Young Black Jack English Sub & Dub

About Young Black Jack

Young Black Jack arrives as a seinen anime by Tezuka Productions (2015), and the premise is easy to summarize. At its core: In the 1960s, a gifted young medical student tries to make a name for himself. Kuroo Hazama is a reserved young man with unusual black-and-white hair, a body covered with scars, and a dark past.

Beyond that: Despite only being a medical learner, his surgical brilliance sets off to attract attention after he completes a seemingly impossible operation. Together with the spirited and honest intern Maiko Okamoto and Yabu, a close companion with a troubled life, Hazama devotes himself to the realm of medicine. However, his path to becoming a respectable surgeon is a difficult one as learner riots, war, and corruption are consuming Japan.

With seinen at the core, a more mature tone and heavier themes shape the writing. It will appeal most to older viewers who want a darker, more grounded take.

Production & Appeal

Tezuka Productions is the studio behind Young Black Jack, and its direction shapes everything from character design to motion. Because it leans on seinen, a more mature tone and heavier themes shape the writing. A 7.2/10 score points to a dependable, well-liked series. Released in 2015, it competed with that season's other new series for attention.