Liar Game
On Fuji TV
A high-stakes psychological thriller built on intellectual deception and strategic mind games, where an honest woman is forced into a tournament of escalating betrayal and moral compromise.
Nao Kanzaki is a college student who is known for her honesty and naivete. One day, she receives a black postcard indicating that she has been selected to participate in the "Liar Game Tournament". Along with the postcard is a box with 100 million yen. The goal of the first round of the game is to trick the other player out of their hundred million yen. At the end, the winner would get to keep the hundred million earned, and the loser owes the LGT 100 million yen, which "will be collected by any means and at all costs".
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Questions people ask
Is Liar Game scary? Yes. More frightening than 89% of series.
Is Liar Game easy watching? Barely. Less comforting than 88% of series.
Does Liar Game leave you hopeful? Barely. Less hopeful than 81% of series.
Is Liar Game sad? Somewhat. More sad than 66% of series.
Is Liar Game violent? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.
These describe how the series comes across across its whole run, compared with other well-known series. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked episode by episode, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.
Cinnamon Score
How much this series gives you that nothing else will, and whether it delivers.
Familiar shape, done well.
How unlike any other series this one feels
How much more it delivers than it promises
How much audiences actually like it
Ensemble
Like Liar Game
Nearest across the full emotional profile.
Same Mood as Liar Game
Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.
Like Liar Game, But Darker
Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.
Like Liar Game, But Lighter
Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.
Like Liar Game, But Less Popular
Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.
