Red Beard's Clinic

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Set in Nagasaki during a transformative period in medicine, the story follows Yasumoto Noboru, who, after three years of studying Western medicine, anticipates a prestigious position with the shogunate. Instead, he finds himself apprenticing under the gruff but wise Red Beard at a charity clinic. Throughout this challenging year, Noboru is set to learn invaluable lessons about compassion, the realities of medical practice, and the true essence of being a healer, shaping his future both as a doctor and as a person.