Black Jack
ブラック・ジャック
Black jack is an unregistered doctor with a murky past. he works alongside his assistant pinoko, who harbors a massive crush on him. their medical cases are unusual, potentially dangerous, or completely unknown. despite this, black jack possesses extraordinary intelligence and can save the lives of most of his patients - as long as they have the financial means to do so. his reputation precedes him globally, particularly among those in medicine and science. being a man of science himself, he is skeptical until he experiences it firsthand. however, love and nature often prove stronger than the scientific principles that guide his life.
Black Jack won the 1st Kodansha Manga Award for the shounen category in 1977.The series was first published in English by VIZ Media, who released select chapters in their manga anthology magazine Manga Vizion, and later released those chapters in two volumes in 1999. Vertical Inc published the entire series in English based off the 17-volume shinsouban reprint from September 23, 2008 to November 29, 2011.
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