"Ray" TV Series Announced! (Attn: Black Jack Fans!)

I read this manga (although ADV releases them about 6 months apart and only 2 volumes have been released in English so far), so it was very cool to see that (according to Anime News Network) a TV series based on it is in the works!

If you haven't read Ray, it's about a girl who was on a "body farm" as a child (basically a place where body organs are harvested for others). Her eyes were taken, but she was saved by a mysterious man known as "BJ" who gives her new eyes with an X-ray ability. (Yes, this series is a blatant tribute to Black Jack, who actually appears once and awhile). Although by day, Ray works as a nurse at a very strange hospital, she also becomes somewhat of a renegade surgeon herself, using her ability to help diagnose and operate on patients on her own time. She is also determined to find out more about her past- who was responsible for that body farm and what happened to the other children on it?

Even though I've only read two volumes, it's an interesting series so far. I recommend it to Black Jack fans or anyone who enjoys medical dramas. I do have to say that it can be graphic at times (at least the manga), so it's probably mainly for older teens and adults. Hopefully we'll get more info on the anime soon!

For a second I thought you were saying we'd be seeing an anime series about Ray Charles.

Which....really the sad thing is part of me wouldn't be all that shocked. I think chibits kind of killed me on the inside.

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Originally posted by Sharpshooter005 For a second I thought you were saying we'd be seeing an anime series about Ray Charles.

Damn, I was thinking the same thing. But it does sound pretty good. I'll have to check that out in the bookstore. It is coming out on Adult Swim?
Peace.

*attracted to the words "Black Jack" like otaku to free Pocky*

Oh-ho-ho! Shredder, my dear, you are quite the clever bloke! You have now gotten me more interested in this matter. I'll certainly have to mull over a volume or two of Ray next time I'm at the book emporium. The promise of more awesome medical thrillage certainly has me curious!

Thank you for the recommendation. I can smell another manga that wants to eat my money...

Yeah, I checked it out originally because of the Black Jack connection. It's rare to find anything even close, considering how original Black Jack's concept is.

I hope it does come out eventually on Adult Swim. It's still in production in Japan now. Still no word on how long the series will be, either...

And who knows, maybe a Ray Charles anime will soon follow. They did have that one Ray song in the Metropolis movie.

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Originally posted by Shredder And who knows, maybe a Ray Charles anime will soon follow. They did have that one Ray song in the Metropolis movie.

And that, my friends, is the last sign of the apocalypse...

Never read or seen Black Jack, but this will be something for me to look into.

Thanks Shredder.

For those interested in the upcoming anime, they just announced a site for the series on ANN. It doesn't look like much is there yet, but a few characters are pictured to give you an idea of the animation style: http://ray.tv/

Rock 'n roll.

I've aquired the manga now, and I must say I am quite happy about it. It amuses me to no end that Ray not only aludes to my beloved sensei, but it also deals with the same line of very, very weird medical mystery stories. Huzzah!

Here's hoping this new anime will be fansubbed and/or licensed!