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PostPosted: Tue May 05, 2009 12:28 pm


Okay, so there is a manga out there (you could probably find it hiding on your favorite online manga sharing websites) called Liar Game by Kaitani Shinobu.

This game is very much like the Sniper Game, but it's not about people killing each other or voting for each other. It's about deception and profiting from one another's loses.

It's all about game theories and about taking advantage of the system and others.

I wanna share this and discuss this with you all.
PostPosted: Tue May 05, 2009 3:24 pm


this was going to go in my manga/webcomics thread for stuff people should read
you could link to it in your first post, tho, because that would be a good thing

also i like it, its fun to read. xD

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PostPosted: Tue May 05, 2009 6:00 pm


Well, once I made a thread in the anime/manga forums on Gaia and included a link to the manga in question... The next day I received a PM stating that linking to copyrighted material was a no-no in thread "first posts."

So that's my story for why I didn't put a link in my thread starting post.

I'll be back later for further discussion.

So in the manga as it stands at a full 70 chapters scanlated, and an entire volume still to go for N U L L to finish, there are four major characters.

(I'll try not to spoil the plot for you who haven't read this manga.)

Nao Kanzaki - She is the too-honest-and-naive-for-her-own-good protagonist, she gets trapped in the Liar Game by opening a box before reading the card that was sent with it. Within the first day or so of the game she lost all of the money lent to her by the game. Of course, at first it would appear that she has no real applicable skills when it comes to this game.

Akiyama Shinichi - A famous con-artist who learns of the Lair Game because of some strange girl who convinced him to help her play the Liar Game. Eventually he gets more involved with the game than just his original role of assistant. [Detective Conan + L < Akiyama; if you don't believe me, just read the manga.]

Fukunaga Yuuji - Perhaps one of the greatest characters I have ever seen in a manga. Or rather, the best at making entrances and eye opening plot twists. To tell you anything about this character here would be sacreligious to the mangaka's original intent and context.

Yokoya Norihiko - Possibly the most misguided human I have ever seen. You may disagree. He supposedly likes mice.
PostPosted: Tue May 05, 2009 7:03 pm


I love Liar Game. I picked it, thinking it'd be like Doubt. >.>

I wish that the drama was available--it'd be neat to watch. :3

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PostPosted: Wed May 06, 2009 3:12 am


If you really want to watch the drama, I bet you could find it hiding somewhere on the internet. Somewhere like youtube...
PostPosted: Wed May 06, 2009 9:08 am


Chapter 40..

Weird looking dictator of northern country who doesn't care about those he oppresses. Manipulative liar.

Why not just name him Kim Jung Il?

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PostPosted: Wed May 06, 2009 9:39 am


I've heard that the author typically names his characters after race horses. And I've looked up several of them on google and found that they were.

But for Yokoya, Kaitani wanted for us to "other" him because of his wierd looks. I kind of expect the author to make us pity him in the future with some sort of a back story.
PostPosted: Fri May 08, 2009 3:52 am


I'm still waiting for the next chapter, but yeah, I'm reading this manga. Very mathematical.

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PostPosted: Fri May 08, 2009 7:31 am


It's a lot more than just mathematical, there's a lot of teamwork going on between people who'll easily turn on everyone in self-interest.

It's a lot like life.

You gotta budget.
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