BLACK JACK MISSING PIECES

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Including very rare materials, the Black Jack Missing Pieces book contains many of these rarities published in a book for the first time, page by page we can enjoy all the differences in the Black Jack stories!

Serialized in "Weekly Shonen Champion" from 1973 to 1983, Black Jack is one of the most beloved characters created by the "God of Manga" Osamu Tezuka.

This unique volume focuses on the most popular stories that appeared in magazines and volumes, and we can understand how they are different in so many aspects. A great collection of works that contains rare pieces that have never been seen before, this is the best way to celebrate the 50th anniversary of Black Jack!

Contents

・Chapter 1「Isha wa dokoda!」Original Version

・Chapter 55「Stradivarius」Magazine version + Volume version

・Chapter 67「Midori chūseki（Part 1）」／ Chapter 67「Midori chūseki（Part 2）」（Magazine version）＋「Futari no Pinoko」（This is a re-edited version ofMidori chūseki episode）

・Chapter 101「Shinryakusha」Magazine version＋Unused manuscript

・Chapter 104「Pinoko Nishi e Iku」Magazine version + Volume version（different）

・Chapter 143「Sora kara kita ko domo」Magazine version + Volume version（different）

・Chapter 145「Rei no iru fūkei」Magazine version + Volume version（different）

・Chapter 227「Kokuin」Magazine version + Volume version（different）

・Chapter 232「Kyozō」Magazine version ＋ Manuscript in progress（Copy）

・Final Chapter「Jinsei to Iu Na no SL」Volume version ＋ Magazine version（different）＋ Draft manuscript

・Magazine version and Volume version comparisons of（「Hai to Diamond」「Himei」「Futari no Shūji」「Kimodameshi」）

・「Black Jack Archives」Announcements、Weekly Champion Orginal Cover Arts、Unused manuscript、Anime『One Million-year Trip: Bander Book』materials

・Explanation by Takashi Hamada