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“1855 Edo: Samurai Manjiro and doctor Ryoan, Tezuka's ancestor, navigate end of Tokugawa era.”

Tree in the Sun

陽だまりの樹

7.32

2,935 rank · 6,029 viewers · 27 favorites

Action Award Winning Drama Historical Medical Samurai Seinen

25 episodes · 23 min per ep min · Spring 2000 · Madhouse · R+ - Mild Nudity

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1855 Edo: Samurai Manjiro and doctor Ryoan, Tezuka's ancestor, navigate end of Tokugawa era.

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). (Source: AnimeNfo)