Young Black Jack

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"The year is 1968, and the world is swept up in the Vietnam War and student protests. In this time of turmoil, a mysterious young man with white and black hair and a scar on his face is enrolled in medical school. His genius skills with a surgical knife achieve many a medical miracle and are getting noticed. This hero origin story reveals how this young man earned his medical degree and the name of Black Jack."

-from MyAnimeList

Genre(s): Drama, Medical

Young Black Jack 01 (720)
Young Black Jack 02 (720)
Young Black Jack 03 (720)

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Not knowing the heritage of this series (aside from it being a prequel/origin story), I was surprised when I saw the jarring character designs that looked like they came out of a mega man game partway through the first episode. Only at the ed credit scene did I realize that even those were modernized from the originals in the side-by sides.

As for my impression of the show itself, it is nice to see an anime that generally does not conform to modern anime storytelling. Most characters harbor good and evil, there is not necessarily a happy end for the main character; he does not always realize the correct answers himself (actually, the moral dilemmas in this show have so far been arguable on either side). Give it a watch and share if you feel the same.

I'm also watching it.
Thing is, I watched all team medical dragon dramas.... And it does everything ybj does, but a lot better.
And yes, it's entirely possible tmd stole the best parts of bj. But that's tmd I watched first.
So when watching that anime, I'm always feeling a little bored instead of feeling on edge, as most if not all surprise elements I already know.

Just finished this anime. I think it was very well done. It motivated me to watch the sequel -- Black Jack -- but the drop in quality is massive. Unfortunately it's produced so poorly I can't even watch it :/