Updated October 27, 2022 by Ernie
Doctors are always known for their medical expertise and their vast knowledge in different fields of medical science. But of course, anime NEVER misses out on those because certain anime have doctor characters in their shows! And since this is the anime we’re talking about, doctors are not limited to just… doctors, you know because some of them may even have magical powers that allow them to have healing abilities! So, let’s jump in to see what kind of doctors or healers we have in the anime world!
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COOL DOCTORS IN THE ANIME WORLD
25. Shou Tucker (Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood)
INFORMATION |
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Title |
Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood |
Genre |
Action, Adventure, Drama, Fantasy |
Type |
Series |
Studio |
Bones |
Premiered |
2009 |
Episodes |
64 |
Duration |
24 min. per ep |
We all probably know that this guy is definitely the MOST hated character on this list. But I had to include him because you can’t just deny the exemplary skills he have as a doctor. So, Shou Tucker is a state alchemist known as the one and only Sewing-Life Alchemist and was recognized by his research on chimera and was able to create one that can also talk. He is shown to be a “loving” father to his daughter, Nina and their family pet dog, Alexander.
24. Daniel Dickens (Angels of Death)
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INFORMATION |
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| Title | Angels of Death |
| Genre | Adventure, Horror, Suspense |
| Type | Series |
| Studio | J.C. Staff |
| Premiered | 2018 |
| Episodes | 16 |
| Duration | 23 min. per ep |
Daniel Dickens or also called, Danny, was born without a right eye and has a weird fondness for eyes ever since he saw the expression of his mother’s dead eyes. Despite having an abnormal personality, he is very caring especially when it comes to Rachel “Ray” Gardner as he yearns for acceptance regardless of his birth defect.
23. Isshin Kurosaki (Bleach)
INFORMATION |
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Title |
Bleach |
Genre |
Action, Adventure, Fantasy |
Type |
Series |
Studio |
Pierrot |
Premiered |
2004 |
Episodes |
366 |
Duration |
24 min. per ep |
Isshin Kurosaki is the father of the main protagonist, Kurosaki Ichigo from the Bleach series. He is secretly a retired Soul Reaper and runs his own clinic called the Kurosaki Clinic. Isshin is not just a doctor but also an expert healer which he learned from Shinigami Academy. He can perform major surgeries and was able to create a small clinic in Karakura Town with Urahara’s help.
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22. Doctor Kureha (One Piece)
INFORMATION |
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Title |
One Piece |
Genre |
Action, Adventure, Fantasy |
Type |
Series |
Studio |
Toei Animation |
Premiered |
1999 |
Episodes |
Unknown |
Duration |
24 min. per ep |
Doctor Kureha is one of the first doctors introduced in One Piece! Despite being called a witch for her appearance and eccentric behavior, she still acts as the only doctor for the residents of Drum Island along with her apprentice, Tony Tony Chopper. Kureha may not be the most renowned doctor, but she possesses incredible medicinal skills and knowledge that even surpasses a lot of professional doctors! Eventually, she passed down all of her knowledge to Chopper and became her most reliable assistant.
21. Johann Faust VIII (Shaman King)
INFORMATION |
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Title |
Shaman King |
Genre |
Adventure, Comedy, Supernatural |
Type |
Series |
Studio |
Bridge |
Premiered |
2021 |
Episodes |
52 |
Duration |
23 min. per ep |
Faust is known to be a very patient person and cares deeply for his wife, Eliza. His shamanistic technique is Necromancy which allows him to animate the dead and even though the dead only takes the form of skeletons, they still have the strength of an average human. He can also easily patch himself when he’s injured in the middle of a fight due to his medical expertise. His strongest ability is the 14-Ton Calcium Giant where he combines several skeletal remains into one big skeletal giant.
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20. Hatori Soma (Fruits Basket)
INFORMATION |
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Title |
Fruits Basket |
Genre |
Drama, Fantasy, Romance |
Type |
Series |
Studio |
Studio Deen |
Premiered |
2001 |
Episodes |
26 |
Duration |
24 min. per ep |
Hatori Soma is a doctor from the series, Fruits Basket and is the personal doctor of the Soma Family. Wow, I must say that’s very convenient especially if you’re part of their family! So, Hatori is shown to be a calm, respectable, and level-headed individual who always maintains his composure and people sometimes misjudge him since he initially appears to be somewhat aloof and threatening.
19. Emilia Kishitani (Durarara!!)
INFORMATION |
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Title |
Durarara!! |
Genre |
Action, Mystery, Supernatural |
Type |
Series |
Studio |
Brain’s Base |
Premiered |
2010 |
Episodes |
24 |
Duration |
24 min. per ep |
Emilia Kishitani is a minor supporting character from Durarara!! and is the stepmother of Shinra Kishitani who is one of the major characters in the series. As a doctor, she usually does autopsy, especially to the Dullahan, Celty Sturluson because of her obsession with supernatural subjects. What’s surprising here is that she actually paid Celty 1 million yen just for that autopsy! Talk about real dedication. Emilia is a joyful and lively person who constantly strives to make things humorous but knows how to read the atmosphere when a situation gets serious. She has slight workaholic tendencies and as a result, ends up working for the rest of the day.
18. Kabuto Yakushi (Naruto Shippuden)
INFORMATION |
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Title |
Naruto Shippuden |
Genre |
Action, Adventure, Fantasy |
Type |
Series |
Studio |
Pierrot |
Premiered |
2007 |
Episodes |
500 |
Duration |
23 min. per ep |
Kabuto Yakushi is one of Orochimaru’s subordinates and is known for his expertise on spying, and medical ninjutsu. You can say that Kabuto can be somewhat of a prodigy when it comes to his medicinal skills due to him being able to heal different kinds of injuries without having any difficulties at all. To be honest, I think he can be a very useful ally but also a dangerous opponent at the same time. He even managed to learn more advanced skills on body modification and uses this on his body to make himself even stronger than before!
17. Barazo Mankanshoku (Kill la Kill)
INFORMATION |
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Title |
Kill la Kill |
Genre |
Action, Comedy, Ecchi |
Type |
Series |
Studio |
Trigger |
Premiered |
2013 |
Episodes |
24 |
Duration |
24 min. per ep |
He may not look like a doctor at first glance, but he actually is! And that’s Barazo Mankanshoku from Kill la Kill! He is a back-alley doctor and is known to have a great sense of humour such as the times when he joked that the number of people who died on him is far greater than the ones he saved. It may even give you second-thoughts if that’s actually a joke or not due to him being just a doctor in a back-alley!
16. Suikotsu (Inuyasha)
INFORMATION |
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Title |
Inuyasha |
Genre |
Action, Adventure, Comedy, Fantasy, Romance, Supernatural |
Type |
Series |
Studio |
Sunrise |
Premiered |
2000 |
Episodes |
167 |
Duration |
24 min. per ep |
In the past, Suikotsu was known to be a good and kind doctor until he encountered an event that changed his whole personality and his whole life. Now he is a member of the Shichinintai and is a person who loves carnage and murder. But that doesn’t mean that his original personality is completely gone as he actually suffers an identity disorder which basically means a split personality. As a doctor, he is not just an expert in medicine but also a veteran physician. He can brew different kinds of herbs for various types of injuries, and eventually becomes a well-known doctor in their village.
15. Angelina Dalles (Black Butler)
INFORMATION |
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Title |
Black Butler |
Genre |
Action, Comedy, Mystery, Supernatural |
Type |
Series |
Studio |
A-1 Pictures |
Premiered |
2008 |
Episodes |
24 |
Duration |
24 min. per ep |
Angelina Dalles also known as Madam Red is the aunt of the main character, Ciel Phantomhive. Despite her parents being against her decisions, Angelina still decided to become a doctor, but it appears that her job isn’t as pleasing as she thought it would be. Most of her time as a doctor, she does abortion for prostitutes who treats pregnancy as nothing. This went on and on along with the loses she incurred, until she finally snapped and started murdering patients asking for abortions. She eventually encountered Grelle Sutcliff who became her subordinate.
14. Akari (Karneval)
INFORMATION |
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Title |
Karneval |
Genre |
Action, Fantasy, Mystery, Sci-Fi |
Type |
Series |
Studio |
Manglobe |
Premiered |
2013 |
Episodes |
13 |
Duration |
24 min. per ep |
The doctor and researcher, Akari, is one of the people who works at Research Tower. He is an extraordinarily gifted scholar, but he also tends to be arrogant and aggressive at times. Due to his skills, he is deemed as one of the people recognized by the government. Even though he can be arrogant, there is still professionalism in him as a doctor because he takes full responsibility in taking care of his patients’ needs as well as the lives and welfare of different individuals and animals.
13. Heaven Canceller (A Certain Magical Index)
INFORMATION |
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Title |
A Certain Magical Index |
Genre |
Action, Sci-Fi |
Type |
Series |
Studio |
J.C. Staff |
Premiered |
2008 |
Episodes |
24 |
Duration |
23 min. per ep |
Heaven Canceller or sometimes even called The Frog-Faced Doctor (because he literally looks like a frog) is a highly exceptional physician and is very well known by the people who he became one of his patients before. It is also said that he managed to extend the lifespan of the Academy City’s Director, Aleister Crowley! Why he is called the Heaven Canceller is because this doctor can treat almost every illness including terminal ones and saves every patient from their imminent death. He literally stops people from ascending into heaven!
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12. Akiko Yosano (Bungou Stray Dogs)
INFORMATION |
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Title |
Bungou Stray Dogs |
Genre |
Action, Comedy, Mystery, Supernatural |
Type |
Series |
Studio |
Bones |
Premiered |
2016 |
Episodes |
12 |
Duration |
23 min. per ep |
The Armed Detective Agency’s very own physician is Akiko Yosano from Bungou Stray Dogs! Due to her ability, Thou Shalt Not Die, it allows her to heal EVERY kind of physical injuries that her patients have. However, she can only use this if the person is only suffering from a very serious injury or let’s just say that the person should be ALMOST dead in order for her to do this. But that’s not the weirdest thing here because the surgical tools she uses are a hatchet, a cleaver, and a chainsaw…
11. Masahito Date (Btooom!)
INFORMATION |
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Title |
Btooom! |
Genre |
Action, Sci-Fi |
Type |
Series |
Studio |
Madhouse |
Premiered |
2012 |
Episodes |
12 |
Duration |
24 min. per ep |
Aside from being a middle-aged Btooom player, Masahiro Date is also a skillful and manipulative doctor. When Date engaged in medical malpractice, he used his co-worker, Shiki Murasaki as bait and manipulated him just so he can save himself. Uhhh yeah, you definitely should NOT befriend this guy because all he does is control people and doesn’t really care about anyone dying. What’s worse is that he will even make an effort to use his subordinates and lead them to their defeat.
10. Kenzo Tenma (Monster)
INFORMATION |
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Title |
Monster |
Genre |
Drama, Mystery, Suspense |
Type |
Series |
Studio |
Madhouse |
Premiered |
2004 |
Episodes |
74 |
Duration |
24 min. per ep |
The main protagonist from the Monster series and our intelligent neurosurgeon is Kenzo Tenma! His incredible skills were recognized by the Eisler Memorial Hospital. Unfortunately, his life took a big turn when he chose to save the life of a young boy instead of the mayor’s and since the society is not cruel enough, the poor doctor got demoted from his position. After that, unknown murders start to happen among his fellow doctors which only made things worse making him a suspect for these killings. Despite being framed for these false actions, he never failed to show his acts of kindness to other people.
9. Jukai (Dororo)
INFORMATION |
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Title |
Dororo |
Genre |
Action, Adventure, Supernatural |
Type |
Series |
Studio |
Tezuka Productions, MAPPA |
Premiered |
2019 |
Episodes |
24 |
Duration |
24 min. per ep |
Introducing the doctor from the Dororo series, Jukai. He is a man who had a dark past which he left a long time ago. He was one of Lord Shiba’s torturer and is very merciless when executing his orders. He reached the point where he finally quit and realized that he never liked his job. He even tried to commit suicide but failed to do so in the process! Afterwards, he decided to help others instead and worked as a doctor by giving prostheses to the disabled and unfortunate.
8. Daedalus Yumeno (Ergo Proxy)
INFORMATION |
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Title |
Ergo Proxy |
Genre |
Mystery, Sci-Fi |
Type |
Series |
Studio |
Manglobe |
Premiered |
2006 |
Episodes |
23 |
Duration |
25 min. per ep |
Daedalus Yumeno is a young-looking man who leads the Proxy Research Team. He is a chief physician and also the Director of the Division of Health and Welfare. Just from the position this guy has already makes you think he’s an amazing doctor! He is also accompanied by his 2 AutoReivs (basically, human robot companions), namely Guatarri and Deleuze.
7. Ogai Mori (Bungou Stray Dogs)
INFORMATION |
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Title |
Bungou Stray Dogs |
Genre |
Action, Comedy, Mystery, Supernatural |
Type |
Series |
Studio |
Bones |
Premiered |
2016 |
Episodes |
12 |
Duration |
23 min. per ep |
Coming in is the leader of the Port Mafia and is none other than, Ogai Mori! He is a tall man with a slender body known for his clumsy attitude. He also wears a doctor’s attire every time he’s in public. Mori’s unique ability is called Vita Sexualis and this allows him to summon and give different commands to Elise such as chasing down enemies, saving Mori, or even attacking opponents with different kinds of medical tools!
6. Toshio Ozaki (Shiki)
INFORMATION |
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Title |
Shiki |
Genre |
Horror, Mystery, Supernatural, Suspense |
Type |
Series |
Studio |
Daume |
Premiered |
2010 |
Episodes |
22 |
Duration |
22 min. per ep |
Toshio Ozaki is the main protagonist of the horror anime series, Shiki. Ozaki is a real doctor at heart and cares deeply for his patients as he will find different ways just so he can save them. He becomes more distressed when he failed to save a person who was victimized by a shiki and so he decided to hunt them hoping to bring peace to the village. While in the process of hunting them down, Ozaki has also shown leadership traits despite being very rebellious when he was a kid.
5. Shinra Kishitani (Durarara!!)
INFORMATION |
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Title |
Durarara!! |
Genre |
Action, Mystery, Supernatural |
Type |
Series |
Studio |
Brain’s Base |
Premiered |
2010 |
Episodes |
24 |
Duration |
24 min. per ep |
Now here comes the underground doctor and Celty’s one and only fiancée, Shinra Kishitani! Shinra is a doctor who is very absorbed in everything that he considers as supernatural which includes Shizuo’s superhuman strength or even Celty’s existence as a Dullahan. Shinra is perceived to be a weird person by his colleagues or even his parents and add to that, he even has a small circle of friends who are much weirder than him namely, Izaya and Shizuo, who are always seen to be fighting each other.
4. Franken Stein (Soul Eater)
INFORMATION |
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Title |
Soul Eater |
Genre |
Action, Comedy, Fantasy, Supernatural |
Type |
Series |
Studio |
Bones |
Premiered |
2008 |
Episodes |
51 |
Duration |
23 min. per ep |
Dr. Franken Stein is an alumnus of Death Weapon Meister Academy and is said to be the best meister and doctor who have graduated from the academy. As a scientist, he sees everything as an opportunity for dissection and is probably why others are so weirded out or intimidated by him. Despite having an obsession for dissection, he still has his compassionate personality and still cares for the people around him like his students and friends.
3. Kuroo Hazama (Black Jack)
INFORMATION |
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Title |
Black Jack |
Genre |
Drama |
Type |
Series |
Studio |
Tezuka Productions |
Premiered |
2004 |
Episodes |
61 |
Duration |
25 min. per ep |
Kuroo Hazama also goes by the name, Dr. Black Jack, is the main protagonist of the titular show, Black Jack. He is widely known by anime fans for his mixed hair colors of black and white along with the patch on his face with a mismatched skin. As his occupation as doctor, Kuroo Hazama is widely known for his expertise on conducting surgeries and surprisingly, he is also not lacking when it comes to combat prowess. Under his cape are surgical tools which he can use whenever he gets into a fight. But what’s more dangerous than a surgical tool? That’s his fist which can deal a knockout punch to his opponent!
2. Chopper (One Piece)
INFORMATION |
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Title |
One Piece |
Genre |
Action, Adventure, Fantasy |
Type |
Series |
Studio |
Toei Animation |
Premiered |
1999 |
Episodes |
Unknown |
Duration |
24 min. per ep |
The one and only doctor of the Straw Hat Pirates is Tony Tony Chopper or simply known as Chopper! Chopper’s skills were passed down from Dr. Kureha before he joined Luffy’s crew and after that he never quit on learning more when it comes to advanced medicine. He managed to improve not just his medical capabilities but also his usefulness in battle! Chopper possesses the Devil Fruit, Hito Hito no Mi which allows him to change his form into a humanoid reindeer which caused him to be called a monster but eventually became numb to it. Aside from turning into a humanoid reindeer, he even has a variety of forms which can strengthen other parts of his body.
1. Tsunade (Naruto Shippuden)
INFORMATION |
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Title |
Naruto Shippuden |
Genre |
Action, Adventure, Fantasy |
Type |
Series |
Studio |
Pierrot |
Premiered |
2007 |
Episodes |
500 |
Duration |
23 min. per ep |
Now for the top spot is the Fifth Hokage of Konoha, Tsunade! Renowned as one of the Legendary Sannin along with Jiraiya and Orochimaru, she is also famous for having the best medical ninjutsu and the strongest kunoichi in the ninja world! Her peak medical ability is called Creation Rebirth where she utilizes every ounce of chakra she has and use it to instantly heal herself! Once she uses this, she no longer needs to make hand signs and the healing process just happens on its own making her last longer in battles!
Conclusion
That’s the list of amazing doctors that the anime world has to offer for the anime fans! I must say I give my biggest respect to all the doctors out there and to these anime doctors in the list as well because these characters can also help inspire young people or young anime fans to become an expert in the medicine field!
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