Tsutomu Kuroiwa

Tsutomu Kuroiwa, man, this guy’s fingerprints are all over some wild stuff. Boku no Yabai Tsuma? Twisted. It’s like, you think you know your spouse, then—bam—your life explodes. The show’s all mind games, married life on crack, and honestly, you end up questioning if you could ever trust anyone again. Kuroiwa really digs into the dark corners of relationships—love, secrets, betrayal—he doesn’t flinch. It’s clever. Kind of makes you want to double-check what’s in your partner’s coffee. Then he swings over to Gantz: O, and it’s a whole other beast. Animated sci-fi carnage, freaky monsters, and that “fight or die” vibe. Imagine getting yanked out of your normal life and tossed into a bloody survival game, Tokyo-style. Kuroiwa nails that sense of desperate chaos—one second you’re dead, the next, you’re fighting for your life against something that looks like it crawled out of your nightmares. The action’s nuts, but so is the tension. He’s not afraid to get weird with it, either. Kasane, though, is where he flexes with the psychological drama. The story’s built around envy, beauty, and the ugly stuff people do for a taste of fame. It’s all masks and switching faces—literally. You start feeling bad for the villain, then hate the victim, then back again. Kuroiwa just messes with your head. He’s got a thing for broken characters and big emotional punches, and somehow, he keeps you hooked even when things get messy. The guy’s got skills, no question.