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Liar Game #12
Liar Game, Volume 12
Akiyama's team manages to take control of the game until Yokoya and Harimoto start working together once more. The situation becomes even more critical when one of their allies fails to gain control of the group by intimidation and betrays them, joining Yokoya's side. While his companions believe this sudden development can bring their defeat, Akiyama claims it is the opportunity he waited for to draw a comeback.
220 pages, Paperback
First published May 19, 2010
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About the author
Shinobu Kaitani
97 books65 followersJapanese: 甲斐谷忍He received the prestigious Tezuka Prize in 1991 for Mou Hitori no Boku (Another Me). In 1993, his series Suisan Police Gang was serialized in Shoukan Shounen Jump. In 1995, he co-illustrated the series Sommelier in the magazine Manga Allman to great acclaim. His baseball series One Outs, ended its run in Business Jump with 20 tankoubon released.
His current serial is Weekly Young Jump's Liar Game, which has been adapted into two seasons of a highly-rated drama series as well as a forthcoming movie.
Hobbies: horses, travel
Special skill: calligraphy, spoon bending
His current serial is Weekly Young Jump's Liar Game, which has been adapted into two seasons of a highly-rated drama series as well as a forthcoming movie.
Hobbies: horses, travel
Special skill: calligraphy, spoon bending
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July 19, 2019
We are on our way to the climax.
November 23, 2021
It took off at a better pace than the last one but fell down a little a bit before the end. It’s not really as brilliant as some of the other volumes but the character development is stronger and the team effort as well.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
March 15, 2023
Fukunaga's the best.
February 2, 2025
Rating: 5+ WOAH / 5
Once again, as fast-paced as can be expected, with tons of twists and turns along the way! I must admit, the author definitely has ways of shocking the readers, by making a situation seem hopeless for one of the teams, and then completely turning around the entire direction of the game through one or another of them making just one minor adjustment or a simple maneuver!
It's still a 3-way front in battle in this round, with an unexpected 4th front making all the difference in terms of who they are allying with or not. I also liked how the focus here wasn't even just on Akiyama's group, but rather Yokoya and Harimoto's alliance/betrayal dynamics, with it eventually turning more into Yokoya vs. Harimoto near the end, with Akiyama's team just sort of left alone as the two settle a vendetta against each other.
We also likewise learn more about Harimoto's cult in this volume and...yeah, it's about as creepy and nonsensical as you'd imagine, and what's scariest to think about is that in real life people can be drawn into actually believing things like what Harimoto's cult is saying. You'd...think that it's insane, but in reality it's actually quite a real possibility.
Ahem, but anyway, tactic after tactic is used, and one more volume to the fateful conclusion of round 4!
Once again, as fast-paced as can be expected, with tons of twists and turns along the way! I must admit, the author definitely has ways of shocking the readers, by making a situation seem hopeless for one of the teams, and then completely turning around the entire direction of the game through one or another of them making just one minor adjustment or a simple maneuver!
It's still a 3-way front in battle in this round, with an unexpected 4th front making all the difference in terms of who they are allying with or not. I also liked how the focus here wasn't even just on Akiyama's group, but rather Yokoya and Harimoto's alliance/betrayal dynamics, with it eventually turning more into Yokoya vs. Harimoto near the end, with Akiyama's team just sort of left alone as the two settle a vendetta against each other.
We also likewise learn more about Harimoto's cult in this volume and...yeah, it's about as creepy and nonsensical as you'd imagine, and what's scariest to think about is that in real life people can be drawn into actually believing things like what Harimoto's cult is saying. You'd...think that it's insane, but in reality it's actually quite a real possibility.
Ahem, but anyway, tactic after tactic is used, and one more volume to the fateful conclusion of round 4!
April 20, 2020
I'm still quite enjoying each of these volumes, but I do have a complaint about this round in particular-- it feels like we're spending increasingly too much time away from our main cast and instead focused on the dealers or antagonists. And although it makes sense plot-wise/narratively, I really like our 3/4 most prominent characters and I wanna follow them!
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Note:
Vol 12= chapters 117-126
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Note:
Vol 12= chapters 117-126
October 5, 2019
Overall Rating: 8/10 ... if... it didnt have 19 volumes. So honest rating- 5/10.
This was original, years ago. I have no idea how I had stumbled on Liar Game but it was phenomenal, original, intriguing with so much treachery and deceit, I just couldnt get enough. Liar Game plays on human emotion from the pages until the end. A game were deception and manipulation as well as conning strategy will keep you going in the game, avoiding exceedingly vast debt and psychological trauma, one can safely say that there are no winners at the end of the line of this secretive con tournament.
The psychological evolution of the main female character Nao changes as the series progresses but unfortunately her good nature of saving even those that wronged her would get on my nerves further on. Akiyama was a well rounded character to begin with and helped Nao during the tournament.
The ending felt rushed, with made no sense as this was a 19 volumes series. Honestly, I feel like 5 maybe 6 volumes would have been enough as the battles would become more intricate, convoluted and repetitive. Since the author had written for such a long time, I would have honestly expected a better ending instead of the mess it was with holes and details left unexplained.
So do I recommend it:
I guess, but down the line if I really think about it, no... Unless you like psychological scheming dramas that last a bit too long. Kinda like soap operas!
This was original, years ago. I have no idea how I had stumbled on Liar Game but it was phenomenal, original, intriguing with so much treachery and deceit, I just couldnt get enough. Liar Game plays on human emotion from the pages until the end. A game were deception and manipulation as well as conning strategy will keep you going in the game, avoiding exceedingly vast debt and psychological trauma, one can safely say that there are no winners at the end of the line of this secretive con tournament.
The psychological evolution of the main female character Nao changes as the series progresses but unfortunately her good nature of saving even those that wronged her would get on my nerves further on. Akiyama was a well rounded character to begin with and helped Nao during the tournament.
The ending felt rushed, with made no sense as this was a 19 volumes series. Honestly, I feel like 5 maybe 6 volumes would have been enough as the battles would become more intricate, convoluted and repetitive. Since the author had written for such a long time, I would have honestly expected a better ending instead of the mess it was with holes and details left unexplained.
So do I recommend it:
I guess, but down the line if I really think about it, no... Unless you like psychological scheming dramas that last a bit too long. Kinda like soap operas!
March 2, 2019
Vẫn hấp dẫn và khó đoán như ngày nào...
June 21, 2019
Very interesting and intriguing manga, Really love this so far! Great suspenseful Psychological/ High stakes game manga 😻😻🃏 🎰😁❤️
December 27, 2020
This 4th round playing chair game surely is a long one. Betrayal and betrayal, trick over tricks. Soon this game would be a chaos one.
November 11, 2021
Betrayal after betrayal.
May 16, 2016
This is what the Contraband game could have been if it had been edited down properly. I loved how perfectly the panels intertwined the actions of the different competitors. The pacing was so on point that I didn’t even notice or care that the round is being extended another volume. Akiyama didn’t seem to play a big part in this at first. It was fun though to get these flashbacks to what he was really up to. Most of the focus was on Yokoya and Harimoto’s groups. In general, everyone was just on their A-game. I was beyond impressed. It was honestly super fun to read. One minute, groups were teaming up and the next they were betraying each other. It was like the moment their arrangement ceased to be advantageous to them, they would screw over the other side. My mind was spinning at how quickly things would change. I think the only person that annoyed me was that bald kid on Nao’s team whose name I forgot. He had a lot of nerve acting like he was the one running the show. Just that level of arrogance— ughh! However, the fact that was the most perfect thing ever.
April 17, 2024
Cette partie comme celles qui suivent montrent que l’affrontement se passe aussi sur un plan idéologique et moral, et là, l’adversaire de Yokoya, c’est Nao. C’est là qu’on voit qu’être naïve n’est pas synonyme de « sans intelligence », puisque Nao fait preuve d’une grande intelligence émotionnelle.
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October 4, 2018
[REVIEW FOR THE SERIES...]
Liar Game (Vol. 1-19)
Liar Game (Japanese: ライアーゲーム Hepburn: Raiā Gēmu) is a Japanese seinen manga series originally written and illustrated by Shinobu Kaitani. At first I felt unsure whether this manga could even be exciting. It seemed just so-so...but man was I wrong. It is a psychological suspense manga, filled to the brim with intelligent plot, quirky characters and over all fascinating story.
"A scrupulously honest college student named Nao Kanzaki receives a package containing 100 million yen (about 1 million USD) and a note that she is now a contestant in the Liar Game Tournament. In this fictional tournament, contestants are encouraged to cheat and lie to obtain other contestants' money, with the losers forced to bear a debt proportional to their losses. When Nao's first opponent, a trusted former teacher, steals her money, she seeks assistance from a con man named Shinichi Akiyama. Though they manage to defeat him, Nao and Akiyama decide to buy out his debt and advance through different rounds of the Liar Game Tournament against merciless contestants, while at the same time attempting to free their opponents from debt and defeat the Liar Game organization from within." -Book Blurb
Nao Kanzaki is unwilling dragged into the Liar Game, and to survive she hires intelligent con-man Shinichi Akiyama. They team up to destroy this mysterious and dangerous organization behind the Liar Game, from the inside out.
Unique and stylistic, intelligent and suspenseful, Liar Game is a very enjoyable series. I never thought I could love a series like this, nor did I know one existed. This is a battle of wits and chance, a story of truth and lies. It is not an action adventure, nor is it a romance, or comedy. It is a very interesting genre or blend of genres, falling somewhen under psychological suspense and intrigue. I highly recommend giving this one a shot, even it it seems its not your type of manga. I sincerely thought it wouldn’t be mine, but here we are. Take a chance!
[OFFICIAL RATING: 4.5 STARS]
April 21, 2017
More than 2 years have passed since the last time I read a volume of this series. I stopped reading since I got busy and I kind of lost track of my progress (it was still ongoing at that time). I didn't bother much 'til I completely forgot about it. I remember being thrilled a lot by this though– all the mind games and wits, I'm a sucker for those. So when I heard about the series being finally completed (I'm outdated, I know) I started re-reading the last part that I remember in the books, which is the Musical Chairs round (Volume 10). I finished re-reading just a few minutes ago and now I'm about to start the next volume. This hyped me up once again, and I'm still amazed by Nao & Akiyama's team. I don't think Akiyama ever fails.
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