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LIAR GAME S1E23 — Core Match
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LIAR GAME•Season 1•Episode 23

Core Match

7.7/10 · 89 votesSep 8, 202624 min

Ranked #16 of 26 in Season 1•matches the season avg

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The rules of Seventeen Poker are explained and appear to give Akiyama's opponent an advantage.

Directed byAsami Kawano, Ryu Seung-cheol
Written byTatsuhiko Urahata, Kengo Son
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Cast18

Saya Hitomi

Saya Hitomi

Kanzaki Nao (voice)

Takeo Otsuka

Takeo Otsuka

Akiyama Shinichi (voice)

Kazuhiro Nakaya

Kazuhiro Nakaya

Reronira (voice)

Nobuo Tobita

Nobuo Tobita

Fujisawa Kazuo (voice)

Yoji Ueda

Yoji Ueda

Tanimura Mitsuo (voice)

Yasutaka Tomioka

Yasutaka Tomioka

Eda Teruyuki (voice)

Shoya Ishige

Shoya Ishige

Kikuzawa Takahiro (voice)

Ryosuke Asano

Ryosuke Asano

Kitamura Hiroto (voice)

Taro Kiuchi

Taro Kiuchi

Sato Tetsuzo (voice)

Riko Akechi

Riko Akechi

Tamura Makiko (voice)

Toshinari Fukamachi

Toshinari Fukamachi

Danno Daisuke (voice)

Naoya Miyase

Naoya Miyase

Tsunoda Kousuke (voice)

Crew7

C

Chihiro Nishikawa

Animation Director

I

Ichizo Kobayashi

Storyboard Artist

Asami Kawano

Asami Kawano

Director

R

Ryu Seung-cheol

Director

N

Nobumasa Shinkawa

Key Animation

Tatsuhiko Urahata

Tatsuhiko Urahata

Writer

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Kengo Son

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Episode Summary

"Core Match" is episode 23 of LIAR GAME season 1. It scored 7.7/10 from 89 votes, ranking #16 of 26 episodes this season (season average 7.7). Directed by Asami Kawano, Ryu Seung-cheol and written by Tatsuhiko Urahata, Kengo Son, it aired on September 8, 2026.

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