Liar Game: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

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?

Series details

• Title: Liar Game
• Format: Animation
• Language: Japanese
• Genres: Anime, Thriller, Mystery
• Premiere date: 2026-04-06
• Status in TVmaze: Running
• Network listed by TVmaze: TV Tokyo
• Network country: Japan
• Typical episode runtime: 24 minutes
• TVmaze community rating: 5.5/10
• TVMaze ID: 90774
• IMDb ID: tt39229633
• TVDB ID: 467209

Cast and credited roles

• Saya Hitomi — Kanzaki Nao
• Takeo Ōtsuka — Shinichi Akiyama
• Daichiyo — Fukunaga Yuji
• Natsuki Hanae — Yokoya Norihiko
• Kazuhiro Nakatani — Leronira
• Jun Fukuyama — Nearco
• Daisuke Namikawa — Solario

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 2026-04-06; final listed air date 2026-09-28.

Source and licence

Adapted from Liar Game on TVmaze. The synopsis is reproduced as plain text; catalogue facts, cast and season records are selected and reformatted. This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0, following the TVmaze API licence. Network and web-channel credits identify the service listed in this source; they do not establish current streaming availability.