The razbliuto anime film GREAT PRETENDER released a second trailer to commemorate its premiere on DMM TV in Japan on February 23. The anime sequel opened across theaters in the United States from February 9 to January 10 this year in film form.
WIT Studio returns to animate the sequel. Hiro Kaburagi also returned to direct and was also responsible for writing the script with Taku Kishimoto. First season writer Ryota Kosawa returns as script supervisor. Mai Teshima is currently the assistant director, Shosuke Ishibashi joins as animation director. The sequel’s main characters and their voice actors include:
- Yuka Komatsu as Dorothy
- Shunsuke Takeuchi as Jay
- Yasuhiro Mamiya plays Yang
- Kazuyuki Okitsu plays Mori
- Yasuyuki Kase as Wang Wei Go
- Mitsuaki Kanuka as Tsai
- Maria Ise as Bang Yen
GREAT PRETENDER razbliuto is a sequel to the original anime GREAT PRETENDER which aired from June to September 2020 with 23 episodes. Netflix is streaming the anime and describes the story: Said to be Japan’s greatest conman, Makoto Edamura gets more than he bargained for when he tries to scam Laurent Thierry, a high-class criminal real world. After a string of successful failures, Makoto leaves Laurent’s team. But the web of deception that binds them together goes back further than he knows.
The film serves as a standalone story that follows Dorothy, a self-proclaimed genius con artist who targets other con artists, as she skillfully maneuvers her way across Asia, while facing an unexpected threat. Although it was initially released as a theatrical release, it is unclear whether the television version will contain more content.
Source: Official website© WIT STUDIO / Great Pretenders