234 - Give My Regards to Black Jack part 2

This week we continue learning about modern Japanese medicine through the lens of Shuho Sato's Give My Regards to Black Jack!

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Timestamps:

• 00:00:00 - Intro Song: “I am Just Feeling Alive” by UMI KUUN from Young Black Jack, Opening, Introductions, Gaelic Football
• 00:03:25 - Whatchu Been Reading: Transition Song: Dragon Ball Z OST “Prologue”, Darfox reads volume 1 of Mob Psycho 100 and praises ONE's bad art
• 00:08:18 - We discuss the similarities between ONE and Nobuyuki Fukumoto
• 00:12:25 - Is Kichijoji the Only Place to Live? opens Seamus into the manga genre of real estate
• 00:17:43 - dakazu checks out the brand new prequel to Jisatsutou(Suicide Island) called Muhoutou(Lawless Island)
• 00:23:05 - Finding out that Otto no Chinpo ga Hairanai is non-fiction has dakazu agreeing that "truth is stranger than fiction"
• 00:30:54 - News: BEASTARS anime will premier October 2019
• 00:32:54 - VIZ will be releasing a deluxe edition of Kazuo Umezu's horror classic The Drifting Classroom
• 00:35:09 - VIZ launches VIZ Originals which will publish original graphic novels by manga-inspired creators
• 00:43:45 - Next Episode Preview and Rundown: Retrospective on Give My Regards to Black Jack, we will continue our comprehensive review of Shuho Sato's manga(covers volumes 8-10)
• 00:44:15 - 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
• 00:46:10 - We talk about Saito's brief stint in Pediatrics
• 00:49:52 - We ponder if Sato got his storylines from the current news headlines
• 00:53:23 - We discuss whether we should start fact checking the medical information presented in this manga
• 00:55:43 - Saito's next arc takes him into the world of cancer patients and the problem Japan faces with approving new anti-cancer drugs
• 00:59:18 - The romance between Dr. Usami and Noriki within the flashback leaves much to be desired
• 01:04:23 - Darfox questioned the Japanese laws regarding disclosure presented in this arc
• 01:06:41 - We praise this series for showing nuance in the three different ideologies of each doctor
• 01:08:55 - Seamus looks ups some facts about full-disclosure in Japanese medical practice that match the information presented in the manga
• 01:13:19 - We debate the appropriateness of Sato's portrayal of cancer patient Mrs. Tsujimoto compared to other media
• 01:21:33 - We share how reading a manga with such heavy themes of mortality and disease have effected us
• 01:22:47 - Darfox thinks the two female characters are presented as a reflection of Saito's righteous passion and rational mind
• 01:26:26 - Seamus was surprised to see anti-cancer drug testing facts but relieved nothing like the talking prenatal twins appeared in these volumes
• 01:27:42 - We some final thoughts about the series so far
• 01:28:30 - Next Week’s Topic: Give My Regards to Black Jack, Social Media Rundown, Sign Off Song: “wish men” by sunbrain from Beet the Vandel Buster