Shinobu Kaitani's Liar Game Manga Gets TV Anime in 2026 at Madhouse
Anime distributor REMOW announced during its panel at Anime NYC on Friday that Shinobu Kaitani Liar Game manga is getting a television anime adaptation that will debut in 2026. REMOW will announce global streaming details at a later date.English version Japanese version Yūzō Satō (Kaiji -Ultimate Survivor-, Akagi, Trillion Game, The Gene of AI) is the chief director of the anime at Madhouse, and Asami Kawano (assistant director for The Vampire Dies in No Time both seasons, episode director for Orb: On the Movements of the Earth) is directing the anime. Tatsuhiko Urahata (Baki, Baki Hanma, Monster, Muv-Luv Alternative) is writing and overseeing the series scripts, Kei Tsuchiya (Laidbackers, Trillion Game, The Gene of AI) is the character designer, and Kisuke Koizumi (The Gene of AI, My Happy Marriage, Ghost in the Shell Arise) is the sound director.Kaitani provided a comment on the announcement: In the story, a woman named Nao Kanzaki is caught in a dangerous high-stakes competition known as "Liar Game," and a genius con artist named Shinichi Akiyama comes to Kanzaki's aid.The manga ran from 2005 to January 2015 in Shueisha's Weekly Young Jump magazine. Shueisha published the manga's 19th and final compiled book volume in May 2015.The manga previously inspired two live-action films, two live-action television series, and two live-action online series. The manga also inspired a stage play in 2023.Kaitani's ONE OUTS manga inspired a television anime in 2008.Sources: Press release, REMOW panel at Anime NYC (Jeremy Tauber)ANN's coverage of Anime NYC 2025 is sponsored by Yen Press!
