Doctor X ~ Gekai Daimon Michiko ~

Japanese drama with some touches of comedy about a brilliant female freelance surgeon who as the introductory narration explains, hates authority, groups, and constraints. She is not a very sympathetic character. But as someone asks earlier on, if you had to have surgery performed on you, would you prefer someone who knew what they were doing, or someone with the right things to say. The series gives what I assume is a true insight into the political infighting, and fight for power that goes on in large city hospitals. It also exposes the incompetence of some doctors, and such things as gratuities, and patients with the pull being given priority over others. To me though the real heroine of the series is not Ryoko Yonekura as the lead character, but Yuki Uchida as another female doctor.

Most enjoyable J Drama for me. Filled with comedy, love and friendship. Love all the cast and their unique characters. Must watch!!

I never liked TV Shows but I loved this series. This is by far the best TV show I have ever watched.

Ryoko Yonekura is the best cast for Surgeon Daimon Michiko's personality. She is brave and precise in every surgery. Loved her to the max. I am finishing this show to watch her next show, Legal V.

Her best quote is "Watashi shippai shinainode" which means "I never fail".

"Doctor X" is as irreverent and far-fetched as the series "House." But it does this in a very Japanese way. So don't go into this series expecting an exact copy of the American drama. Do expect, however, a drama-comedy that (only slightly) exaggeratedly plays off Japanese-ness in terms of culture and norms.

What good about this series is that, as a Japanese comedy-drama, it works well due to its fantasy of a super talented outsider doctor taking on the system. Not only that, she's a woman, and a surgeon! In Japan, women make up less than 6% of all surgeons. That fact alone makes for a very promising series.

The machinations and politicking of the male doctors and hospital administrators are equally fun and interesting to watch. The acting is quite good if sometimes a bit overplayed. But that is usual for Japanese comedy-dramas. So too is the overall plot in each season.

The only downside is that the main character is a bit childish, which can be quiet grating at times to watch. Sadly, Japanese society sees ideal femininity as child-like, and so even Doctor X cannot escape this fundamental fact and our protagonist is not so revolutionary as she looks.

I am a big fans of House MD (10/10), getting recommended from my friend to watch this, and get hooked in an instant.

Don't get me wrong, it is nothing like House MD which requires multiple interpretation of finding the message of layers of story, on contrary in Japanese's way of telling story is very subtle and simple (zen and haiku), but still leave you a wisdom to cherish at the end of each episode.

The situation comedy sometimes distract the story line, which I would give 10/10 without it.