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Japanese: LIAR GAME


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Type: Manga
Volumes: 19
Chapters: 203
Status: Finished
Published: Feb 17, 2005 to Jan 22, 2015
Genres: Drama Drama, Suspense Suspense
Themes: High Stakes Game High Stakes Game, Psychological Psychological, Strategy Game Strategy Game
Demographic: Seinen Seinen
Serialization: Young Jump
Authors: Kaitani, Shinobu (Story & Art)

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Score: 8.231 (scored by 4055440,554 users)
1 indicates a weighted score.
Ranked: #4552
2 based on the top manga page. Please note that 'R18+' titles are excluded.
Popularity: #118
Members: 128,558
Favorites: 5,676

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College student Nao Kanzaki has always adhered to her name's meaning: "foolishly honest." However, after opening an unsolicited package containing one hundred million yen, she inadvertently accepts an invitation for the "Liar Game." In this tournament, contestants are encouraged to betray and deceive their opponents to gain a massive amount of cash; conversely, losing will incur a lifetime debt. With all hopes lost, her only option left is to seek help from a con artist.

On that same day, the infamous swindler Shinichi Akiyama is finally released from jail. This former psychology student is known for single-handedly bankrupting an entire company, and Nao believes he is her only chance at escaping her dire situation. At first, Shinichi is hesitant to commit another crime, ignoring Nao and her request. But after seeing her desperation and persistence, he agrees to assist her.

In this fraudulent world, Nao and Shinichi have their own motives. Yet, soon they see the true nature of not only the game but also everyone involved.

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Background

Liar Game was published in Dutch by Kana; in French by Tonkam; in German by Egmont Manga; in Spanish by Planeta DeAgostini; and in Turkish by Marmara Çizgi.

The series was adapted into a two-season Japanese television series, with the first season airing in 2007 and the second season from 2009 to 2010. It also received two live-action films: Liar Game: The Final Stage in 2010 and Liar Game: Reborn in 2012. It was also adapted into a Korean live-action drama that aired from October 20, 2014, to November 25, 2014.
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Liar Game: The Last Game
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Characters

Akiyama, Shinichi
Akiyama, Shinichi
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Kanzaki, Nao
Kanzaki, Nao
Main
Miyahara, Hitomi
Miyahara, Hitomi
Supporting
Yokoya, Norihiko
Yokoya, Norihiko
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Leronira
Leronira
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Akagi, Kouta
Akagi, Kouta
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Kimura, Kei
Kimura, Kei
Supporting
Rabelais
Rabelais
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Fujisawa, Kazuo
Fujisawa, Kazuo
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Abe, Yukiyo
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58 Recommended
6 Mixed Feelings
5 Not Recommended
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Sep 10, 2026
madmachinex
Recommended
The characters are tools to portray the human psyche. There isn't too much of a plot, just pure psychological and strategic mind games. I love when a story is just about what it is about and excels at it.

Very easy to read since all the complex games are over-explained, and Akiyama will (almost) always save the day.

The art is wonky at first, but gets better as you read. By the end, I'd already weirdly gotten attached to the original art style from the beginning. It grows on you.

The ending is disappointing to some, I get it, but the mangaka was clearly going for a didactic ...
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Sep 7, 2026
TutorialBot
Mixed Feelings
Just finished up the manga for Liar Game which is a psychological, strategy game story of people playing seemingly simple games like musical chairs or cards for massive sums of money at the risk of incurring equally massive debts. I wasn't super into it. These types of stories are extremely difficult to do well and I've had a hard time finding a manga that manages to pull it off as well as the likes of Kaiji.

The characters in Liar game are pretty bland, we never really get a good sense of the personalities of either of our main characters outside of Akiyama being a ...
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Jan 30, 2026
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Tensionless plot with bland characters and an ending that makes it all worse. Clever schemes but you know nothing will ever go wrong. Don't recommend.

Story: 4/10
There is zero tension in this manga at all. No matter what happens, Akiyama will invariably either effortlessly destroy his opponent(s) or will reveal that the fact that he seems to be losing is actually all part of his secret plan and then win anyway. The unfortunate fact is that the author has written themselves into a corner where the characters cannot afford to ever fail and therefore they never do. Now, I understand that the protagonists will win at ...
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