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.

First Air Date : Apr 04, 2000

Last Air Date : Sep 19, 2000

Runtime : 30m

Episodes : 25

Seasons : 1

Genre : Animation,Drama,War & Politics,

Companies : Madhouse

Countries : JP

Keywords : samurai, based on manga, historical, anime, osamu tezuka