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.
During the Second Year of Ansei (1855) in Edo's Koishigawa are two young men, Manjiro Ibutani and Ryoan Tezuka. Ibutani is a low-ranking samurai who is a gifted swordsman and has a straightforward and strong sense of justice. Tezuka has a more carefree attitude. He has an eye for the ladies, but he is passionate about becoming a doctor. The two opposite characters come of age during the backdrop of the turbulent end of the Tokugawa Period (1600-1868 CE).
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Characters & Voice Actors
![Ibuya, Manjirou](https://cdn.noitatnemucod.net/thumbnail/100x100/100/e83653c478b78ea168e68324cdf8ff28.jpg)
Ibuya, Manjirou
Main![Miyamoto, Mitsuru](https://cdn.noitatnemucod.net/thumbnail/100x100/100/0bc016acbe5c57a92c8e071074914212.jpg)
Miyamoto, Mitsuru
Japanese![Tezuka, Ryoan](https://cdn.noitatnemucod.net/thumbnail/100x100/100/d4123605f5dc675cabb2e77157380c84.jpg)
Tezuka, Ryoan
Main![Yamadera, Kouichi](https://cdn.noitatnemucod.net/thumbnail/100x100/100/e44fcf9b63d50fb44fbc42e4df6fe873.jpg)
Yamadera, Kouichi
Japanese![Abe, Masahiro](https://cdn.noitatnemucod.net/thumbnail/100x100/100/559a326a13b7f311c53087769cf13ed0.jpg)
Abe, Masahiro
Main![Kusumi, Naomi](https://cdn.noitatnemucod.net/thumbnail/100x100/100/39c0034bd5cc74ecae5d9f9937439e6b.jpg)
Kusumi, Naomi
Japanese![Aya](https://cdn.noitatnemucod.net/thumbnail/100x100/100/47983e026f64b132474bb9bf5edcfe90.jpg)
Aya
Main![Neya, Michiko](https://cdn.noitatnemucod.net/thumbnail/100x100/100/ba7993bcfe59b8a1d8d63a3a965bc9b2.jpg)
Neya, Michiko
Japanese![Denkichi](https://cdn.noitatnemucod.net/thumbnail/100x100/100/b1e10f48468368205b9fa2ad3e62034b.jpg)
Denkichi
Main![Maeda, Takeshi](https://cdn.noitatnemucod.net/thumbnail/100x100/100/da927ab708ee1d90d4c3cfb2a562f8f6.jpg)
Maeda, Takeshi
Japanese![Fukuzawa, Yukichi](https://cdn.noitatnemucod.net/thumbnail/100x100/100/fbd143db79946554c3d2a7de3b05fbed.jpg)
Fukuzawa, Yukichi
Main![Shimura, Tomoyuki](https://cdn.noitatnemucod.net/thumbnail/100x100/100/458411489ee3b8b402e1556ff96a2f87.jpg)
Shimura, Tomoyuki
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