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GREAT PRETENDER Vol. 1
The manga adaptation of the hit Netflix anime, featuring a team of international con artists trying to make it big in America!
Edamura Makoto likes to say he’s the best con artist in Japan, but his bragging has caught the attention of another grifter. Laurent Thierry needs Makoto’s help to pull off a huge scam that will make them both rich! The plan is to fly to L.A. and sell fake goods to a shady Hollywood movie producer. But how can you trust your business partner when you’re both career criminals?
Edamura Makoto likes to say he’s the best con artist in Japan, but his bragging has caught the attention of another grifter. Laurent Thierry needs Makoto’s help to pull off a huge scam that will make them both rich! The plan is to fly to L.A. and sell fake goods to a shady Hollywood movie producer. But how can you trust your business partner when you’re both career criminals?
180 pages, Paperback
Published July 6, 2021
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Displaying 1 - 7 of 7 reviews
May 12, 2024
for my 100th “book?” (it’s like 95% manga) so far of the year wanted to read the little manga of one of my fav animes! UGH I FORGOT HOW MUCH I ENJOY CONS AND SHIT might have to go and rewatch the anime now …. love the characters and the schemes and just everything. it’s fun seeing it all unravel
August 4, 2021
I just finished watching Leverage the con-artist kdrama and was looking for something similar and just as fun — this really hit the spot!
January 9, 2024
Put off reading this for a long time because I was so sad it got cancelled after only one volume. I think the artist got sick? Maybe it didn't sell well enough, so the publishers didn't bother trying to find a replacement? I don't know, but it bums me out a lot.
This is honestly a kind of pointless book if you're not already a fan of the show - because it cuts off halfway through the first story, with no resolution whatsoever. But if you do love Great Pretender - an original anime currently available on Netflix, with more coming on Crunchyroll soon - this is an absolutely delightful addition.
The art is lively and fun and fits the storyline. There are a few pieces missing from the anime, condensed for space, but the most important bits are present, and there's still a lot of really great humor and subtle nods mixed in - we may not have the gearshift scene in the car, but Laurent smirking at Edamura as he gets off the plane, rubbing his lower back, and telling him it will get easier with practice...the subtext is still present.
Not sure why Abbie has long hair in this adaptation, but at least they spelled her name correctly in the manga. (Few things annoy me more than when fandom gets this wrong. It's literally on all the official merch.)
This was a really nice read that made me sad about not getting the rest of the story, but eager to rewatch the show itself, which I love so, so much. And it's now available on (very expensive!!) bluray.
This is honestly a kind of pointless book if you're not already a fan of the show - because it cuts off halfway through the first story, with no resolution whatsoever. But if you do love Great Pretender - an original anime currently available on Netflix, with more coming on Crunchyroll soon - this is an absolutely delightful addition.
The art is lively and fun and fits the storyline. There are a few pieces missing from the anime, condensed for space, but the most important bits are present, and there's still a lot of really great humor and subtle nods mixed in - we may not have the gearshift scene in the car, but Laurent smirking at Edamura as he gets off the plane, rubbing his lower back, and telling him it will get easier with practice...the subtext is still present.
Not sure why Abbie has long hair in this adaptation, but at least they spelled her name correctly in the manga. (Few things annoy me more than when fandom gets this wrong. It's literally on all the official merch.)
This was a really nice read that made me sad about not getting the rest of the story, but eager to rewatch the show itself, which I love so, so much. And it's now available on (very expensive!!) bluray.
January 12, 2023
It's fine, and I think a lot of people will like it. The big con here just seems kind of pointlessly high stakes, unless there's a twist in the next volume I haven't seen coming yet. Because the con artists seem just as shady as the mark, I don't really care if they succeed or get caught.
September 14, 2021
Treads the same ground as Leverage and Hustle: a team of con artists working together to scam big scores from shady people but so far there isn't anything to make it stand out as its own thing.
November 11, 2021
It's a thrilly manga. It is very interesting and funny. It's a bit different from the Anime but it is great.
October 11, 2022
Hm. Not what I expected. Did I even read the blurb? 🤣
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