Bengoshi no Kuzu

Bengoshi no Kuzu (Japanese: 弁護士のくず, lit. Scum of Lawyers) is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Hideo Iura. It is the story about Takeda Masami, a new lawyer and fellow lawyer Kuzu Motohito, who Takeda is teamed up with, and how they deal with different court cases. It was serialized in Big Comic Original from 2003 to 2009. Shogakukan compiled it into ten tankōbon released between July 30, 2004, and January 29, 2010.[1][2] A second series, Bengoshi no Kuzu Dai-2 Shin (弁護士のくず 第二審), was published from 2010 to 2014; its first volume was released on December 25, 2010.[3]

Bengoshi no Kuzu
Cover of Bengoshi no Kuzu volume 1 as published Shogakukan
弁護士のくず
Manga
Written byHideo Iura
Published byShogakukan
MagazineBig Comic Original
DemographicSeinen
Original run2003 – 2009
Volumes10
Television drama
Directed byImai Natsuki
Sakai Masahiro
Takemura Kentaro
Morishima Masaya
Written byHideo Iura
Original networkTokyo Broadcasting System
Original run April 13, 2006 – June 29, 2006
Episodes12
Manga
Bengoshi no Kuzu Dai-2 Shin
Written byHideo Iura
Published byShogakukan
MagazineBig Comic Original
DemographicSeinen
Original run2010 – 2014
Volumes11

In 2007, Bengoshi no Kuzu won the 52nd Shogakukan Manga Award in the General category.[4]

The manga was adapted into a 12-episode TV drama, which was broadcast on Tokyo Broadcasting System between April 13, 2006 and June 29, 2006.[5]

Cast

Awards
  • 49th Television Drama Academy Awards Best Leading Actor: Toyokawa Etsushi
  • 49th Television Drama Academy Awards Best Supporting Actor: Hideaki Itō

References
  1. 弁護士のくず 1 (in Japanese). Shogakukan. Retrieved 2014-11-23.
  2. 弁護士のくず 10 (in Japanese). Shogakukan. Retrieved 2014-11-23.
  3. 弁護士のくず 第二審 1 (in Japanese). Shogakukan. Retrieved 2014-11-23.
  4. "Shougakukan Manga Awards Announced". Anime News Network. 2007-01-24. Retrieved 2009-02-12.
  5. 弁護士のくず (in Japanese). tvdrama-db.com. Retrieved 2009-07-26.


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