236 – Give My Regards to Black Jack part 4
This week we reach the end of Give My Regards to Black Jack! Join us as we give our final thoughts on Shuho Sato’s medical drama that asks, “What does it mean, to be a doctor?”!!!!
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Timestamps:
- 00:00:00 – Intro Song: “I am Just Feeling Alive” by UMI KUUN from Young Black Jack, Opening, Introductions
- 00:01:08 – Whatchu Been Reading: Transition Song: Dragon Ball Z OST “Prologue”, Darfox wonders if My Hero Academia will start some inter-series promotion like they do with superhero comics
- 00:06:10 – dakazu watches a mockumentary based on Sono ‘Okodawari’, Ore ni mo Kure yo!! that strangely blends fact and fiction of the two main actresses
- 00:16:50 – Fukushuu no Miboujin is all about a widow getting revenge on the people who drove her husband to his death
- 00:21:53 – News: Inio Asano did some artwork for the upcoming Doraemon movie
- 00:24:16 – Next Episode Preview and Rundown: One Shot Retrospective on My Solo Exchange Diary vol. 2, Translator Jocelyne Allen will return to talk about this book and we’ll compare it to Kabi Nagata’s other works
- 00:26:08 – Main Segment Retrospective: Give My Regards to Black Jack, Transition Song: “LIFE is… ?another story?” by Ken Hirai from Give My Regards to Black Jack, comprehensive review of Shuho Sato’s medical drama
- 00:26:46 – We recap the events of volume 11
- 00:32:18 – Darfox and Seamus compare how the story has shifted it’s focus to the media like in The Wire
- 00:35:17 – We explain the tragic outcome Mr. Ozawa comes to in volume 12
- 00:39:48 – Darfox was impressed how Mr. Ozawa’s suicide attempt was handled
- 00:43:56 – Seamus points out that Sayuri’s backstory could have been handled much worse
- 00:46:45 – We get into the conclusion of the mental patient arc and the end of the series
- 00:49:47 – Darfox’s prediction about the ending was partially accurate
- 00:50:26 – Seamus was not a fan of how Sato included parts of Kadowaki’s article to spell out his point to the reader
- 00:52:01 – We debate how happy the ending for Mr. Ozawa and Sayuri was
- 00:53:04 – We talk about the abrupt ending to the series
- 00:54:34 – We give our general thoughts about the mental patient arc
- 00:58:06 – We compare Sato’s approach to addressing systematic problems to how it’s done in The Wire
- 01:02:41 – We share our favorite parts of Give My Regards to Black Jack
- 01:07:27 – We comment on how while we haven’t discussed Sato’s artwork, we thought it was good
- 01:10:28 – dakazu gives a full spoiler synopsis of the fate of Dr. Saito in New Give My Regards to Black Jack
- 01:14:55 – Seamus and Darfox give their thoughts about the Saito focused sequel series
- 01:22:54 – We give our final thoughts about the series and also The Wire
- 01:24:35 – Next Week’s Topic: My Solo Exchange Diary vol. 2, Social Media Rundown, Sign Off Song: “wish men” by sunbrain from Beet the Vandel Buster