StoryBest described as the bastard love child of a rather dodgy soap opera and a James Bond film, Black Jack 21 is the latest instalment of Osamu Tezuka’s popular franchise. This time Black Jack becomes the target of a group of assassins hired by a mysterious corporation.

ヤングブラック・ジャック (Yangu Burakku Jakku)
Young Black Jack
Manga
Written by	Yoshiaki Tabata
Illustrated by	Yūgo Ōkuma
Published by	Akita Shoten
Demographic	Seinen
Magazine	Young Champion
Original run	November 22, 2011 – present
Volumes	16
Television drama
Directed by	Kentaro Otani
Music by	Yoshihiro Ike
Studio	Toho Studios, Kadokawa Daiei Studio
Original network	Nippon TV
Original run	April 23, 2011
Episodes	12
Anime television series
Directed by	Mitsuko Kase
Written by	Ryōsuke Takahashi
Music by	Daisuke Ikeda
Studio	Tezuka Productions
Licensed by
Original network	TBS, CBC, Sun TV, BS-TBS
English network	Animax Asia^[1]
Original run	October 1, 2015 – December 17, 2015
Episodes	12 (List of episodes)

May 12, 1998 Directed by John Woo. With Dolph Lundgren, Kate Vernon, Phillip MacKenzie, Kam Heskin. Dolph Lundgren plays Jack Devlin, a U.S Marshal who protects high-profile clients when it comes to a matter of security.
Black Jack (ブラック・ジャック, Burakku Jakku) is a fictional character created by Osamu Tezuka, introduced in Weekly Shōnen Champion on November 19, 1973. He is the main character in the Black Jack manga franchise.

Young Black Jack (ヤングブラック・ジャック, Yangu Burakku Jakku) is a Japanese manga written by Yoshiaki Tabata and illustrated by Yūgo Ōkuma. It is based on Black Jack by Osamu Tezuka. It is serialized at Akita Shoten's Young Champion magazine in its November 2011 issue. An anime adaptation aired in Japan from October to December 2015.^[2] The story follows Black Jack as a medical student in the 1960s.^[3]

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Plot[edit]

In the 1960s, Kuroo Hazama is a gifted young medical student with a dark past who tries to make a name for himself. Despite only being a medical student, his is a brilliant surgeon and attracts attention after he completes seemingly impossible operations and displays greater skills than his formal training would allow. Hazama devotes himself to the world of medicine together with his friends, the intern Maiko Okamoto and the doctor Yabu. Set against the background of student riots, war, and corruption, Hazama finds himself caught up in a series of circumstances which challenge his integrity as a person and his path towards becoming a surgeon. The choices he makesleads him to become the legend known as Black Jack.

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Characters[edit]

Kuroo Hazama (間黒男, Hazama Kuroo): Portrayed by: Masaki Okada (live-action drama), Voiced by: Yuichiro Umehara (anime)
Yabu (藪, Yabu): Voiced by: Kōji Yusa (anime)
Maiko Okamoto (岡本舞子, Okamoto Maiko): Voiced by: Shizuka Itō (anime)
Tōrō Tachiiri (立入灯郎, Tachiiri Tōrō): Voiced by: Hiroki Touchi (anime)^[4]
Doctor Kirī (軍医キリー, Dokutā Kirī): Voiced by: Junichi Suwabe (anime)
Eri Imagami (今上エリ, Imagami Eri)
Raymond (レイモンド, Reimondo): Voiced by: Norihiro Inoue (anime)^[4]
Tomezō Kanayama: Voiced by: Kazuo Oka (anime)
Jou: Voiced by: Takuya Eguchi (anime)
Aoyama: Voiced by: Megumi Toyoguchi (anime)
Tamura: Voiced by: Yoshitsugu Matsuoka (anime)
Smith: Voiced by: Ryōtarō Okiayu (anime)
Marlon: Voiced by: Hisafumi Oda (anime)
Hugo (ヒューゴ, Hyugo): Voiced by: Shunsuke Takeuchi (anime)
Takayanagi: Voiced by: Kentarou Tone (anime)
Bob: Voiced by: Hiroki Yasumoto (anime)
Phan: Voiced by: M.A.O (anime)
Steve: Voiced by: Shōta Yamamoto (anime)
Maruo Hyakki (百樹丸雄, Hyakki Maruo): Voiced by: Mamoru Miyano (anime)

Media[edit]

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Manga[edit]

The prequel manga based on Osamu Tesuka's Black Jack manga series is written by Yoshiaki Tabata, and illustrated by Yūgo Ōkuma. It began serialization in Akita Shoten's Young Champion issue #23 of 2011, released on November 22.^[3] Akita Shoten published the first tankōbon volume of the manga on May 18, 2012^[5], and fourteen volumes have been released as of December 20, 2018.^[6]^[7] In April 2019, it was announced that the manga will finish in its 16th volume that will be published in summer.^[8]

Live-action drama[edit]

A live-action TV special adaptation aired at April 23, 2011 at Nippon TV. Costa crociera parti subito formula roulette. The special starred lead actor Masaki Okada as young Black Jack. Kentaro Otani directed the special.^[3]

Anime[edit]

A 12-episode^[9]anime television series adaptation directed by Mitsuko Kase at Tezuka Productions is scheduled to air from October 1, 2015 at TBS, CBC, Sun TV, and BS-TBS.^[2]^[4] The anime has been licensed in North America by Sentai Filmworks.^[10] Slot machine sound effect free download. It is also currently streaming on Crunchyroll.

Episode list[edit]

No.	Title	Original air date
1	'Where's the Doctor?' 'Isha wa Doko da!' (医者はどこだ！)	October 2, 2015
After a tragic accident where a train collides with a bus stuck on the tracks, dozens of injured are rushed to a nearby hospital. We are introduced to Black Jack as a young medical student who offers to undertake the task of re-attaching the severed an arm and leg of a young boy hit by the train for JP¥5 million. He successfully saves the boys limbs during his first surgery at his friend Yobu's private clinic. However, the boy’s father offers only one tenth of the money because Jack is still a student.
2	'Abduction' 'Rachi' (拉致)	October 9, 2015
Black Jack and his gambling friend Yabu are kidnapped along with some other men by the shady Tachiiri to whom Yabu owes money. Tachiiri offers each of them a ch