Ep. 10: Black Jack and Pinoko travel to Asia to treat a 200-year-old man seeking the mythical phoenix.
Aired on December 13, 2004
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Black Jack and Pinoko travel to Asia to treat a 200-year-old man. Miriam, his descendant, hopes he will live long enough to reveal the location of the phoenix, a glowing bird said to grant immortality through its blood. After Black Jack successfully cures the elderly patient, the legend is exposed as a hoax. The man’s longevity stems from sheer willpower rather than magic, and the phoenix is merely a bird covered in luminescent bacteria.
Episodes
- Ep. 6 · Black Jack saves a boy and his fearful teacher from fatal accidents
- Ep. 7 · Black Jack treats a sick white lion at the zoo and releases it after surgery
- Ep. 8 · Sushi chef Taku loses arms in accident, leading to a partnership with driver Akira.
- Ep. 9 · Black Jack rescues an elderly woman after a mudslide and confronts her neglectful doctor son.
- Ep. 10 · Black Jack and Pinoko travel to Asia to treat a 200-year-old man seeking the mythical phoenix.
- Ep. 11 · Black Jack recounts his past friendship with an injured killer whale named Toriton.
- Ep. 12 · Pinoko helps an actor in a monster suit while his brother kidnaps him
- Ep. 13 · Ichinoseki adapts to life with a prosthetic metal pincer after losing his arm to gangrene.
- Ep. 14 · Pinoko meets Musashi, who seeks to create living animation despite setbacks.