Black Jack (TV)

ブラックジャック / Black Jack 2004

Genres: Drama, Medical, Shounen
Themes: Medical
Demographics: Shounen
Studios: Tezuka Productions
Producers: Yomiuri Telecasting
Rating: 7.58 / 10
Rank: #1688
Popularity: #3915
Users Listed: 39,263
Users Scored: 13,420
NSFW: No
Last Updated: 11/17/2022
Aired: October 11, 2004 – March 6, 2006 (Fall)
Type: tv
Source: manga
Age Rating: PG 13
Episodes: 61
Broadcast: Monday at 19:00 (JST)

Synopsis:

Dr. Ryunosuke Akutagawa, known only as Black Jack, operates outside conventional medical boundaries. A highly skilled surgeon with a reputation for miraculous recoveries, he caters to a clientele willing to circumvent legal and ethical considerations. Accompanied by the spirited and devoted Pinoko, Black Jack tackles unusual and often perilous cases, ranging from rare diseases to bizarre injuries. His methods are unconventional, driven by an unwavering commitment to empirical observation over established medical dogma. Despite his scientific approach, Black Jack frequently encounters situations where human emotion and the intricacies of nature challenge his rational worldview. The series explores the intersection of medical science, morality, and the profound mysteries of life, presented with a grounded realism that emphasizes the complexities of human experience.

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Episodes:

Episode 1: The Order of Operations / The Vanished Needle (Aired: 10/11/2004)
Episode 2: The Ant's Legs (Aired: 10/18/2004)
Episode 3: Thieving Dog (Aired: 07/17/2006)
Episode 4: Playing Doctor (Aired: 11/01/2004)
Episode 5: The Sixth-Magnitude Man (Aired: 11/08/2004)
... and 56 more episodes

Characters:

Hazama, Kuroo (Main) - Voice Actors: Ootsuka, Akio, Yang, Seok jeong, Grinnan, Felipe, Rodríguez, Camilo, Bressant, Alan René, Wait, Russell, Godfrey, David
Hosuke, Sharaku (Main) - Voice Actors: Satou, Yuuko, Castro, Júlia, Larbes, Sidika
Pinoko (Main) - Voice Actors: Mizutani, Yuuko, Kwan, Andrea, Kim, Seo Yeong, Marulanda, Shirley, Lizárraga, Estívaliz, Andreatto, Andressa, Westbrook, Sunni
Aotori, Michiru (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Kawasumi, Ayako
Arima, Akira (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Tanaka, Hideyuki, Fults, Ian
Asato, Rei (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Kouda, Mariko
Barbara (Supporting)
Big Mask (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Kishio, Daisuke
Biwamaru (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Nozawa, Nachi, Fults, Ian
Boss of the Monster Maker Group (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Akimoto, Yousuke
Captain (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Nakata, Kazuhiro
Chako (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Tanii, Asuka
Chiyoko, Wato (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Ono, Ryouko, Garcia, Melissa, Ojanguren, Eba, Huicochea, Diana, Yung, Anita
Dr. Andou (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Chiba, Shigeru
Dr. Arayama (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Mito, Kouzou
Dr. Asakusa (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Iizuka, Shouzou
Dr. Eiji (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Toriumi, Katsumi
Dr. Ito (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Kikuchi, Masami
Dr. Kani (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Tatsuta, Naoki
Dr. Makino (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Numata, Yusuke
Dr. Saitou (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Taguchi, Takashi
Dr. Shibata (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Kamei, Saburou
Dr. Shiitake (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Kobayashi, Osamu
Dr. Tachibana (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Shimada, Bin
Dr. Taguchi (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Nakamura, Hidetoshi
Dr. Tatsumi (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Miyamoto, Mitsuru
Dr. Togakushi (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Aono, Takeshi
Dr. Tokugawa (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Hazumi, Jun
Dr. Tsukuda (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Hoshi, Souichirou
Dr. Yamadano (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Ooki, Tamio
Dr. Yuuichi (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Tanaka, Kazumi
Dracula, Hakushaku (Supporting)
Eiichi (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Matsuoka, Fumio
Eiko, Sono (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Shimamoto, Sumi
Eiko, Seisui (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Mugihito
Futohara, Yasuo (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Ebara, Masashi
Gen (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Sugawara, Junichi
Gonta (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Sakamoto, Chika
Gori (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Nakai, Kazuya
Hachiya's Wife (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Katsuki, Masako
Ham Egg (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Lima, Mauro Eduardo, Shimada, Bin
Hanamura, Kazue (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Shou, Mayumi
Hazama, Mio (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Hyoudou, Mako
Hige Oyaji (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Ishii, Kouji
Hisao (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Nakayama, Eriko, Lagasse, Christian
Hisao's Mother (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Hagimori, Junko
Holmes, Rock (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Midorikawa, Hikaru
Honma, Kumiko (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Kawase, Akiko, Ferrero, Pilar, Bastos, Lene, Olarra, Sandra, Yung, Anita
Honma, Joutarou (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Saka, Osamu
Ichinoseki, Kazuo (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Tsukui, Kyousei
Ichiro's Mother (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Arima, Mizuka
Inspector (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Inaba, Minoru
Jaws (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Yoshino, Hiroyuki
Jiro (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Kusao, Takeshi
Jun (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Matsumoto, Rica
... and 86 more characters

Staff:

Ooishi, Mitsuaki (Producer)
Saitou, Tomoyuki (Producer)
Udagawa, Sumio (Producer)
Kuwabara, Satoshi (Director)
Tezuka, Makoto (Director)
Izawa, Motoi (Sound Director)
Aikawa, Shou (Script)
Chiba, Katsuhiko (Script)
Morita, Mayumi (Script)
Nolan, Diana (Script, Dialogue Editing)
Furuse, Noboru (Storyboard)
Hirata, Toshio (Storyboard)
Kakudou, Hiroyuki (Storyboard)
Kamimura, Sachiko (Storyboard, Character Design, Key Animation)
Morita, Hiromitsu (Storyboard)
Yoshimura, Fumihiro (Storyboard)
EXILE (Theme Song Performance)
Harada, Ken (Theme Song Arrangement)
Janne Da Arc (Theme Song Performance)
Kato, Kenn (Theme Song Lyrics)
Komuro, Tetsuya (Theme Song Arrangement, Theme Song Composition, Theme Song Lyrics)
Otsuka, Ai (Theme Song Performance)
Suzuki, Ami (Theme Song Performance)
globe (Theme Song Performance, Theme Song Lyrics, Theme Song Composition, Theme Song Arrangement)
Amemiya, Hideo (Key Animation)
Aoki, Kazunori (In-Between Animation, Key Animation)
Aoshima, Katsumi (Key Animation)
Deguchi, Kazuto (In-Between Animation)
Hara, Miyuki (In-Between Animation)
Hirano, Takaharu (Special Effects)
Ikeda, Emiko (In-Between Animation)
Kanai, Taeko (In-Between Animation)
Kimura, Toshiya (Director of Photography)
Matsumoto, Akihiko (Music)
Nishita, Masayoshi (Animation Director)
Saitou, Masami (Art Director)
Saitou, Keita (Character Design)
Satoi, Hajime (Key Animation)
Shibata, Masato (Art Director)
Shimizu, Hiroyuki (Key Animation)
Shinohara, Takashi (Character Design)
Sugino, Akio (Animation Director)
Tezuka, Osamu (Original Creator)
Tsutsumi, Shinpei (In-Between Animation)
Uchiyama, Midori (In-Between Animation)

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