is a Japanese '' seinen'' manga written and illustrated by

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, which was featured on ''

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'' during its original run from 2000 to 2010. It was compiled into 20 ''

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'' by

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and published between April 4, 2001, and February 4, 2011. The manga series has been adapted into three live-action television drama series: two in Japan in 2009 and 2011; and in South Korea in 2012. In 2017, Motoka Murakami self-published his manga series in English on Patreon.

Plot

Jin Minakata, an ordinary

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, has an accident after his operation with an unidentified patient, and realizes that he has traveled back in time and reached the end of the Edo period. Through an encounter with various historical characters, Jin sets up a small clinic called Jin'yudo and saves those suffering from disease and injury with his medical skills.

Characters

* Jin Minakata:

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in the present day. Portrayed by Takao Osawa. * Saki Tachibana: Daughter of

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family, a crew of ''Jin'yudo'' clinic. Portrayed by Haruka Ayase. * Miki Tomonaga: Pediatrician, Jin's fiancée. Portrayed by

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. Appeared in the TV drama only. * Nokaze:

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who bears an uncanny resemblance to Jin's fiancée. Portrayed by

. * Kyotaro Tachibana: Hatamoto, Saki's elder brother. Portrayed by

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. * Yusuke Saburi: Western doctor, a crew of ''Jin'yudo'' clinic. Portrayed by Kenta Kiritani. * Jun'an Yamada: Western doctor, a crew of ''Jin'yudo'' clinic. Portrayed by

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. *

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: President of　Western Medical School. Portrayed by Tetsuya Takeda. * Tatsugorō Shinmon: President of the fireservice. Portrayed by

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. * Ei Tachibana: Widow of samurai family, Kyotaro and Saki's mother. Portrayed by

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. * Rintaro Katsu: Vassal of the

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, Kyotaro and Ryoma's boss. Portrayed by Fumiyo Kohinata. * Sakamoto Ryōma: Loyalist in

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. Portrayed by

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. * Kichinosuke Saigō: Samurai in

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. Portrayed by

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. * Shusuke Higashi: Samurai in Chōshū Province. Portrayed by

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. * Shintaro Nakaoka: Loyalist in Tosa Province. Portrayed by Kamejiro Ichikawa II. * Isami Kondo: President of ''

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''. Portrayed by

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. * Princess Kazu: Wife of 14th ''shōgun'' Iemochi. Portrayed by

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, professor of Rintaro and Ryoma. Portrayed by Masachika Ichimura.

Live-action adaptations

The manga was first adapted into a Jidaigeki television series '' Jin'', that aired on Japan's

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from October 11 to December 20, 2009. This was followed by a second season from April 17 to June 26, 2011. It starred Takao Osawa as Minakata Jin, Haruka Ayase,

and Tetsuya Takeda. A South Korean adaptation, television series ''

Dr. Jin ''Dr. Jin'' () is a 2012 South Korean historical television drama series, starring Song Seung-heon in the title role of Dr. Jin, a 21st-century neurosurgeon who travels back in time to the Joseon Dynasty. Also starring Park Min-young, Lee Beom- ...

'' aired on

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from May 26 to August 12, 2012. It starred

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as Jin Hyuk, Park Min-young, Lee Beom-soo,

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of JYJ and Lee So-yeon.

Reception

It won the Grand Prize at the 2011

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. The manga has published 8 million copies in Japan.

References

External links

Super Jump "Jin" Official site
* {{Tezuka Osamu Cultural Prize 2000 manga 2010 comics endings Historical anime and manga * Manga adapted into television series Medical anime and manga Seinen manga Shueisha manga Winner of Tezuka Osamu Cultural Prize (Grand Prize)