Heist Anime Goes Musical! Great Pretender Set for July Musical Adaptation
Ready to experience the unexpected series of scams that is Great Pretender again? Brace yourselves because this time, the story is getting a musical twist.
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Great Pretender was one of the unique animes to come out last year. Given that the show is somewhat grounded in an exaggerated reality and its international cast, a live-action adaptation was eventually going to happen.
The Great Pretender musical drama is set to run at Tokyo Building Brillia Hall from July 4 – 25th, 2021, and Orix Theater, Osaka from August 4 – 8th, 2021.
The key visual for the upcoming musical drama has also been released.
The key visual is finally completed and the official website has been renewed!
We have also released the performers’ messages, performance details, and promotional videos, so please have a look! !!
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The visual shows Edamame sitting on the ground while the other cast members stand behind him in a file. The background shows a tropical location while dollar bills are flying around.
The tickets for the musical drama will go on sale from June 12, 2021.
The cast for the musical drama was also released and it includes:
| Character | Cast | Other Works |
| Masato Edamame | Toshiya Miyata | Adventures of Kifsham Country |
| Laurent Thierry | Rurika Miya | Anna Karenina |
| Kitaoji | Ryo Kato | Lupin’s daughter |
| Abigail Jones (Abby) | Chihiro Yamamoto | INSPIRE Onmyoji |
| Paula Dickins | Ayase Senna | Play a Life |
| Kudo | Shinichi Fukumoto | Funny Detective |
| Kim Siwon | Atsuko Hirata | Housekeeper’s Mitazono |
| Salazar | Ichiro Mikami | Twelve Angry Men |
| Eddie Cassano | Ryosuke Otani | Inu No Akira |
The upcoming musical drama will cover the “The Los Angeles Connection” arc from the original anime, which took place during the first five episodes.
Musical adaptations of anime have almost always been successful. Franchises like Sailor Moon have especially found enormous success from their musicals even in the west.
These musical adaptations are almost always a hit when compared to their simple live-action adaptations.
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The fans were somewhat relieved when the show decided to go the musical route rather than straight-up live action. It will be amazing to see some unexpected entrances accompanied by some dramatic songs.
About Great Pretender
Great Pretender is an original Japanese anime television series produced by Wit Studio, directed by Hiro Kaburagi and written by Ryota Kosawa.
The series revolves around Makoto Edamura and Kudo, a duo of partners in crime who are supposedly Japan’s greatest swindlers/con-artists.
They try to trick a Frenchman, but they get out-swindled by him as he turns out to be Laurent Thierry, a much higher-level ‘confidence man,’ in control of the mafias.
A bigger picture opens for Edamura once he starts getting engaged in the Frenchman’s dirty jobs.
Source: Great Pretender Musical Official Website
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