GREAT PRETENDER
Great Pretender
Self-styled “Japan's greatest swindler” Makoto Edamura is mainly targeting elder people and occasional foreign travelers. But when he tries to scam an apparently clueless French tourist in Tokyo, he can't possibly imagine that what looked like just another ordinary job is going to take him all the way to Los Angeles, tied upside-down on the famous Hollywood sign… And he is yet to find out what fate awaits him! (Source: Crunchyroll)
Names
| Original | GREAT PRETENDER (latin) |
|---|---|
| Romaji | GREAT PRETENDER |
| English | Great Pretender |
| Chinese | 大欺诈师 GREAT PRETENDER (simplified · via wikidata) |
| Also known as | 大欺诈师 · הנוכל · المحتال العظيم · El timador timado · Великий притворщик · Ο Μεγάλος Υποκριτής · EL GRAN FARSANTE · GrePre · グレプリ |
Facts
| Format | ONA (net original) · 23 ep · 23 min · 9h total |
|---|---|
| Aired | 2020-06-02 → 2020-09-21 (Spring 2020) |
| Status | FINISHED |
| Studio | WIT STUDIO |
| Source | Original work |
| Origin | Japan (Anime) |
| Genres | ActionComedyDramaThriller |
| Themes | CrimeForeignAnti-HeroPrimarily Adult CastMale ProtagonistUrbanWorkLanguage BarrierMafiaActingFilmmakingDrawingDrugsGangs |
| Streaming | Netflix |
Reception
| Community score | 8.26 / 10 |
|---|---|
| Bayesian score | 8.25 / 10 |
| Composite | 69.9 |
| On lists | 229,782 |
| Favourited | 9,467 (4.1%) |
| Completion | 75.3% |
| Drop rate | 5.3% |
| In backlog | 33.4% |
| Score spread σ | 1.36 |
| MyAnimeList | 8.19 / 10 |
Score distribution
132921203401467251,93463,632711,576826,118928,3381013,194
Where it places
| Cohort | Value | Tier | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Broadcast season | Spring 2020 | A | 4 of 62 |
| Studio | WIT STUDIO | B | 10 of 76 |
| Year | 2020 | A | 17 of 298 |
| Format | ONA (net original) | S | 19 of 857 |
| Genre | Thriller | B | 29 of 188 |
| Source material | Original work | S | 30 of 1,732 |
| Season (all years) | Spring | A | 57 of 1,868 |
| Length | Two-cour | A | 58 of 699 |
| Genre | Comedy | S | 86 of 3,488 |
| Era | Early 2020s | A | 89 of 1,596 |
| Genre | Action | A | 120 of 2,765 |
| Genre | Drama | A | 180 of 1,917 |
| Origin | Japan | A | 243 of 7,157 |
Key staff
| Director | Hiro Kaburagi, Ryouji Masuyama |
|---|---|
| Series composition | Ryouta Kosawa |
| Character design | Yoshiyuki Sadamoto, Hirotaka Katou |
Franchise — GREAT PRETENDER
Related
| Relation | Year | Title |
|---|---|---|
| sequel | 2024 | GREAT PRETENDER razbliuto |
AniList id 110349 · MAL id 40052 · record updated 2026-08-27