- the rise of
organized crime in ****an.[citation needed] The most
famous kuromaku, or behind-the-scenes
power broker, of the 20th century, he was active...
- behind-the-scenes fixer, godfather, or
power broker (lit. "black curtain")
kuromaku boss (lit. "parent role")
oyabun gambler bakuto gang/company -gumi hoodlum/ruffian...
- Ohara! The Mastermind's Ambition!" Transliteration: "Ohara no Sairai!
Kuromaku no Yabō!" (****anese: オハラの再来！黒幕の野望！)
Toshinori ****uzawa Shōji
Yonemura Keita...
- The
Mastermind Revealed!" Transliteration: "Osoroshiki
Majin no
Himitsu Kuromaku Shutugen!!" (****anese: 恐ろしき魔人の秘密 黒幕出現！！) 219B–220 June 1, 2014 (2014-06-01)...
- 2019 (2019-12-17)
April 26, 2020 115 13 "Mastermind" Transliteration: "
Kuromaku" (****anese: 黒幕) Rokō
Ogiwara Jun
Kamiya December 24, 2019 (2019-12-24)...
- TBA November 9, 2024 (2024-11-09) 7 "The Mastermind" Transliteration: "
Kuromaku" (****anese: 黒幕)
Unknown TBA November 16, 2024 (2024-11-16) 8 "Deadly Resolve"...
- 10 10 "The
Heinous Aura ~Mastermind~" Transliteration: "Kyoaku no Ōra ~
Kuromaku~" (****anese: 巨悪のオーラ～黒幕～)
Hiroshi Kobayashi Katsuya Shigehara Hiroshi Seko...
- Appears!! The Evil
Madoshi Babidi" / "The Wizard's Curse" Transliteration: "
Kuromaku Tōjō!! Aku no Madōshi Babidi" (****anese: 黒幕登場!!悪の魔導師バビディ) March 9, 1994 (1994-03-09)...
- 2017 (2017-06-07)
December 8, 2018 11 "The
Shadow of The Mastermind" Transliteration: "
Kuromaku no kage" (****anese: 黒幕の影)
Hikari Satō
Masaya Honda June 14, 2017 (2017-06-14)...
- by
thugs working for Toru's
estranged brother Hideo, a well-connected
kuromaku (or "black curtain" in English, a
fixer who
works behind the
scenes for...
