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A brain surgeon named Minakata Jin has spent the last two years in anguish, as his fiancee lies in a vegetative state after an operation he performed. One day, he faints at the hospital and awakens to find himself transported back in time to the Edo period. He is soon attacked by a samurai, but he escapes with the help of a man named Kyotaro. Kyotaro suffers a serious injury to the head while trying to protect him, but Jin manages to save his life despite a lack of proper medical equipment. Because of that, Kyotaro's sister Saki begins taking an interest in Jin and becomes his assistant. Meanwhile, Jin is determined to find a way back to the present.
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Oh boy, what an enjoyable experience. Now I understand why this became such a big hit in Japan during the 2000s! Looking forward to watching Season 2 next! Here we have a very interesting time travel story about a Doctor/Surgeon who gets transported to the late Edo Era during the Bakumatsu period. As a passionate doctor following his heart and vocation, he's challenged with overcoming diseases and all sorts of surgeries using basic tools. In this regard kind of reminded me of the anime Doctor Stone, which brings modern technology to a more primitive setting. Here is kind of similar, since our character Jin uses his modern knowledge to heal people in the 1800s.
The actors deliver so much here! Big shoutout to the kid actors who really went beyond expectations. We also have super enjoyable characters, like our historical masterless rebel samurai: Sakamoto Ryoma, who speaks in a very charismatic yet rough Tosa dialect. We also have Nokaze, an Oiran who is full of grace and beautiful traditional clothing with golden ornaments, who also serves as a great way to learn about how high-tier courtesans from the Edo period spoke. There's Ogata-sensei, a practitioner of medicine and a humble, gentle, and considerate character. We have Saki, a lady from a samurai family who is always there for our MC and works as his right-hand or even romantic partner who also happens to speak very polished Edo period 敬語. I can talk about good characters all day. So enjoyable.
This series is a great resource for language learning, and for me, the difficulty felt just right. At first, the way of speaking of some characters felt a bit difficult, but upon analyzing their way of speaking and just watching more episodes, I grew used to it.