Ameku Takao no Suiri Karte

The main character, Takao Ameku, the childlike doctor and genius diagnostician, is a less crochety House and a less drugged up Holmes, all packaged as a petite anime girl. Basically, ingredients for peak postmodern fiction. The animation was sleek and above average. The voice acting work from the cast was on character and enhanced the storytelling. Of personal importance was a main character with a postgraduate degree, which implied at least post college age, and it had a mystery afoot, qualities I look in an anime for my age group. The main character is a genius, but no Mary Sue, as she had her vulnerabilities explored in an excellent 2-episode arc. She made mistakes too, a genius that was humanly grounded. So, if you have aged beyond the high school setting and main characters of most anime series, I highly recommend this anime that featured a main cast of working adults. The anime had above average production values, so the visual quality was pleasant. There's always a mystery to be solved, which detective story buffs would appreciate. Really though, all the reason you need to watch is that this is House as an anime girl. This was my 69th review on this platform, so it was indeed nice.

Ameku Takao no Suiri Karte earns an 8/10. Its unique approach lies in Dr. Takao's sharp diagnostic deductions, making the case solving process the engaging core, even if the medical mystery setup isn't entirely new. The clean art style perfectly fits the clinical yet intriguing atmosphere. Takao herself is presented as exceptionally intelligent, which is her main strength; character reactions generally feel appropriate for the situations presented within the show's logic. The fantastic OP is a definite plus! While the story starts strong, the ending, despite maintaining intrigue, felt somewhat less satisfying. Recommended for mystery fans seeking clever problem solving; others will likely enjoy Takao's unique deductive methods for a good watch.

This work presents a very engaging collection of stories which could be binge watched but, to my taste, might provide a better viewing experience when spaced in blocks (especially as the stories from the second 3rd of the show onwards get split into double/triple episodes). While character development and good storytelling are present, there is not much of a plot to be developed outside of the Dr. House-esque premise. Takao manages to be even better of a tsundere than House himself, which suits the title’s biggest strength: its main cast. As far as world building goes, the remaining storytelling features tend to take place through predictable formulas or shallow applications - to put it in perspective, it feels like both the medic & mystery tropes are better explored in Apothecary Diaries which aired at the same time. While this didn’t lead to a poor viewing experience, the better stories (subjective) stand out significantly as a result. On the other hand, production leaves less to be desired, offering a lot of value as the main cast’s powerful voice acting and great design make for most of Ameku M.D.'s runtime. In conclusion, Ameku M.D.: Doctor Detective is a very light-hearted show that can spark intense emotions like a proper drama would. To my understanding, the show doesn’t lean too heavily on the mystery label which is something to be mindful of in terms of setting expectations.

I'm glad that I'm not the only reviewer who saw the whole "House" analogy in this anime. The way it started, with some very technical medical investigation will speak to those who has been in healthcare for any length of time. As it went on, it sorta turned into more of a cross between House and Bones with more of a focus on criminal investigation and less so on the medical. (Both House and Bones are great live action shows BTW.) The characters are believable as are the situations that they find themselves in. Nothing supernatural. It's a short 12 episodes so it won't take long to get through it. It has a medium to low rewatch value. The voice acting was great and the animation was pretty standard. If you like Aimer, then you will really appreciate the opening credits. The closing song is done by an amazing group called The Gospellers feat Anly that has some very decent harmony, but felt a little dated. Bottom line, if you're into medicine or healthcare, and appreciate a few decent mysteries, you'll enjoy this little anime.

A fun show about a genius doctor who solves weird cases. The cases are split between things that happen in the hospital and actual criminal cases. Usually, they contain some kind of supernatural-looking element that ends up having a perfectly normal explanation after the case gets solved. For example, one of the cases is about a girl trying to commit suicide due to a cursed video. I found the show comforting and easy to watch. It has mature themes, but it's not exactly high-stakes, and all the characters are pretty chill. The episodic nature of it lends itself to relaxation. It never stressed me out, because despite it dealing with death, the show constantly reassured me with the way Takao is able to think through everything. The main character, Takao, is a brash genius that loves to work on weird cases. She's a little bossy with her subordinate Takanashi, who is a bit of a doormat and also acts as comic relief at times. All of the cases were interesting to me and they genuinely had me wondering what had happened. Since this is a medical drama, I almost never figured them out, but it was nevertheless fun to think about them. Some of them spanned multiple episodes and some others were solved pretty quickly. One thing which I didn't like so much is the show's runtime. I feel like, being an episodic show about solving cases, we needed more than 12 episodes to get into the groove. As it is, it kind of felt like a disjointed series of cases, which were interesting but felt like they didn't lead somewhere concrete in terms of character arcs. I don't mind that, but if a show is going to be just comfort food, I think there needs to be more of it to give it time to establish a standard pace. I enjoyed the show enough to want more of it, but I feel like it would've worked better as a long running show. Still, it was a relaxing watch. I recommend it for fans of episodic crime shows or medical dramas.

Final Score : 7.7/10 Summary : Essentially House M.D. the anime, they took the base formula and vibe from the TV show and recreated it in anime. The first 80% of the show is absolute cinema, and the only thing that leads me to segment the show like that, is because the last arc kind of sucked and its ending also kind of sucked. I still am going to give it high marks, because while the ending is very important, I can't ignore the amazing journey to it. Story : 8/10 -- I'm not sure I can say much other than its House M.D. because that describes everything. If you live under a rock and don't know what House M.D. is, fine. So basically House.. I mean this anime, is an arc based show where mysteries of strange illnesses thought to be something supernatural or not what it seems, gets investigated and has real world explanations for it. While still exaggerated obviously, the concept of the illnesses portrayed (according to doctors reacting to the show), are real enough to be interesting or possible. Characters : 7/10 -- While I firmly plant my flag that Takao-sensei is queen, and an 11/10 character, she really leaves the rest of the cast in her shadow. There is a element where its because she is just that good, but also because some of the side characters are not good. Take that for what you will. Art / Animation : 7/10 -- Its a slower paced show, yet the animation quality was really clean and the animators didn't cut corners, good marks. Sound / Music : 8/10 -- One of the best OP/ED pair of the season. Its notable that in many points in the show the sound did a great job at elevating the scene, especially with the 'brain blast' scenes. (Don't ask, go watch the show lol) Enjoyment : 8.5/10 -- As mentioned in my summary, the last arc and ending was a real buzzkill, but I should mention that the entire reason it was a buzzkill was because there was a buzz at all. The early show was truly amazing to watch, and I looked forward to the episode every week. Needless to say I got alot of entertainment value from it, and any problems I have with the ending could be fixed with a sequel, one can wish...

Personally I really liked this show, but I'm quickly becoming obsessed with medical dramas in general and so in this sense the show was really made for me. The protagonist, Dr. Ameku Takao, is reminiscent of Sherlock Holmes (the first episode of the show being titled 'Dr. Sherlock) - though notably in particular the Sherlock from the modern BBC adaptation played by Benedict Cumberbact. She's also apparently reminiscent of, and likely also based upon, Dr. House, although I'm not familiar with that show and I think the modern Sherlock is a closer fit. The show follows Dr. Ameku and her assistant Tomoki as they investigate (and sometimes even attempt to help treat, when the patient isn't dead already when the mystery begins, which is most of the time) a series of unusual medical cases which variously balance both medical and criminal elements, and she uses her medical knowledge in order to solve the cases. In its similarities and differences to the modern Sherlock adaptation, this show's strengths and flaws become apparent. Dr. Ameku is more likeable than Cumberbatch's Sherlock, in part because she appears more human and fallible. There are points where she is seen to struggle emotionally; where she doesn't have all the answers; where she can't do anything; and even sometimes where other characters, in particular Tomoki, are vital in helping her solving or properly caring for a case or patient. She is coded in a similarly neurodivergent manner as many strange genius doctors or detectives in media, most notably Cumberbatch's Sherlock, or the infamous Good Doctor, but manages to be be a considerably less offensive and fairer depiction of the same stereotype to me (though I can only speak for myself as one 'gifted' autistic person, and others might still feel she leans a little toward the unfeeling, annoying savant trope in a harmful way). However, there are points in the show where a particular flaw of modern Sherlock are mirrored. The show's mysteries are largely split into what I will call 'medical-leaning' and 'criminal-leaning' cases. Several of the criminal-leaning cases, which are generally longer and spend little time in the hospital setting - are exceedingly complex in nature, with various separate parts and crimes which do not all come neatly together, making for a frenetic and confusing watch for an audience. This is made worse by the fact that several important facts of the case could not possibly reasonably have been even guessed at by the audience, which is not given sufficient information to even try to piece together what happened themselves (a key part of the fun of good mystery stories). While these cases can make for fun and thrilling viewing, and are often more bombastic and exciting than the more toned-down medical-leaning stories, they ultimately left me with an unsatisfying feeling when it comes to the mystery itself, which feels more like it is solved by some supernatural prowess on the part of Dr. Ameku; or alternatively, that the writer was simply being unfair to the audience. This is an experience which, as a viewer, feels exactly like watching the worst parts of modern Sherlock: watching Benedict Cumberbatch flashily and excitingly running around the streets of London coming to deductions the audience could not possibly have come to and which, while exciting and cool, ultimately do not make for mystery stories which respect the audience's intelligence or give them any chance to figure it out for themselves. While this is not the case all the time during the criminal-leaning stories, it is a recurring problem in them, and the biggest problem with the show for me. Ironically, while you would expect the focus on potentially inaccessible medical information to amplify this issue, it is the shorter, simpler, and smaller-scale medical-leaning cases which are actually more satisfying as a mystery viewer. While sometimes leaning a tad toward the oversimplistic, the medical-leaning cases are more consistent in showing the audience all that they need to know to figure out (or at least potentially guess) the answer. This makes the audience actually feel smart or at least satisfied with the events of the episode, even if they don't actually guess the answer correctly. The medical elements are handled well as part of the mystery, which are a unique and interesting addition to the mystery format but are written in such a way as to (usually) not exclude the audience from the possibility of coming to at least part of the answer for themselves. They also actually have live patients to be examined, cared for and treated - which, after having seen the full season, feels more notable to point out than it probably should for a medical show. If there were to be a season two of the show, I would like to see a greater focus on these types of stories which truly make full use of the medical setting and characters, as well as a reworking of the more criminal-leaning stories with the benefits of the medical setting and the narrative strengths of the more simplistic medical-leaning cases in mind. Finally, the penultimate case of the series is the clear highlight of the show for me. I won't spoil or discuss in detail but this case manages to use the hospital setting to its fullest while also being the most complex mystery of any of the medical-leaning cases and yet still manages not to be excessively complicated, confusing or unsatisfiying as a viewer. The patients have the most engaging stories and characters of any of the cases, and make you really care about them all by the end, which is impressive for a short two-episode case. Arguably more importantly, though, the story serves as the emotional centre of the series and provides by far the greatest character development and insight for Dr. Ameku - as well as an opportunity for Tomoki, and his relationship with Dr. Ameku as an assistant and friend, to shine and develop also. This story for me is by far the strongest in the series, as well as its most thematically mature, and is a notable highlight which deserves viewing and praise in its own right. Overall, Dr. Ameku - Doctor Detective / Ameku Takao no Suiri Karte is a fun, enjoyable show which is worth watching. It is far stronger when it recognises and takes full advantage of the medical setting it sells itself on, showcasing and solving a medical mystery which makes the audience at least feel as if they are able to follow and solve along with it. At its weakest, it is a still-fun-to-watch, decent show, albeit with little actual medicine and more mysterious-feeling thriller than actual mystery story. TLDR: If you're looking for a fun, thrilling show about a genius solving complex crimes and occasionally diagnosing unusual illnesses without needing to feel like you totally could've solved it if you'd just paid more attention, watch the whole thing and have a good time. If you're looking for a show about doctors solving medical mysteries and which makes you feel like you could totally be a genius doctor detective yourself and you should drop everything and go to med school, then maybe watch the stories that stay mostly inside the hospital walls and give the rest of the show a miss.

As someone who is into mystery nowadays, this anime was right up in my alley. For the record, I thought this was okay. Watchable, at best. Now, I've been reading reviews on this one, and some have compared this to an American sitcom that was well-known bac in the 2000s called House M.D. While I would agree that the similarity is there. Hell, I've even seen someone's artwork that shows both Dr. Takao Ameku and Dr. Gregory House. Granted, I'd never seen House M.D. back then because I was young and not really into much of mystery nor anything Sherlock Holmes-esque around that time, but still respect it for what the show was. I do agree with some folks that it's odd to compare the two due to constructive viewpoints, but I do agree that both House and Ameku are just similar to one another. Odd take, I know, but I'm just throwing it out there. So the story itself is simple as follows. Takao Ameku is a brilliant yet eccentric director of investigative pathology at Tenikai General Hospital, run by her uncle as director, in charge of diagnosing patients where the other hospital departments cannot. She does so like she'd a female Sherlock Holmes, hence why she loves to get herself involved with mysterious deaths and murders while dragging her assistant, Yu Takanashi, in various investigations throughout the series. Think of Takahashi like her Watson. The series is a construct of various mysteries that Ameku gets involved varying from just one episode to three episodes. Remember In/Spectre? It's kinda like how that anime's mystery arc construction goes by except that this anime likes to take its time in a step-by-step procedure. As much as I enjoyed In/Spectre, which one of these days, I wanna get into seeing that series again for the fun of it, it does have issues of its own. I mean, this anime has issues of its own, too, which we'll get to as writing this review goes. Now, the way the story goes is how Ameku had gotten herself into it, whether her uncle or her sister likes it or not. Even to some instances where she would get herself in danger. But it's okay. For one, she laughs at danger. And two, Takahashi does defend her once in a while since he is proficient in karate. Again, what I love the most is the mystery aspect of the anime. When Ameku would figure out what caused a patient to die and what's making them ill. If you ask me my favorite mysteries, they would have to be when the kid had gotten sick because of what's in juice, the angel in the hospital, the shimmering light spell involving these twin sisters, and the blue blood mystery, which was interesting. I will admit that human combustion and the drowning in a dry room are kind of my least favorites, given how they were structured. I'm certain everyone will have their own taste on which mystery is best, so there's no competition on which mystery was better. So despite the characters being interesting on their own, their development isn't much to expect. They aren't one-noted characters, thankfully. It's just that they have pretty much a one track mind since they're more focused on their job as doctors. Ameku is certainly a fan favorite for what she does. Takanashi is also interesting, even when he has to be there whether to get her superior out of a bumpy situation or vice-versa. Ameku's uncle and older sister are just there to scold her or warn her about her actions. The detectives, Ryuya Naruse and Kimiyasu Sakurai, are there to provide assistance to Ameku for her mystery-solving abilities. Mai Konoike, the first-year resident at the hospital assigned to the Emergency Department where Takanashi, or Kotori as Ameku nicknames him, also works in, is there for encouragement. But sadly, nothing much from Konoike since she just comes and goes. Not a terrible character, given that she does help Takanashi out every once in a while. Oh, you're asking why Takanashi is nicknamed Kotori, right? Reason being is that it's due to both him and Ameku having "Ta" in their name as far as having to remember the reason why. I'd actually watched this series twice in both Japanese and in English and can say both sides are fine when it comes to voice acting. Ayane Sakura for Japanese and Jaclyn Thomas as the Sherlock Holmes herself, Takao Ameku. Kensho Ono in Japanese and Gerard Caster as the Watson of the anime, Yu Takanashi. The other voice actors who had provided both Japanese and English have done well on their end for the supporting cast as well as the perpetrators in the arcs they have been involved with. Especially when it comes to how much of a soap opera this anime can be at times. The animation is standard but still worth it when it comes to the characters doing their jobs. The background is believable as you're exploring the world building of the general hospital and the town it's centered upon. If you ask me, Ameku's little brain blast moments are kinda both the highlight of the series with her case solving moments as well as where most of the budget has shown. And yes, I call it a brain blast because when you look at it, doesn't it make you think of Jimmy Neutron when he has done so in his own TV series? Another weird point in this review, but as someone in his mid-30s and has watched various shows as well as reading, the references had to come out sometimes. I know for a second that this anime is not gonna be everyone's cup of tea, but I think this is worth checking out if you're into anything involving mystery. Actually, I found it entertaining that certain YouTuber's who are doctors in real life have much of an interest in the medical field of the anime as well as its soap opera aspect of this. Have I expected more out of this? Sure. Yet I still had a good time with this one. At the end of the day, this is watchable and readable if light novels and manga are your thing. With that said, I'm gonna give Ameku and Takanashi's medical mystery adventures seven Ameku in her little brain blast moments out of ten. 7/10.

Ameku Takao no Suiri Karte is essentially Sherlock Holmes, if Sherlock Holmes was a tsundere doctor. It is within the detective genre, and there's more of a focus of how Dr. Takao and her 'Watson', Kotori (Dr. Takanashi), investigate outside the hospital, rather than within. In spite of this, the characters use their expansive medical knowledge to find the secrets behind the cases. Story-wise, the cases in question are all very well-written with interesting premises and shocking hidden twists. Some cases seem almost impossible to solve, but Dr. Takao always figures out a way. There is a lot of medical terminology thrown around, but a lot of it is defined or explained very clearly so that the viewer can understand what the doctors are talking about. In addition, being in a hospital setting, there are a lot of scenes that are very tense or graphically intensive (gory), so one should use discretion when watching if they have difficulty stomaching blood, bones, vomit, etc. All of the characters have really unique personalities and Dr. Takao has a lot of struggles that she has to fight through over the course of the episodes. Animation-wise, the anime is pretty average; Project No. 9 is not known for being MAPPA or Ufotable-level at all, so don't expect anything sensational. However, the opening is very well done, and there some occasional, albeit brief, fight scenes with decent choreography. Unfortunately, either due to poor scheduling or poor planning, episodes 10 and 11 seem to suffer from some animation dropoff, and features a lot of still or messy shots, which could be a bit boring for some. Overall, though, the quality holds up pretty well for the most part, and since the show is mostly dialogue-based, there isn't really room for anything crazy. The low-budget animation is made up for by the voice-acting, which is absolutely EXCEPTIONAL. The voice actors did a wonderful job at portraying the characters emotions and it really elevates the enjoyment of the anime itself. If you like detective-stuff, this show is for you :)

Story We meet again with anime where female detective and male secretary with the premise as a doctor, for the initial premise actually this is a bit interesting where we solve a murder case or social event with a doctor's point of view, there are some interesting cases in my opinion like we solve murder with supernatural pretext with scientific demeanor from a doctor, although honestly every case is interesting there are also weak ones like the case of a high school student who has epilepsy or a child who has cancer which in my opinion this episode is not suitable to be brought in a detective series like this because it feels like it only wants to attract the audience's heart. the rest of the cases brought are not too bad but that doesn't mean the whole thing is good. Character Ameku is an interesting character and dominates the show even though for some reason her knowledge is not in line with her personality as seen in the episode when her patient died, this slightly lowered my expectations for her because previously she had solved the murder case, besides that for the supporting role of Takanashi, her role is not too helpful like most female detective anime and her character design is not too interesting and also the supporting roles such as Kounike and Mazuru, Ameku's brother, are not told much and in my opinion the most fatal thing about this anime is the role of the original detective Sakurai who really has very little impact on the murder case which actually feels like she only obeys Ameku who is a doctor rather than herself who is a police detective. Visual This is the worst thing about this show, maybe some of you feel that this series has a good visual design but if you look again behind the good visual design there is a bad animation visual, like in episode 10 you will see a lot of broken and inconsistent transitions like when my ame is having a dialogue but the visual displayed is a doorknob or window and it is displayed 2 to 3 times and this also happens in all episodes when the dialogue displayed is objects from the case which are displayed several times rather than when the person is having the dialogue. Personal enjoyment My expectations were too high when I watched episode 1 of this anime, it would actually be an interesting anime if it really got a deeper characterization execution in terms of storytelling and animation, it was very hard to watch episodes 6-12 especially episodes 8-10 which I think are not suitable for a detective anime like this and instead only exist to attract the audience's hearts to feel sad, this anime will be good if you watch it when you really have free time and don't expect more.

Tbh, this gave me really strong vibes of the anime equivalent of watching, like, NCIS or Law and Order: SVU (or whatever the medical equivalent of that is... I guess it'd be Chicago Med?). Just something you have on to have on, you know? I've heard it compared to House MD a lot and as someone who has never seen House, I wouldn't be able to tell you, but it is a medically-focused detective show. And it's pretty unremarkable. Any character that isn't the titular Takao might as well not exist because they're pretty unmemorable. I thought Mai (the other female nurse who is supposedly a gal despite being, like, one shade darker than Takao) would be a part of the main cast but she barely matters and is never like officially part of the gang, anyone but Takao and Takanashi are only useful so far as their parts in the story, it is a two character cast and really, Takanashi's only there as The Straight Man so the waifu of the show can shine. I thought Takao was entertaining enough, I guess, although she's a pretty stock standard QuIrKy character. Despite being a doctor, she doesn't like her vegetables! Breathtaking. Something about the artstyle was not clicking with me. The presentation as a whole is kind of dry although the "eureka" moment is one of the worst examples I've ever seen. The brain blast is whatever but the song they picked is godawful and sounds like someone trying out a new beatmaking system not knowing anything about music theory. Not to mention Takao "tracing" in the sky along with that... just ugh. Aimer cooked with the OP tho, did she know she was making this for Ameku MD: Doctor Detective? How are the mysteries? I think this is part of the problem with the show. Since it's centered around medical mysteries, you either have to pick from a handful of diagnoses the average anime watcher would know or you just say fuck it and let your medical knowledge shine and have the anime viewers just kind of passively, helplessly watch on, not even being able to guess what thing you're gonna pull out of a medical textbook. I kind of figured out a couple of them knowing a little bit of medical stuff but, say, the first mystery (which is where the show peaks but still)? Fuck if I know, man. The last mystery was kind of pissing me off because it was Ace Attorney-level kangaroo court (as much as I like that series) where the police detective could've had Jesus Christ himself laser beam proof that the defendant didn't do it and he's like "erm, well, who DID do it then?" You're really only here for the (hit or miss) mysteries and Takao herself, there's not much else to see here. The only time it made me actually feel something is when there was literally just a child dying of cancer. If you want to watch medically-oriented detective cases, it is a perfectly decent watch. Do not feel like you have to go out of your way to watch this though.