Fan reviews: Liar Game

Finndlin · 11 Jul 2012

I am very doubtful about this dorama and I can't really say wether I liked it or not as it contains as many positive and negative events in it.

Let's first point out the good parts : the intrigue. It is of course absolutely not plausible, but it doesn't matter it's not necessarily supposed to be! The atmosphere was great and the music very well chosen. I really enjoyed watching them solving the issues. On my opinion Matsuda Shota played his part nicely as well as most of the "organization" characters.
Unfortunately the rest of the cast was grotesque, with the exasperating Toda Erika as the "naive" girl (I'd call her an idiot, as she keeps on falling for the same tricks and can't seem to be able to see when she is clearly duped), or most of the other players who were really poor actors. Sometimes the story is also very corny, and some happenings are ridiculous (c'mon, nobody's explaining his evil plot just before the end :p).

I'm also disappointed with the last episode, as they could have made it twice shorter, I didn't wish to see a long summary of the previous events...

Anyway I didn't hate it and will probably watch the second season as this dorama has excellent potential!

pash · 25 Aug 2011

Being quite a sucker for logic and riddles I pretty much liked it...I was gonna give it 8/10 but then I think they kinda screwed it a bit towards the end... I mean, I liked a lot the way it ended and the morale of the story, but I found the last episode uselessly long (2 1/2 hours, half of it being just a recap of what had happened that far >__<) and with too many betrayals/schemes/twists&turns - besides, I'm not an advocate for violence, but I don't get it why nobody ever felt like kicking Fukunaga or Yokoya in the balls, dammit! ^_^;;;

Anyway, I liked Toda & Matsuda, while the supporting cast was imho so and so...

7/10

ester_grace · 23 Dec 2010

I always like the psychological thing and this is one of them. Erika and shota make a good pair.

salarysan · 18 Apr 2010

liar game , i thought it would be boring due to all the puzzles, but i was enjoying it alot. because theres lots of emotional stuff to keep you glued in. todo and matsuda were great, as well as the suporting cast. im suprized some people thought todo was annoying , i found her to be charming, pure hearted character refreshing. and matsuta was so cool. overall a good watch.

acit · 21 Feb 2010

Erika's character can be a bit annoying but in the end, just like everyone else in the show, u can't help but root for her. My first Jdorama n i'm hook on it. Can't wait for the movie.

thereisnomail · 14 Dec 2009

Terrible terrible terrible, actually it's not bad for the first half but the 2nd is torture. Acting is maa maa but the story and characters are boring and predictable.

Best thing is the music, and the style I guess.

eun_chae · 9 Dec 2009

I don't know why some people compare this drama to death note... i mean it's nothing like that at all...it's far more better than death note and kurosagi depending on the games they play...their acting was superb as well that's why many of them are hating erika's character, matsuda shota was too damn hot and one thing that shocked me was the chemistry between akiyama and nao was perfect even though there was no love story about them in the drama... also i have watched few ep's of liar game 2 and i was shocked that nao has become smarter now even swindling others ha ha...

lordgus · 26 Nov 2009

I kind of liked this drama in the beginning. Not the best, but certainly not the worst. However, the female lead ruined the whole show for me. Especially in the end. Since I don't want to ruin the show for those of you who plan to watch it by writing any spoilers, I can't really explain why. I will say this much, though, even though it is sort of a spoiler: In the final episode I wished I could slap the hell out of her. She actually gets away with her stupidity and her annoying behavior without consequences. To me, she is probably one of the most disgusting charcters I've seen in a Jdrama.

nr3x · 16 Jul 2009

little bit hard to understand @ the beginning, but i was realy interested for J-dorama newbie, i think. like me of course

weetzie_bat · 20 Apr 2009

i thought the story was exciting. each episode made me guess. shota was hotter than ever. what's more to ask. though at times, erika's character bugged the heck out of me. but other than that, i really did enjoy this series that i'm hoping there'd be a 2nd one.

Jackykero · 4 Oct 2008

Some will like it, some won't. It is an unusual dorama, built around a series of games in which the main characters (Erika Toda and Shota Matsuda) take part. It is not 10 games though, it is only 4, and they are all very different, so don't expect something repetitive.

I think what makes the dorama interesting is the good acting, the chemistry between the main characters, the suspense as you never really know how the situation will change in favor of Erika. And there is an overall plot that goes from the first to the last episode.

I understand that some may not like the "game" setup of the dorama, and maybe the exagerated acting of some of the supportive cast, but I would say it is worth to try Liar Game, it is difficult to know if you'll like it or not unless you try at least episode 1, then you'll figure it out on your own. For me, it worked, I liked it till the end.

ismellpudding · 26 Aug 2008

I understand the 'shallow character' thing, but one thing that got me was the two main character's chemistry. xD
somehow it worked, and the plot twists were quite awesome.

jed_ka · 21 May 2008

It is about many Trickse and many lies and truths!

A strange game about the true liar! I would prefer the series as Manga!

erick_himura · 20 Mar 2008

Wheww.. just FF the player....
Don't know why this dorama been made, but i think it's suck...
make me don't have enough energy to watch other dorama.
I must take a long rest after i watch this.... suck dorama.....

sinned12 · 19 Feb 2008

This is one of a kind drama. After watching the first 2 episodes I wondered how else are they going to prolong the story? Somehow they did and made it even more interesting.
I understand how they fooled Toda Erika's character the first time and even the second time but the third time? That was kind kinda poorly written. I guess after the third time, it explains how she eventually willingly volunteered to enter the 4th game.
Also they could've expanded more on the story behind the game's creator. Matsuda Shota's main purpose in participating in the games is to find oout who is behind all this and finally he meets the guy and then what? Lame...
I still enjoyed the drama more because of all the games they played with all the twist and turns.

dekatrain · 6 Feb 2008

Firstly, everything about Liar game is over the top, and perhaps appropriately so as the dialogue/acting is so miniscule you barely think that they're playing for ridiculous amounts of money. While I think Erika Toda did an OK job, I still merely see her as something pretty to look at and I believe she would progress better as an actress in a more serious role or a uni-type drama like orange days/honey clover where she can utilize her beauty, so to speak. Matsuda Shota mildly impressed me and I appreciate the fact that he's looking for different sorts of roles post-Hana Yori Dango (Oguri Shun, take note of this!) Overall though, a good drama that has entertaining moments that keep you guessing and confused.

opospa · 13 Nov 2007

Quite interesting. But some of it are not logical. Somehow, it was a grwat dorama. Erika acts as a very naive girl. That was very cute though.

sadacori · 10 Sep 2007

This drama starts off as a mystery as Kanzaki Nao receives a huge sum of money and is entered into something called a Liar Game, in which you have to lie, cheat, and steal other players' money. So how does the innocent and naive Kanzaki attempt to do this? Enter Akiyama Shinichi, a ex-convict and expert swindler, who agrees to help her.

While the intial first episodes seemed simple enough, the latter games include outsmarting other contestants using mathematical methods to explain how to win, which can get confusing at times.

Towards the end, we find out why this Liar Game came to take place and why certain contestants were chosen. While it was intriguing to find out the reasons, it kind of lost the element of wonder (kind of like how you find out that Santa Clause isn't real), which didn't sit well with me.

Regardless, I found it to be a great drama. However, I don't think it would appeal to everyone, especially those who prefer simple plots.

johnjeon · 6 Sep 2007

This is a very unrealistic drama that clearly shows its manga roots.
The situation doesn't really make much sense but if you go with it, it can be a lot of fun. It's basically a dramatic game show and it was nice to see a show that requires some thinking. You might have to hit the pause button when some of the schemes are explained to mull them over.

It's far from perfect: It should have been shorter and there were too many scenes of guys with strange haircuts laughing manically.

But, still, the mind games that were being played and the moral of honesty and fairness to those around you was nice.

rhninjaxe · 13 Jul 2007

I often wonder what is the prefect drama for everyone. Each are entitled to their own view, but is the any factors that make a drama which can win the hearts of everybody. This drama does and i believe it will do to the others if they can truly understand this drama. This story consists of many thing.
1. It is showing about the ugly sight of humans.
2. It is showing something you cannot encounter in normal life but is frightening.
3. It is showing how a girl who is laugh by everyone becomes a angel in the end

And i can concluded that people watching this drama need to take good note of the morale of the story, and not linking it to other subject. This is purely about 2 subject.
1. The way of psychological
2. How selfless people change the life of others.

And take note of the 2nd factor, that is the main morale of the story.
To create a fair world, people should not lie and cheat each other.
It create hurt, emotional stress, and creates "evil" people in their mind and converting more. Frightening that any virus,conflict as this is the factor that cause almost all the factors, not naming natural disaster.
Only when these are void, shall the world become a real "beautiful world", bringing happiness to all.
That is the morale i found out when i finish this series.
It can be a sort of education drama for people, to let them know how a people can affect the masses, or maybe to limited love one.
That's it.
Hope to see another story with strong morale setting like this.
And Erika Toda 1st drama as the main actress.
A perfect job, and a perfect drama in my heart.

P.S. I am a free thinker, so i said these not bases on religion belief so the review i haven given is not in any way biased to religion belief.
~RhNinjaXe^^