Young Black Jack
ヤング ブラック・ジャック
“1960s medical prodigy Kuroo Hazama's dark journey to becoming legendary surgeon Black Jack amid Japan's turmoil.”
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1960s medical prodigy Kuroo Hazama's dark journey to becoming legendary surgeon Black Jack amid Japan's turmoil.
In the 1960s, a gifted young medical student tries to make a name for himself. Kuroo Hazama is a reserved young man with unusual black-and-white hair, a body covered with scars, and a dark past. Despite only being a medical student, his surgical brilliance starts to attract attention after he completes a seemingly impossible operation. Together with the spirited and honest intern Maiko Okamoto and Yabu, a close friend with a troubled life, Hazama devotes himself to the world of medicine. However, his path to becoming a respectable surgeon is a difficult one as student riots, war, and corruption are consuming Japan. Hazama quickly finds himself caught up in a series of nefarious circumstances that challenge his integrity as a person and his path towards becoming a surgeon. Young Black Jack chronicles the story of a man capable of performing unthinkable feats of medicine, and the journey that leads him to become the legend known as Black Jack.
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6.9/10
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7.0 ptsRecommenders 8.0 · others 1.0
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- 10/10 “This anime mirrors the moral intensity of "Monster," with both leads being doctors so devoted to their oath that they'll save anyone—good or evil, licensed or not. Their shared obsession with...”
- 8/10 “Young Black Jack delivers an engaging and unique medical drama experience with excellent animation quality and thought-provoking cases that masterfully blend tension and action. While the pacing...”
- 8/10 “Young Black Jack delivers a fascinating glimpse into Kuro Hazama's medical school days before he became the infamous unlicensed surgeon, with an endearing portrayal that includes welcome comedy...”
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Reel · 01 Cat. №BS-10584
- Format
- 12 × 24′
- eps × min
- Total runtime
- 4h 48m
- all episodes
- Aired
- Oct 2015 – Dec 2015
- Fall 2015
- Source
- Tv
- media type
- Rated
- PG
- 13 - Teens 13 or older
- Ref.
- BS-10584
- catalog