On the official site for the original anime of Wit Studio, Great Pretender, a new promotional video was released that reveals its opening theme. The video announces that the opening theme will be the single “The Great Pretender”, performed by Freddie mercury as a cover of the group song The Platters.

A special episode will be broadcast through the platform Periscope (on the official Twitter account of Netflix Anime Japan) and on the official YouTube channel of Toho Animation next June 2 at 6:30 p.m. (Japan Standard Time), to commemorate the early release of the first five episodes on Netflix in Japan. The special will show the first episode and comments from the production team and voice cast.

For its part, the series will premiere in advance and exclusively in Netflix in Japan on June 2. Netflix also confirmed that it will premiere the series worldwide, but that the Japanese premiere will take place in advance. Moreover, the series will premiere on Japanese television on July 8 through the programming block. + Ultra of the Chanel Fuji TV. The series will have a total of 23 episodes.

Cast of voices

  • Chiaki Kobayashi like Masato Edamura.
  • Junichi Suwabe like Laurent Thierry.
  • Natsumi Fujiwara like Abigail Jones.
  • Mie Sonozaki like Paula Dickins.

Production team

  • Hiro Kaburagi is in charge of directing the anime in Wit Studio.
  • Ryota Kosawa is in charge of series composition.
  • Yoshiyuki Sadamoto is in charge of character design, with the assistance of Hirotaka Sato.
  • Yutaka Yamada is in charge of the composition of the soundtrack while Hata Shoji is in charge of sound direction.
Great Pretender

Synopsis of Great Pretender

Makoto Edamura is supposedly the best scammer in Japan. Together with their partner Kudo, they try to swindle a Frenchman who was in Asakusa, but they are inexplicably deceived.

The Frenchman, whom they tried to swindle, turns out to be Laurent Thierry, a dangerous man from the crime syndicate that controls the mafias. Edamura has not yet discovered that his daring has opened the door to a new stage in his life!

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