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)
Great Pretender is a ona with 23 episodes, from Spring 2020, produced by WIT STUDIO, rated 8.1/10 on AniList.
Synopsis
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)
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- Crime — Centers around unlawful activities punishable by the state or other authority.
- Foreign — Partly or completely set in a country outside the country of origin.
- Anti-Hero — Features a protagonist who lacks conventional heroic attributes and may be considered a borderline villain.
- Primarily Adult Cast — Main cast is mostly composed of characters above a high school age.
- Male Protagonist — Main character is male.
- Urban — Partly or completely set in a city.
- Work — Centers around the activities of a certain occupation.
- Language Barrier — A barrier to communication between people who are unable to speak a common language.
- Mafia — Centered around Italian organised crime syndicates.
- Acting — Centers around actors or the acting industry.
- Triads — Centered around Chinese organised crime syndicates.
- Filmmaking — Centers around the art of filmmaking.