Makube Rokurou

BJ's childhood best friend from elementary school who became a criminal

Protagonist BJ's childhood friend from elementary school in 'Black Jack'. Bound by a friendship without lies, but after growing up, he commits numerous crimes and becomes a major figure in the underworld.

Quotes

  • You'll become the world's worst doctor. Your technique inherited from Dr. Honma, your personality from me.
  • Have I ever lied to you even once? Believe me.

Trivia

  • The real name 'Makube Rokurou' is borrowed from a name that appears in Osamu Tezuka's other work 'Vampire.'
  • Requests BJ for a special surgery to exchange his finger with his subordinate's finger to change his fingerprints.
  • The short stories 'Finger' and 'Engraving' have different settings and endings.
  • Alters the color of his pupils with sunglasses, making his eyes almost completely blind, but the true reason is unknown.
  • A complex character who is a criminal but has not completely abandoned his friendship with BJ.

Alternate names

Makube Rokurou Rokurou Prince of the Underworld

Tags

Black Jack Osamu Tezuka Medical drama Criminal Friendship Best friend Rebel Sunglasses Criminal case

Profile

Species
Human
Gender
Male

Appearance

Overall appearance
In elementary school, a pure boy who did not lie. After growing up, hides his eyes with sunglasses and has his face surgically altered, completely changing his atmosphere to give a cold and ruthless impression befitting a criminal.
Distinguishing features
  • Wearing sunglasses
  • Has changed the color of his pupils
  • Almost completely blind (due to chemicals)
Iconic items
  • Sunglasses

Personality and abilities

Core personality
Complex
Detailed personality
A child who constantly lied to everyone except BJ, cherishing their friendship without lies, but as an adult, he piles up crimes and becomes a cold, calculating criminal. He wavers between friendship and betrayal, such as requesting BJ for fingerprint exchange surgery, harboring complex emotions. While deceiving the police by changing his fingerprints, glimpses of his faith in friendship with BJ are shown.
Keywords
  • Liar
  • Best friend
  • Criminal
  • Ruthless
  • Calculating
  • Betrayal
  • Complex emotions
Talents
  • Sense for building friendships without lies
  • Criminal plan formulation
  • Plastic surgery (as the subject)
Skills
  • Negotiation skills to manipulate people
  • Planning and coordination of fingerprint exchange surgery
  • Covert actions
Motivation
To continue evading police pursuit and maintain the complex friendship relationship with BJ.

History

Backstory
In elementary school, BJ's best friend and a pure boy who did not lie. He mockingly tells BJ, "You will become the world's worst doctor," while exchanging vows of friendship. In his youth, he studies abroad in France, but afterward commits many crimes, undergoes facial plastic surgery, and becomes a major criminal called the "Prince of the Underworld." Pursued by the police, he ultimately requests BJ to perform surgery exchanging his own fingers with his subordinate's fingers to change fingerprints. During the surgery, BJ engraves a mark of friendship on the finger bone, leading to his arrest and death sentence. Appears in the story as a complex theme of friendship and betrayal.
Work title
Black Jack
Media type
Manga
Episode or chapter
Appears in short stories 'Finger' and 'Engraving'

Elementary school friendship

Significant event
Elementary school friendship
Description
Appears as BJ's only best friend to whom he does not lie. The friendship becomes one of the cores of the story.

Rise as a criminal

Significant event
Rise as a criminal
Description
After studying abroad in France, commits numerous crimes and becomes a major criminal called the 'Prince of the Underworld.'

Fingerprint exchange surgery

Significant event
Fingerprint exchange surgery
Description
Requests BJ for fingerprint exchange surgery to conceal his own fingerprints. Depicts the conflict between friendship and betrayal.

Arrest and death sentence

Significant event
Arrest and death sentence
Description
The fact of the fingerprint exchange becomes known to the police, leading to arrest and death sentence.

Relationships

Black Jack (BJ)

Childhood friend

In elementary school, BJ's only best friend to whom he does not lie. As adults, they reunite in opposing positions as criminal and doctor, holding a complex friendship relationship.

Underworld

Underworld: leader

Media appearances

Black Jack

Manga / Supporting

Black Jack (TV Anime)

Anime / Supporting

Voice cast and creators

Hikaru Midorikawa

Voice actor
Hikaru Midorikawa
Language
Japanese
Version or series
TV anime version

Osamu Tezuka

Creator name
Osamu Tezuka
Role
Original author

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