Liar Game Anime Second Cour Set for July 6 With New Cast and Theme Songs
The second cour expands the cast significantly with nine new players, signaling the adaptation will cover more of the manga's tournament-style deception arcs.
Reporting from 2 sources: Anime News Network, Comic Natalie.
The Liar Game TV anime will begin its second cour on July 6. A new key visual, nine additional cast members including Natsuki Hanae as Yokoya Norihiko, and theme songs by Kroi and muque were announced. The first cour will stream free on ABEMA and Nico Nico Live Broadcast starting the same day.
The Liar Game anime, based on Shinobu Kaitani's manga, will resume its second cour on July 6. A new key visual and promotional video were released alongside the announcement. Nine new participants join the cast: Natsuki Hanae voices Yokoya Norihiko, Junya Hirano plays Akagi Kota, Tomohiro Yamaguchi voices Ikezoe Kenji, Kengo Tsujii plays Shibayama Yusuke, Reigo Yamaguchi voices Tajima Kakeru, Tatsumaru Tachibana plays Tsumura Akira, Seiyu Fujiwara voices Hasegawa Hiroshi, Kinosuke Togawa plays Murata Makoto, and Shinya Takahashi voices Wada Tatsuji.
The opening theme is "All in" by the five-member band Kroi, and the ending theme is "Tarinai" by the three-piece band muque. The promotional video includes snippets of both songs. All 13 episodes of the first cour will be available for free streaming on ABEMA and Nico Nico Live Broadcast starting July 6. After broadcast, ABEMA will offer free viewing for one week, while Nico Nico Live Broadcast will allow one-week viewing for those who pre-register for time-shift viewing.
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Sources
- Anime News Network News Liar Game Anime Reveals Trailer, Visual, Cast, Theme Song Artists for 2nd Part
- Comic Natalie 「LIAR GAME」第2クールに突入！キービジュアル公開、花江夏樹ら出演 OP＆ED情報も