Great Pretender

Halex Dec 18, 2020

5

This anime started great and it was on its way to awesomeness until the last case, at which point it just comes tumbling down to hell and left me wondering if someone was up to sabotage the story and I can't understand why they decided to throw everything away and stomp on their own work as a piece of trash. The series' story is divided into small arcs called "Cases": Case 1: Los Angeles Connection is Episodes 1-5 Case 2: Singapore Sky is Episodes 6-10 Case 3: Snow of London is Episodes 11-14 Up to here, everything is almost perfect. I strongly recommend you stop here for the best experience. If you decide to continue with the last case all remaining questions & backstory of the main protagonist will be answered, but it's so bad that it will destroy everything you see so far and you cannot undo that. It's like they stop caring about the story and just wanted to finish the anime without care or consideration for the character development, the cohesion of the story, and the message they were trying to convey. It will leave you feeling that the show was a waste of time. I would rate the story up to this point an 8. Case 4: Wizard of Far East is Episodes 15-23 I have to wonder: if this last case is Filler Material? If it is, that will explain a lot, as it feels like it was giving to a different writer, and not just any writer, but someone either set on sabotage all the work they have done so far or an amateur writer with no experience nor care about the work. It is even worst than the last Filler Arc of Gantz, and even worst than the ending of Game of Thrones, which seems to have the same kind of issues as this last case. This is one of the most disappointing endings that I have ever seen in anime and any other format. The first 3 cases are definitely worth watching, the story is not overly serious, it has a good amount of comedy and wackiness. As far as I remember this is the first anime about Con Artist, there other animes about gambling that also include some conning, but it's not the main focus of those shows. The animation & sound are awesome, as expected from Wit Studio. Overall, It's an interesting show with a different premise & style from the norm. It may not be for everyone but you should at least try the first 2 episodes before you decide. The dub was good.

MelonX Jul 22, 2020

10

This is a great anime overall, and each of the main characters get a mini arc to shine. I love that they use different languages in relation to the place they're in, like in France.  The animation is unique and I think the storyline is great so far.

Quinny0 Aug 22, 2020

10

Honestly, this was freaking amazing. This was way, way, way, WAY better than i expected.STORY: the plot was amazing, and pretty much original. I've never seen anything like it, and the backstories for each character (the ones we've seen so far) are brilliant too. I love detective/crime/mind games, it's so interesting, and this was just as good! the jokes were pretty funny as well.CHARACTERS: like i said, the backstories of the characters were great. They were all pretty sad, and also had something to do with the case, which was a nice touch to add. The look and clothing of all the characters were amazing as well. The girls looked cute, the dudes looked handsome, the clothing was fashionable, and some of the characters looked pretty funny... one of them had a egg shaped head 🥚SOUND: the sound track, the background music, the ending... all of it was just perfect. It went well with the anime, and it was nice to listen to for a little jam.Overall, I really loved this anime and i think you should give it a try. I hoped this help and i hope you give it a chance.