REMOW has revealed that the upcoming anime adaptation of Shinobu Kaitani’s LIAR GAME manga series will premiere on April 7. The staff also released a new key visual along with several new cast members. Crunchyroll will stream LIAR GAME worldwide (excluding Japan and China) and host the screening of the anime’s first two episodes at this year’s Sakura-Con 2026 event in Seattle on April 5.
The newly announced cast members include:
- Yasutaka Tomioka as Teruyuki Eda
- Shōya Ishige as Takahiro Kikuzawa
- Ryōsuke Asano as Hiroto Kitamura
- Tarō Kiuchi as Tetsuzo Sato
- Riko Akechi as Makiko Tamura
- Toshinari Fukamachi as Daisuke Danno
- Naoya Miyase as Kosuke Tsunoda
- Misuzu Yamada as Reina Nishihara
- Taihi Kimura as Shingo Fujita
- Misano Sakai as Jun Hosoe
- Aya Gomazuru as Yuki Makihara
- Ryō Nishizawa as Fumio Matsubara
- Taku Yashiro as Takayoshi Miura
- You Daichi as Hitomi Miyahara
Previously announced cast members include Saya Hitomi as Nao Kanzaki, Takeo Otsuka as Shinichi Akiyama and Kazuhiro Nakaya as Leronira.
Yuzo Sato is the chief director of the LIAR GAME anime series alongside director Asami Kawano. Tatsuhiko Urahata is the screenwriter and handles series composition. Kei Tsuchiya is the character designer, Kisuke Koizumi is the sound director, Yugo Kanno is the composer, and studio Madhouse is producing the animation.
Additional staff members include:
- Sub Character Design: Ai Yokoyama
- Color Setting: Terumi Nakauchi
- Art Board: Hideyuki Ueno
- Art Setting: Shinji Sugiyama
- Photograph Direction: Hironobu Hatanaka
- VFX Supervisor: Michiya Kato
- Editing: Mariko Tsukatsune
- Sound Effects; Naoto Yamaya
- Sound Production: Bit grooove promotion
Lastly, here’s an overview of the series, via REMOW:
A Mysterious Invitation. One Hundred Million Yen. The Game Begins.
College student Nao Kanzaki suddenly receives a strange letter and a suitcase containing 100 million yen. She’s been chosen to participate in the LIAR GAME—a high-stakes psychological battle where lies, deception, and betrayal reign supreme. Naïve and painfully honest, Nao quickly finds herself cornered. To survive, she turns to Shinichi Akiyama, a brilliant former con artist with unmatched intellect.
As they dive deeper into the twisted game, the two must outwit opponents in a world where trusting others could be fatal.
In a game built on lies, can honesty prevail?
