141 is out!

Have I mentioned how much I love Nao? She has the best determined faces.

Anyway, this chapter means Rules. Rules mean searching for loopholes.

140 Discussions

So Chapter 140 is out and promises new and exciting twists to this consolation round. That is not a spoiler because virtually every chapter promises new and exciting twists. However the reactions and speculations below are probably spoilers.

Liar Game is back! 139 discussion.

I’m not making any guarantees that this blog will be back in action, but I’ll see about putting up a comments section every chapter for people who want to discuss things here, possibly with random speculations on my part.

General reactions for 139:  (Spoilers below)

Liar Game Rankings

Since the 4th Round is over, how about some “official” player rankings.

This is in Liar Game Invitation, and represents the corporation’s take on who is most closest to being crowned the “Liar King.”

1. Yokoya Norihiko

2. Harimoto Takashi

3. Akiyama Shinichi

4. Fukunaga Yuuji

5. Player 15

6. Kikuchi Shou

7. Akagi Kouta

8. Kosaka Tadako

9. Shibayama Yuusuke

10. Hasegawa Hiroshi

11. Makizono Kazuya

12. Miura Takayoshi

13. Nishida Yuuichi

14. Fujisawa Kazuo

15. Kikuzawa Takahiro

16. Nakadate Yuuichi

17. Ikezawa Teppei

18. Saeki Kiyoshi

19. Kawai Tatsuya

20. Tsumura Akira

… (21-36 aren’t listed)

37. Kanzaki Nao

38. Eda Teruyuki

39. Nishihara Reina

40. Takada Michiko

Interview with Toda Erika

So, I made a serious attempt to watch the second season of the Liar Game drama.  I didn’t make it mostly because watching some of the changes made to Akiyama, Nao, and Fukunaga were hard to watch knowing how things went in the manga and liking that level of character development better.

Though, some of the minor characters were wonderfully cast (Makizono and Nishida, more particularly) and I think I like Eri better than the other dealers.

But enough of that. Here’s an interview with Toda Erika (the actress who plays Nao), it seems older based on the content, but it’s still an interesting read.

The “Power Play” Solution

In which I ramble (and state an unpopular position) about Akiyama’s final plan. Spoilers for 137.

New Games for the Liar Game

By drekal

I feel that I should explain what the rules to these games could be.

Vol 12 Color Art

…or Kaitani pulled one over on me. 0.0

More than a Hobo

By Nicole

“Harimoto appeals to what is called the ‘Heart’.”

-Leronira, Chapter 132 Liar Game Manga

I have been interested in Harimoto for some time now, partly because I have a special interest in cults and also the mystery surrounding Harimoto’s faction has been clouded for some time now. What I can draw about Harimoto stems from my knowledge of cults and what Abe-san says about “demons” and etc.

To understand Harimoto better, we need to know how cults or his cult works. It reveals something about how he ‘manipulates’ his little faction.

Co-operation, Domination and some History

By Nicole

Personally, I don’t know how Round 4 will turn out. It seems like anyone’s game now (but I believe that’s the magic of the manga artist)! However, it seems that there are some metaphors and thoughts we can draw from all the rounds so far.

In Round 4, it looks like it is a completely new game, but really, I believe that this round is a culmination of events that has occurred so far.

In this manga, we notice a pattern emerging. The idea of “voting” or a so-called democracy is invoked several times in the Liar Game manga.

Basically, the ideas of “Co-operation” and “Domination”.