Great Pretender

Wow this Anime took me by surprise! To be honest, it reminded a lot of an American show called Leverage. That series was what first made me love the tricks and twists that a good show about con artistry and grifting is really about. The first season was fantastic, light-hearted and hilarious right when it needed to be. But right when I thought I had the show figured out, season 2 changed things up. Suddenly there were some deep and dramatic themes, the ideas of learning from your history and moving on from traumatic life experiences. There was so much behind each character's motivation, and all along, the viewer needs to decipher truth from fiction! Despite the Netflix tag attached, this has easily become one of my favorites. I will say that it feels slightly less like the Anime you might be used to, but personally I think that is less because of the Netflix puppetry, and more because this show is truly designed for an international audience. Amazing show, I would highly recommend it.

Twas nice to watch!! Lighthearted swindling anime that makes u feel amused. Kinda lame at the start when they speak in english though. Good thing they switched it back to japanese for the rest of the series. Cant wait for Laurent’s backstory at the 2nd season!!