Toho Animation Great Pretender anime film this Friday (10). The promotional video reveals a “return to the party” that will take place at a panel at Anime NYC, where the new project will be announced.
Anime director Hiro Kaburagi, WIT Studio Production IG producer Hitoshi Ito will be present at the panel taking place on Saturday, November 18.
Furthermore, the first season of the anime ended with a cliffhanger in the story of the character Laurent Thierry. Taking the teaser into consideration, the possible film will probably develop this last “loose end”.
Finally, “Great Pretender” premiered on Netflix Japan on June 2 and on TV on July 8, 2020 on Fuji TV’s +Ultra block. Animated by Wit Studio ( Attack on Titan , Vinland Saga ), directed by Hiro Kaburagi ( 91 Days ), script by Ryota Kosawa (live-action Parasyte), character design by Yoshiyuki Sadamoto ( Evangelion , FLCL ), the music is by Yutaka Yamada ( Tokyo Ghoul , Vinland Saga ) and the production is by Maiko Okada.
Synopsis of Great Pretender:
Makoto Edamura is supposedly Japan's biggest swindler. However, together with his partner Kudo, they try to scam a Frenchman in Asakusa. Unexpectedly, they end up being deceived. The Frenchman in question, whom they tried to deceive, turns out to be Laurent Thierry, a “trusted man” of a much higher level, who is in control of the mafias. So, Edamura is yet to find out what fate awaits him after getting involved in the Frenchman's dirty jobs!
Source: Toho Animation Youtube
