

Overview
A story set in the mid-1800's about a young doctor who has been trained in Western-style medicine and a young samurai who is trying to live up to the old traditions of his class and culture. The story is actually based upon real people - the doctor, Ryo-an, was Tezuka's great grandfather. The manga series was adapted to anime by Madhouse Studios and premiered in Japan on NTV on April 4, 2000.
Cast
11Open an episode for ages at its air date.
- TMDB ID
- 34123 ↗
- First aired
- 2000-04-04
- Last aired
- 2000-09-19
- Status
- Ended
- Episode runtime
- 30 min
- Genres
- Animation, Drama, War & Politics
- Creators
- Unknown
- Countries
- JP
- Languages
- Japanese
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Age ratings
NRUnited States of America (US)
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All regional certifications (2)
NRUnited States of America (US)
No rating information.
MAustralia (AU)
Recommended for mature audiences; M-rated content may only be broadcast between 8:30 p.m. and 5:00 a.m. on any day, and additionally between 12:00 p.m. and 3:00 p.m. on schooldays.











