Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-6192846-20130913170916/@comment-6986530-20141007151439

The fact that it's an actual Japanese archetype makes it even more clear it should be translated as Phantom Thief in articles, in my opinion. It would be dishonest to turn around and say it's something else. There is a "gentleman thief" archetype here (female equivalent is usually a catburglar) but I don't know if these would directly translate.