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Great Pretender
Synopsis
The story
Self-styled “Japan's greatest swindler” Makoto Edamura is mainly targeting elder people and occasional foreign travelers. But when he tries to scam an apparently clueless French tourist in Tokyo, he can't possibly imagine that what looked like just another ordinary job is going to take him all the way to Los Angeles, tied upside-down on the famous Hollywood sign… And he is yet to find out what fate awaits him!
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Episode guide
23 episodes
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01Episode 1Unwatched · AiredAired Jun 1, 202002Episode 2Unwatched · AiredAired Jun 1, 202003Episode 3Unwatched · AiredAired Jun 1, 202004Episode 4Unwatched · AiredAired Jun 1, 202005Episode 5Unwatched · AiredAired Jun 1, 202006Episode 6Unwatched · AiredAired Jun 8, 201907Episode 7Unwatched · AiredAired Jun 8, 201908Episode 8Unwatched · AiredAired Jun 8, 201909Episode 9Unwatched · AiredAired Jun 8, 201910Episode 10Unwatched · AiredAired Jun 8, 201911Episode 11Unwatched · AiredAired Jun 15, 202012Episode 12Unwatched · AiredAired Jun 15, 202013Episode 13Unwatched · AiredAired Jun 15, 202014Episode 14Unwatched · AiredAired Jun 15, 202015Episode 15Unwatched · AiredAired Sep 20, 202016Episode 16Unwatched · AiredAired Sep 20, 202017Episode 17Unwatched · AiredAired Sep 20, 202018Episode 18Unwatched · AiredAired Sep 20, 202019Episode 19Unwatched · AiredAired Sep 20, 202020Episode 20Unwatched · AiredAired Sep 20, 202021Episode 21Unwatched · AiredAired Sep 20, 202022Episode 22Unwatched · AiredAired Sep 20, 202023Episode 23Unwatched · AiredAired Sep 20, 2020Characters & voices
500 credited
Makoto Edamura
Main
Laurent Thierry
Main
Cynthia Moore
Main
Abigail Jones
Main
Kudou
Supporting
Eddie Cassano
Supporting
Salazar
Supporting
Shi Ohn Kim
Supporting
Anderson
Supporting
Razzie
Background
Seiji Ozaki
Supporting
Tom
Supporting
Ed
Background
Shougo Nakanoshima
Supporting
Danny
Supporting
Christina
Supporting
Dyshana
Background
Clark Ibrahim
Supporting
Production staff
500 credited
Yoshiyuki SadamotoCharacter Design
Ryouji MasuyamaAssistant DirectorRyouji MasuyamaStoryboard (eps 4, 10)Ryouji MasuyamaEpisode Director (ep 4)
Misa KawasakiProduction Assistant (ep 6)
Eduardo GarzaADR Director (Latin American Spanish)
Yuusuke TakedaArt Director
Mitsuhisa IshikawaProduction
Hiro KaburagiDirectorHiro KaburagiEpisode Director (ED, ep 1)Hiro KaburagiStoryboard (ED, eps 1, 2)Makiko KojimaFinishing (ep 3)Makiko KojimaFinishing Check Assistance (ep 5)Akiko OobaFinishing (eps 3, 5, 7)Makiko YamanakaColor Coordination (eps 3, 10)Makiko YamanakaFinishing Check (ep 3)Makiko YamanakaFinishing Check Assistance (ep 5)Hitoshi Katsura2nd Key Animation (eps 3, 4, 9, 10, 12)
Makiko TerashimaForeign Language Supervisor (eps 1-14)
Richard WagnerInsert Song Composition (ep 14)Themes & motifs
AniList community tags
CrimeTheme-Other98%
ForeignSetting-Scene90%
Anti-HeroCast-Main Cast90%
Primarily Adult CastCast-Main Cast87%
Male ProtagonistCast-Main Cast84%
UrbanSetting-Scene82%
WorkSetting-Scene80%
Language BarrierTheme-Other77%
MafiaTheme-Other-Organisations74%
ActingTheme-Arts73%
DrawingTheme-Arts70%
FilmmakingTheme-Other70%
DrugsTheme-Other68%
GangsTheme-Other-Organisations66%
Female ProtagonistCast-Main Cast60%
LGBTQ+ ThemesTheme-Other60%
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Current17,399
Planning77,518
Completed116,093
Dropped8,124
Paused12,543
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What viewers say
500 community reviews
What A Ride, Well Played.
@AnimeDweeb147/159 helpful
Could have been a perfect anime if not for poor choices that favoured a zany plot at the expense of great characters.
@flirtmance38/52 helpful
Great Pretender is the year's biggest anime surprise, on the brink of achieving greatness.
@ChillLaChill48/53 helpful
Una serie carina che pur con i suoi errori da una notevole boccata d’aria fresca all’animazione giapponese.
@Maerio15/20 helpful