Black Jack
For some reason, I tend to avoid 'shounen' manga. By this, I mean stories that are typically male-dominated or -centred or -catered manga; which typically have aspects of violence, mecha stuff and where most characters are either masculine-ish/more stoic than those in shoujo manga. However this doesn't mean that I automatically rule out all mangas labelled as 'shounen'. One of such stories, and I consider it also one of my top picks would be this one.
The manga poses questions about all sorts of issues that we dont always question. The artstyle is pretty fantastic (in an action-packed kinda way) and although it can be a bit exaggerated I think it works well with the characters and plot of the stories. There is a very intense plot development of the main characters as the story goes on, and although some characters (very few tho) are more of caricatures rather than wholesome, 3-dimensional characters, it's nice to see a how much the mangaka is willing the 'share' the limelight of the people within each subplot in the volumes.
Some of the diseases are made up, and the ones that aren't can be a bit fantastical but thought-provoking nonetheless. Definitely worth a read.
Description:
Black Jack is the doctor Tezuka wished he could be, one free of the constraints of the modern rules, who can heal and help on his rules. He travels the world helping those who pay him, sometime those he takes mercy on, and always those who move him. Despite not having a valid license, he is still the doctor of last resort, the only man who keeps the reaper at bay. Sometimes though, he's the one who brings the reaper...
Won the 1st Kodansha Manga Award for shounen.
Related Series
Black Jack Alive (Side Story)
Associated Names
ブラックジャック, ブラック・ジャック, Burakku Jakku
Genre
Adventure, Drama, Shounen, Medicine, Profession, Slice of Life
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