Directed by Satoshi Kuwahara, this series retold the story of the manga, but the setting was updated, placing the story squarely in the early 2000s. Then, in 2004, a 61-episode series simply titled Black Jack released, and ran until 2006. Made to celebrate the manga's 30th anniversary, this series animated four chapters from the manga. This series was specially coded, allowing viewers to change the camera angle and interact with the episodes.Ī TV series arrived in 2003, named Black Jack Special: The 4 Miracles of Life. Black Jack Flash released in 2001 as an online-only Flash animated version of Black Jack. Once again animated by Tezuka Productions but with Shinji Seya in the director's chair. Then in 2000, the Black Jack: The Boy Who Came from the Sky ONA arrived on screens.

Both tell a unique story, with the movie focusing on Black Jack dealing with a load of rapidly-decaying super humans. Like the 1993 OVAs, these movies were animated by Tezuka Productions, and Osamu Dezaki directed them. In 1996, two Black Jack films were released Black Jack: The Movie and a short titled Black Jack: Capital Transfer To Heian. In 2011, two more OVAs were released, but because Osamu Dezaki had passed, he didn't direct them, but was given an honorary director credit, leading to them being counted as part of the original series. Directed by Osamu Dezaki, Osamu Tezuka's protégé, and animated by Tezuka Productions, it was an OVA series consisting of 10 episodes. The first anime adaption of Black Jack premiered in 1993. RELATED: Lookism Announces Anime Adaptation With Action-Packed Trailer The Many Adaptations Of Black Jack

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