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Recently, I started Black Jack. I've watched up to episode 8 and I am going to
watch the rest of it soon.

So far, there's no story about what caused the scars on Black Jack's face. In
addition to the scars, he has some stitches and sutures as well.

Is the origin of these scars and such explained during the rest of series?


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What caused the scars on Black Jack's face?


Black Jack (ブラック・ジャック), whose real name is Hazama Kuro (間 黒男), used to live
near a military site when he was young, which was filled with unexploded
ordinance. One day he and his mother unwittingly stepped on and detonated a
hidden mine. His mother went into a coma and eventually passed away. Black
Jack almost died too but after many surgeries by Dr Honma Jotaro eventually
managed to recover. Part of the reconstruction of his body was skin grafting
onto the left side of his face. It was donated by his half-African friend
Takashi, hence why it is darker than his natural skin color. He refused to
have the skin colors match or the scars removed out of respect for Takashi.
Incidentally, his white hair is also a side-effect of the explosion (due to
the shock).

For more information read the _Black Jack_ manga Volume 2, Chapter 7; Volume
7, Chapter 5; Volume 11, Chapter 1; and Volume 12, Chapter 7.


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