{"id":4044,"date":"2026-06-23T18:23:51","date_gmt":"2026-06-23T10:23:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.gametrader.sg\/blog\/liar-game-anime-part-2-july-2026-crunchyroll\/"},"modified":"2026-06-23T18:23:51","modified_gmt":"2026-06-23T10:23:51","slug":"liar-game-anime-part-2-july-2026-crunchyroll","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.gametrader.sg\/blog\/liar-game-anime-part-2-july-2026-crunchyroll\/","title":{"rendered":"Liar Game Part 2 Drops 6 July \u2014 New Cast, New Theme Songs"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The psychological mind-game thriller is back. <strong>Liar Game<\/strong> \u2014 MADHOUSE&#8217;s long-awaited anime adaptation of Shinobu Kaitani&#8217;s acclaimed manga \u2014 kicks off its <strong>second cour (Part 2) on 6 July 2026<\/strong>, picking up directly from the tense finale of Part 1. And it&#8217;s arriving with a sizeable new cast, a fresh key visual, and two brand-new theme songs to mark the escalation.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"gt-video\">\n<div style=\"position:relative;padding-bottom:56.25%;height:0;overflow:hidden;\"><iframe src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/P5V6CIFHTNo\" title=\"LIAR GAME - Official Trailer 2 | July 2026 (SUB) [#ItsAnime]\" loading=\"lazy\" style=\"position:absolute;top:0;left:0;width:100%;height:100%;border:0;\" allow=\"accelerometer;clipboard-write;encrypted-media;gyroscope;picture-in-picture;web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div><figcaption>LIAR GAME &#8211; Official Trailer 2 | July 2026 (SUB) &#8212; via It&#8217;s Anime powered by REMOW on YouTube<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2>What Is Liar Game?<\/h2>\n<p>Based on Shinobu Kaitani&#8217;s manga that ran in Weekly Young Jump from 2005 to 2015, Liar Game is a psychological thriller built around high-stakes deception. <strong>Nao Kanzaki<\/strong> (voiced by Saya Hitomi) is an honest, almost pathologically trustworthy college student who receives 100 million yen out of nowhere and a letter inducting her into the &#8220;Liar Game&#8221; \u2014 a secret competition where players are expected to cheat, steal, and psychologically destroy each other to come out on top. The loser walks away in crushing debt.<\/p>\n<p>Out of her depth, Nao enlists the help of <strong>Shinichi Akiyama<\/strong> (Takeo Otsuka), a genius ex-con artist who sees through every opponent&#8217;s strategy. Together they try to play a game built for liars without becoming liars themselves. Part 1 launched in April 2026 and has been simulcasting on <strong>Crunchyroll worldwide, including Singapore<\/strong>, under the creative direction of chief director Yuzo Sato and director Asami Kawano at MADHOUSE.<\/p>\n<h2>What&#8217;s New in Liar Game Part 2<\/h2>\n<p>The announcement, which landed on 22 June, reveals a substantial cast expansion for Part 2. Headlining the new additions is <strong>Natsuki Hanae<\/strong> \u2014 known to Singapore fans as the voice of Tanjiro in Demon Slayer \u2014 who joins as <strong>Norihiko Yokoyan<\/strong>. Readers of the original manga will know exactly why this casting matters: the Yokoya arc is a turning point in the competition where the games get considerably crueller.<\/p>\n<figure><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.gametrader.sg\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/liar-game-anime-part2-characters.jpg?w=474&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Liar Game anime Part 2 new character visuals\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\"><figcaption>Image courtesy of MADHOUSE \/ Liar Game Production Committee<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The full new cast confirmed for Part 2 also includes Junya Hirano as Kota Akagi, Tomohiro Yamaguchi as Kenji Ikezoe, Kengo Tsujii as Yusuke Shibayama, Reigo Yamaguchi as Tajimakaru, Ryumaru Tachibana as Akira Tsumura, Seiyu Fujiwara as Hiroshi Hasegawa, Kikunosuke Toya as Makoto Muratama, and Shinya Takahashi as Tatsuji Wada \u2014 a full table of new opponents for Nao and Akiyama to navigate.<\/p>\n<h2>New Theme Songs<\/h2>\n<p>Part 2 swaps in an entirely new pair of theme songs. The <strong>opening theme is &#8220;All in&#8221; by Kroi<\/strong>, a five-piece Japanese rock band whose tightly wound, high-tension sound suits a show about bluffing your way through impossible odds. The <strong>ending theme is &#8220;Tarinai&#8221; by muque<\/strong>, a three-piece act whose introspective style provides a counterweight to the relentless psychological pressure of the episodes. Part 1 had set a high bar with &#8220;Bubble&#8221; by Yorushika and &#8220;Asahi&#8221; by Lucky Kilimanjaro \u2014 Part 2 is clearly not taking the music lightly either.<\/p>\n<h2>Where to Watch in Singapore<\/h2>\n<p>Liar Game Part 2 continues the same simulcast arrangement as Part 1: <strong>Crunchyroll is streaming the series globally, Singapore included<\/strong>. New episodes drop in line with the Japanese broadcast schedule from 6 July. If you haven&#8217;t started yet, all of Part 1 is available on Crunchyroll now \u2014 plenty of time to binge before Part 2 arrives.<\/p>\n<p>Liar Game is produced by <strong>MADHOUSE<\/strong>, the studio behind Death Note, No Game No Life, and Hunter x Hunter (2011), so the pedigree for adapting high-stakes psychological material is very much there.<\/p>\n<h2>Last words<\/h2>\n<p>If Kakegurui&#8217;s casino mind games or Kaiji&#8217;s nerve-shredding gambles are your thing, Liar Game should absolutely be on your watchlist. Part 2 looks set to deliver the confrontations manga fans have been waiting years for an anime to animate properly. Singapore fans on Crunchyroll, you&#8217;re sorted \u2014 6 July, don&#8217;t miss it.<\/p>\n<p>Catch more <a href=\"\/blog\/category\/manga-anime\/\">anime news and season updates on GameTrader<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><!--GT-SCOUT source=\"Web (English)\" theme=\"Anime\" flags=\"none\"--><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>MADHOUSE&#8217;s Liar Game anime returns for Part 2 on 6 July on Crunchyroll \u2014 nine new cast members including Natsuki Hanae, new themes by Kroi and muque.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":20,"featured_media":4041,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_is_tweetstorm":false,"jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":[]},"categories":[25,30],"tags":[68,264,66,414,415],"class_list":["post-4044","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-manga-anime","category-news","tag-anime","tag-anime-2026","tag-crunchyroll","tag-liar-game","tag-madhouse"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.gametrader.sg\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/liar-game-anime-part2-key-visual.jpg?fit=905%2C1280&ssl=1","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p13AlF-13e","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":3815,"url":"https:\/\/www.gametrader.sg\/blog\/crunchyroll-summer-2026-anime-lineup-singapore\/","url_meta":{"origin":4044,"position":0},"title":"Crunchyroll&#8217;s Full Summer 2026 Anime Lineup: 50+ Shows for Singapore Fans","date":"June 18, 2026","format":false,"excerpt":"From BLACK TORCH to Mushoku Tensei Season 3 and One Piece's Elbaph Arc, Crunchyroll's complete Summer 2026 simulcast schedule is here \u2014 and the new season kicks off in Singapore next week on 24 June.","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Manga Anime&quot;","img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.gametrader.sg\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/crunchyroll-summer-2026.png?fit=1200%2C628&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":3874,"url":"https:\/\/www.gametrader.sg\/blog\/young-ladies-dont-play-fighting-games-crunchyroll-july-2026\/","url_meta":{"origin":4044,"position":1},"title":"Young Ladies Don&#8217;t Play Fighting Games \u2014 Street Fighter 6 Stars in the Anime, Crunchyroll 7 July","date":"June 19, 2026","format":false,"excerpt":"Young Ladies Don't Play Fighting Games premieres 7 July on Crunchyroll. 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