Liar Game

Liar Game is a show that is not afraid to tell a story that requires time and patience to properly develop. First, the main character: Nao is naive, trusting, and stupidly honest, which are not traits that can ---nor should--- go away after one betrayal; it is the start of a long, satisfying character arc about a person learning how most humans actually are. 'Nao just cries, "Akiyama, help!" whenever she gets into trouble.' ~ Yes, but that is the —good— point: Over time, Nao learns to not be so naive and how to deceive people from a con arist, which is beautiful. Perhaps peoples' attentionspans are so short nowadays —because of TikTok, YouTube shorts, advertisements, mobile games, etc.— that they will not give proper chances to something that is not flashy, over-the-top, and filled with explosions. In a race that is filled with low-effort, flashy trash, it is good that there are still shows that do slow, unique, risky things. The games that are played are unique and well thought out. The first game is decent, but they get better over time. While LG does sometimes use basic tricks —like marking cards— it does so in smart and creative ways. The animation and backgrounds are mediocre–decent. Given that LG is about psychology and gambling, it is not that detrimental.

DON'T TRUST PRELIMINARY REVIEWS I agree that Nao is annoying in the beginning what the pay off for her character growth is amazing by the end, give it a chance The anime is very dialogue heavy, at times it can be hard to follow the games which are being played, sometimes the twists maybe predictable, but the core philosophy the characters embody is very well displayed, how the characters change over time organically is worth the investment The art style can be hit or miss, it is very old school, but I didn't really mind it because there literally no action in this, it's justcharacters playing mind games and giving expressions