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Black Jack

ブラック・ジャック

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manga completed Licensed 1973 - 1983 Anime

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Among adult readers in Japan Black Jack is Osamu Tezuka’s most popular achievement, and perhaps the most close to the creator’s heart, as Tezuka considered entering the medical field—majoring in medicine in college—before devoting his life to comics. Black Jack is a genius surgeon who never acquired his license due to his clashes with the medical establishment. He is hired out by anyone willing to pay his exorbitant rates and is perceived as a heartless rogue because of his enigmatic nature and antisocial manner. But as readers will soon discover, that is not the whole story.

(Source: Kodansha USA)

Note: Won the 1st Kodansha Manga Award in the Shounen category in 1977.

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◆ Comedy ◆ Drama ◆ Psychological ◆ Sci-Fi ◆ Slice of Life ◆ Supernatural ◆ Tragedy

Themes

Drugs Philosophy War Cohabitation Dark Past Death Death › Suicide Kinship › Dead Parents Violence › Revenge

Health

Medical Disability Illness › Disease

Philosophy

Reflections on Human Existence Philosophical

Activities

Working

Audience Demographics

Male Oriented › Shounen

Character Archetype

Hero › Anti-Hero

Character Types

Genius Male Lead Genius › Prodigy Male Lead › Strong

Protagonists

Smart Protagonist Middle-Aged Protagonist

Narrative Tropes

Storytelling Techniques › Meta

Occupations > Healthcare

Doctors Surgeons

Relationship

Age Gap › Older Male Younger Female

Species & Creatures

Supernatural Beings › Ghosts

Work Info

Art Style › Old-Style Drawings

Publication Format > Serialization Format

Episodic › Interconnected

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Akita Publishing

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Vol 1, Chap 1 (OVAs+ ONA+ TV 2004+ Black Jack 21)

Anime end

Vol 17, Chap 229 (OVAs+ ONA+ TV 2004+ Black Jack 21) All are adapted out of order, many chapters were skipped and some were re-adapted.

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