Shinichi Akiyama (Liar Game)

Shinichi Akiyama, also known as Ex Con, is the main protagonist from the Liar Game series.
== Charactah Account ==
Akiyama is a graduate of Teito University with a degree in criminal psychology. He became a con man in order to take down the multi-level marketing corporation that swindled his mother to the point where she committed suicide to "save" Akiyama from debt via her life insurance.
After being released from prison, Akiyama reluctantly agrees to help Nao win the Liar Game after she despairingly cries out, "Save me!" Mitsuo Tanimura later suggests that Akiyama consented to help Nao because he saw a resemblance between Nao's and his mother's situations. Akiyama enters the Liar Game in Round 2 by substituting for another player, and by Round 3 is seen as an unofficial leader among the Liar Game's contestants. Akiyama utilizes Nao's ability to make sincere, emotional appeals to sway other contestants, making Nao Akiyama's most powerful weapon.
Nevertheless, he continually tries to pay off her debt to get her to leave the Liar Game and never lets her come into harm's way. Akiyama's motivation for continuing in the Liar Game is to find the real motives behind the Liar Game Tournament organization and bring it down. 
== Appearance ==
=== Manga ===
* Liar Game
* Liar Game: Roots of A
* Liar Game: Roots of A #2
== Trivia ==
* Akiyama's birthday is February 9. This was revealed on Kaitani Shinobu's Twitter
== Gallery ==
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== External Links ==
* Akiyama Shinichi at Liar Game Wiki
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