Kurosagi

Introduction: Growing up I loved watching police procedurals and crime dramas/comedies such as Diagnosis: Murder and older shows such as Quincy M.E. So when I found out that Kurosagi was done in a similar vein as a police procedural I knew I had to pick it up.

Plot Overview: Kurosaki, the main character, is a Kurosagi (Black Swindler) that only targets Shirosagi (White Swindlers), swindlers who swindle others out of their money. Not much else is known about Kurosaki initially other then his motivation for targeting Shirosagi is born out of revenge for something that happened to him in his past.

Review: Kurosagi is a procedural at it's heart and as such focuses more on the cases and how Kurosaki is going to swindle the Shirosagi out of their money much more than character development. In fact there are only three consistent characters in the manga with the rest either being villains/victims of the week or showing up every blue moon or so. But this is fine for what Kurosagi wants to do which is present a fraud and how it is done and then show how Kurosaki swindles the swindler.

Conclusion: Kurosagi is great for those who like police procedurals as it's take on the genre is both fresh and entertaining. But if police procedurals aren't your cup of tea then you are better off looking for a different manga to read.

Guardman's Grade: B+

Categories: Drama, Procedural, Mystery