In a press release, the production of a sequel to the popular original anime released in 2020 was officially announced. Great Pretender. The statement confirmed that this new series will be titled Great Pretender Razbliuto and that its premiere will be sometime in 2024 in Japan, while Crunchyroll will distribute it in the West.
Additional plot details and voice cast will be announced during the event. Anime NYCwhich will take place on November 18 in the United States, and will feature the participation of the director Hiro Kaburagithe president of WIT Studio, George Wadaand the producer of Production IG, Hitoshi Ito.
The original twenty-three episode anime premiered during the season of Summer-2020 (July-September) through the platform Netflix at a global level. Additionally, a manga adaptation by Daichi Marui is published through the service MAGCOMI from the publisher Mag Garden since June 2020, although it was discontinued in August of the same year due to the author’s health problems.
Production team
- Hiro Kaburagi (Kimi ni Todoke, 91Days, Hoozuki no Reitetsu) is in charge of directing this sequel in WIT Studio.
- Taku Kishimoto (Boku dake ga Inai Machi, Haikyuu!!, Ijiranaide, Nagatoro-san) and Hiro Kaburagi They are in charge of writing and supervising the scripts.
- Hirotaka Katou (Mahoutsukai no Yome, Eyeshield 21, Hoozuki no Reitetsu) is in charge of character design and animation direction.
- Yutaka Yamada (Tokyo Ghoul, Vinland Saga, Babylon) is in charge of composing the soundtrack.
Synopsis of Great Pretender
A series of unfortunate events have led Makoto “Edamame” Edamura to embrace the life of crime: pickpocketing and conman to make a living. However, after scamming a seemingly clueless tourist, Makoto discovers that he was the one deceived and, to make matters worse, that the police are now after him. While fleeing from him, he meets the tourist again, who turns out to be another scammer named Laurent Thierry, and ends up following him to Los Angeles. In an attempt to defend his self-proclaimed title of “Japan’s Greatest Swindler,” Makoto challenges his rival to determine who is the best swindler.
Accepting the competition, Laurent leaves them in front of a huge mansion and states that his target will be the biggest mafia boss on the West Coast. Jumping from city to city, Great Pretender follows Makoto’s efforts alongside the cunning Laurent and his motley associates in the world of high-stakes international fraud. Soon, Makoto realizes that he has more than he bargained for, as his self-proclaimed abilities are continually tested.
Fountain: Comic Natalie
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