Sins of Kujo (Japanese: 九条の大罪, Kujō no Taizai) is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Shohei Manabe. Set in the modern Japanese legal world, it follows a lawyer who lives in a tent on a building rooftop and takes on difficult cases involving organized crime members, semi-yakuza, and ex-convicts. It has been serialized in Shogakukan's seinen magazine Weekly Big Comic Spirits since October 2020, and a live-action series premiered on Netflix in April 2026.
Story and characters
The series centers on Taiza Kujo, a lawyer who works from a rooftop tent, and Shinji Karasuma, a top graduate of the University of Tokyo's Faculty of Law who stays at their office. Together they handle cases from the darker side of society, including fatal drunk-driving accidents, drug-related crimes, and fraud at nursing homes.
Publication and adaptations
The manga began serialization in October 2020, and its chapters have been collected in 17 volumes as of August 2026. A ten-episode live-action series reached Netflix worldwide in April 2026, with a live-action film adaptation scheduled for January 2027.
Reception
By July 2026, the manga had more than 5 million copies in circulation. It ranked tenth on the Nationwide Bookstore Employees' Recommended Comics of 2022 and was nominated for Best Comic at the 2024 Angoulême International Comics Festival and for the 70th Shogakukan Manga Award.