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NEWS: Go Nagai Wants to Remake Black Jack




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v1cious



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PostPosted: Tue Oct 04, 2005 5:48 pm Reply with quote
i can see it now.. BlackJack learns he has mysterious demonic powers, and fights lots of naked women
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GATSU



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PostPosted: Tue Oct 04, 2005 5:49 pm Reply with quote
I like Go Nagai, but Dezaki's better for the job.
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Beatdigga



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PostPosted: Tue Oct 04, 2005 8:23 pm Reply with quote
With a TV show running, isn't this unecessary?

Nagai, stick to shlock. It's what you're best at.
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Chrno2



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PostPosted: Tue Oct 04, 2005 8:36 pm Reply with quote
Well it is his baby so I guess it's time for that to get a make over. Just about most of his popular shows got a revamp. 'Cutey Honey' and 'Devilman' being one. So it's not so much a surprise, but in a way it is because it's one of his titles that hasn't had a remake.

Now if he's supervising then who knows what he wants. Will this one be close to the original manga?

Never saw the original, not really interested even though I am a fan of his work.
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Captain Crotchspike



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PostPosted: Tue Oct 04, 2005 9:15 pm Reply with quote
There's a TV remake, but not a manga remake, which is what I believe Nagai is refering to making. Either way, this doesn't necessarily mean anything.
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Nagai, stick to shlock. It's what you're best at.

The best schlock on the face of the earth to you, bub.
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dormcat
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PostPosted: Tue Oct 04, 2005 9:49 pm Reply with quote
Captain Crotchspike wrote:
There's a TV remake, but not a manga remake

There is one, illustrated by Kenji Yamamoto, and I've read it with my own eyes.



Time to add it to the Encyclopedia....
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Craeyst Raygal



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PostPosted: Tue Oct 04, 2005 10:02 pm Reply with quote
Amen, Crotchspike. Go Nagai is everyman's anime creator.

Go Nagai is also refreshingly honest about what he puts into his anime and manga. He likes demons, breasts, fights, and melodramatics, and hopes that the people who also enjoy those things get entertainment from his work.

Every person I've spoken with who's talked to Go Nagai has said that he's actually a sweet guy with nothing but adoration for his fans. Unlike some creators who claim their fans "don't get their work" (looking your way, Kawamori and Oshii) or whose work is pratically masturbatory (Akamatsu, Anno), Go Nagai is one of the creators who a man of the people.
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Steventheeunuch





PostPosted: Tue Oct 04, 2005 10:02 pm Reply with quote
Chrno2 wrote:
Well it is his baby so I guess it's time for that to get a make over. Just about most of his popular shows got a revamp. 'Cutey Honey' and 'Devilman' being one. So it's not so much a surprise, but in a way it is because it's one of his titles that hasn't had a remake.


Black jack is a Osamu Tezuka work (Astro Boy, Kimba, rablhabkhkw whatever), not a Go Nagai one.
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Beatdigga



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PostPosted: Tue Oct 04, 2005 10:23 pm Reply with quote
Captain Crotchspike wrote:
There's a TV remake, but not a manga remake, which is what I believe Nagai is refering to making. Either way, this doesn't necessarily mean anything.
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Nagai, stick to shlock. It's what you're best at.

The best schlock on the face of the earth to you, bub.


Hey I love Nagai. I even bought the R2 DVD of Re: Cutie Honey. (ADV, why won't you bring this over?!) I just don't see him doing Black Jack that well.

But hey, if he proved me wrong, I'll be nothing but happy about it.
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Captain Crotchspike



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PostPosted: Tue Oct 04, 2005 10:46 pm Reply with quote
Oh, I see what you mean. If this ever does happen though, it's at least sure to be interesting (whatever that ends up meaning).

So I don't suppose anyone would know offhand if this already existing manga remake is any good?
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Wyvern



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PostPosted: Wed Oct 05, 2005 1:33 am Reply with quote
There's already a Black Jack anime running right this second, and it's excellent. The new manga looks cool, even if BlackJack looks kinda creepy with that vampire stare.

In light of this, this is like if Steven Spielberg said "I think there should be a prequel to Star Wars where we get to see Anakin become Darth Vader." Cause, um, yeah.
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George986



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PostPosted: Wed Oct 05, 2005 3:12 am Reply with quote
Actually, George Lucas wanted Steven Spielberg to direct Star Wars Episode III. Spielberg couldn't, because he's in the director's guild and Lucas isn't.

Oh, and the 10 episode Black Jack OVA rocks until about halfway through, when it mysteriously goes down the crapper. Black Jack episode 6 is appallingly awful (it's one of those terrible "dream episodes") and the episodes after it aren't that great either. It's a real shame because the first few episodes were brilliant. I haven't seen the TV series though, so hopefully that's better.

I'm not sure Go Nagai should do a new manga version of Black Jack, but I would say that with Osamu Tezuka dead, Go Nagai is one of the best manga artists still loving. I don't understand why he's so controversial - anyone who likes fun should like Go Nagai. His works may not be extremely deep, but they're not generic crap either. He's genuinely trying to please his fans by making his works as entertaining as possible.
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CCSYueh



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PostPosted: Wed Oct 05, 2005 11:00 am Reply with quote
Forget the naked chicks. I love Go Nagai for all the guys. Obviously it's much better to fight without clothes. I can already see BlackJack operating...clothes optional...That little girl(isn't she a teen?), if included, would probably appreciate the Nagai upgrade.
But it probably won't happen.
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