The Kurosagi Corpse Delivery Service
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| The Kurosagi Corpse Delivery Service | |
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 English version, Volume 1. |
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| 黒鷺死体宅配便 (Kurosagi Shitai Takuhaibin) |
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| Genre | Horror |
| Manga | |
| Author | Eiji Otsuka (story) Housui Yamazaki (art) |
| Publisher |  Kadokawa Shoten Dark Horse Manga |
| Magazine | Shōnen Ace |
| Volumes | 8 (ongoing) |
The Kurosagi Corpse Delivery Service (黒鷺死体宅配便 Kurosagi Shitai Takuhaibin?) is a horror Manga series written by Eiji Otsuka and drawn by Housui Yamazaki. First published in Kadokawa Mystery manga, the strip later (October 2006) transferred to the companion publication Shōnen Ace.[1] The English translation is published by Dark Horse Comics.
The series follows five recently graduated students who have formed a company which specialises in dealing with the dead and their last wishes.
A U.S. live-action film based on The Kurosagi Corpse Delivery Service is now in development.[2]
[edit] Characters
- Kuro Karatsu
- A student Buddhist monk with average grades. He has the ability to "speak" with the recently deceased allowing the team to learn their "clients'" desires.
- Makato Numata
- A dowser for the dead, his role is to find the bodies needed for the team's delivery work.
- Ao Sasaki
- The brains behind the company. A skilled hacker and general computer expert.
- Yuji Yata
- Another student, he wears a felt puppet on his left hand which he claims channels an alien intelligence.
- Keiko Makino
- A licensed embalmer who handles the corpses found by Karatsu and Makato. She studied her trade in America since embalmers are rare in Japan where most bodies are cremated rather than buried.
[edit] External links
[edit] References
- ^ Kurosagi Corpse Delivery Service Vol.2 authors afterword
- ^ Dark Horse Comics > Profile > Kurosagi Corpse Delivery Service Vol. 6 TPB
