Black Jack: Tropes

Signature tropes

The ones that say the most about Black Jack. Pick one to read it.

• Metaphorically Truein 385 titlesFor example, in one of the earliest stories, a mafioso has a good kid framed for a crime he didn't commit, to use him as "spare parts" for his own spoiled rotten son.Read →
• Adaptational Backstory Changein 262 titlesThe circumstances of how exactly Black Jack was blown up by a bomb as a child tend to change in every incarnation.Read →
• Mr. Vice Guyin 155 titlesBlackjack is notable for 2 things: Greed and Pride, although he plays with them.Read →
• Hidden Heart of Goldin 207 titlesBlack Jack actively strives to look like a bad guy, especially when it's for the patient's own good.Read →
• Broken Pedestalin 1,973 titlesSubverted with Dr. Jotaro Honma, Black Jack's savior and greatest inspiration.Read →
• Disturbing DeerRare · in 51 titlesThe chapter "Nadare" is about the titular character, a deer whose brain was moved from the skull to the chest as part of an experiment to make him more intelligent.Read →