LIAR GAME episode 25, titled “Commander Match” (大将戦), arrived on Monday, September 21, 2026, and it kicks off the final showdown of the Revival Round. The episode introduced the tense game “Non-Rotating Roulette,” where only four pockets exist and the player, not the wheel, decides where the ball lands. For global viewers, the episode streamed on Crunchyroll with English subtitles and an English dub available on the same platform. The release kept the same Monday slot the series has used since its April 6, 2026 premiere, with two uninterrupted cours and a total of 26 episodes. Below is the full breakdown of the episode’s story impact, a detailed look back at episode 24, exact streaming times for every major region, and some lesser-known details about the anime that many viewers may have missed.
What Exactly Happens in Episode 25
The episode opened by wrapping up the “17 Poker” game. Kikuchi, Akiyama’s opponent in the middle match, revealed his winning method: he used his trained dynamic vision to track the joker’s position during shuffles and control the game freely. The outcome of that final poker hand set the stage for the overall match result. Once the middle match concluded, the story moved straight into the Commander Match called “Non-Rotating Roulette.”
This game is simple on the surface but brutal in practice. Four pockets sit on the board. The player drops the ball, and then both sides bet on where it landed. The catch is that the person dropping the ball can also bet, so the entire contest becomes a test of reading the opponent’s mind while hiding your own intentions. Nao Kanzaki, the honest college student who serves as the team’s commander, has a clear weakness: her nervousness shows on her face and in her body language, making her poor at games that demand deception. Akiyama worried about this exact problem before the match began. Fukunaga, on the other side, had the same concern and started thinking about his own position.
The episode ended with the roulette game in its opening rounds, with Nao under pressure and the outcome of the entire Revival Round resting on her ability to bluff.
Episode 24 Recap: Kikuchi’s Counterattack and Nao’s Desperate Plea
Episode 24, titled “Counterattack,” aired on September 14, 2026, and it focused entirely on the “17 Poker” middle match between Akiyama and Kikuchi. Kikuchi, a former boxer, used his trained dynamic vision to see through the shuffles and locate the joker. His winning method let him win repeatedly, and the chip gap between the East and West teams shrank fast.
Akiyama figured out that Kikuchi knew the joker’s location, but catching him in the act was not enough. Every time Akiyama found a small opening, Kikuchi folded and cut the momentum, then won the next hand with the joker in his grip. Nao called a time-out and tried a different approach: she told the West team that the revival round was a pointless fight and asked if they could simply stop. > “Can we please stop this kind of fight?” she pleaded.
Kikuchi turned her request against her. He bet the maximum and forced Akiyama to call instead of folding. Akiyama faced a hard choice with the entire match hanging on his decision.
Streaming Platform and Exact Release Times for Every Region
Crunchyroll is the only official platform streaming LIAR GAME outside Japan. The episode goes live simultaneously with the Japanese broadcast, and English subtitles are available at the same moment. The English dub also streams on Crunchyroll. In Japan, viewers can watch on TV Tokyo and its affiliate networks, plus domestic services like ABEMA, U-NEXT, DMM TV, Hulu, and d Anime Store.
New episodes arrive every Monday. Episode 25 premiered on September 21, 2026, and the season finale, episode 26, is set for September 28, 2026. Here are the exact release times for episode 25 across major locations and time zones:
- USA and Canada (Pacific Daylight Time): 8:00 a.m. PDT on Monday, September 21
- USA and Canada (Mountain Daylight Time): 9:00 a.m. MDT on Monday, September 21
- USA and Canada (Central Daylight Time): 10:00 a.m. CDT on Monday, September 21
- USA and Canada (Eastern Daylight Time): 11:00 a.m. EDT on Monday, September 21
- United Kingdom, Portugal, Ghana, Ireland (Greenwich Mean Time): 3:00 p.m. GMT on Monday, September 21
- Central Europe, Spain, Italy, Poland, France, Germany (Central European Summer Time): 5:00 p.m. CEST on Monday, September 21
- Japan and South Korea (Japan Standard Time / Korea Standard Time): 12:00 a.m. JST/KST on Tuesday, September 22 (the Japanese TV broadcast starts at 24:00 on Monday, which equals midnight Tuesday)
- India (India Standard Time): 8:30 p.m. IST on Monday, September 21
- Australia (Australian Eastern Standard Time): 1:00 a.m. AEST on Tuesday, September 22
- Brazil (Brasília Time): 12:00 p.m. BRT on Monday, September 21
The September 22 date that appears on some streaming trackers for episode 25 reflects the Japanese late-night broadcast window, not a separate release. Crunchyroll’s global rollout follows the same Monday schedule for all regions.
You May Also Like:
Facts About the Anime That Many Viewers Do Not Know
The LIAR GAME manga by Shinobu Kaitani ran in Weekly Young Jump from 2005 to 2015, and this 2026 series is its first-ever TV anime adaptation after more than 20 years of waiting. The story had already been adapted into a Japanese live-action drama in 2007 and two live-action films, and many viewers have pointed out that its survival-game structure influenced later titles like Squid Game.
Madhouse Studio is handling the animation, and the production committed to 26 episodes across two consecutive cours with no breaks, meaning the show runs for six straight months without a gap. The opening theme is performed by Yorushika, while Lucky Kilimanjaro handles the ending theme.
The main cast includes Saya Hitomi as Nao Kanzaki, Takeo Otsuka as Shinichi Akiyama, and Kazuhiro Nakaya as Leronira, the game’s dealer. Crunchyroll also added Hindi, Tamil, and Telugu dubs for the series starting April 27, 2026, making it one of the few psychological thrillers to receive simultaneous multi-language support in India.
The game featured in episode 25, “Non-Rotating Roulette,” is the same final game used in the live-action LIAR GAME Season 2 from 2009, but the anime version sticks closer to the manga’s pacing and rule explanations.
Also Read: LIAR GAME Episode 24 Worldwide Release Date, Streaming Times for USA UK Europe Australia and More
Explore more episode breakdowns, streaming guides, and behind-the-scenes details from the biggest anime releases on VvipTimes.
Leave a Reply