LIAR GAME 8

ライアーゲーム [Liar Game] #8

by Shinobu Kaitani

敗退すればLGトーナメントから離脱しなければならない背水の敗者復活戦。3回戦で戦った仲間たちを救う為、巨額の負債を背負った直と秋山にとっては、絶対に負けることの許されない戦い…。先鋒・フクナガが緒戦を引き分け、後のなくなった秋山を中堅戦で迎え撃つのは、謎の男・キクチ。17枚のカードを使った変則的な戦い“17ポーカー”に必勝法を見出したキクチは、秋山を絶体絶命の窮地へと追い詰める…。しかし、そこから“不可能を可能にする男”秋山の華麗なる大逆転劇が始まった!!

Genres: Manga, Mystery, Seinen, Graphic Novels, Thriller, Fiction, Comics

238 pages, Paperback

First published January 19, 2009

About the author

Japanese: 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

Reviews

[Lady Tea]

Rating: 5 / 5

Continuing on in the revival round from volume 7, in this volume we conclude with both Akiyama and Nao's games in the 3-game revival. What I especially like though is the contrast between the two games.

Namely: whereas Akiyama's technique to win is complex and would likely work only for him or for someone equal to his level, in Nao's case, her technique would work for just about anyone, even a newbie like me.

In terms of Nao's character specifically, I think that THIS is the volume in which people will start taking her seriously in her own right. True, she's had some standout moments before this, but ultimately they were inspired by the same character traits and beliefs that she had at the beginning of the series, as well as being more motivational rather than tactical in nature. Her ideals remained unchallenged, and therefore while she did become a stronger person and did develop, it was more of a metre than a mile, y'know?

Here though, we finally see her truly coming up with something on her own, without Akiyama's help. This is something that she identifies as her way of not relying on him for a change, and therefore signals, even to the readers who've been complaining about her reliance on her "white knight" Akiyama, that she's truly developed.

Anyways, this signals the end of the "calm before the storm", as is indicated by the final scene with Yokoya, where it's clear that he's no longer playing just to win the Liar Game, but that he's got personal vengeance against Akiyama and Nao.

Stay tuned for more!

[A_ bookbound _soul]

This marks my 100th read of 2021!
Over the this Revival round was a lot of fun to read! Loving how Nao is growing with each volume.
Spoiler alert:
Fukunagawa having a crush on Akiyama was the biggest plot twist yet. Lol. I mean I shipped Nao and Akiyama but they are cute too. I just love the whole trio as a whole.

[Umairah (Sereadipity)]

Nao really impressed me in this volume! Her development is really satisfying to watch and I love the way that she has managed to grow like this while also holding onto her kindness and wanting to see the good in others. Even when she lies or decieves someone, it's because she wants to win the game so that she can pay off the debts of the losers. She truly is such an interesting character.

I was also very happy to see a different side to Fukunaga. Despite the times that she betrayed Nao before, I honestly still quite liked her as a character and found her really intriguing. But it's even better now that I can actually root for her because she is on their side.

[Monika]

I am positively surprised. Nao's character development is so strong. I really fell for it.

[Rahul]

Mr. Akiyama , Fukunaga and Nao did it once again.

[kris]

Probably my least favorite volume so far. Still very good but the twists & turns were far less captivating than they have been in previous volumes.

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Note:
vol 8= chapters 71-83

[In The Abyss]

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!

[Lani]

Nota la margen: yo tampoco había considerado lo que dijo Nao acerca de los sentimientos de Fukunaga por Akiyama, pero en realidad tiene sentido todo el argumento que dio de cómo llego vestida con peluca y ropa de mujer por su deseo femenino de agradar a la persona que le gusta. Fukunaga misma dijo que es mujer en todos los sentidos y no está interesado en las mujeres, así que la posibilidad de que le guste Akiyama es innegable.

Nao básicamente también hizo evidente su gusto por él, así que esto me da un poco en qué pensar sobre, más allá de los juegos, cómo progresará el drama dentro de este equipo (que desde mi perspectiva ya está consolidado como tal, al menos hasta que Yokoya salga de la ecuación, pero solo me baso en mi intuición para creer que Fukunaga se quedará hasta entonces).

P.D. Si eres una de las raras personas que habla español y estabas buscando una reseña en ese idioma, lamento que esta no sea una, pero dejaré una en el primer y último volumen cuando acabe de leer.

[Vane]

Realmente bueno, sin embargo el final lo arruinaron. El 98% del manga estuvo increible, pero el final fue apresurado y las explicaciones carecian de sentido, de resto fue un manga increible, sin dudas.

[Chris Orme]

Watched the live action dramas (both the Japanese & Korean ones) what feels like an age ago now. Good to be finally reading the manga, even if it’s another one without an official English translation. Just as addictive as I remember.

[Kurtis Burkhardt]

Very interesting and intriguing manga, Really love this so far! Great suspenseful Psychological/ High stakes game manga 😻😻🃏 🎰😁❤️

[Coke Fernández]

7/10

[Andy Febrico Bintoro]

Its casino game right now, this game surely an interesting one in tricks and politics.

[Angie]

These game rules would often fly over my head. I’m just here for characters getting bamboozled.

[Carolina]

Better than the last one. The Poker got better somewhy. I’m just dissatisfied that one of Fukunaga’s main motivations is her love for Akiyama. That’s just… I don’t know, I just didn’t like it.

[Jordan]

Great.

[CJ]

Pleasantly surprised by Nao's character development and by the lack of need to make Akiyama and Nao a couple.

[Ludovica ✨️]

Fukunaga che ha una cotta per Akiyama, girl same

[Lyra]

Even though I didn't fully understand the whole plan of both teams, I was still able to enjoy their great battle of wits. All the characters have become much more fleshed out in my opinion, Nao even admitting that Akiyama was basically doing all the work and she doing something about it which was awesome (and that hint of romance blossoming was some good shit too). They still insist in calling Fukunaga "he" and "mr" and even saying that she dressed up as a girl because she wants to make Akiyama fall for her which is complete BULLSHIT as that doesn't make any sense (even assuming she lied in last volume's questionnaire and she is just a man attracted to men it still doesn't add up). However, I still really enjoyed this volume and I look forward to the next

[Shannon]

Hmm. I don’t have much to say about this volume. The strategy for the stationary roulette game kind of went over my head. After reading about numerous ratios and outcomes, my mind started to tune it out. However, I still really enjoyed it. Nao continues to be annoying and gullible, but she did hold her own somewhat towards the very end. Akiyama is great as usual. Fukunaga is getting closer to overtaking Akiyama as the best character in the manga. He’s just so devious and amazing. While I’m a little pissed that Yokoya is going to pop back up, I am interested to see what the next round will consist of.

[Elaine Ker]

Nao fait confiance à tout le monde, passe beaucoup de temps à pleurer, et tient des discours passionnés sur le fait que le but du Liar Game n’est pas de prouver qu’on est le meilleur menteur : c’est un test de solidarité, car si tous les joueurs se montrent honnêtes et collaborent, personne ne perd sa mise de départ, personne ne gagne non plus… et les organisateurs du jeu ne font aucun bénéfice. Pour elle – et pour Akiyama, qui a une dent contre les entreprises d’arnaque – les véritables adversaires, ce sont les organisateurs qui endettent les participants pour s’enrichir.
La suite de mon avis : https://elainevker.com/blog/2024/03/1...

[Historietista_072]

LEÍDO

Liar Game #8 (2009), cómic de Shinobu Kaitani / 甲斐谷忍
Traducción del japonés al español de Jesús Espí

Tomo 08 de 19 de la serie Liar Game

[Kathryn]

this series holds a 4.89 rating on mangahere and for some reason that frustrates me. a lot.

[Desi A]

Nao amused me

[Muhamed Sewidan]

حتى بعد قراءتى ليها مرة ثانية بعد سنة تظل ممتعة.

[Kesa]

Almost as good as the previous volume. We're continuing in the match of the Generals, Nao's match.

[Jinx:The:Poet {the LiteraryWanderer & WordRoamer}]

[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]