Murakami Motoka | Jin

Japanese: JIN-仁-
Type: Manga
Volumes: 20
Chapters: 137
Status: Completed
Published: Apr 2000 to Nov 24, 2010
Genres: Drama, Historical, Supernatural, Seinen
Mangaka: Murakami Motoka (Story & Art)
Serialization: Super Jump

Synopsis: As a result of a strange encounter with a mysterious carcinogenic fetus he found inside a patient's skull, brain surgeon Minakata Jin has slipped back through time. Equipped with modern medical knowledge, he faces various fatal diseases and injuries. Then, he meets the ordinary people of Edo as well as illustrious figures, and his surgical knife carves out a new history and story of life.

Background

Won the Grand Prize at Tezuka Osamu Cultural Prize in 2011.

Groups Scanlating

Easy Going Scans

Source: MAL Manga info, Baka updates

Side notes: The art is good not top knot but okay and clean (maybe the feel of "not great" is due of the age/ time when it was published and I'm not liking it a lot). I've only read the first volume as now so there is lots to read. And the beginning was something I've not seen any of mangas before... but I'm not avid reader of medical themed mangas so I can't compare it. Also the mangaka seems pretty much know a lot about hospitals and surgery so that gives you a good grip of things... although I'm pretty much hesitant to say that the "tumor" like that can be found from the brains and especially male brains.... but that would be something like "never say never" if not proven otherwise.

P.S. Although I've not read all of it I kinda have the hunch of the mystery patient... but I let you read first so you can also make your own deductions about that.

Main characters

Jin Minakata (南方　仁), 34

Chief of the neurosurgery Department of the Touto University Hospital. He was transported in time to the Edo period, and tries to change the fate of the history of Edo era.

Before he was transported he had severe headaches and he could hear a voice speaking although there was no-one to be seen. Also his Girlfriend broke up with him prior the time skip.

Saki Tachibana

Daughter of samurai family, a crew of Jin'yudo clinic. Her father died three years before Jin's coming. She was 16 when they met first time.

Supporting

Nokaze (野風)

One of Jin's love interest. She is a high-class prostitute or an oiran in the Yoshiwara red-light district. She also holds the high rank of "yobidashi" giving her special privileges like the right to refuse clients. She initially didn't like Jin, but after witnessing Jin's kind heart she started to fall in love with him.

Ryouma Sakamoto

A patriot born in tosa. A student of Katsu Rintarou. He met Jin because of that connection. 









Rintarou Katsu

Chief of the shogunal naval institute. Later known as Katsu Kaishuu. Interested in Jin, he went to meet with him.

Kyoutarou Tachibana

Saki's older brother received a head wound by a member of the joi  faction. However, he survived thanks to Jin's surgery. A student of katsu.