Yuuji Fukunaga (Main) — voiced by You Taichi
- Norihiko Yokoya (Supporting) — voiced by Natsuki Hanae
- Leronira (Supporting) — voiced by Kazuhiro Nakaya
- Nearco (Supporting) — voiced by Jun Fukuyama
- Teruo Tanimura (Supporting) — voiced by Youji Ueda
- Kazuo Fujisawa (Supporting) — voiced by Nobuo Tobita
- Yuki Edateru (Supporting) — voiced by Yasutaka Tomioka
- Takahiro Kikuzawa (Supporting) — voiced by Shouya Ishige
Related anime
- Sequel: LIAR GAME 2nd Season
Anime like LIAR GAME
- Kaiji - Ultimate Survivor (2007) — TV series
- Tomodachi Game (2022) — ONA
- One Outs (2008) — TV series
- Death Note (2006) — TV series
- Alice in Borderland (2014) — OVA
- TRILLION GAME (2024) — TV series
- Classroom of the Elite (2017) — TV series
- BTOOOM! (2012) — TV series
Genres: Drama, Psychological · Season: Spring 2026