Randy Maclean
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Estimated watch time
0h 59m
⚡ 1 days at 5 eps/day
Tags & Tropes
Boys' Love100%Police92%Crime79%LGBTQ+ Themes79%Bisexual79%Foreign68%Male Protagonist60%Rural60%Primarily Adult Cast60%Tragedy40%
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Synopsis & Story
Dee Laytner and Randy "Ryo" Maclane are two New York cops taking a needed vacation in England. Dee has very strong feelings for Ryo and wants to take this chance to advance their relationship (and if he's lucky, maybe seduce Ryo). Ryo doesn't understand his own feelings for Dee, and doesn't know if he wants to (or should) acknowledge them. Their vacation and relationship is suddenly disturbed when murders and missing person reports keep surfacing around their hotel. The only common tie the cases have is that all of the victims were Japanese or Japanese descent. Dee and Ryo have to solve the case before Ryo, who is half Japanese, becomes the next victim. (Source: Anime News Network)
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FAKE: should you watch it?
At a glance
FAKE has been poorly received, with an average AniList score of 59/100 — 20% of 1,690 ratings are 8/10 or higher.
It ranks #22 highest-rated anime of 1998, and #10 most popular anime of 1998 on AniList.
Of the 2.8K AniList users who started it, 2.2% dropped it, so it is rarely abandoned; 2.6K have finished it.
At about 59 minutes in total, it is a short commitment — a weekend binge.
Best for viewers who enjoy Comedy, Mystery, Romance — especially boys' love, police, crime, lgbtq+ themes.
Main cast & creators
- Original creator
- Sanami Matou
- Director
- Iku Suzuki
- Music
- Katsuo Oono
FAKE FAQ
- How many episodes does FAKE have?
- FAKE has 1 episodes of about 59 minutes each, roughly 59 minutes in total.
- Is FAKE finished?
- Yes. FAKE has finished airing — the final episode aired April 21, 1998.
- Is there a season 2 of FAKE?
- No sequel is listed for FAKE as of October 2026. You can continue the story in the original manga.
- Is FAKE based on a manga?
- Yes. FAKE adapts the manga by Sanami Matou.
- Who animated FAKE?
- FAKE was animated by J.C.STAFF and directed by Iku Suzuki.