Returning Black Jack fanatics and new readers alike will enjoy this beautifully packaged volume.

(it was partially released by Viz Media many years ago) drew great attention from the fmanga fan community as a whole. Black Jack is arguably Tezuka’s most loved series in his home country of Japan, and its grand re-release in the U.S.

For Osamu Tezuka, they were merely small parts of his boundless mythos, albeit brightly-shining parts. Let’s see if they live up to their reputation!īlack Jack chronicles the travails of an enigmatic surgeon-for-hire who is more good than he pretends to be.Įither of these books could be the cornerstone of any modern manga-ka (manga author). Today, I have reviews of the first volumes of both Dororo and Black Jack. These last two sagas, Black Jack especially, have been eagerly anticipated for the quality of story-telling and character development that is a hallmark of Tezuka’s work. The depth and breadth of his work is apparent even today, as American publishers release more and more of his series, like MW, Apollo’s Song, Black Jack, and Dororo. Osamu Tezuka was one of the most influential figures in manga as a medium.

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