Blackjack - Le médecin en noir

In this compact, three-issue series from Asuka (2006–2007), a mysterious physician known only as Blackjack operates outside the law, performing impossible surgeries for those who can afford his exorbitant fees—or for those whose cases touch his hidden conscience. A dark, medical-noir take on the classic "doctor without a license" trope, the story is driven by its stark, moody art and the ethical quandaries of a man in black who saves lives without ever revealing his own. Though brief, the series stands as a distinctive European-influenced crime drama from the mid-2000s manga landscape.