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Black Jack

ブラック・ジャック

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.

Drama

Themes & Tags

Episodic95%Male Protagonist82%Medicine82%Work80%Ghost79%Disability73%Tragedy70%Suicide66%Shounen65%Meta64%Philosophy60%War60%Drugs60%

Characters

Kuroo Hazama

Kuroo Hazama

間黒男

MAIN
Pinoko

Pinoko

ピノコ

MAIN
Hyakkimaru

Hyakkimaru

百鬼丸

SUPPORTING
Acetylene Lamp

Acetylene Lamp

アセチレン・ランプ

SUPPORTING
Dr. Saruta

Dr. Saruta

本間丈太郎

SUPPORTING
Duke Red

Duke Red

レッド公

SUPPORTING
Largo

Largo

ラルゴ

SUPPORTING
Megumi Kisaragi

Megumi Kisaragi

如月恵

SUPPORTING
Lune

Lune

SUPPORTING
Notaarin

Notaarin

ノタアリン

SUPPORTING

If you liked Black Jack

Monster

Monster

Franken Fran

Franken Fran

Give My Regards to Black Jack

Give My Regards to Black Jack

Midnight

Midnight

Astro Boy

Astro Boy

Phoenix

Phoenix

Dororo

Dororo

UNDER DOCTOR

UNDER DOCTOR

Alabaster

Alabaster

Dr. Koto Shinryoujo

Dr. Koto Shinryoujo

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Black Jack TV: Lost Episodes
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Black Jack TV: Lost Episodes

SPECIAL
Black Jack 21
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Black Jack 21

TV
Black Jack Movie
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Black Jack Movie

MOVIE
Black Jack: Heian Sento
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Black Jack: Heian Sento

MOVIE
Black Jack: Sora Kara Kita Kodomo
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Black Jack: Sora Kara Kita Kodomo

OVA
Black Jack: Futari no Kuroi Isha
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Black Jack: Futari no Kuroi Isha

MOVIE
Black Jack
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Black Jack

OVA
Black Jack Specials: Inochi wo Meguru Yottsu no Kiseki
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Black Jack Specials: Inochi wo Meguru Yottsu no Kiseki

TV
Black Jack (TV)
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Black Jack (TV)

TV
Black Jack: Kuroi Ishi
ALTERNATIVE

Black Jack: Kuroi Ishi

MANGA
Black Jack NEO
ALTERNATIVE

Black Jack NEO

MANGA
Black Jack: BJ x bj
ALTERNATIVE

Black Jack: BJ x bj

MANGA

Staff

Osamu Tezuka

Osamu Tezuka

Story & Art

Buichi Terasawa

Buichi Terasawa

Assistant

Mitsuru Miura

Mitsuru Miura

Assistant

Kenichi Kotani

Kenichi Kotani

Assistant

FAQ

What is Black Jack about?
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
Is Black Jack still ongoing?
Black Jack is currently finished. It has 243 chapters.
Who are the main characters in Black Jack?
The main characters are Kuroo Hazama, Pinoko.