All Info
Genres
Seinen, Psychological, Drama
Summary
- Everyday dilemmas that involve either getting in troubles or succeeding at your goals
- Lightweight, playful gambles to test who's smarter than who
- Each one shot features an interesting relationship dynamic between the characters
Description
1. Liar Game: Roots of A (LIAR GAME roots of A)
Roots of A is essentially a manga short featuring Akiyama during his senior year of college. In it, Akiyama and four of his classmates are taking a criminal psychology course and given an assignment where they must construct a profile of a person based on a letter they sent. This outcome of the assignment, plus what the professor says afterwards, is what prompts Akiyama to enter grad-school and continue to study psychology.
2. Nine Darts
3-4. Sansou: Kindan no Senjutsu (Three Phase: The Forbidden Divination)
5. Kaitani Shinobu no Aiken Monogatari (The Tale of Shinobu Kaitani's Dog)
6. @Lovers
Authors
Characters
Shinichi Akiyama
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Other Facts
Published
Sep 1999 to Jan 24, 2008
Serialization
Young Jump
Where to read
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Shinobu Kaitani
Best known for his thrilling drama, “Liar Game”! Psychological plots await you in Kaitani’s intense seinen manga that will have you question who you can trust. Liars, cheats, gamblers and more lurk in every corner, making Kaitani’s works an engaging playground for strategic minds.
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