Look, i am a dumbass, alot of the medical jargon goes over my head. However, i am still able to enjoy reading this due to the fact that all the people feel legit human. I believe the reason why they feel like actually people is because the author went out of his way to interact with people in the medical field and because of that, we are able to get a work of this high quality

If you are able to bear the first couple of chapters, the it becomes a great read imo

One issue i had with the translation is with i believe the character named Yumi, in the beginning people reffered to them as male pronouns (refer to chapter 6), but as of ch 77, the translator is using female pronouns as he believes that he is a woman. While i would understand if the person had transitioned from male to female. The doctor hasnt transitioned, he is supposed to look like a effeminate male. Callling him a female despite him not transitioning or not making a point to everyone to call him as female is somewhat icky in my books, cause ift feels like the pronouns are not being respected

... Last updated on December 26th, 2023, 7:41am

This is kind of a weird story. It's commendable and tough to make a story about real medicine, and while that part can be dry at times, it can also be unnerving and thrilling. However, while the portrayal of the medicine seems accurate, that of the adults seems less so. Neither the male nor female protagonist act like functional adults; they're emotionally unstable, get into weird conflicts with other people, and in general feel more like teens than like practicing doctors or radiologists. I'm confused why these characters were designed this way, especially given that this is published in a seinen magazine.

Having had the problem from the male side, and having family members who have had various types of cancer, I consider this is well overdue to explain what needs to be done to give some idea of what they need to know and deal with.

Hopefully ther detractors never have to go through treatments of the level we have.

Most medical professionals have a slightly warped sense of humor/life, since they have to deal with multiple people from many ways of life, some they can help, others they can't, they need to keep their balance somehow so as to help all in the best way they possibly can.

Oh, and one of our local lasses has decided to train as a radiologist, starting university this year. That's 4 years basic and a further 2 specialist, and she still won't be a doctor in the end, just a medical radiologist.

... Last updated on February 11th, 2019, 7:24pm

I'm not sure if I just don't look hard enough or it is indeed a rare theme: radiology. When I first read the synopsis I was intrigued and immediately started reading.

I have to admit that this manga has all the classis shounen tropes: genius/special manga character and a story from the past. I was like, okay, but stayed reading.

But God damn it. The female protagonist piss the hell out of me. I try not to use characters' traits as flaws of a story since it could be a fundamental point of the story, but the female protaganist is just not it. I am not in any way a person working in the medical field, but I am very sure nobody in the medical field is like her: unprofessional and lets her emotions and opinions cloud her mind. I imagine a person in the medical field who's like that would get sued or something, seriously. I truly hate her character... and the female patient (the mother one) sucks too I swear every female character (except the black-haired, glasses one) sucks and is a bitch. It's disappointing. I really hope the females can get better because this manga, in my opinion, has lots of potential...

The male lead is a talented technician with a full medical license. A genius protag. Nothing particularly noteworthy, but not bad. He just fits neatly into one of many shounen archetypes.

One of the pros I noted was a side character who is bisexual. I mean, she sexually harasses another female technician, which is gross not only bc of the action itself but also bc it was obviously pandering to the hetmale gaze, but I was pleasantly surprised by a relatively normal LGBT side character.

The most significant and most irritating flaw is the female lead, as usual in the shounen/seninen manga. She's depicted as an ignoramus with a rash, prideful, immature, and stubborn personality.

Despite being a doctor and a professional, she flagrantly disrespects her new coworkers, fails to make coolheaded judgements regarding patients, is astonished and perplexed by the genius MC (to the point of dumbly questioning his diagnosis), and makes a "cute" puffed, red face in anger when he proves his abilities.

It's insulting to all female professionals in medicine to be connected to this mediocre portrayal in order to figuratively boost the MC's protagonist points and reaffirm gender stereotypes concerning the temperament and skill of women and men in STEM.

Amakasu An is, to put it simply, a brat. With that kind of attitude, work ethic, and lack of knowledge, she should've been lambasted and set straight during her residency.

Poor female characterization aside, the author did decent work in researching technical terms. And the scanlators did a fantastic job - the translations are very easy to read and understand.