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AnimEigo Releases Black Jack OVAs on Blu-ray Disc on December 16
posted on by Alex Mateo
The release will be in a three-disc set (originally announced in February with two discs), with all 12 episodes in HD. The release also includes commentary by Dezaki for three episodes, as well as interviews with producer Masao Maruyama, voice actors Akio Ōtsuka and Yūko Mizutani, and more. The OVAs are based on Osamu Tezuka's Black Jack manga.
Tezuka's original Black Jack manga centers on a brilliant maverick doctor who practices without a license. Tezuka published the manga in Akita Shoten's Weekly Shōnen Champion magazine from 1973 to 1984.
The manga has inspired multiple anime adaptations, as well as spinoffs from other creators. The manga has inspired several Japanese live-action adaptations, including a film in 1977, a series in 1981, a video in 1996, a special in 2000, and another special in 2011. A new live-action series debuted in June 2024.
Source: Press release
