Aired: October 11, 2009
Suddenly finding himself in the Edo period, neurosurgeon Jin Minakata tries to return to the present day. But an oddly familiar stranger intervenes.
Aired: October 18, 2009
As Jin struggles to process the startling reality of his situation, a resurgence of a mysterious illness frightens residents across the city of Edo.
Aired: October 25, 2009
Just as Jin learns the shogunate will support his efforts to treat cholera patients with new techniques, he suddenly shows signs of infection.
Aired: November 01, 2009
Jin meets a courtesan with a striking resemblance to his fiancée in present-day Tokyo. She asks him to perform a life-saving operation on her father.
Aired: November 08, 2009
Jin takes on the ambitious task of producing penicillin to help Nokaze’s sister, a patient suffering terribly during the final stage of syphilis.
Aired: November 15, 2009
While visiting an eminent doctor of traditional medicine, Jin is pressed about his medical background — and soon gets an opportunity to prove himself.
Aired: November 22, 2009
When Jin learns of a patient with a terrible burn, he wants to help her. But the treatment requires a skin graft and a large amount of penicillin.
Aired: November 29, 2009
Nokaze asks Jin to treat a sick courtesan, but he needs stronger penicillin to cure her. Kyotaro gets an idea to secure the funds required to make it.
Aired: December 06, 2009
With both Nokaze and Saki developing strong romantic feelings for Jin, bells ring out across Edo warning of a dangerous fire engulfing the city.
Aired: December 13, 2009
When Jin visits Yoshiwara to examine Nokaze before her impending marriage, he notices something concerning during the exam but chooses to stay silent.
Aired: December 20, 2009
Jin wonders whether Ryoma might have traveled into the future during their tumble from the cliff. Saburi and Jin reexamine Nokaze’s symptoms together.