Great Pretender English Sub & Dub

About Great Pretender

If you are hunting for a new action series, Great Pretender deserves a look (2020). The setup goes like this. The premise: Self-styled “Japan's greatest swindler” Makoto Edamura is mainly targeting elder people and occasional foreign travelers. But when he tries to scam an apparently clueless French tourist in Tokyo, he can't possibly imagine that what looked like just another ordinary job is going to take him all the way to Los Angeles.

As things develop, he is yet to find out what fate awaits him!

In an action series like this, fight choreography, pacing and sound design carry much of the weight. Voice work is led by Chiaki Kobayashi as Makoto Edamura and Junichi Suwabe as Laurent Thierry. It will appeal most to viewers who like fast, high-impact fights. The run is 23 episodes in total, so you know what you are signing up for.

Production & Appeal

WIT STUDIO and Production I.G is the studio behind Great Pretender, and its direction shapes everything from character design to motion. The action focus matters here: fight choreography, pacing and sound design carry much of the weight. Viewers rate it 8.1/10, which signals strong word of mouth. Voice casting, including Chiaki Kobayashi as Makoto Edamura, adds to the appeal for fans who follow seiyuu. It aired in 2020, which makes it easy to place in the wider anime calendar.