Series synopsis
Great Pretender is a Japanese animation drama comedy action & adventure television series that premiered on Fuji TV on July 9, 2020. It ended on February 23, 2024. It stars Chiaki Kobayashi, Junichi Suwabe, Mie Sonozaki and Natsumi Fujiwara.
Supposedly Japan's greatest swindler, Makoto Edamura gets more than he bargained for when he tries to con Laurent Thierry, a real world-class crook.
Premise
Supposedly Japan's greatest swindler, Makoto Edamura gets more than he bargained for when he tries to con Laurent Thierry, a real world-class crook.
Cast and characters
Leading cast
- Chiaki Kobayashi as Makoto 'Edamame' Edamura (voice)
- Junichi Suwabe as Laurent Thierry (voice)
- Mie Sonozaki as Cynthia Moore (voice)
- Natsumi Fujiwara as Abigail 'Abbie' Jones (voice)
- Shunsuke Takeuchi as Jay (voice)
- Yasuhiro Mamiya as Ai (voice)
- Kazuyuki Okitsu as Lin (voice)
- Yasuyuki Kase as Wan (voice)
Supporting cast
- Mitsuaki Kanuka as Sai (voice)
- Mariya Ise as Bin (voice)
Guest cast
- Yuka Komatsu as Dorothy (voice)
- Ryota Takeuchi as Salazar (voice)
- Atsuki Tani as Anderson (voice)
- Fairouz Ai as Woman (voice)
- Yuki Inoue as Caio Bisconti (voice)
- Mayumi Saco as Isabelle Mueller (voice)
- Yurika Hino as Christina (voice)
- Sophie Frison as Cynthia Moore (voice)
- Ryo Sugisaki as Sapata (voice)
- Stefano Paganini as Laurent Thierry (voice)
- Febreze Boutique as Sébastien (voice)
- Daisuke Hirakawa as Thomas Mayer (voice)
Episodes
This series spans 3 seasons with 28 episodes.
| Season | Episodes | First aired | Last aired |
|---|---|---|---|
| Season 0 | 1 | December 16, 2020 | December 16, 2020 |
| Season 1 | 23 | July 9, 2020 | December 17, 2020 |
| Season 2 | 4 | February 23, 2024 | February 23, 2024 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Chibi Character Special: Spoiler Exposition The main characters reveal behind-the-scenes stories about memorable scenes from the main story and their true feelings about each other. |
December 16, 2020 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Case 1_1: Los Angeles Connection Makoto and his partner make their living conning the innocent. But when a simple scam on a tourist goes awry, he's soon out of his depth in Los Angeles. |
July 9, 2020 |
| 2 |
Case 1_2: Los Angeles Connection Dangling from the Hollywood sign, Makoto recalls his path from salesman to a life of crime. Back on the ground, he learns more about "confidence men." |
July 16, 2020 |
| 3 |
Case 1_3: Los Angeles Connection Makoto tells Laurent how he got into Eddie's good graces, but keeping up the con isn't easy, and the LAPD is monitoring the situation closely. |
July 23, 2020 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Intermission 1-1: Taipei Rendezvous | February 23, 2024 |
| 2 | Intermission 1-2: Taipei Rendezvous | February 23, 2024 |
| 3 | Intermission 1-3: Taipei Rendezvous | February 23, 2024 |
Production
Release
| Original network/platform | Fuji TV |
|---|---|
| First aired | July 9, 2020 |
| Last aired | February 23, 2024 |
| Runtime | 24 minutes |
| Status | ended |
| Schedule | Tuesday at 00:55:00 |