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Despite the fact that she seems to be sporting an English name, the pronunciation in Japanese (barubora<\/em>) is reminiscent of the kind of gibberish an uncultured “barbarian” might utter.<\/p>\n The cute yet enigmatic Barbara is recognizable by her mop-top hair and slightly vacant expression.<\/p>\n A\u00a0bewitching and enchanting woman, Barbara is, at the same time, both an artist’s muse and a slutty alcoholic. \u00a0She can inspire men to greatness while driving them to madness, and ultimately leave them begging for to return – something that her co-star\u00a0Yosuke Mikura learns all too well.<\/p>\n Simply unforgettable as the titular star of Barbara<\/em> (1973-74)<\/a>, Barbara has also made several appearances in Black Jack<\/em> (1973-83)<\/a>.<\/p>\n If you spot an appearance not already listed, please let us know in the comments section below!<\/p>\n Barbara<\/a><\/em> as “Barbara”<\/p>\n Black Jack<\/em><\/a> (“Urashima”) as “a nurse”<\/p>\n Black Jack<\/em><\/a> (“Hot Night”) as “Wynn’s daughter”<\/p>\n Black Jack<\/em><\/a> (“Helping Each Other”) as “a passerby” A bewitching and enchanting woman, Barbara is, at the same time, both an artist’s muse and a slutty alcoholic. She can inspire men to greatness while driving them to madness, and ultimately leave them begging for to return – something that her co-star Yosuke Mikura learns all too well.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":6156,"parent":6242,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","template":"","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[14],"tags":[195],"class_list":["post-6142","page","type-page","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-star-system","tag-barbara-cast","has-thumbnail"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/P6vZWu-1B4","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/tezuka.strobez.ca\/wp\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/6142","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/tezuka.strobez.ca\/wp\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/tezuka.strobez.ca\/wp\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tezuka.strobez.ca\/wp\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tezuka.strobez.ca\/wp\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=6142"}],"version-history":[{"count":19,"href":"https:\/\/tezuka.strobez.ca\/wp\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/6142\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":12415,"href":"https:\/\/tezuka.strobez.ca\/wp\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/6142\/revisions\/12415"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tezuka.strobez.ca\/wp\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/6242"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tezuka.strobez.ca\/wp\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/6156"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/tezuka.strobez.ca\/wp\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=6142"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tezuka.strobez.ca\/wp\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=6142"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tezuka.strobez.ca\/wp\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=6142"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}Distinguishing Features<\/h3>\n
Status: Primary Star (\u2605\u2605\u2605)<\/h3>\n
Notable\u00a0Roles<\/h3>\n
\nManga Appearances<\/h3>\n
\n1973<\/h4>\n
\n1976<\/h4>\n
\n1977<\/h4>\n
\n1978<\/h4>\n
\nBlack Jack<\/em><\/a> (“A Cholera Scare”) as “a patient”<\/p>\n
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