Gekai Elise

I will be honest, this was a disappointment. I read the story (multiple times) and I was looking forward to see it happening in an anime, but they butchered the story and the characters a lot resulting in an incoherent and messy story that could've been soo much better. If I had to describe how this anime feels, then I would see it feels like watching a Hollywood adaptation of a beloved anime. Look, the new story isn't bad. It's passable. But is that what you want from an anime? I do recommend this anime simply because it's pretty unique, but I recommend reading the story more.

Gekai Elise is a Medical Romance anime that is has Double Reincarnation + Time Loop. We have our main character Elise who was reincarnated in modern world after being executed in her first life. We learn that she was definitely not a gift. She did have very bad attitude and was obsessed with idea marriage with the Prince. In this life she had a loving family and easy life but after reincarnation her life was not easy. In this life she became a very famous doctor but sadly she died again (Luck is not on her side as we can see) after this she is Reincarnated again to her first life before the execution and bad thing happens. So in this life she decided to become doctor too but she has a big problem in her way and it’s a marriage with the prince that supposed to happen on her 18th birthday. We see how she became a doctor in this world’ how she uses her knowledge ‘ people mostly don’t believe in her and try to sabotage her too because she needs to become Queen. In this anime there are a lot of problems. Firstly I’m gonna talk about the Genre of this anime that is very poorly shown:Romance, we have more than one love interest but with none of them there is a enough connection for us to be called Romance or for me at least. But my biggest problem is the main love interest Linden (her fiance the Prince) this man is dull as a stick. He didn’t do NOTHING almost all of the Anime. Most he can do is sometimes is to go next to her to talk…But even this talks are unnecessary as fuck for the whole Anime the only think this man know about Else is that she loves eating sweets and she is try to become a doctor. That’s all he has zero idea what type of a person she is almost all of the Anime and the anime wants me to ship them…. Then give me a reason? There are some situations that was puts Elise in danger or be a wall between her and her dreams. He didn’t help her at all even I feel he can help her he dont. I cant this man makes me angry and the worst part the other two man are 10 times better than him. One of them is smart and the other one is brave and funny. The sad part is the second problem is the main character Elise. She is your typical Mary Sue. She can’t do wrong she doesn’t have any flaws. Everybody loves her , she is perfect at everything. Watching a character without flaws in a universe that she needs to struggle and prove herself in the hard way is exhausting. Even when she struggles it not because of her she always right and gonna came clean from everything without a problem. Not only that she doesn’t have an interesting character. She just smart and that’s all There is some medical and logic problems too but I’m not gonna talk about them or it’s gonna be too long. Is there any good parts? Kind of her relationship with Graham and Julian was nice too see and I think I can count that her try to prove herself too whole kingdom while no one believes her at the start was nice to see. The animation was nice nothing that gives the wow effect but its suits the anime but when you look at the original design of the characters they look pretty dull especially her brothers somehow. In the end I dont recommend this anime there are a lot of better historical romance with good female characters.

Gekai Elise is one of the more original isekai, or should I say, “reverse isekai”, in recent years. What makes this one cool is that Elise is given another shot at life in her original world AFTER being isekai’d to Earth. This allows her the unique experience of combining both her original life’s knowledge and the medicinal skills she gained on Earth making for a really fun watch. Now, there’s going to be some party poopers who say the show isn’t accurate or realistic in its portrayal of some medical stuff and to that I’ll agree, but it’s ultimately anime not grey’s anatomy. I’m not watching this for 100 percent accuracy. The fact we’re getting a show that handles medicine and doctors in a somewhat realistic manner in a fantasy world is so cool. I’m so used to healing magic or fantastical herbs being used in the treatment of patients, but to get a story that relies on legitimate surgery and medical analysis to treat people is a treat. While not a doctor myself, my sister and several other family members are and we had a blast watching this together. Elise faces a lot of challenges in her original world due to her awful personality before her reincarnation as well as the sexist nature of the medical field. Like in the real world in the 18-19th centuries, medicine is a male dominated field and she struggles to gain acceptance of her peers, even having to disguise her noble background for a time. She also has to convince the king that she’s better suited to be a doctor than his son’s fiancé. This plot point I thought was a little dumb because these surely aren’t mutually exclusive.. but I enjoyed seeing her prove both he and the kingdom as a whole wrong, earning the respect of royalty and established doctors alike. It’s a small cast, mainly focusing on Elise, her fiancé, his brother and her mentor, but I did enjoy them for the most part. I actually think the little brother, Mikhail got fleshed out a lot better than the fiancé. If I had to pick a criticism, it’s that Linden needed more screen time. I understand it’s a long running Manwha, so for these 12 episodes he probably just wasn’t a big character in the source. But it does feel a little odd because you can tell the story wants him to be important, and you just can’t quite care that deeply about him yet. Speaking of Manwha, Gekai Elise is part of a great trend of Manwha adaptations. It seems surreal to be getting this many lately and I love the diversity that they bring to the medium. Different types of writing and settings are really what we need. There’s so much cool stuff coming out of Korea lately. The art in the show looks really good. You can tell the author was heavily influenced by traditional shoujo art. The animation isn’t the best, but it rarely is in these villainess shows so that’s no shock. Overall, the production is solid from top to bottom. Gekai Elise is just really fun to watch. Yea, the story isn’t too developed right now, but just seeing Elise save lives and break through social barriers, with a tinge of romance was more than enough for me. I can’t get enough of strong independent female characters who are determined to make their dreams a reality and this is one of the best of the bunch. Gekai Elise gets a very strong 8, out of 10.

Everything is fine, but the writing is crazy bad There is a scene where a fire started inside a theater and our main character, Elise (of a very high ranking family, second only to the imperial family), tells some nobles not to breathe the obviously toxic smoke. Well... the show, out of thin air, pulls a nobles vs commoner girl cliché, and they start ranting about how they are nobles and superior and she is no one to tell them what to do, all this while breathing the smoke and coughing. It was so absurd that had me laughing, however, the other times this happens are not so funny. The show is filled with these moments where clichés happen without any regard to the story. Most of the times they are small things, like a character saying some line that doesn't make any sense, however, sometimes they are major event that heavily steer the plot and that's very frustrating. I suggest you watch this anime only if you have high tolerance for bad writing.

If you are looking for a medical show, this is not it. If you are looking for a period drama/romance, this is not it. If you are looking for a villainess/reincarnation story, this is not it either. This show squanders its many ingredients and shows no signs of life throughout. There are not many medical anime shows out there (to my knowledge), so I was really excited for this one. Unfortunately, the medical aspect is seriously lacking. I am not a medical professional so I cannot comment on realism, but I can say that the medical problems and solutions feel very simplistic. Elise makes some observations, rattles off medical terminology like she is reading off of Wikipedia, identifies the condition, proceeds to administer treatment, and then the patient is fine. The whole process is very “A to B to C”, like a detective finding a bloody knife on a corpse, taking fingerprints from the knife, and then arresting the culprit by matching those prints. It may be true that all the details are indeed accurate, but they make for dull viewing. Elise is 100% correct in her diagnoses right off the bat and 100% successful with her treatment; there are absolutely no uncertainties, complications or mistakes. Even a genius doctor like Elise should not be able to see and predict everything, unless she has the all-seeing eye (like in Parallel World Pharmacy), and it would have been satisfying (and expected of a doctor) to see her adapt to unexpected developments and even learn new things. There are no other doctors that provide much help or insight, either; Elise does it all herself. Everything is neatly wrapped up in a matter of minutes, and there is no real challenge or tension. I cannot shake the feeling that very little thought was given to how doctors actually work and what they go through; what is important is that Elise healed them, and that is it. An interesting twist to the medical aspect is the setting, which looks like 19th century Europe. I was curious about how Elise, who has knowledge centuries ahead of the times, would deal with the outdated science and culture. The show does almost nothing with this, except having other characters marvel at Elise’s knowledge. To my (untrained) eyes, most of the facilities, tools, and practices look basically the same as the modern-day ones, and Elise never has any real difficulty producing results or convincing others. I expected some doctors to not even understand what she is talking about, but that is never the case. Also, Elise never really makes an effort to hide how she knows so much, and everyone just accepts it and moves on. The patriarchal nature of the field of medicine at the time is very weakly hinted at but is not a factor in Elise’s career. There are so many missed opportunities to create some interesting challenges for Elise. This shallowness extends to the broader, non-technical aspects of a doctor’s work. The biggest pet peeve of mine is when Elise promises her patients that “she will save them,” on more than one occasion. Elise, a seasoned veteran from the modern day, should know better than to say something like this, but I can chalk that up to dramatic flourish. However, the show still does not really dig into so many other topics in this field that are ripe for drama, such as her relationship with co-workers, her relationship with patients, educating people and bringing about change, tackling ethical dilemmas, how she handles the stress, exhaustion and responsibility, and more. The show does not even do a good job of characterizing Elise outside of her medical skills. On top of being a medical genius who can do no wrong, she has no character traits other than how kind and hard-working she is and... how much she likes sweets. She has no character flaws or weaknesses to speak of, and she is constantly validated and praised by everyone around her. The main love interest does not have a personality either, which makes the romance side of things a non-starter. During most of their stock-standard interactions, Elise is barely even aware of him. Other characters get little to no characterization and have almost no impact on Elise’s journey; they either stand around in awe of her talents or feebly try to hold her back before they are steamrolled or are won over. The show also tackles palace politics, centered around Elise’s status as a noblewoman and the prince’s fiancée, but these developments turn out nonsensical and only a mild inconvenience in the face of Elise’s overwhelming genius and kindness. The double-reincarnation setup in the beginning is interesting, but Elise draws so little from her modern-day life that it seems like the only reason for this setup is to impart medical skills on the main character in what otherwise would have been a simple “re-do” story. Also, Elise’s “villainous” past is the source of her desire to help sick people as a form of penance, but this is somewhat unconvincing when her exact crimes are left very vague and have almost no repercussions on the present anyway. The closest comparison to Elise that I can think of is Sei from The Saint's Magic Power is Omnipotent (also voiced by Yui Ishikawa). Sei received criticism for being an overpowered, bland character, but she at least had a desire to learn, the pressure to grow into her role, and a shy demeanor. Elise is a vaguely likable lead, but her complete lack of personality or quirks fails to make the character very engaging or sympathetic. Yui Ishikawa and the other voice actors simply do not have much to work with here. The music, visuals, animation and direction are barely passable and do little to elevate the lifeless storyline and wooden characters. There are so many things to talk about in this review, yet there is so little to be said about each of those things. Elise is a doctor, but she is so good at fixing everything so quickly that she might as well have been a magical healer. Elise is a “villainess” reincarnated from the modern day, but that ends up such a minor detail that she might as well have been simply an extremely gifted doctor from 19th century Europe. Elise is too bland a character, surrounded by non-characters and non-threats, to develop any sort of romance, drama or intrigue effectively. This show has been a major disappointment, and the more I think about it, the harder it is to come up with any redeeming qualities. The most positive thing I can say about the show is that it is good-natured and inoffensive. It also deserves some recognition for tackling the topic of medicine in the first place, which I would like to see more of. If you are starving for anything medical/healing-related, you may get some enjoyment out of this. If you’ve completely run out of wholesome, female-led romance/dramas to watch, this may pass the time. Otherwise, this one is an easy skip.

As a lover of comically bad isekai manhwa, I was relatively prepared for this show to be, well, comically bad. It wasn't that far off. Pushing aside the fact that the main character woke up one day and, without any previous experience in this world, decided "let's become a doctor, that's certainly won't be suspicious," the writing, the animation, and the characters all leave much to be desired. To be honest, I actually wish that this show was comically bad because, in reality, it's just cringeworthy. I believe that the isekai genre, as a whole, is fun because of the absurdity in most situations, but this whole thing just feels plain lazy.

Deeply disappointed I liked the first few episodes then it hit me how medically all over this setting is. It’s supposed to be a medevil society but it has the medical tech of 19th century while have medical tools of 20th century. It would have been so much more interesting if the author knew anything about medical science besides what they googled. Have a person with 21st century medical science have to deal with not having the tools she needs to do anything, calling her a genius while not have to adapt at all is so terrible. When watching this I just wanted to pull out my copy of Black Jack instead of this minimum effort medical drama “romance”. The romance is non existent he doesn’t even interact with her as himself most of the shows run time. Why is thier no consequences for her past self actions, this literally could have been a doctor dies and is reborn in some random girls body.

It's a time killer. They attempted to cram transmigration, villainess redemption, doctor house, women empowerment, mary sue "wow that girl is amazing and can do everything!", unachievable love, political intrigue and reverse harem into 12 episodes, with predictable results. It's not a bad story, but due to time constraints it's all very shallow and smudgy. The general plot fails to interest me, with it being "MC makes a wager with king-sama so that she can escape the fate of marrying the bishounen, kind prince and become and empress; only that way she can be a doctor and save a lot of people". Watch out, bitch, how i'll smack you when season 2 rolls around and she becomes either "Doctor Empress" that will release the modern medicinal knowledge, or just a "normal empress" that realizes that she can save zozzles more people than a doctor that way, considering she can fund and propagate the medicine anyway. The world building is smudgy, too, since it's a world of sword and magic. But there's guns! But they use candles in a wooden theatre (which is aimed at noble attendance). Oh but wait, they have electricity powered defibrylators! But bone saws are analog shite that I wouldn't want to use for a DIY doghouse, not to mention cutting people in critical condition with. Till the last episode I'm not sure what the hell is going with the technology level of that world. So, while it's a nice watch, it's also very forgettable. In a month this review will probably be the only thing standing testament that I did see this show.

so you're telling me she's a cardiologist and a GE and ABLE TO TRACHEOSTOMISE while also able to FIND a clot without doing any ctpa with no contrast dye (nada)...colour me impressed!! it's high time i start holding my dr colleagues to a higher standard. a feel-good, empowering anime but very evidently lacking in substance. personally a very routine isekai watch, but not outstanding or particularly memorable in any way. characters were routine as usual; stony, curt prince who keeps to himself (more of a kuudere), pitted against the likes of a strong, self-assured, Dr Elise who saves the world one miraculous surgery at a time.

they changed so many good scene from the webtoon,the character aare so flat, elise is not like this, they change her character too much, the only thing that stayed is a "bad writting" the ml is suposed to be more serious(why the cleaning scene exist?!), they ruined it with a bad writting, it's one of my fav but the anime is really not good. I recommend to read it instead. itt go too face, the pacing is strange, so many important moment are innexistant and they focus to much on the realtion instead of the actual action. the idea is really good, but they tried to make it child friendly when it'sd a darker story, it''s not supposed to be that "cute". The voice actors are really good, but really why

I've seen many isekai and reincarnation stories over the years. The more recent ones have developed somewhat of a bad habit of excessive power fantasy and heavy wish fulfillment. It's a guilty pleasure to be sure. But every so often we get a story that offers a bit more. Gekai Elise is an anime adaptation of Doctor Elise: The Royal Lady with the Lamp, a Korean web novel that was later given a webtoons adaptation in 2017. My first impressions of the anime were strong enough that I decided to pick up the webtoon and read ahead. I read a lot more than watch anime, so if one has source material, I start by comparing that if I can. First off, the anime takes a few liberties in adapting the story. The romance is more subdued in the anime and there is greater emphasis on proper medical practices. They even added filler episodes to cover more treatments. The medicine alone makes it worth a watch if only for the sake of edutainment. The era that the world takes place in is hard to place. It reflects 18th century Britain, but with some facilities comparable to 21st century. While there is magic it seems exclusive to certain individuals and can't heal injuries. The focus is definitely on the surgeries. As a result, anything out of place used to justify its use requires some suspension of disbelief. But if you can get by that, it's an enjoyable watch. There's also much more story to cover. For those looking to get a romance fix, that will have to wait until the next season. The animation quality is normal I'd say. Not at the level to a similar anime released at the same time: 7th Time Loop: The Villainess Enjoys a Carefree Life Married to Her Worst Enemy! Even so, I would forgive it since there is a lot of talking. And the topics are more intelligent. The opening song [Believer] by Yui Ishikawa sounds nice. I actually liked the credits song [Listen] by Arai Maju much more. It sounds melancholy yet sweet. Enough that I've listened to it many times on Youtube. This was actually a recommendation from a friend. I went into this expecting it to be along the lines of Parallel World Pharmacy. It wasn't, but that's okay. I think if you like your fantasy stories more grounded in reality, just not in a modern setting, then I think this will be a nice enough watch. That being said, I can't give it a score higher than 7 for the following reasons. We are never fully told what horrible sins that Elise committed in her first life nor the powers that allowed her to reincarnate not once, but twice. It makes sense from a writing perspective since she needs knowledge of modern medicine in order to change fate. But it feels like a needless level of complexity. There's also the aforementioned suspension of disbelief. A handful of scenes felt almost like a PSA as far as best practices. And this is all coming from the word of a girl that hasn't come of age with no background in medicine. Privilege of the upper class I guess? The protagonist is female which is already a win since most of the isekai/reincarnations tend to be male centric power fantasies. The ones that do get female leads often play out like otome games. At least here, the main character is bringing about change through her own efforts, blood, sweat, and tears which is very admirable. I hope there are more isekai shows like this in the future. Here's hoping the next season builds upon the success of the first.

As a doctor, I really enjoyed this. I finished it in one night. I enjoyed both political part and medical part. I'm surprised the doctor part was pretty good except the emergency scene at the airplane. Apart from that is pretty much realistic especially the outpatient service - the questions she ask the patient to approach to the disease are real and do investigations for diseases that needs to do, not like some other medical-related fiction that only mention the difficulty of surgery and it's almost always super rare disease or tricky cases - -. I love that this story is not cliche and not overdramatic. This is how real doctor's life is. I think the author did a good research. This is a mix of isekai-medical-politics-((and a little romance)). I'd say if you're a doctor who does OPD and rounds everyday you can probably enjoy this since it's pretty relatable and not much false info that would make you facepalm (except ep1) but if you're looking for dramatic PURE medical fiction I'd recommend you find someting else.

The art was a downgrade from the webtoon (main reason why i have mixed feelings). However, I personally felt that the story is more well-paced and there's more character development in the anime, considering the length of the medium. My main gripe with the webtoon was the heavy focus on Elise's talent and how everyone from all walks of life is impressed by her medical skills, dedication, and kindness. It can be very repetitive. The anime tries to address this to some extent by including more interactions between Elise and other characters that do not glorifying Elise's talent. Other characters are allowed some time to showcase their emotional turmoil. I would recommended this anime to people who want little to no drama, and simply wants to feel good by seeing the main character excel while side characters envy her. The story is somewhat unique in animeverse, but it might be boring to those who have read countless isekai webtoons.

Have you ever had that feeling when a series is too fast and too slow at the same time, when it somehow feels completely off the pace? I had exactly that feeling with "Doctor Elise: The Royal Lady with the Lamp". Apart from the fact that I don't know where the lamp is supposed to be in the series, the anime is about a noblewoman who was executed at the stake by her husband. However, she wakes up in our world and wants to make up for her past mistakes and becomes a doctor who is considered an absolute genius. She is so talented that she rescues every injured passenger after an airplane crash without having any tools. In the end, however, she dies from her own injuries, only to wake up again shortly before her engagement! In order to really make up for her mistakes and prevent all the suffering she had to witness in her first life, she does her best to break off the engagement and become a doctor here too. I have a few problems with the series. I've already mentioned that the pacing seems slightly off. Halfway through, she's still engaged and still not recognized as a doctor, while at the same time she's undergone dozens of surgeries (or the like), all of which we get to see within the few episodes. This makes the show feel rushed when it's about her work as a doctor and too slow when it's about royal diplomacy. Apart from that, the characters all come across as flat or unsympathetic. The king, for example, allows himself to be influenced too much by his minister and thus comes across as stupid and an asshole, as he makes life difficult for the protagonist even though he made her a promise. Everyone else often only appears very briefly and simply befriends her or falls in love with her, without much backstory or similar. There seems to be some backstory, because stuff is hinted at again and again, but the hints aren't enough to give the characters any depth. Conclusion: Uff - why am I still watching this? The series somehow has a charm that I can hardly describe and that makes me curious about the next episodes, even though I could hardly stand the previous ones. Edit: I've now seen the series all the way through and decided that I can leave this review as it is. The biggest problem with the series is the intrigue part, which I can only describe as strange. I admit that it has potential, but the way it's implemented is annoying 90% of the time. The last 10% concerns the finale, which took a step back from the doctors' part and focused more on the intrigue, making for a thoroughly interesting finale, even if the rather open ending is annoying.

I want to say this in the simplest way possible. The anime is/was a good watch overall. Just like how water is good for you. If you want more out of the Doctor Elise, aka going out of your way for sparkling water, I recommend you begin reading. It will not disappoint :) long ver: In the world of Isekai which is I am a high consumer of, this one stands out like a lot :). It's unique and original, its fun without being "too in your face". The art style was beautiful as well, some scenes are generic animations but they went over the top on some scenes; and the voice acting is chef's kiss. As for the characters, I think if this had more episodes we could see how much more vibrant they are. But, overall, they're pretty good. Overall, I would highly recommend this series to diverse "consumers of media". It is a well rounded story, it had great moments and enjoyable story line. If you want more out of it, if you want to eat the "fruit", more than simply drinking 'good' diluted juice, READ THE MANHWA.

Below average adaptation of the manwha Almost all criticism and complaints I see for this anime would have been or are resolved in the Manwha adaptation. Things to note Pacing The pacing is very odd and often feels like no progress is being made or suddenly all the intense scenes happens with little to no build up. They definitely cut and rush many parts from the manwha and added some irrelevant things... Such as the festival day? And the whole of episode 1 being based in modern day. Also there has been removal of characters most likely to not go into the bigger storyline that existed in the manwha Medical aspect They medical aspect is a little more in depth in the manwha and they go into it slightly deeper. Still very surfaced level however it definitely shines a bit more. Character flaws Elise is pretty much a power fantasy that stay the same however the side characters are given a lot more flaws that make their development more interesting. Example: theres an attendant to the king that gives him counsel and schemes. In the manwha the schemes are from his own thoughts. The male lead is less perfect as well Art The animation is alright but much less detailed than the manwha. Some scenes it's very easy to tell they opted for things that are easier to animate. TLDR: Anime is okay, if you can read the manwha instead. Better in every aspect. 5/10 anime 9/10 manwha.

As a fresh take on the villainess reincarnation trope, Doctor Elise started out promising. The medical drama aspect is fairly unique for anime, presenting a variety of detailed and somewhat intense medical procedures. The romance is engaging too, with plenty of time spent on the leads growing together naturally. However, the confused time period of the setting really threw things off. Despite the rest of the setting being vaguely pre-industrial, the medical knowledge and technology is more advanced for some reason, kind of all over the place but usually something like 20th century. A show about an alternate medical history to our own would be fascinating, but it feels like very little thought went into this aspect. It boils down to them having many modern tools for safe surgery, but lacking knowledge of more complex procedures, which is extremely convenient for our isekai’d protagonist to show off her superior surgery skills. My other issue was with the animation, which is fairly barebones and static. Most of the time it wasn’t too big of a deal, but I was really pulled out of the show during a certain dance scene where they kept going on about how intense it was, but they were just standing there in position the whole time. By the end of the show, I kind of wished I was rewatching The Saint’s Magic Power Is Omnipotent instead, which has the same VA playing a similar lead character but has more depth and feels less contrived. Regardless, I won’t be too harsh on Doctor Elise—it was entertaining enough as a filler show and scratched the medical drama itch that I haven’t seen anything else do the same way.

Doctor Elise: The Royal Lady with the Lamp Score: 7/10 (Watched – Completed) Story – 8/10 You’ve got a reincarnated genius surgeon trying to redeem her past life as a spoiled noble.. what’s not to like? The premise is solid and surprisingly fresh for the usual isekai/romance-medical-fantasy soup. The anime follows the manhwa/web novel pretty closely at first, but then it suddenly remembers it only has 12 episodes and starts speedrunning character arcs. Blink and you’ll miss a trauma. Art – 6/10 Elise looks great. Everyone else? Pretty decent. Animation? Eh. If you’re expecting smooth sakuga moments or high-stakes surgical drama with flair, lower those expectations. There’s a lot of standing around and dramatic talking with very little movement. It’s serviceable, but you can feel the budget giving up halfway through. Sound – 8/10 Voice acting is a win here. Elise’s VA carries the emotional beats well, and the rest of the cast is solid. The music does its job, even if you won’t remember a single track 10 minutes after the episode ends. No complaints, but nothing iconic either. Characters – 6.5/10 Elise is the whole meal. She’s smart, no-nonsense, and trying to unfail her life — love that for her. But the rest of the cast? Kinda just there. Linden’s supposed to be the romantic lead but spends half the show brooding like he’s in the wrong anime. Side characters barely get screen time before being emotionally resolved off-screen. The pacing doesn’t help. Enjoyment – 7/10 Despite the flaws, it’s still a fun watch. The mix of medical drama, romance, and royalty works surprisingly well — and Elise’s character alone makes it worth sticking around. But yeah, if you’ve read the manhwa or web novel, this will probably feel like the diet version. Good for a casual binge, just don’t expect it to leave a huge impact. Final Thoughts: Doctor Elise had the potential to be great, but it settles for “pretty good.” It’s not a disaster by any means, just held back by rushed pacing and a lack of polish. Watch it if the premise interests you — then go read the manhwa to actually feel something.

General Opinion: A fine, if not flawed Anime. Plot. Gekai Elise (Americanized to "Doctor Elise: The Royal Lady with the Lamp") is a story about a girl who was an awful human being and forced her way into a marriage with the Crown Prince in order to become the Queen. Her world and evils eventually unravel, she is killed (literally burned at the stake), and is (for unknown reasons) given a chance to repent by being reborn in the modern world, where she devotes every ounce of her strength and time to become the foremost general surgeon in the world. He then dies in the modern world in a plane crash by spending time giving first aid to all the survivors, rescuing all of them, but causing herself to die by not treating her own wound which she bleeds out due to just as rescue arrives. She is then REINCARNATED AGAIN (yes, this opening is basically a mini soap opera) as the SAME PERSON SHE ORIGINALLY WAS just on the day she is about to be promised in marriage to the Crown Prince. Except this time she is a completely different person, who hates everything she has become, and now has to try to undo all of it when she's all in a little too deep. Her main goal is to become a doctor and spend the rest of her time saving lives. So, now you've got a woman who is a high noble, and future queen in a....colonial? time period with all the ability and knowledge of modern medicine, but without the technology. She also is fighting against the King who is incredibly impressed with her and wants her to quit medicine in order to become the next queen, and a prince that wants nothing to do with the marriage but has his own political intrigue to deal with (alongside having a suddenly changed in personality future queen). Deals are made with the King for her to prove her worth in medicine, and this provides the backdrop of what is to come. This is a spoiler free review, so I wont get into specifics, but obviously her modern medicinal knowledge plays, and she does incredible things that complicates many strings attached to one another, and we get to watch it all play out. Yes, it is a very complicated plot, but it doesn't feel very complicated when you're watching it? All the pieces fit together, once all the original intrigue is shown, you don't have too many plot curveballs thrown at you, so you don't have the need to feel constantly at grips with maintaining all the new information. I think it's a very fresh take on the Isekai world with the double reincarnation, it certainly felt new and exciting, without being forced, which is impressive especially when you take a step back and see just exactly how complex it really is. Characters: They're likeable. They're understandable. The show does a very good job of building a world in which all the character's motives are defined......mostly, there are things about the prince that are implied but you just don't know WHY they happened?. The characters aren't puzzling, the side characters are not distracting, and there are definitely a few places you THINK you're walking into a trope character and they surprise you with their freshness. I had a good time throughout, and was able to cheer for the MC, a VERY important thing for me in an anime. Things I did not like: 1. I'm not going into it too much because spoilers, but I was pretty annoyed that the world was firmly established as not a fantasy world. Everything that happens (outside of the Isekai) could happen in real life. The governments, the people's abilities, the world and how it works is all very "real". There isn't healing magic, there isn't super powers and spells and devices and whatnot, and that makes a lot of sense because for her to apply medicinal knowledge that she learned in a modern earth with no magic back in this colonial world, they would have to live by the same rules. ....then they suddenly break that rule and a magic device DOES exist. It isn't used for any medicine stuff, but it happens and when it does it's very out of place. As the viewer, you suddenly seem like you've been jerked around, and the use of the device feels cheap...like they needed to move the plot in a certain direction and the only way the could do it was this random magic thing that happens and is out of place. It felt lazy and cheap to me, and I liked the show a great deal more leading up to that point, then after. 2. The show wanes in the second half, which is VERY disappointing given the depth of the plot and how interesting the backdrop of it is. The front end of the show is a 9, the back end is a 4/5. On top of that, it's missing a resolution for several plot points, and the backstory of a few things that felt like you could have spent time on, just don't happen. It doesn't drag on. Stuff is happening, intrigue that moves the plot along does occur, but feeling satisfied at the end of an anime season is important to me, and there were loose ends abound with this one. Conclusion: I think most people (especially if you're down with the Isekai) would like this show. It has its flaws, but it's worth the watch.

At first glance, 'The Anime' didn't seem to offer anything new. It fell into familiar tropes of reincarnation and second chances, leaving me somewhat disinterested. However, after giving it a chance and watching the initial episodes, I found myself unable to look away. The anticipation for the next episode was palpable, but rather than waiting idly, I delved into the source material—a Korean manhwa. The depth and detail I found there only heightened my excitement for the anime's continuation. Yet, upon returning to the anime, I was sorely disappointed. While the characters and storyline remained, the essence of what made the manhwa captivating seemed lost in translation. Alice's transformation from a mere noble to a remarkable doctor was glossed over, robbing the series of its emotional depth and complexity. Despite the potential hinted at in the source material, the anime failed to deliver. It rushed through pivotal moments and omitted crucial character development, leaving viewers like myself feeling unsatisfied and longing for what could have been. Ultimately, 'The Anime' fell short of its promise, leaving me disappointed and wishing for more.