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Jul 8, 2011 6:43 PM
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So weird. At times it felt like I was watching an episode of Mushishi instead Black Jack. I still enjoyed it. The part where the kid opened his eyes and all that could be seen were plants was really gross though D:
Feb 10, 2012 11:08 PM
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I think this predates Mushishi, but yeah, I got a huge Mushishi vibe from this episode too. This was definitely more out there, I'm not sure exactly how I feel about it. I think I like Black Jack better when it's realistic, but this is good too...
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Sep 18, 2013 12:28 PM
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Never expected to see Black Jack go downright supernatural, but strangely enough it works.
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Dec 19, 2013 12:28 AM
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Well first time travel dreams and now a conscious ancient tree, what a very weird case but it was still good.
Oct 20, 2015 4:39 PM
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Haha look at you all, Black Jack gets cases like these all the time.
Dec 20, 2015 4:02 AM
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Weird episode but still really enjoyable
May 16, 2016 11:36 PM
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Ugh, never could enjoy the supernatural BJ episodes. Pretty ironic since it's one of my favorite genres.
Dec 21, 2016 12:44 PM
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The cinematography is getting better while the comic relief is getting worse. The comic relief is out of place, and distracts from the drama. I could have done without Pinoko, and all the drunken singing.

3/5
Aug 15, 2018 10:52 AM
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Is this looking better visually and cinematographically?

The thinking tree was too much for me, but the OAV was good enough to make it work seamlessly.

4/5
Mar 4, 2019 12:40 AM

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I kinda like it
I like the idea that a very old plant is sentient

I never expected Black Jack to go to supernatural route again and again
I guess people liked it?
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Oct 8, 2019 12:24 PM
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So the tree was basically killing him because he'd forgotten his promise to sing to it? Man, I had forgotten how bad this episode is.

Pinoko getting so drowsy from that one leaf was stupid. I figured the reason why it was affecting Lawrence so much was because the roots were spread around his organs.

Nothing was explained, BJs research amounted to nothing. I would have expected him to at least read up on some supernatural books if this is the route were taking. But no, not even in supernatural terms were anything explained.

What I got from it was that it was a supernatural entity that had taken form as a tree. That's why he could talk to him in the end, after the tree was dead.

Hope he planted the seed close to his home.
Oct 27, 2019 7:00 PM

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Very strange episode but I really enjoyed it.
Feb 26, 2023 7:38 AM

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Not sure if i completely get this episode but it still left me with tears in my eyes.

I also prefer when Black jack is more grounded in realism. Tho the original manga also had it's strange chapters. Like that one time when BJ literally operated on an alien.

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