The upcoming Liar Liar anime adaptation will have its Japanese premiere on July 8th as per their official Twitter account. The anime will debut on Tokyo MX and Sun TV on July 8 at 10:30 p.m. (9:30 a.m. EDT), followed by BS Asahi on July 9.
The “academy x mind game x romantic comedy” story takes place on the “Academy” island, where students battle for their rankings. Hiroto Shinohara received the highest possible score on this school’s entrance exam, the most difficult in the country. On his first day, he defeats the previous reigning queen, Sarasa Saionji, and becomes the school’s fastest ever student to join the elite “Seven Stars.”
Except that he didn’t. Everything is a lie. Now, in order to keep his top ranking, he must battle these school mind games with lies and bluffs.
Staff Info:
- Director: Satoru Ohno
- Previous works: “Love Letter” music video, “Caesura of Despair” music video
- Director: Naoki Matsuura
- Previous works: “Caesura of Despair” animation director
- Series composer: Momoka Toyoda
- Previous works: Shadows House Season 2 scriptwriter
- Character designer: Yumi Nakamura
- Previous works: “Love Letter”
- Music composer: Kuniyuki Takahashi (from MONACA)
- Previous works: Co-composer for My Teen Romantic Comedy SNAFU Season 2 and 3
- Music composer: Keiichi Hirokawa
- Previous works: “Garo Vanishing Line”
Meanwhile, the cast includes:
- Genta Nakamura as Hiroto Shinohara
- Yukina Shutou as Himeji Shirayuki
- Wakana Kuramochi as Sarasa Saionji
- Jun Fukuyama as Seiran Kugasaki
- Sora Tokui as Suzuran Kasami
- Junya Enoki as Shinji Enomoto
- Saori Oonishi as Nanase Asamiya
The anime is based on Haruki Kuou’s light novel series Liar Liar: Usotsuki Tenkousei wa Ikasama Cheat chan to Game wo Seisuru sou desu, which began in 2019 and has 13 volumes as of March 2023. The story takes place on Academy Island, where students’ ranks are determined by “Games.” Hiroto is a transfer student who defeats the champion Sarasa and becomes the quickest to achieve the rank of “Seven Star.” Hiroto’s position is based on a lie, but he needs to keep it in order to achieve his goal.
The light novels have also inspired a manga adaptation by Funa Yukina. Funa Yukina is the manga artist responsible for adapting the story from the light novels into a visual format.
Media Factory that publishes the light novels describes the series as:
Everything on Academy Island is settled through “Games” waged for a certain number of stars, with the strongest student receiving the ranking of Seven Stars. Hiroto, a transfer student, unexpectedly defeats the strongest empress and becomes the school’s pseudo-strongest! Begin a mind game of lies and bluffs!
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