Black Jack: The Two Doctors in Black

A somber, talky anime drama that weighs life against death with cool surgical precision and a slow-building sense of dread.

Directed by

Makoto Tezuka, Satoshi Kuwabara

Genres

Animation, Drama

Starring

Akio Otsuka, Yuko Mizutani, Makoto Ishii

Overview

The mega-corporate Daedalus Group is under attack by a small group of activists known as the Ghost of Icarus. While taking care of some of the victims of the bombing, Black Jack encounters Dr. Kiriko, also known as Death Incarnate, who just like him, asks his patients huge sums of money but instead of saving them, he offers them a painless death. When the activist group requests both doctors’ collaboration, Black Jack finds himself caught in a spiral of life, death and treason while trying to save his patients' lives and avoid the breaking of a biological war that could destroy humanity.

How it feels

Dark, melancholic, tense and earnest. Measured and needs your attention.

About

Death, morality, corruption, survival

Content

Strong violence. Mild gore and language. No sexual content.

Note

Written by AI, so it can be wrong. Full breakdown

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