Toho Animation Great Pretender anime film on 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 on Saturday, November 18.
Furthermore, the anime's first season ended with a cliffhanger in Laurent Thierry's story. Considering the teaser, the potential film will likely develop this final "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 ), written by Ryota Kosawa (Parasyte live-action), character design by Yoshiyuki Sadamoto ( Evangelion , FLCL ), music by Yutaka Yamada ( Tokyo Ghoul , Vinland Saga ), and produced by Maiko Okada.
Synopsis of Great Pretender:
Makoto Edamura is supposedly Japan's biggest con artist. However, together with his partner Kudo, they try to con a Frenchman in Asakusa. Unexpectedly, they end up being conned. The Frenchman in question, whom they tried to con, turns out to be Laurent Thierry, a much higher-ranking "confidence man" who is in control of the mafia. Thus, Edamura has yet to discover what fate awaits him after becoming involved in the Frenchman's dirty work!
Source: Toho Animation Youtube
