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Apr 16, 2023
The Great Pretender is an excellent Netflix anime that's a different flavor of Black Lagoon. Instead of gun fights in the seediest of settings, you find the psychological thrill of pulling one over on the wealthiest people that really deserve it.

Characters: 10/10
The characters are all very solid and well fleshed out, even though, by nature, they are hard to read because they're skilled scammers. They all have backstories given that help us understand how they've entered the scamming world. Like Black Lagoon, none of these characters are objectively good people, but I find it refreshing that this anime doesn't take any efforts to wax preachy about it like Black Lagoon does.

Art: 10/10
The animation is phenomenal, namely the coloring. The color palettes are vibrant and bring life to every single frame. The action is done well. I was incredibly impressed

Story: 9/10
The story is broken into four arcs--the second season being one entire arc. Each arc contains one scam in a different location, followed by a break in between. My only complaint is that the passage of time is difficult to mark and that the after the second arc some of the twists become a bit predictable, but other than that I found each scam fun and thrilling. Some people will have complaints about the last few episodes, but I liked them well enough.

Enjoyment overall: 10/10
I liked this anime and wished I watched it sooner (I had seen it sitting on Netflix for a long time and was curious about it). I would say my favorite arc was the second because it was before I had learned how to predict the plot and I liked those antagonists the best and it's before I started disliking Laurent too much. I would definitely recommend.
Reviewer’s Rating: 10
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