{{Short description|South Korean web novel}} {{Use mdy dates|date=March 2023}} {{Infobox manhwa | name = Doctor Elise:<br>The Royal Lady with the Lamp | Web Site = | image = Doctor Elise (Korean) volume 1 cover.jpg | caption = Webtoon cover of ''Doctor Elise'' volume 1 featuring titular character Elise | hangul = 외과의사 엘리제 | romanized = Oegwauisa Ellije | genre = {{ubl|Medical<ref name="genre">{{cite web|script-title=ko:카카오엔터 IP '외과의사 엘리제' 일본서 TV 애니메이션 제작|url=https://www.yna.co.kr/view/AKR20230228092600005|publisher=Yonhap News Agency|date=February 28, 2023|access-date=October 28, 2024|language=ko}}</ref>|Fantasy<ref name="genre"/>|Romance<ref name="genre2"/>|Isekai<ref>{{cite web|last=Chapman|first=Paul|title=The Doctor is On-Duty in Surgeon Elise TV Anime Character Video|url=https://www.crunchyroll.com/news/latest/2023/11/1/the-doctor-is-on-duty-in-surgeon-elise-tv-anime-character-video|website=Crunchyroll|date=November 1, 2023|access-date=October 28, 2024}}</ref>}} | Adaptation = | author = Yuin | illustrator = Mini | webtoon = {{ubl|KakaoPage (South Korea)|Piccoma (Japan)|Tappytoon (English)|Lezhin Comics (English)}} | publisher = {{ubl|Kidari Studio (South Korea)|Kadokawa Shoten (Japan)}} | publisher_en = | first = 2017 | firstmo = September 18, | last = 2021 | lastmo = February 16, | volumes = 10 | chapter_list = | content = {{Infobox animanga/Video | type = TV Series | director = Kumiko Habara | producer = | writer = Deko Akao | music = {{ill|Ken Itō (composer, born 1985)|lt=Ken Itō|ja|伊藤賢}} | studio = Maho Film | licensee = {{ubl|Crunchyroll (streaming)|{{English anime licensee|SEA=Plus Media Networks Asia}}}} | network = AT-X, Tokyo MX, BS NTV, Kansai TV | first = January 10, 2024 | last = March 27, 2024 | episodes = 12 | episode_list = }} }} '''''Doctor Elise: The Royal Lady with the Lamp''''' ({{Korean/auto|hangul=^외과의사 ^엘리제|rr=yes}}) is a South Korean web novel written by Yuin. It was serialized in Kakao's KakaoPage service from December 2015 to April 2016. A webtoon adaptation illustrated by Mini was serialized in KakaoPage from September 2017 to February 2021. An anime television series adaptation produced by Maho Film aired from January to March 2024.
==Plot== Elise was an unpopular, spoiled, and hot-headed empress. After the people rebelled and she was executed, she reincarnated in the modern world with her memories intact. She studies and becomes an expert doctor to atone for her previous life. When she dies in a plane crash, she wakes up as Elise again, as a teenager. To avoid repeating her mistakes, she gained popularity by setting up medical reforms and other improvements and aimed to improve her relationship with her peers and the people.
==Characters== ;Elise {{nobold|({{Korean/auto|hangul=^엘리제|rr=yes|labels=no}})}} / Song Ji-hyeon {{nobold|({{Korean|송지현|labels=no}})}} / {{Nihongo|Aoi Takamoto|高本 葵|Takamoto Aoi}} :{{voiced by|Yui Ishikawa}}<ref name="Cast">{{cite web|last=Hodgkins|first=Crystalyn|title=Doctor Elise Anime Reveals Main Cast, Promo Video, January 2024 Debut|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2023-06-29/doctor-elise-anime-reveals-main-cast-promo-video-january-2024-debut/.199736|website=Anime News Network|date=June 29, 2023|access-date=June 29, 2023}}</ref> :Formerly a terrible ruler, Elise was double reincarnated in a closed loop between Earth and her native kingdom. Thanks to her medical knowledge from modern earth, she begins atonement by raising the health standards and survival rates. ;Linden {{nobold|({{Korean/auto|hangul=^린덴|rr=yes|labels=no}})}} / Ron {{nobold|({{Korean|론|labels=no}})}} :{{voiced by|Yōhei Azakami<ref name="Cast"/> (Linden), Satoshi Hino<ref name="Cast2"/> (Ron)}} :The crown prince of the empire, who in Elise's first life had been her husband and executioner. As a member of the imperial family, he possesses some magical skill, such as changing his appearance to his blonde hair, blue eyes counterpart known as 'Ron'. ;Graham {{nobold|({{Korean/auto|hangul=^그라함|rr=yes|labels=no}})}} :{{voiced by|Yoshimasa Hosoya}}<ref name="Cast"/> :Elise's mentor when she interns at Teresa Hospital as an intern. Although he's strict with her and closed off, he eventually warms up to Elise when she helps him save the life of his only family left. ;Lenne De Clorance {{nobold|({{Korean/auto|hangul=^렌 ^드 ^클로랜스|rr=yes|labels=no}})}} :{{voiced by|Daisuke Ono}}<ref name="Cast2"/> :Elise's eldest brother. He's the most skeptical of Elise's sudden change of heart. ;Chris De Clorance {{nobold|({{Korean/auto|hangul=^크리스 ^드 ^클로랜스|rr=yes|labels=no}})}} :{{voiced by|Hiro Shimono}}<ref name="Cast2"/> : Elise's second eldest brother. ;Michael De Romanoff {{nobold|({{Korean/auto|hangul=^미하일 ^드 ^로마노프|rr=yes|labels=no}})}} :{{voiced by|Soma Saito}}<ref name="Cast2"/> :Linden's younger half-brother and Julian's cousin. In the first timeline, Linden killed him during his revenge against the Childe family. ;Julian De Childe {{nobold|({{Korean/auto|hangul=^유리엔 ^드 ^차일드|rr=yes|labels=no}})}} :{{voiced by|Megumi Han}}<ref name="Cast2"/> ;Minchester De Romanoff {{nobold|({{Korean/auto|hangul=^민체스터 ^드 ^로마노프|rr=yes|labels=no}})}} :{{voiced by|Kazuhiko Inoue}}<ref name="Cast2"/>
==Media== ===Novel=== Written by Yuin, ''Doctor Elise: The Royal Lady with the Lamp'' was serialized on Kakao's KakaoPage service from December 30, 2015, to April 27, 2016,<ref name="Kakao-Novel">{{cite web|script-title=ko:외과의사 엘리제|url=https://page.kakao.com/content/48093493|publisher=KakaoPage|access-date=February 28, 2023|language=ko}}</ref> and has been published in four volumes.<ref name="ANN-Announcement"/> A side story was released from May 4 to 30, 2016. A second side story was serialized from September 19 to November 27, 2017.<ref name="Kakao-Novel"/>
===Webtoon=== A webtoon adaptation illustrated by Mini was serialized in KakaoPage from September 18, 2017, to February 16, 2021; a 13-chapter side story was published from January 9 to April 9, 2024.<ref>{{cite web|script-title=ko:외과의사 엘리제|url=https://page.kakao.com/content/50297433|publisher=KakaoPage|access-date=February 28, 2023|language=ko}}</ref> FineToon has compiled the main chapters into ten volumes.<ref>{{cite web|script-title=ko:외과의사 엘리제 10(완결)|url=https://product.kyobobook.co.kr/detail/S000061776711|publisher=Kyobo Book Centre|access-date=December 20, 2024|language=ko}}</ref> The series is published digitally in English by Tappytoon and Lezhin Comics.<ref name="genre2">{{cite web|title=Doctor Elise: The Royal Lady with the Lamp|url=https://www.tappytoon.com/en/book/doctorelise|publisher=Tappytoon|access-date=February 28, 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite book|title=Doctor Elise|url=https://www.lezhinus.com/en/comic/doctor_elise|publisher=Lezhin Comics|access-date=March 17, 2023}}</ref> In Japan, the webtoon has been released digitally on Kakao's Piccoma service<ref>{{cite web|script-title=ja:天才外科医が1度目の人生に逆戻り、皇后としてやり直すピッコマ新連載|url=https://natalie.mu/comic/news/292682|website=Comic Natalie|publisher=Natasha, Inc|date=July 25, 2018|access-date=February 28, 2023|language=ja}}</ref> and published in print by Kadokawa Shoten.<ref>{{cite web|script-title=ja:転生して外科医になった元皇后が、1度目の人生に戻って？「外科医エリーゼ」1巻|url=https://natalie.mu/comic/news/342575|website=Comic Natalie|publisher=Natasha, Inc|date=August 5, 2019|access-date=February 28, 2023|language=ja}}</ref>
===Anime=== An anime television series adaptation was announced on February 28, 2023.<ref>{{cite web|script-title=ja:『外科医エリーゼ』、TVアニメ化！ティザービジュアル＆メインスタッフ公開|url=https://news.livedoor.com/article/detail/23782828/|website=Livedoor News|date=February 28, 2023|access-date=February 28, 2023|language=ja}}</ref> It is produced by Maho Film and directed by Kumiko Habara, with scripts supervised by Deko Akao, character design by Yūko Watanabe, and music composed by {{ill|Ken Itō (composer, born 1985)|lt=Ken Itō|ja|伊藤賢}}.<ref>{{cite web|script-title=ja:外科医エリーゼ：“医療×転生ファンタジー”がテレビアニメ化 MAHO FILM制作|url=https://mantan-web.jp/article/20230228dog00m200000000c.html|website=Mantan Web|date=February 28, 2023|access-date=February 28, 2023|language=ja}}</ref><ref name="ANN-Announcement">{{cite web|last=Mateo|first=Alex|title=Surgeon Elise Manwha Gets TV Anime|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2023-02-27/surgeon-elise-manwha-gets-tv-anime/.195375|website=Anime News Network|date=February 27, 2023|access-date=February 28, 2023}}</ref> The series aired on AT-X and other networks from January 10 to March 27, 2024.<ref name="Cast2">{{cite web|last=Cayanan|first=Joanna|title=Doctor Elise Anime's Main Promo Video Reveals More Cast, Staff, January 10 Debut; Previews Theme Songs|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2023-12-13/doctor-elise-anime-main-promo-video-reveals-more-cast-staff-january-10-debut-previews-theme-songs/.205452|website=Anime News Network|date=December 13, 2023|access-date=December 13, 2023}}</ref><ref name="airdate"/> The opening theme song is "Believer", performed by Yui Ishikawa, while the ending theme song is "Listen", performed by Maju Arai.<ref>{{cite web|last=Cayanan|first=Joanna|title=Doctor Elise Anime Unveils Character Video, Theme Song Artists|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2023-11-01/doctor-elise-anime-unveils-character-video-theme-song-artists/.204012|website=Anime News Network|date=November 1, 2023|access-date=November 1, 2023}}</ref> Crunchyroll is streaming the series.<ref>{{cite web|last=Pineda|first=Rafael Antonio|title=Crunchyroll Streams Banished From The Heroes' Party Season 2, Doctor Elise, Tsukimichi Season 2|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2023-11-30/crunchyroll-streams-banished-from-the-heroes-party-season-2-doctor-elise-tsukimichi-season-2/.204992|website=Anime News Network|date=November 30, 2023|access-date=November 30, 2023}}</ref> Plus Media Networks Asia licensed the series for Southeast Asia.<ref>{{cite web|last=Pineda|first=Rafael Antonio|title=Aniplus Asia Airs Simulcast of Doctor Elise Anime|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2023-12-29/aniplus-asia-airs-simulcast-of-doctor-elise-anime/.206032|website=Anime News Network|date=December 29, 2023|access-date=August 9, 2024}}</ref>
====Episodes==== {{Episode table | background = | overall = | title = | titleR = <ref name="story">{{cite web|url=https://surgeon-elise.com/story.html|title=Sutōrī {{!}} Terebi Anime "Gekai Erīze" Koshiki Saito|language=ja|script-title=ja:STORY {{!}} TVアニメ「外科医エリーゼ」公式サイト|trans-title=Story {{!}} TV Anime "Doctor Elise" Official Site|website=surgeon-elise.com|access-date=January 10, 2024}}</ref>{{efn|All English titles are taken from Crunchyroll.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.crunchyroll.com/series/GVDHX853V/doctor-elise-the-royal-lady-with-the-lamp|title=Watch Doctor Elise: The Royal Lady with the Lamp|website=Crunchyroll|access-date=January 10, 2024}}</ref>}} | director = | directorR = <ref name="story"/> | writer = | writerR = <ref name="story"/> | aux2 = | aux2T = Storyboarded by | aux2R = <ref name="story"/> | airdate = | airdateR = <ref name="airdate">{{cite web|script-title=ja:外科医エリーゼ|url=https://thetv.jp/program/0001028856/plot/|website={{ill|The Television|ja|ザテレビジョン}}|publisher=Kadokawa Corporation|access-date=June 26, 2025|language=ja}}</ref> | episodes= {{Episode list | EpisodeNumber = 1 | Title = Atonement | TranslitTitle = Tsugunai | NativeTitle = 償い | NativeTitleLangCode = ja | DirectedBy = Kumiko Habara | WrittenBy = Deko Akao | Aux2 = Kumiko Habara | OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2024|1|10}} | ShortSummary = }} {{Episode list | EpisodeNumber = 2 | Title = A Gamble | TranslitTitle = Kake | NativeTitle = 賭け | NativeTitleLangCode = ja | DirectedBy = Kyohei Oyabu | WrittenBy = Deko Akao | Aux2 = Kumiko Habara | OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2024|1|17}} | ShortSummary = }} {{Episode list | EpisodeNumber = 3 | Title = The Lady Saint | TranslitTitle = Seijo | NativeTitle = 聖女 | NativeTitleLangCode = ja | DirectedBy = Yoshihisa Matsumoto | WrittenBy = Maika Shizuhara | Aux2 = Yoshihisa Matsumoto | OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2024|1|24}} | ShortSummary = }} {{Episode list | EpisodeNumber = 4 | Title = Which Way the Wind Blows | TranslitTitle = Satsuzen | NativeTitle = 颯然 | NativeTitleLangCode = ja | DirectedBy = Katsumi Minokuchi | WrittenBy = {{ill|Sawako Hirabayashi|ja|平林佐和子}} | Aux2 = Kunihisa Sugishima | OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2024|1|31}} | ShortSummary = }} {{Episode list | EpisodeNumber = 5 | Title = Ordeal | TranslitTitle = Shiren | NativeTitle = 試練 | NativeTitleLangCode = ja | DirectedBy = Naoyoshi Kusaka | WrittenBy = Toshima Hara | Aux2 = Dojagagen | OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2024|2|7}} | ShortSummary = }} {{Episode list | EpisodeNumber = 6 | Title = Daylight Fantasies, Nighttime Dreams | TranslitTitle = Chusouyamu | NativeTitle = 昼想夜夢 | NativeTitleLangCode = ja | DirectedBy = Hidetoshi Watanabe | WrittenBy = Sawako Hirabayashi | Aux2 = Takeshi Mori | OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2024|2|14}} | ShortSummary = }} {{Episode list | EpisodeNumber = 7 | Title = Reminiscence | TranslitTitle = Tsuioku | NativeTitle = 追憶 | NativeTitleLangCode = ja | DirectedBy = Tomihiko Okubo | WrittenBy = Toshima Hara | Aux2 = Takeshi Mori | OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2024|2|21}} | ShortSummary = }} {{Episode list | EpisodeNumber = 8 | Title = Days Long Ago | TranslitTitle = Sekijitsu | NativeTitle = 昔日 | NativeTitleLangCode = ja | DirectedBy = Yoshihisa Matsumoto | WrittenBy = Maika Shizuhara | Aux2 = Yoshihisa Matsumoto | OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2024|2|28}} | ShortSummary = }} {{Episode list | EpisodeNumber = 9 | Title = After the Storm | TranslitTitle = Arashi no Ato | NativeTitle = 嵐の後 | NativeTitleLangCode = ja | DirectedBy = Naoyoshi Kusaka | WrittenBy = Deko Akao | Aux2 = Dojagagen | OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2024|3|6}} | ShortSummary = }} {{Episode list | EpisodeNumber = 10 | Title = For a Brief While | TranslitTitle = Tamayura | NativeTitle = 玉響 | NativeTitleLangCode = ja | DirectedBy = Kyohei Oyabu | WrittenBy = Sawako Hirabayashi | Aux2 = Takeshi Mori | OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2024|3|13}} | ShortSummary = }} {{Episode list | EpisodeNumber = 11 | Title = A Wish | TranslitTitle = Negai | NativeTitle = 願い | NativeTitleLangCode = ja | DirectedBy = Katsumi Minokuchi | WrittenBy = Deko Akao | Aux2 = Kumiko Habara & Takeshi Mori | OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2024|3|20}} | ShortSummary = }} {{Episode list | EpisodeNumber = 12 | Title = A Path | TranslitTitle = Michi | NativeTitle = 道 | NativeTitleLangCode = ja | DirectedBy = Naoyoshi Kusaka | WrittenBy = Deko Akao | Aux2 = Kumiko Habara | OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2024|3|27}} | ShortSummary = }} }}
==Notes== {{notelist}}
==References== {{reflist}}
==External links== * {{Official website|https://page.kakao.com/content/48093493|Official novel website}} at KakaoPage {{in lang|ko}} * {{Official website|https://page.kakao.com/content/50297433|Official webtoon website}} at KakaoPage {{in lang|ko}} * {{Official website|https://surgeon-elise.com/|Official anime website}} {{in lang|ja}} * {{Anime News Network|manhwa|27223}}
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