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In episode 5 of _Sayonara Zetsubou Sensei_ , I think the following scenes
might parody some manga. What I want to know is which manga the author
intended to parody.

![18:25 of episode 5](https://i.stack.imgur.com/QeB2u.jpg)


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Which manga was being parodied in episode 5 of Sayonara Zetsubou Sensei?


This is clearly a reference to the manga [Black
Jack](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Jack_\(manga\)) by Tezuka Osamu. The
doctor is referred to as "A detoxified Dr. BJ" in a previous screenshot:

![enter image description here](https://i.stack.imgur.com/f8OYYm.jpg)

The joke probably only makes sense if you know a bit about Black Jack, so
here's [MAL's summary](http://myanimelist.net/anime/1520/Black_Jack) of the
series (based on the anime entry). Note that it would sound far less
interesting if he were an ordinary doctor.

> In the medical profession, there is a name spoken in hushed tones, of an
> unlicensed genius physician who can save lives—for a price. His name is
> Black Jack, and he is a dashing, moody figure, caped in black, a Harlock of
> medicine, a man who lives by no rules other than his own—and the Hippocratic
> Oath. A man who would defy the will of God himself in the name of preserving
> life.

Anime News Network's [trivia
list](http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=7767&page=22)
for the show agrees that this is the reference being made:

> In **episode 5** , Dr BJ is obviously refers to Black Jack, from the
> anime/manga of the same name.


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