Yutaro Kurose is a male devil hunter from the Kyoto Public Safety division in Chainsaw Man, partnered with Michiko Tendo and contracted with the Punishment Devil.
Yutaro Kurose works for the Kyoto Public Safety Devil Hunters, specifically in the Anti-Devil Division 1.
He operates as Michiko Tendo’s partner and is also the mentor of Subaru from the same division.
He first appears in chapter 26 of the manga.
He speaks in a Kyoto-style dialect that sounds casual and close to plain informal speech.
When speaking with people from Tokyo, he tries to suppress his accent, but it still slips through.
He has a cut running from his nose down to his left cheek, mirroring Tendo’s facial scar.
Despite his laid-back attitude, he is actually reliable and caring toward juniors.
This is especially visible in his interactions with Aki Hayakawa, whom he advises and supports.
Kurose is a young man with a noticeable scar running from his nose to his left cheek.
This scar is in the same position as Michiko Tendo’s, though the origin of his wound is never explained.
He often presents himself as lighthearted and somewhat frivolous.
However, beneath that, he is observant, practical, and capable of giving sharp, honest advice.
He can be easily irritated by what he sees as naïve or single-minded behavior.
Even so, he genuinely worries about others and tries to encourage them in his own blunt way.
Kurose is a trained devil hunter of the Kyoto Public Safety division.
He has enough skill and trust from superiors to be sent to supervise and train other divisions.
In chapter 76, it is revealed that he is contracted with the Punishment Devil.
This is the same devil contract held by his partner Michiko Tendo.
The exact terms of his contract with the Punishment Devil are not detailed.
However, his status as a Punishment Devil contractor implies high-level and extremely dangerous power at his disposal.
Kurose is sent to Tokyo after the assault on Special Division 4.
His main mission there is to provide guidance and training to Aki Hayakawa.
Acting as a mentor, he has Aki form a contract with the Future Devil.
He offers practical advice, along with a bottle of cola and a warning, showing his mixture of casualness and concern.
He became a devil hunter due to hatred of the Gun Devil, just like Aki.
Unlike Aki, though, he has already abandoned his quest for revenge, having accepted its impossibility.
Because of that, he feels frustrated by Aki’s stubborn pursuit of vengeance.
At the same time, he worries about Aki’s safety and still encourages him when it matters.
During his student days, Kurose was a member of the soccer club.
He has an older brother who was eaten and killed by a devil, a trauma that originally pushed him toward devil hunting.
He lives in Kyoto but maintains a personal life that stretches to Tokyo.
In Tokyo, he has a girlfriend named Misa.
Kurose also has a friend named Tomono, with whom he spends his off-time.
He, Misa, Tomono, and his partner Tendo are shown in a photo where they have gone to the beach together, hinting at a surprisingly normal and cheerful private life.
Aki Hayakawa
Kurose is assigned to guide Aki after the devastating attack on Special Division 4.
He helps arrange Aki’s contract with the Future Devil and warns him about the path he is taking.
He is annoyed by Aki’s uncompromising focus on revenge against the Gun Devil.
Yet he also empathizes with Aki’s pain and offers him encouragement, even as he worries Aki will die for his ideals.
Michiko Tendo
Kurose and Michiko Tendo form a stable, professional buddy duo within Kyoto Public Safety.
They share similar scars and the same contract with the Punishment Devil.
Their partnership appears balanced, with Kurose’s casual manner complementing Tendo’s more composed demeanor.
They are trusted enough as a pair to be deployed together on important assignments, including missions involving Denji.
Subaru
Subaru from Kyoto Public Safety Anti-Devil Division 1 regards Kurose as his mentor.
This shows that Kurose is not only a field operative but also a trainer of younger devil hunters.
Escort Mission for Denji
In volume 7, chapter 55, Makima requests Kurose’s assistance in guarding Denji.
In response, Kurose travels by car from Kyoto to Tokyo alongside Michiko Tendo and Subaru.
On the way, they are ambushed by the three assassin brothers from America.
The brothers open fire on the car, and Kurose, Tendo, and Subaru are shot and killed.
Many readers were shocked by how abruptly these three characters were removed from the story.
Kurose especially had built up notable interactions with main characters, making his sudden death feel particularly abrupt and brutal.
After Death and the Skin Devil’s Deception
After his death, Kurose is impersonated through the ability of the Skin Devil.
The eldest of the three brothers uses the Skin Devil’s power to take his appearance.
Some scenes that seem to further explore “Kurose’s” character are actually actions and conversations carried out by the imposter.
This means that part of what the audience learns about his private life is revealed posthumously, through the perspective of the assassin wearing his skin.
Return Under Makima’s Control
Later, during the confrontation with the Gun Devil, Kurose appears again under Makima’s control.
He is summoned as one of the many individuals she commands through her power.
In this state, Kurose is no longer acting of his own free will.
He functions as a tool within Makima’s massive network of controlled individuals, emphasizing the tragic fate of even relatively kind and grounded characters like him.
In the anime adaptation of Chainsaw Man, Yutaro Kurose is voiced by Kengo Kawanishi.
His performance captures Kurose’s casual tone, regional flavor, and underlying seriousness.
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