Great Pretender
GREAT PRETENDER
Makoto Edamura works small cons in Tokyo's tourist alleys and considers himself a master of the craft until he tries to swindle a French oil-baron lookalike at Shibuya station who is actually the legendary con artist Laurent Thierry. Laurent takes Makoto on as a partner. The job they fly to Los Angeles on, the auction the partner job is folded inside, and the larger arc the series unfolds across — Singapore, London — are each their own pearl heist, each lighter than the last, and each turning, eventually, on what kind of person Makoto wants to be.
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Sometimes, you have to fake it until you make it
- 95
Have you ever been interested in the techniques used by crooks? So, the great pretender anime is perfect for you.
Un film di Steven Soderbergh fatto ad anime: imperdibile.
What A Ride, Well Played.
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Yes, I´M THE GREAT PRETENDER!!!
A show that starts of really good, then turns really bad, then turns really good, then gets even better finally! Sweet!
Great Pretender is the year's biggest anime surprise, on the brink of achieving greatness.
Could have been a perfect anime if not for poor choices that favoured a zany plot at the expense of great characters.
Great Pretender: a perfect start with an overly ambitious 4th arc that left me disappointed
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