Now this is one seriously under appreciated series! It has one the best plots and the best developed characters I've ever seen in an anime...and yet hardly anyone has heard of it!
The story begins with a talented young brain surgeon in Germany (Dr. Tenma.) One day, a young boy is rushed to the hospital after being shot in the head. Dr. Tenma was about to operate on him when the mayor was brought in with a severe brain hemorrhage. The director of the hospital orders Tenma to let someone else take care of the boy, the 'less important' patient, so Tenma, one of the best surgeons at the hospital, could work on the mayor. Tenma refuses and saves the boy, but the mayor dies.
As a result, Tenma loses everything; his position in the hospital, his social standing, even his fiance. Shortly after that, strange murders start to take place that benefit Tenma greatly. There seems to be more to the boy Tenma saved than meets the eye...
It's deliciously creepy and dark and complicated and just wonderful all around. Highly recommend it. heart
Here is the oh-so spooky opening, just to tempt you. heart When I first started, the opening really pulled me in, because dammit, I really wanted to know how the clean-cut, polite Dr. Tenma could turn into such a haggard man...
