# Netflix Set to Release WIT Studio’s Original TV Anime “The Great Pretender” Worldwide on August 20
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">Good news for those waiting for this series to be released outside of Japan! Netflix has announced this Tuesday that they will be releasing <em>The Great Pretender </em>worldwide on August 20. </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">The series has already started airing in Netflix Japan last June 2, with the first 5 episodes (“Case 1”) released first in one bulk. It was followed by episodes 6-10 (“Case 2”) on June 9 and 11-14 (“Case 3”) on June 16. Netflix lists "Case 4" as "coming soon". The show premiered on Japanese TV last July 8 and is slated to run for 23 episodes.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">The original TV anime project is directed by Hiro Kaburagi (<em>My Little Monster</em>) for WIT Studio. Character design are done by Yoshiyuki Sadamoto (<em>Evangelion</em>), scripts are written by Ryota Kosawa (<em>Parasyte</em> live-action film), and music is composed by Yutaka Yamada (<em>Tokyo Ghoul</em>). The series is produced by Maiko Okada. </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">The series is described as having a theme of “credit fraud” and will be a “happy and comedic drama between worldly-famous swindlers”. The story is described in its official website as such: </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">“Makoto Edamura is supposedly Japan's greatest swindler. Together with his partner Kudo, they try to trick a Frenchman in Asakusa but unexpectedly get tricked instead. The Frenchman, whom they tried to swindle, turns out to be Laurent Thierry- a much higher-level 'confidence man,' in control of the mafias. Edamura is yet to find out what fate awaits him, after having engaged in the Frenchman's dirty jobs...!”</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">The main cast are: </span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst" style="text-indent: -18.0pt; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1;"><!-- [if !supportLists]--><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">·<span style="font: 7.0pt 'Times New Roman';"> </span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span lang="EN-GB" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">Chiaki Kobayashi as Makoto “Edamame” Edamura</span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="text-indent: -18.0pt; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1;"><!-- [if !supportLists]--><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">·<span style="font: 7.0pt 'Times New Roman';"> </span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span lang="EN-GB" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">Junichi Suwabe as Laurent Thierry</span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="text-indent: -18.0pt; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1;"><!-- [if !supportLists]--><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">·<span style="font: 7.0pt 'Times New Roman';"> </span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span lang="EN-GB" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">Natsumi Fujiwara as Abigail “Aby” Jones</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">The series’ opening theme song is the popular classic <em>“The Great Pretender” </em>originally sung by The Platters. The version used in the anime series, however, is the cover version done by the late Queen frontman Freddie Mercury. </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">Source: </span><a href="https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2020-07-21/netflix-streams-wit-studio-great-pretender-anime-outside-japan-on-august-20/.162090">Anime News Network</a></p>
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