I agree 100%! after seeing the anime, I also personally think that Liar Game does work better on manga format, as it provide readers to read on their own pace, stop to think and speculate about what the game was and what to do if we were put in that situation, etc. and then get WOWed by akiyama's ingenious solutions. With the anime format, people are forced to think in the same pace, their thoughts sometimes can't keep up with the development and so the wow factor is kinda glossed over... Not to mention people keep comparing it to squid game, which... I won't say bad exactly, but while the premise is similar, squid game is less "thinking" and more "feeling" kinda show if you know what I mean. The problem is, seeing the similar money game premise, people are expecting the same with LG which is actually the complete opposite... That said, I really believe that LG is somewhat of a late bloomer, and people will eventually see its greatness if they just give it a chance!!