Overview
- Liar Game, which premiered Monday on Crunchyroll, adapts Shinobu Kaitani’s psychological thriller about high-stakes deception.
- Reviewers who saw the first two episodes report a tense, fast start, though only episode 1 is available to stream at launch.
- Critics single out Madhouse’s traditional 2D animation for its restrained style that matches the show’s suspenseful tone.
- The story follows college student Nao Kanzaki, who is pulled into a money-driven contest and turns to ex-con Shinichi Akiyama for help.
- Radio Times lists a provisional Monday rollout and a two-cour run of about 24 episodes, which it notes is speculative and could change.