The essential episodes of Black Jack
Watch these 15 in order and you've got Black Jack — each pick states its reason.
- 01
The Order of Operations / The Missing Needle
A ferry trip goes bad, and Black Jack saves an Iriomote cat, a baby, and a politician, in that order. The politician sues, but Black Jack saves him from cancer, and he relents. Pinoko saves Sharaku from Kong, a bully, and they become friends. Then, Sharaku becomes sick and Black Jack operates on him, but a runaway gurney causes an IV needle to break off in his vein. Black Jack fails to extract the needle, but by a miracle it comes out on its own.
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The Challenge Against Extinction
Black Jack is ready to go Japan with Pinoko when is requested to go to the Sky Hospital and check on Zen Mantoku who has Phoenix Disease, by a direct request of Dr. White & Renka. Black Jack agrees in performing the operation with Dr. White. Renka secretly plots to get the Disease cure so she can win much money when she spreades Phoenix disease. One of Renka's henchmen tries to hijack the Hospital and by that Mantoku gets out of the Capsule causing the Phoenix Disease to spread among the aircraft. Now Black Jack has to face the Phoenix Disease to save Pinoko and the others lives.
- 15
Black Jack tells Dr. White to change course to the North Pole, meanwhile Renka start her plan in getting the Phoenix Disease. Later the Sky Hospital receives a call from the US Alaska base, and are told that Doctors from all the world are trying to find the cure to the Phoenix Disease, one of them being Dr. Kuma revealing that they only have 21 hours to cure or die. The National Security manager is told that they are going to launch a Nuclear Missile to rid of the Virus and as well of those ill from it. Renka gets on the Sky Hospital. Just before Renka about to shot Black Jack, her father interfere, they both shot each other, Zen Mantoku died and Renka injured badly, Black Jack decided to operate Renka, anyway. When operating Renka Black Jack finds the cure to the Phoenix Disease. The missile has been shot without any way to making it to don't crash on North Pole. While the Phoenix Disease continues to spread in Black Jack's body, he questions himself why he is saving Renka's life.
