Takashi
Black Jack's best friend and the mixed-race child who provided skin for his face
The unlicensed genius surgeon Black Jack's best friend. Provided the left half of his facial skin, then devoted himself to nature conservation activities, and was assassinated in Algeria.
Quotes
- This has become your keepsake, huh.
Trivia
- Skin from Takashi's buttocks was transplanted to the left half of BJ's face, causing different complexions between left and right.
- Participated in radical nature conservation movements in Algeria and was assassinated by construction proponents.
- Adult Takashi's face does not appear in the work.
- The TV anime depicts his young adult appearance.
Alternate names
Takashi
Mixed-race child
BJ's best friend
Profile
- Species
- Human
- Gender
- Male
Appearance
- Overall appearance
- Mixed-race of Black and Japanese; the left half of the face is made of skin from the buttocks provided to repair Black Jack's injury from an explosion, resulting in different skin tones between the left and right sides of the face.
- Distinguishing features
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- Skin color differs between the left and right sides of the face
Personality and abilities
- Core personality
- Devoted to best friends
- Detailed personality
- Black Jack's one and only best friend, to whom he owes a deep debt of gratitude. Passionately engaged in nature conservation movements, not hesitating to take radical actions to improve the Earth's environment.
- Keywords
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- Best friend
- Devoted
- Mixed-race
- Nature conservation
- Radical
- Spirit of sacrifice
- Talents
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- Courage
- Leadership
- Strong convictions
- Skills
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- Nature conservation activities
- Protest and demonstration participation
- Motivation
- Strongly aspired to protect the Earth and natural environment, engaging in opposition to nuclear power plant construction and similar activities.
- Disliked situations
- Environmental destruction, Nuclear power plant construction, Tyranny of those in power, Hypocrisy, Earth pollution due to human negligence
History
- Backstory
- Born as a mixed-race child of a Japanese father and Black mother, best friends with Black Jack. After BJ's explosion accident, donated skin from one side of his face, resulting in a heterochromic face from the skin transplant. Later became immersed in nature conservation movements and was assassinated in Algeria by nuclear power plant construction proponents.
- Work title
- Black Jack
- Media type
- Manga
- Episode or chapter
- ''Friend, Where Art Thou?''
Facial skin donation
- Significant event
- Facial skin donation
- Description
- Donated skin from his buttocks to Black Jack injured in an explosion accident, creating the peculiar left-right asymmetry on his face.
Participation in nature conservation movement
- Significant event
- Participation in nature conservation movement
- Description
- Grieved over environmental destruction and radically participated in opposition to nuclear power plant construction.
Assassination incident
- Significant event
- Assassination incident
- Description
- Assassinated in Algeria by nuclear power plant construction proponents. Black Jack learned of his death and deeply mourned.
Relationships
Black Jack
Best friend
Provided facial skin to BJ, forming a deep best friend relationship thereafter.
Media appearances
Black Jack (TV Anime)
Anime / Supporting
Karte 56: The Sewn Skin Donor
Voice cast and creators
Kazuki Yao
- Voice actor
- Kazuki Yao
- Language
- Japanese
- Version or series
- TV Anime
Yuko Mita
- Voice actor
- Yuko Mita
- Language
- Japanese
- Version or series
- TV Anime (Boyhood)
Osamu Tezuka
- Creator name
- Osamu Tezuka
- Role
- Original author