Black Jack
A medical drama manga about an unlicensed doctor who saves patients with rare diseases.
Featured characters
Characters in this work
Characters — 56 characters
Black Jack
An unlicensed genius surgeon who is the main protagonist.
Pinoko
Black Jack's assistant and companion.
Jotaro Honma
A surgeon and Black Jack's lifesaver.
Doctor Kiriko
A doctor who performs euthanasia and serves as Black Jack's rival.
Tezuka
Black Jack's medical school friend and surgeon at Kaisei Hospital.
Yamadano
Black Jack's mentor during medical school and a university professor.
Tatsumi
Black Jack's medical school friend and a doctor.
Takashi
Black Jack's close friend who donated skin to him, a biracial child.
Biwamaru
A blind acupuncturist who treats patients free of charge.
Yasuhiko Shirabyoshi
Chief surgeon and germaphobe who initially despised BJ but later reformed.
Akudo
Son of Nikura who was severely injured and one of BJ's first patients.
Debii
Body donor for Akudo, disguised to look exactly like Akudo.
Shiro
An estranged son who reformed and became a doctor.
Shiitake
Veteran doctor at Manaka Hospital, regarded as a model physician.
Tokugawa, Shibata
Corrupt doctors at Manaka Hospital who were arrested for bribery.
Kuromatsu
An internist known as the vampire doctor who relentlessly collects treatment fees.
Father Fasuna
A priest skilled in medical techniques and considered a rival to BJ.
Hari Adra
A psychic doctor who performs spiritual surgeries.
Kowa
An unlicensed doctor in a remote village, respected by patients.
Kusai
Yamadano's malicious assistant professor aiming for his position.
Ito
BJ's high school friend and a talented doctor troubled by Tafu's misdiagnosis.
Go Win
A Vietnamese doctor living in Hawaii who lived for revenge.
Dr. Chin Ki
A world-renowned surgeon who developed surgery for Tetralogy of Fallot.
Asakusa Ueno
A psychiatrist using powerful hypnosis who diagnosed BJ's surgical paralysis.
Yamamura
Chief surgeon at a medium-sized hospital who strictly trains juniors.
Sekine
A renowned physician at a large hospital who becomes mentally impaired.
Kurosuki
An internist known as the vampire doctor who prioritizes profit.
Shimizu Kiyomi
A female doctor running a clinic on a small island in the Seto Inland Sea.
Yoko
A girl who lost the ability to speak and walk due to pollution disease.
Yuri
Dr. Kiriko's sister and a devoted family woman.
Megumi Kisaragi
Black Jack's university junior and a special woman.
Konomi Kuwata
An excellent surgeon known as the Black Queen.
Romi
A young girl suffering from pollution disease and the model for Pinoko's face.
Suginami Igusa
A girl aspiring to be an actress who becomes famous after plastic surgery.
Michiru Aotori
A girl with terminal cancer who dreams of marrying BJ.
Toeko Watahiki
A female doctor who asks BJ to operate against her cancer-stricken brother's will.
Jane Giddeon, Countess
A former patient who received prosthetics from BJ and secretly sent love letters.
Father
BJ's father who has complicated feelings towards unlicensed BJ.
Mother
BJ's mother who was severely injured and died from an unexploded bomb accident.
Koren
BJ's half-sister who dies protecting him from retaliatory gang attacks.
Renka
The father's mistress and Koren's biological mother.
Inspector Tomobiki
A detective who tries to arrest Black Jack for practicing without a license.
Tetsu
A former pickpocket on the Yamanote Line helped and reformed by BJ.
Ushigoro
A stubborn carpenter who built BJ's house and suffers from leukemia.
Rokurou Makube
BJ's childhood friend who became a criminal mastermind.
Jaws
A delinquent who guarded a cultural festival and suffers a myocardial infarction.
Gera
High school friend who constantly laughed to hide a tragic past.
Hyakki
A serious young doctor who despised Black Jack.
Wani Gawa
Authoritarian chief doctor at Neutral Hospital and Jotaro Honma's classmate.
Bandai
An arrogant professor at Hospital A, Black Jack's rival.
Alekshei Morozov
A famous violinist who lost fingers and became an instructor.
Togakushi
BJ's mentor who suffered a shrinking disease and was treated.
Chairman of the Japan Medical Federation
Chairman who pressured BJ to get a medical license.
Housuke Aritani
A salaryman who was saved by BJ and feels indebted.
Jonathan
A man resembling BJ who was involved in a Nazi gold case and vowed revenge.
Kenpei Imamura
A androgynous-looking student saved by Father Fasuna.