Black Jack n. 9

Black Jack in 17 volumes #9

by Osamu Tezuka

その悲しい過去ゆえに、生命のとうとさを誰よりもよく知る男、ブラック・ジャック。マントにつつまれた彼の体には、忘れようもない深い傷痕がきざみつけられている……。医学の世界を描いた異色ドラマ、好評の第10弾!

Genres: Manga, Comics, Graphic Novels, Japan, Drama, Fiction, Mystery

232 pages, Paperback

First published September 10, 1982

About the author

Dr. Osamu Tezuka (手塚治虫) was a Japanese manga artist, animator, producer and medical doctor, although he never practiced medicine. Born in Osaka Prefecture, he is best known as the creator of Astro Boy and Kimba the White Lion. He is often credited as the "Father of Anime", and is often considered the Japanese equivalent to Walt Disney, who served as a major inspiration during his formative years. His prolific output, pioneering techniques, and innovative redefinitions of genres earned him such titles as "the father of manga" and "the God of Manga."

Reviews

[#ReadAllTheBooks · Rating 5 out of 5]

I purchased this volume & the previous one at the same time & I'm glad that I did. It's much more fun to read Black Jack straight through. (Plus it gives me a bigger dose so I can get a better fix before I start jonesing for more Tekuza again!)Staring at the number of the volume, it made me realize that we're already about halfway through the series. (There's about 17 volumes in the series.)

This volume continues the series & as with previous volumes, you can read this one without having read the previous stories. (Such is the case with the entire series with a few exceptions.) The stories in this volume range from Pinoko getting a horrible disease to a story about a bombing. The stories are all a little on the strange side, but that's what you can expect from Tekuza.

I've really enjoyed the series so far & I'll be sad to see it end. I don't normally collect long series like this because at some point the plot lines get so horribly drawn out that I lose patience & interest in the series. Perhaps it's the standalone format paired with the genius of Tekuza (ok, I'll admit it I'm a fangirl) that makes this series so great. Whatever your personal reasons are for following the series this far, this is another "must buy" manga for me.

[Oliver Bateman · Rating 5 out of 5]

more of the same, but as good as expected

[Lissibith · Rating 5 out of 5]

Ahh, Black Jack. As grim and gory as some of the tales can be, Black Jack is sort of like the comfort food of reading, for me. I can return to these books again and again and always enjoy them.

Black Jack gets his mad on a lot in this volume, which can be pretty fun to see. And this volume contains one of my favorite stories, where Black Jack helps at a family clinic to help it afford his monstrously large fees. :) It works stand-alone, but I think it works better if you come into it with knowledge of the sort of person Black Jack is (or the one with the rare cat will probably seem a little awful)

[Mary Goodnight · Rating 5 out of 5]

I heart Kuroo Hazama

[Ruz El · Rating 4 out of 5]

Another solid volume despite getting a bit strange in the last story featuring a boy possessing a guinea pig. Otherwise, it's as solid as what came before.

[Aurelio Ippandoza · Rating 4 out of 5]

Great manga from Tezuka.