| The Black Swindler | |
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| クロサギ (Kurosagi) |
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| Genre | Suspense |
| Manga | |
| Written by | Takeshi Natsuhara |
| Illustrated by | Kuromaru |
| Published by | Shogakukan |
| Demographic | Seinen |
| Magazine | Weekly Young Sunday Big Comic Spirits |
| Original run | November 2003 – July 2008 |
| Volumes | 20 |
| Manga | |
| Shin Kurosagi | |
| Written by | Takeshi Natsuhara |
| Illustrated by | Kuromaru |
| Published by | Shogakukan |
| Demographic | Seinen |
| Magazine | Big Comic Spirits |
| Original run | September 2008 – ongoing |
| Volumes | 10 |
| TV drama | |
| Directed by | Yasuharu Ishii Shunichi Hirano Atsushi Takei |
| Written by | Takeshi Natsuhara |
| Network | TBS |
| Original run | April 14, 2006 – June 23, 2006 |
| Episodes | 11 |
Kurosagi (クロサギ lit., The Black Swindler) is a Japanese manga written by Takeshi Natsuhara and illustrated by Kuromaru. The series is about a boy named Kurosaki who swindles only other professional swindlers known as shirosagi (シロサギ). It won the 2008 Shogakukan Manga Award for seinen/general manga along with Tetsuji Sekiya's Bambino!.[1]
The series was adapted as an 11-episode TV drama that was aired on TBS from 14 April 2006 to 23 June 2006. On March 8, 2008, Kurosagi the Movie with Tomohisa Yamashita starring as the Black Swindler once again, was released.
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Kurosagi is based on a young man seeking revenge on the "shirosagi" (or white swindlers who swindle by defrauding others) by swindling them out of most if not all of their money. Six years prior to the show, Kurosaki's father was swindled out of his money... because of this, his father killed Kurosaki's mother and sister followed by committing suicide himself. Kurosaki then becomes a swindler himself, a kurosagi (The Black Swindler who swindles other swindlers). By doing this he helps the innocent people who got swindled by the culprits and gets their money back. In this whole scheme, Kurosagi is met with a stubborn grad student, pursuing to be a prosecutor.
Kurosaki/Kurosagi
A 21 year old famed swindler known as the Kurosagi (or Black Swindler) because he only targets professional swindlers, conning them out of their own money, leaving them in ruins, and then using that money to payback their victims.
Yoshikawa Tsurara
Tsurara Yoshikawa is a law student who disapproves of Kurosagi's swindling ways but ironically falls in love with him. She lives in Kurosaki's apartment as a tenant. Her dream is to be a prosecutor.She falls in love with Kurosaki.
Katsuragi Toshio
His official title is the "Fixer". Katsuragi supplies Kurosaki with information for a cut of the profit that Kurosaki will make, buys defunct companies, and is the mastermind behind many of Kurosaki's swindles. He is also somewhat of a father-figure to Kurosaki. Katsuragi is a nefarious character because he employs swindlers as well as Kurosaki.
Kashima Masaru
The newly appointed assistant inspector of the Eastern Tokyo Department, in charge of intellectual crimes. Kashima is an extremely self-righteous person who strives to return law and order to Tokyo. After learning of the Kurosagi and his methods of operation, Kashima becomes obsessed with apprehending him. On one occasion Kashima goes as far as to assault Kurosaki outside of his jurisdiction in anger.