Storyline

The year is 1968, and the world is swept up in the Vietnam War and student protests. In this time of turmoil, a mysterious young man with white and black hair and a scar on his face is enrolled in medical school. His genius skills with a surgical knife achieve many a medical miracle and are getting noticed. This hero origin story reveals how this young man earned his medical degree and the name of Black Jack.

First Aired

2015-10-02
Last Aired

2015-12-18
Creator

Yoshiaki Tabata
Genre

Animation, Drama
Seasons

1
Episodes

12
Status

Ended
Language

日本語
Network

BS-TBS, TBS, U-NEXT

Keywords:

prequel doctor based on manga seinen anime bishounen war

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Season 1

1. Where is the doctor!

In 1968, the University of Tokyo conflict broke out. An era in which many young people went into the f...More

In 1968, the University of Tokyo conflict broke out. An era in which many young people went into the fight against state power. One day, many injured people were transported to the Honetsu University Hospital due to a train-bus collision. Maiko Okamoto, an intern, is a medical student who was asked to help with the treatment of injured people. There, he meets Taku-chan, a boy whose right arm and left leg have been amputated, under the train.Less

24mins 2015-10-02

2. Abduction

Suddenly attacked at night and kidnapped somewhere. When I woke up, it was in a dim room. A collector'...More

Suddenly attacked at night and kidnapped somewhere. When I woke up, it was in a dim room. A collector's entry appears before being detained with a few men. "The reason why everyone gathered today is to make a wonderful proposal to make debts chara!" It was a proposal for an organ transplant to give his heart to a wealthy man. As a result of the conformity test, a man named Ma and Raymond is selected as a donor.Less

24mins 2015-10-09

3. Deserter

In 1968, the University of Tokyo conflict broke out. An era in which many young people went into the f...More

In 1968, the University of Tokyo conflict broke out. An era in which many young people went into the fight against state power. Okamoto, who had witnessed Kuroo's surgical skills before, came to Kuroo's apartment in search of the "secret" of the technique. She saw a fish with surgical scars swimming in an aquarium. However, surprised by Kuroo's words, "That was a failure," Okamoto looked into the aquarium again and found that the fish whose surgical scars had almost disappeared were swimming with him. Kuroo used fish and pig's trotters to practice surgery every day. At that time, something like a moan was heard from the rooms lined up, and the two went to the voice. In that room was Tamura, two years younger than Kuroo, who graduated from the same high school. Kuroo is strongly requested by Tamura to see the sick in the room. The sick was an American deserter ...Less

24mins 2015-10-16

4. In Vietname Part 1

A month ago, Yabu headed to the battlefield, Vietnam, where he wanted to start over, inspired by the b...More

A month ago, Yabu headed to the battlefield, Vietnam, where he wanted to start over, inspired by the black man. After that, the contact was lost, and Kuroo came to Saigon in search of the bush. After hearing from reportage writer Takayanagi who introduced the local hospital to the bush, Kuroo heads for Dalat, where there is a high possibility of the bush. Up to Dalat, I decided to accompany the US military transport unit with Takayanagi.Less

24mins 2015-10-23

5. In Vietnam Part 2

Black men who were taken prisoner of the Viet Cong in South Vietnam. Bob, a U.S. soldier who was taken...More

Black men who were taken prisoner of the Viet Cong in South Vietnam. Bob, a U.S. soldier who was taken prisoner with him, demands that the Viet Cong captain release his unjustified restraint and treat his seriously injured fellow Steve.Less

24mins 2015-10-30

6. In Vietname Part 3

Steve was saved by an operation by a US military surgeon. The next morning, I couldn't see him. Kuroo ...More

Steve was saved by an operation by a US military surgeon. The next morning, I couldn't see him. Kuroo says he may still think he's a prisoner of war because his consciousness has remained cloudy all the time. Tragedy happens when he is found and persuaded.Less

24mins 2015-11-06

7. Painless Revolution Part 1

Okamoto and Kuroo who came to the United States. The two will visit the open surgery of Professor Reis...More

Okamoto and Kuroo who came to the United States. The two will visit the open surgery of Professor Reisenberg, a well-known doctor, at the Birmingham University Memorial Hospital. At the hospital, Okamoto reunites with Tiara, whom she met while studying abroad, and she introduces her childhood friend Johnny, an activist of the black liberation movement.Less

24mins 2015-11-13

8. Painless Revolution Part 2

Painless Johnny feels no pain. The black men struggle to cure his illness. I asked Johnny many times a...More

Painless Johnny feels no pain. The black men struggle to cure his illness. I asked Johnny many times and tried my best to find out the cause. At that time, a bush comes from Vietnam to visit Professor Risenberg.Less

24mins 2015-11-20

9. The Gruesome Chronicle Part 1

Maruo Momoki, a former professor at Imperial University, who is said to lead Japanese orthopedics, has...More

Maruo Momoki, a former professor at Imperial University, who is said to lead Japanese orthopedics, has arrived at Honetsu University. Momoki loses both hands and feet in an accident and gives a lecture while moving a wheelchair with an artificial hand. He was a student of Mr. Jotaro Homma, a lifesaver of Kuroo, and he had been acquainted with Kuroo for a long time.Less

24mins 2015-11-27

10. The Gruesome Chronicle Part 2

Hyakuki should have made a fresh start as a surgeon. However, the operation that Hyakuki was supposed ...More

Hyakuki should have made a fresh start as a surgeon. However, the operation that Hyakuki was supposed to perform at Teito University Hospital will be cancelled. A photo of the autopsy was sent to the patient and was strongly opposed.Less

24mins 2015-12-04

11. The Gruesome Chronicle Part 3

A black man who is shocked like the change of Hyakuki who reunited. When asked by Kuroo, "What happene...More

A black man who is shocked like the change of Hyakuki who reunited. When asked by Kuroo, "What happened?", Momoki tells how he decided to take revenge. The day he broke up with Kuroo and headed to the hospital, he learned that he had been expelled from the Imperial Hospital by treasure doctorsLess

24mins 2015-12-11

12. The Season of Madness

Some students are intensifying, aiming for a violent revolution. Meanwhile, Kuroo meets a college stud...More

Some students are intensifying, aiming for a violent revolution. Meanwhile, Kuroo meets a college student named Eri Imagami. I met her during the first Haneda struggle. The black man, who found Eri who was fainting with blood bleeding from his face in a nearby park, treated the wound on the spot when the wound was surely left.Less