During his panel at Anime NYCthe distributor REMOW announced that the manga Liar Game of Shinobu Kaitani you will receive a anime adaptation for television which will premiere in 2026. Details on its global streaming distribution will be revealed later.
A top-notch creative team behind
Production will be carried out by madhousewith Yūzō Satō (Kaiji, Akagi, Trillion Game, The Gene of AI) as chief director. The direction will fall to Asami Kawano (The Vampire Dies in No Time), while Tatsuhiko Urahata (Baki, Monster) will supervise the scripts. Kei Tsuchiya will be in charge of character design and Kisuke Koizumi will take over the sound direction.
A message from the author
own Shinobu Kaitani expressed his excitement about the project: «This year marks twenty years since the first appearance of Liar Game in Young Jumpand what better way to celebrate than with your anime. At the time, the work revolved around the importance of trustbut with the pandemic, the rise of social networks and an increasingly distrustful world, I think his message is more relevant today than ever.
The author also assured that this adaptation will resonate both with fans who followed the original work and with those who discover it for the first time.
A manga that marked an era
The manga was published between 2005 and 2015 in the magazine Weekly Young Jumpwith a total of 19 compilation volumes. The story follows Nao Kanzakia woman dragged into a dangerous competition called Liar Gamealready Shinichi Akiyamaa brilliant con artist who decides to help her survive in this twisted game of deception.
Legacy beyond paper and expectations
The work previously inspired two live-action films, two television series, two web dramas and even one play in 2023. Additionally, Kaitani is also the author of ONE OUTSa manga that received its own anime adaptation in 2008.
Two decades after its debut, Liar Game returns to captivate a new generation of fans with an anime that promises to convey all the intensity of its psychological suspense and their mind games to the animated terrain. 2026 will mark the return of one of the most influential works of the genre.
