It is an anime that is adapted from one of Tezuka Osamu's numerous works, including genres such as drama, thriller and psychological ones, which was in some cases well done. It's finally an anime you cna connect with, and maybe use it to confront your own ideals about medical ethics.Īnime is certainly a medium that can portray any type of theme, be it cooking, swimming or even the profession of doctor, which is the case for Young Black Jack. I'd reccomend it for anyone working on the health area, from nurses to morticians. Maybe a bit of a light of hope, maybe because you love the original character, but it's easy tow atch the anime.

Not a standard anime, it's a medical drama, it's a prequel, it's something you know how it's going to end and despite all of the above, you actually want to watch Hazam's growing. There is some character development, that's the core of everything, and the darkening of Hazama is clear. The BGM helps, it's nicely chosen and adds a lot to the different settings and places the anime takes.Īgain, making a prequel about an iconic character with a very disctintive personality is hard. The series itself has a dark tone, neccesary for the character, but it's easy to watch.įor me, the best opening this season. It's easier to draw a magical utopia than a realistic Vietnam era anime, trying to be accurate with technology and clothing, but that doesn't seem like a problem in YBJ. Maybe a 24 episode anime would have been better, but in 12 episodes they Set in the Vietnam war, in a convulsed Japan, Hazama goes through a lot in order to become the dark character we know. It's hard to make a prequel about one of the most iconic characters in anime and don't ruin the story, but luckily, that didn't happen with YBJ.Īn adult medical drama is a breath of frsh air amidst so many highschool harems, ecchi or overpowered characters.īeing a sequel there are some limitations, you must tie this to the original, but as an origin story YBJ is really great.

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