The fall 2015 anime series Young Black Jack has its home video basics now set up by Nippon Columbia with the company planning a six volume release. The series is getting both a regular and limited edition form for both DVD and Blu-ray that begins on December 23rd, 2015 for the twelve episodes. The Blu-ray’s will be priced at 7,236 yen for both versions while the DVDs are priced at 6,480 yen for both versions. Which we admit makes no sense at this point and kind of expect that to change. No details about what separates the regular from limited or any on-disc extras are available yet.

The show is directed by Mitsuko Kase based on scripts and supervision from Ryousuke Takahashi. Miyuki Katayama and Nana Miura on board as the character designers and chief animation directors for the project that’s being animated by Tezuka Productions. The cast includes Yuichiro Umehara as Kuro Hazama, Koji Yusa as Yabu, Shizuka Itou as Maiko Okamoto and Akio Ohtsuka as the narrator.

Sentai Filmworks has the North American home video rights.

The adaptation brings the 2011 manga series written by Yoshiaki Tabata with artwork by Yuugo Okuma to the small screen. That series serves as a prequel to the original and has eight volumes out as of earlier this summer in Japan. While the original work from Tezuka has seen numerous adaptations over the years, this series is now getting ready for an adaptation. New Black Jack with a look at his younger and more formative years is definitely something that has a lot of potential while still adhering to what makes the character popular.

Plot concept: Based on the brilliant maverick doctor created by manga pioneer Osamu Tezuka. This prequel follows Black Jack when he was still a medical student in the 1960s.

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