Young Black Jack

Young Black Jack / ヤングブラック・ジャック

Genres: Drama, Historical, Medical, Seinen
Themes: Historical, Medical
Demographics: Seinen
Studios: Tezuka Productions
Producers: Being, Grooove, TBS
Licensors: Sentai Filmworks
Rating: 7.21 / 10
Rank: #3420
Popularity: #2500
Users Listed: 87,194
Users Scored: 36,650
NSFW: No
Last Updated: 04/08/2023
Aired: October 2, 2015 – December 18, 2015 (Fall)
Type: tv
Source: manga
Age Rating: PG 13
Episodes: 12
Broadcast: Friday at 02:16 (JST)

Synopsis:

Set against the backdrop of 1960s Japan, this series follows Kuroo Hazama, a uniquely marked medical student harboring a shadowed past. Hazama's exceptional surgical skill quickly garners attention, drawing him into the demanding world of medicine alongside Maiko Okamoto, an earnest intern, and Yabu, a friend grappling with personal struggles. Their pursuit of medical excellence is complicated by the turbulent social and political climate of the era – student unrest, the lingering effects of war, and pervasive corruption. As Hazama strives to establish himself as a surgeon, he encounters morally ambiguous situations that test his principles and shape his destiny. The narrative explores the ethical complexities of medicine and the personal cost of pursuing extraordinary abilities.

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Episodes:

Episode 1: Where's the Doctor? (Aired: 10/02/2015)
Episode 2: Abduction (Aired: 10/09/2015)
Episode 3: Deserters (Aired: 10/16/2015)
Episode 4: In Vietnam Part 1 (Aired: 10/23/2015)
Episode 5: In Vietnam Part 2 (Aired: 10/30/2015)
... and 7 more episodes

Characters:

Hazama, Kuroo (Main) - Voice Actors: Umehara, Yuuichirou
Okamoto, Maiko (Main) - Voice Actors: Itou, Shizuka
Yabu (Main) - Voice Actors: Yusa, Kouji
Anh (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Osawa, Hajime
Aoyama (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Toyoguchi, Megumi
Bassett, Johnnie (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Yoshino, Hiroyuki
Blacksmith (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Hashi, Takaya
Bob (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Yasumoto, Hiroki
Daigou, Kagemitsu (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Koyasu, Takehito
Doctor Kiriko (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Suwabe, Junichi
Fuji (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Suzuki, Tatsuhisa
Hige Oyaji (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Tomita, Kousei
Hugo (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Takeuchi, Shunsuke
Hyakki, Maruo (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Miyano, Mamoru
Imagami, Eri (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Yuuki, Aoi
Kanayama, Tomezou (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Oka, Kazuo
Lisenberg (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Yamanoi, Jin
Marlon (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Oda, Hisafumi
Mio (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Matsui, Eriko
Narrator (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Ootsuka, Akio
Okuchin (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Oosaka, Ryouta, Terashima, Junta
Phan (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Ichimichi, Mao
Raymond (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Inoue, Norihiro
Sabame (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Hirakawa, Daisuke
Tachiiri, Tourou (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Touchi, Hiroki
Takara (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Midorikawa, Hikaru
Takayanagi (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Tone, Kentarou
Tamura (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Majima, Junji
Tawashi (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Shioya, Yoku

Staff:

Fukuda, Jun (Producer)
Hashimoto, Shintarou (Producer)
Tanaka, Junichirou (Producer)
Uemura, Shunichi (Producer)
Kase, Mitsuko (Director)
Kameyama, Toshiki (Sound Director)
Maezono, Fumio (Episode Director)
Matano, Hiromichi (Episode Director, Storyboard)
Nishida, Kenichi (Episode Director)
Yoshimura, Fumihiro (Episode Director)
Morita, Mayumi (Script)
Nozaki, Tooru (Script)
Takahashi, Ryousuke (Script, Series Composition)
Suzuki, Takuo (Storyboard)
Neru (Theme Song Arrangement)
Takuto (Theme Song Composition, Theme Song Lyrics, Theme Song Performance)
Akiyama, Kensuke (Music)
Aoki, Kazunori (Animation Director, Key Animation, Assistant Animation Director)
Arai, Megumi (Color Design)
Furui, Hirohito (Music)
Handa, Daiki (Animation Director)
Hasegawa, Takuya (Sound Effects)
Houjou, Makoto (Planning)
Hwang, Mi-jung (Animation Director)
Ikeda, Daisuke (Music)
Ishiguro, Masakazu (Principle Drawing)
Katayama, Miyuki (Character Design, Chief Animation Director)
Kobayashi, Tetsuo (Planning)
Kobayashi, Yukari (Animation Director)
Kobayashi, Akemi (Animation Director)
Miura, Nana (Chief Animation Director, Character Design)
Motoki, Hisatoshi (Key Animation)
Murakami, Masayuki (Planning)
Nishida, Minoru (Art Director)
Okimura, Tadayoshi (Key Animation, Animation Director)
Okuma, Yuugo (Original Character Design)
Park, Yong Il (Background Art)
Sakurai, Konomi (Animation Director)
Shibata, Masato (Art Director)
Shinjuku, Gorou (Planning)
Someya, Kazumasa (Director of Photography)
Sugino, Akio (Key Animation)
Tabata, Yoshiaki (Original Creator)
Takechi, Tsuneo (Planning)
Tezuka, Osamu (Original Creator)
Uchida, Hiroshi (Animation Director)
Utsuno, Naomi (2nd Key Animation)
Watanabe, Tamami (Editing)
Watanabe, Yasuto (Planning)

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Fall 2015 Simulcast List [Update 10/30] (09/27/2015)
Q4 2015 Anime & Manga Licenses [Update 12/19] (09/27/2015)
Fall 2015 Preview (09/15/2015)
Additional 'Young Black Jack' Cast Announced (08/08/2015)
Manga 'Young Black Jack' Gets TV Anime Adaptation (05/07/2015)

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