A South Korean web novel is now taking the anime scene. Yuin’s Doctor Elise: The Royal Lady with the Lamp is about to hit the small screen, produced by Maho Film. Officially announced on February 28, 2023, the anime is now taking shape, and its official trailer has been revealed. Aside from giving a glimpse of the lead star, Elise’s life story, the preview also shows major details about the series, from the cast to the crew and its official release date. You can check the trailer below:
The Doctor Elise preview begins with Elise talking about her first life, believing she has a happy future waiting for her. However, the person she loves doesn’t love her, so she lives her second life as Aoi Takamoto, a doctor. The scene features her life as a physician, as she believes saving lives will atone for the sins she has done. However, she’s later surprised that she has returned to Elise’s body again, as the opening theme, believer by Elise (Yui Ishikawa) herself, plays in the background.
Elise also wants to live as a doctor in the new world she's in to save lives with her medical knowledge. As something tragic happens, she does the impossible. Linden, the heir to the Romanov throne, then takes the scene, asking her for a dance, while the ending theme, Listen by Maju Arai, plays. She’s also seen with Graham, a Teresa Hospital doctor, who seems interested in her.
Who are the cast and crew of Doctor Elise?
Yui Ishikawa leads Doctor Elise as Elise, along with Yohei Asakam as Linden and Yoshimasa Hosoya as Graham. For other cast members, you can check the list below:
Satoshi Hino as Ron
Ono Daisuke as Len
Hiro Shimono as Chris
Megumi Ban as Urien
Soma Saito as Mikhail
Kazuhiko Inoue as Minchester
Behind the scenes, Kumiko Habara directs the anime, with Deko Akao on series composition, Yuko Watanabe on character design, and Satoshi Shibata as the art director. Aki Watanabe works on color design, Yukina Nomura is the photography director, Noriyoshi Onuma is the sound director, and Yui Ando on sound effects. Simplicity handles the sound production, Ken Ito on music, Lantis on music production, and Kakao Entertainment Corp. as the associate producer.
What is Doctor Elise about?
Doctor Elise follows the story of Elise, an evil empress who becomes Aoi Takamoto in her future life. But as she’s about to meet her death, she has returned to her past life as Elise again. Armed with her knowledge as a master surgeon, she sees this as her chance to heal her past relationships and the ailing empire, though her fate may have the opportunity to repeat itself.
You can read the synopsis below:
Aoi Takamoto, the youngest professor at the leading College of Medicine in Korea, was a royal brat of a princess in her previous life. But just as she’s about to meet an untimely death over the ocean, she wakes up as Princess Elise once again?! Enlightened with the medical knowledge of a master surgeon, is this her chance to mend her past relationships and heal an ailing empire, or is fate sealed to repeat itself?
Based on the web novel of the same name by Yuin, it started its serialization in Kakao's KakaoPage service from December 2015 to April 2016. It was then adapted into manhwa with illustrations by Mini and was once again serialized in KakaoPage from September 2017 to February 2021. Later, an anime adaptation by Maho Film was announced.
Doctor Elise will be released on January 10, 2024. Fans’ isekai hearts will surely be happy to see this new anime on the small screen soon.
