Liar Game

[Pentan]

Originally Posted by Ailly

Does anyone know if the author is taking a break or something?

Yes, he is:

As of now, 4/23, the official site says LG is on hiatus, that is, it will not appear in print in at least #22-23 (release date 4/26) and #24 (release date 5/10).
UPD2: (5/9) The site gave the reason for the hiatus, "collecting and sorting out data for the plot".

[Ailly]

Ah, thanks a lot for the info! ^^

[Itoukaiji01]

This manga can be great with some really surprising twists and turns but the LGE officials can really take so much of the fun out of things. I really hate the way the dealers watching the games from the backroom always overreact to every little move or worse the fact that they need to overexplain every little thing that happens, even if it's a simple move that should be obvious, they act all surprised and need to explained to them in baby steps.

This is bad for a couple of reasons first it sometimes slows the pace of the manga to a crawl but even worse it makes this antagonistic organization looking like a bunch of blathering idiots and takes all the mystery away from the organization. It's gotten so bad that a few chapters ago they had to introduce a new higher up in the organization to even give it a little bit of intrigue again. These guys are supposed to be the dealers and creators of these games but they marvel over the simplest of concepts like they don't know anything about gambling or basic psychology. Obviously these explanations are for the benefit of the audience but using the Liar Game officials to do it is a terrible idea. I think the manga would be better off using a narrator for that. Also, it could cut back on the explanations themselves. A lot of the time I find myself rolling my eyes at how much everything seems to be over explained. Sometimes it takes the fun out of a clever twist when everything step is explained in detail.

While this doesn't ruin what is still a very tense and often clever plot it does take away from my enjoyment a bit.

157:

Well that was an interesting chapter. I was a little iffy about this twist last chapter, but

after having the proof set out I think it's interesting to have Kimura as the real power in Harimoto's group. There are ways for Akiyama and company to take advantage of this, but in the short time they have it will be hard to get anything working. Of course the smartest thing is to do nothing but that will never happen.

[NicoNicoDesu]

This is kind of random, but should I try to read this manga? Is it any good?

[Itoukaiji01]

If you like high stakes games with a psychological bend then yes, I'd say definitely try this. The first arc is a little slow getting started but after that it's a pretty good read other than the problems I stated above. It wouldn't take long to read the first 15 chapters and by then you'd know if you like it.

[Ailly]

Originally Posted by NicoNicoDesu

This is kind of random, but should I try to read this manga? Is it any good?

You should definitely try it! Although it gets a bit wordy sometimes, it gives a very good look at human thought and behaviour. And Akiyama is just awesome. You should read it just for him. And don't mind Nao for the first hundred chapters or so. She may seem like a freaking idiot, but I promise you that she gets better.

And something totally different, but isn't your signature a bit too big? I haven't read the rules in a while so I could be wrong though.

[vernanonix]

Woo! Chapter 168:

I'm glad Harimoto's group is withdrawing form the game. I was getting tired of them. Of course, his pride blinded him to his obvious hypocrisy. However, I doubt that Kimura will leave the Liar Game. She's too money hungry. I imagine she'll later team up with Yokoya and make a devastating team.