REMOW has revealed the opening and ending theme songs for the TV anime adaptation of Shinobu Kaitani’s LIAR GAME in a new trailer. Yorushika performs the LIAR GAME opening theme song “Bubble,” while Lucky Kilimanjaro performs the ending theme song “Asahi.” Yorushika and Lucky Kilimanjaro also released messages regarding their songs.
Message from Yorushika
“The song Bubble was written around the idea of tautology—that is, repetition, the
restating of the same meaning in different words. It is about us, about the activities that make up our living—our lives themselves. Or perhaps you could say it is about the activities of living. In other words, life.
Life is repetition.
To repeat, again and again.
To return to something, to revisit it, to draw the same motif without changing the
subject—like sketching the same drawing over and over.
A bubble rises.
It surfaces again and again.
And then it disappears.
Let me call it, simply, a bubble.
Within the life we live—inside that life, within its inner interior—something is born.
Something emerges. Something is produced.
Or perhaps I should say: it is born within that interior inside.
And I continue searching for what that something is.
Or perhaps it would be more accurate to say that I am still searching.
Yes, searching.
Nothing truly new is new.
There is only the first repetition.
We look at the motif before our eyes from countless angles.
We observe it, draw it again and again, express it in different forms, output it in new
ways.
That activity—that daily act—is life itself.
These lyrics are an expression of the fire within me: the flame, the heat, the light
being released.
But at the same time, I love the sincerity of repeating the same thing, stubbornly and
honestly.
I hope that kind of stubborn repetition will resonate with the characters of LIAR
GAME—with her, and with him.
That it will overlap with them.
That it will meet them.
And so, I hope for that.
I wish for it.
And I pray for it.”
Message from Lucky Kilimanjaro
“Sometimes we lose our way, feel discouraged, and try to hide ourselves in the
darkness.
When we thought about Nao Kanzaki’s unwavering belief in others, we felt
something like a light that shines into that darkness and leads us back toward a
brighter place. That feeling became the inspiration for this song.
After the intense psychological battles of LIAR GAME leave your mind overheated,
we hope this track offers a moment of warmth and relief.
We hope you enjoy it.”
Crunchyroll will stream LIAR GAME worldwide (excluding Japan and China) starting April 7 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?
