236 - Give My Regards to Black Jack part 4

This week we reach the end of Give My Regards to Black Jack! Join us as we give our final thoughts on Shuho Sato's medical drama that asks, "What does it mean, to be a doctor?"!!!! Remember to send us emails! [email protected] Follow us on Twitter! @mangamacpodcast Check out our tumblr! http://mangamachinations.tumblr.com Join our Discord server and come talk to us! http://discord.me/mangamac Timestamps: 00:00:00 - Intro Song: "I am Just Feeling Alive" by UMI KUUN from Young Black Jack, Opening, Introductions 00:01:08 - Whatchu Been Reading: Transition Song: Dragon Ball Z OST "Prologue", Darfox wonders if My Hero Academia will start some inter-series promotion like they do with superhero comics 00:06:10 - dakazu watches a mockumentary based on Sono 'Okodawari', Ore ni mo Kure yo! that strangely blends fact and fiction of the two main actresses 00:16:50 - Fukushuu no Miboujin is all about a widow getting revenge on the people who drove her husband to his death 00:21:53 - News: Inio Asano did some artwork for the upcoming Doraemon movie 00:24:16 -  Next Episode Preview and Rundown: One Shot Retrospective on My Solo Exchange Diary vol. 2, Translator Jocelyne Allen will return to talk about this book and we'll compare it to Kabi Nagata's other works 00:26:08 - 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 00:26:46 - We recap the events of volume 11 00:32:18 - Darfox and Seamus compare  how the story has shifted it's focus to the media like in The Wire 00:35:17 - We explain the tragic outcome Mr. Ozawa comes to in volume 12 00:39:48 - Darfox was impressed how Mr. Ozawa's suicide attempt was handled 00:43:56 - Seamus points out that Sayuri's backstory could have been handled much worse 00:46:45 - We get into the conclusion of the mental patient arc and the end of the series 00:49:47 - Darfox's prediction about the ending was partially accurate 00:50:26 - Seamus was not a fan of how Sato included parts of Kadowaki's article to spell out his point to the reader 00:52:01 - We debate how happy the ending for Mr. Ozawa and Sayuri was 00:53:04 - We talk about the abrupt ending to the series 00:54:34 - We give our general thoughts about the mental patient arc 00:58:06 - We compare Sato's approach to addressing systematic problems to how it's done in The Wire 01:02:41 - We share our favorite parts of Give My Regards to Black Jack 01:07:27 - We comment on how while we haven't discussed Sato's artwork, we thought it was good 01:10:28 - dakazu gives a full spoiler synopsis of the fate of Dr. Saito in New Give My Regards to Black Jack 01:14:55 - Seamus and Darfox give their thoughts about the Saito focused sequel series 01:22:54 - We give our final thoughts about the series and also The Wire 01:24:35 - Next Week's Topic: My Solo Exchange Diary vol. 2, Social Media Rundown, Sign Off Song: "wish men" by sunbrain from Beet the Vandel Buster