Should you watch Great Pretender?
Who it’s good for, who it isn’t, and what’s in it. No ratings, no scores.
Great Pretender
Anime · 2020
Supposedly Japan's greatest swindler, Makoto Edamura gets more than he bargained for when he tries to con Laurent Thierry, a real world-class crook.
The sides of Great Pretender
- A Japanese swindler conned by a better one
- Elaborate cons from Los Angeles to London
- A crew of crooks with painful pasts
Great Pretender is good for you if…
- you like watching a crew plan a con on very rich targets.
- you like finding out the con was a different con all along.
- you like Makoto losing his cool every time he gets played.
Great Pretender is bad for you if…
- you don't watch anime.
- you won't read subtitles for a Japanese series.
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