When Kujō no Taizai (translated as Kujō's Deadly Sins) debuted as a manga in 2020, it cut through the seinen landscape with a scalpel, interrogating morality, law, and human darkness in a way few crime stories dared. For six years, Shohei Manabe’s narrative twisted readers’ expectations, selling four million copies and building a fervent fanbase. By 2025, the decision to adapt this morally ambiguous legal drama into live action as Sins of Kujo crystallized, promising to bring Kujo’s shadowed world from panels to screens with cinematic intensity.

Now, that decision has moved from project to premiere. Netflix has locked in a global release date for the series, and anticipation is mounting.

Netflix has confirmed that Sins of Kujo will premiere worldwide on April 2, 2026 as a Netflix Original series. This announcement follows earlier confirmations that placed the adaptation in the Spring 2026 window. It also marks a significant milestone for a project that has been closely watched by fans since its greenlight.

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The cast assembled for this adaptation combines established talent and rising stars. 

Leading the ensemble is Yuya Yagira portraying Taiza Kujo, the controversial lawyer at the story’s heart. Yagira, won Best Actor at the Cannes Film Festival as a teenager for the Japanese drama film Nobody Knows. He has since appeared in notable projects including Asakusa Kid and Gannibal, while Sins of Kujo marks his most prominent Netflix role to date.

Also confirmed by Netflix are Hokuto Matsumura as elite lawyer Shinji Karasuma, Elaiza Ikeda as empathetic social worker Hitomu Yakushimae, Keita Machida as underworld-connected shop owner Kengo Mibu.

Murotsuyoshi as gang underboss Kiyoshi Kyogoku, and Takuma Otoo as detective Yoshinobu Arashiyama. As Netflix continues to double down on live-action manga, with One Piece Season 2 also on the way, Sins of Kujo joins the platform’s growing prestige slate of adaptations. Spanning 15 volumes, it sets the stage for a plot that questions whether justice is ever truly black and white.

Fundamentally, Sins of Kujo blends legal drama with psychological thriller, following Taiza Kujo, a lawyer unafraid to defend society’s vilest clients in pursuit of ambiguous justice. Each case forces Kujo into morally compromised negotiations with police, prosecutors, and the criminal underworld. The story expands, gradually exposing his own past and the personal motives behind his obsession with unwinnable cases.

The series is penned by Nonji Nemoto, adapting Shohei Manabe’s original work spanning 15 volumes. The creative vision is guided by co-directors Nobuhiro Doi, Takeyoshi Yamamoto, and Hiroshi Adachi, filmmakers experienced in character-driven storytelling and atmospheric drama. 

Sins of Kujo positions itself not as a conventional courtroom thriller but as a nuanced exploration of sin, justice, and the human condition.

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As the April 2 premiere approaches, what are your expectations for this adaptation? Share your thoughts on how faithful storytelling and character depth might shape the series’ impact.