TV SERIES

LIAR GAME

7.4/10
TMDB23 votes
2026Original: Japanese1 seasons

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?

Genres: Animation, Drama
Cast: Saya Hitomi, Takeo Otsuka, Kazuhiro Nakaya, Nobuo Tobita, Yoji Ueda

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About LIAR GAME

Trust. Doubt.

LIAR GAME (2026) is a TV series in the animation, drama genres. The cast includes Saya Hitomi, Takeo Otsuka, Kazuhiro Nakaya, Nobuo Tobita.

Released
2026-04-07
Original language
Japanese
Seasons
1
Episodes
26
Status
Returning Series
Production countries
Japan
Production companies
Madhouse, Shueisha, REMOW, Sanyo Bussan, TV Tokyo, jeki, movic, armabianca, BS TV Tokyo

LIAR GAME cast & characters

Audience reviews

7.4/10 from 23 TMDB votes. Ratings and reviews are supplied by TMDB. Reviews are attributed to their original authors.

Tom_Neverwinter

TMDB member review

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…

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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.

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What is LIAR GAME about?

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?

Who stars in LIAR GAME?

Saya Hitomi, Takeo Otsuka, Kazuhiro Nakaya, Nobuo Tobita, Yoji Ueda, Yasutaka Tomioka. See the cast cards above for character names.

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