Warning: This review might include spoilers. Though its just 2 episodes come on theres not much to spoil. Black Jack Final is the sequel to the Black Jack OVAs including two episodes both of which are separate stories. The first episode is based off Pinokos backstory from the manga where she was created by the Doctor from the cyst of his patient which shouldve been her twin. In the episode Black Jack has to treat both her and her twin sister at the same time due to the twinbond they share. While the episode followed most of the chapter the pacing of the episode was so bad and the conclusion even pointlessly dragged even for OVA standards. The second episode begins more promisingly with Black Jack being kidnapped into some country which i suppose is a reference to North Korea and he has to operate on the dictator. Black Jack being Black Jack he says how it is and he initially declines on the offer to save a dictator in a country where hes been kidnapped and held at gunpoint. Then in true Black Jack fashion he names his fee and the condition to be freed and he starts researching. This is where I felt Black Jack was going to make a genius move of some sort like he does in the manga : heal the patient get his money and leave. But no. He quite literally saves the Dictator and not only that but he even stops the soldier who wants to get her well deserved revenge on the Dictator saying that its his patient. When the Dictator shoots the soldier Black Jack very angrily shouts he regrets operating on him and this was the point where it was offensive to the viewer to see Black Jack so out of character. This isnt a spin off or some side story its the sequel and the Final episodes of the Black Jack OVAs the viewers have a good idea of who Black Jack as a character is and what he would do and wouldnt do. To give an example both in the manga and the movie Black Jack refused to perform surgeries on morally corrupt people especially those who oppress the working class and common poor folk. In the manga this is even more dramatic as he sacrifices the life of a rich mans spoiled and privileged son for that of a hardworking tailor. While I understand there might be divergences of Black Jacks character in each adaptation this definitely felt too much. It was like altering his entire moral compass and personality. The episode ends with Black Jack not being able to save the solider and taking her to the border to see her homeland one last time before dying. He returns home and getting the news of the rebellion winning against the dictatorship. But of course theres never truly a happy ending in the life of Black Jack and where theres something won theres a sacrifice that had to be made. Ive mentioned the pacing which sucked in the first episode in my opinion the second one was alright. The Art style might be the only thing Ive enjoyed in both episodes though Black Jack had a slightly different feel to him than the OVA and the movie. In conclusion this felt like an insult to the OVAs and the manga and if you liked the original OVAs and the manga I dont recommend wasting your time on this absurdly Out of character attempt of a Black Jack plot.