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Black Jack in 17 volumes #9
Black Jack, Vol. 9
Black Jack is a mysterious and charismatic genius surgeon who travels the world performing amazing and impossible medical feats. Though highly trained, he freelances without a license because he disdains the medical establishment. This leads to run-ins with the authorities and unscrupulous, sometimes criminal, individuals. Because Black Jack keeps his true motives secret, his ethics are perceived as questionable and he is considered a selfish, uncaring devil my the medical industry.
The Black Jack series is told in short stories. Volume 9 will contain 14 stories, each running approximately 20 pages in length. This ninth volume includes the following
Pinoko is Alive--Black Jack`s walking teratoma turned medical technician Pinoko loses consciousness while doing chores around the doctor`s compound. Once tests are performed Black Jack is confronted with the horrible fact that his little assistant is suffering from lukemia.
Eyewitness--Disaster strikes in the heart of Tokyo when a bomb was detinated in the metropolis` eternally busy Tokyo Station. Scores of innocent travelers waiting to board a bullet train to Osaka are injured or killed in the blast and a suspect is nowhere to be found.
"With his shock of white hair and rock-star demeanour, Black Jack transfers well to the manga version of the operating room. The book is peppered with enough knowledge to hint at Tezuka's fascination with the frailty of the human body. It means he can avoid the clichés of most manga storylines." --The Guardian (U.K.)
"Tezuka effortlessly integrates scores of different surgical procedures into short, sharp tales that eviscerate the codified vicissitudes (especially reticence and duty) of Japanese society with, yes, surgical precision." -- The Village Voice
The Black Jack series is told in short stories. Volume 9 will contain 14 stories, each running approximately 20 pages in length. This ninth volume includes the following
Pinoko is Alive--Black Jack`s walking teratoma turned medical technician Pinoko loses consciousness while doing chores around the doctor`s compound. Once tests are performed Black Jack is confronted with the horrible fact that his little assistant is suffering from lukemia.
Eyewitness--Disaster strikes in the heart of Tokyo when a bomb was detinated in the metropolis` eternally busy Tokyo Station. Scores of innocent travelers waiting to board a bullet train to Osaka are injured or killed in the blast and a suspect is nowhere to be found.
"With his shock of white hair and rock-star demeanour, Black Jack transfers well to the manga version of the operating room. The book is peppered with enough knowledge to hint at Tezuka's fascination with the frailty of the human body. It means he can avoid the clichés of most manga storylines." --The Guardian (U.K.)
"Tezuka effortlessly integrates scores of different surgical procedures into short, sharp tales that eviscerate the codified vicissitudes (especially reticence and duty) of Japanese society with, yes, surgical precision." -- The Village Voice
320 pages, Paperback
First published September 10, 1982
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About the author
Osamu Tezuka
2,146 books1,294 followersDr. Osamu Tezuka (手塚治虫) was a Japanese manga artist, animator, producer and medical doctor, although he never practiced medicine. Born in Osaka Prefecture, he is best known as the creator of Astro Boy and Kimba the White Lion. He is often credited as the "Father of Anime", and is often considered the Japanese equivalent to Walt Disney, who served as a major inspiration during his formative years. His prolific output, pioneering techniques, and innovative redefinitions of genres earned him such titles as "the father of manga" and "the God of Manga."
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Displaying 1 - 6 of 6 reviews
October 29, 2010
I purchased this volume & the previous one at the same time & I'm glad that I did. It's much more fun to read Black Jack straight through. (Plus it gives me a bigger dose so I can get a better fix before I start jonesing for more Tekuza again!)Staring at the number of the volume, it made me realize that we're already about halfway through the series. (There's about 17 volumes in the series.)
This volume continues the series & as with previous volumes, you can read this one without having read the previous stories. (Such is the case with the entire series with a few exceptions.) The stories in this volume range from Pinoko getting a horrible disease to a story about a bombing. The stories are all a little on the strange side, but that's what you can expect from Tekuza.
I've really enjoyed the series so far & I'll be sad to see it end. I don't normally collect long series like this because at some point the plot lines get so horribly drawn out that I lose patience & interest in the series. Perhaps it's the standalone format paired with the genius of Tekuza (ok, I'll admit it I'm a fangirl) that makes this series so great. Whatever your personal reasons are for following the series this far, this is another "must buy" manga for me.
This volume continues the series & as with previous volumes, you can read this one without having read the previous stories. (Such is the case with the entire series with a few exceptions.) The stories in this volume range from Pinoko getting a horrible disease to a story about a bombing. The stories are all a little on the strange side, but that's what you can expect from Tekuza.
I've really enjoyed the series so far & I'll be sad to see it end. I don't normally collect long series like this because at some point the plot lines get so horribly drawn out that I lose patience & interest in the series. Perhaps it's the standalone format paired with the genius of Tekuza (ok, I'll admit it I'm a fangirl) that makes this series so great. Whatever your personal reasons are for following the series this far, this is another "must buy" manga for me.
May 1, 2023
more of the same, but as good as expected
December 5, 2013
Ahh, Black Jack. As grim and gory as some of the tales can be, Black Jack is sort of like the comfort food of reading, for me. I can return to these books again and again and always enjoy them.
Black Jack gets his mad on a lot in this volume, which can be pretty fun to see. And this volume contains one of my favorite stories, where Black Jack helps at a family clinic to help it afford his monstrously large fees. :) It works stand-alone, but I think it works better if you come into it with knowledge of the sort of person Black Jack is (or the one with the rare cat will probably seem a little awful)
Black Jack gets his mad on a lot in this volume, which can be pretty fun to see. And this volume contains one of my favorite stories, where Black Jack helps at a family clinic to help it afford his monstrously large fees. :) It works stand-alone, but I think it works better if you come into it with knowledge of the sort of person Black Jack is (or the one with the rare cat will probably seem a little awful)
July 28, 2011
I heart Kuroo Hazama
October 22, 2012
Another solid volume despite getting a bit strange in the last story featuring a boy possessing a guinea pig. Otherwise, it's as solid as what came before.
December 31, 2013
Great manga from Tezuka.
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