Rainy Echoes
Episode 2: Heh, what a heartwarming resolution. And good thinking, doing plastic surgery instead of a heart transplant. Everybody wins. Well, except for the dead man.
Episode 3: No good deed goes unpunished, it seems. Also, would it have been that hard to claim the American had fallen down some stairs, been hit by a tree branch, or had some other common accident? If he pretends not to speak Japanese, they could just claim he's some guy they found who looked like he needed help.
So, I dug out my old-ass Ouran High School Host Club volumes because I thought Yabu's name sounded familiar. Turns out a doctor with that name wandered onto the Ouran campus during Measuring Day and there's a note saying the name means "Bad Doctor" or "Quack."
The second episode of the "Painless Revolution" story—
The substance involved the nerve gas known as "MW" got its own manga story from Tezuka, where its unusual side effects were a central part of the plot.
Okay, the first episode of "Gruesome" explains on screen where they got the idea for Dr. Hyakki. Judging by the ending of the episode, I fear that his next step is not going to Tibet to study magic with the Ancient One.
Young Black Jack is the latest animated series based on Osamu Tezuka manga Black Jack. It's set during Hazama's intern days, when he was still a trainee.
The first episode is set during the student riots of the 1960s; most of the interns are out protesting when a train hits a bus, creating multiple casualties. One small boy has lost an arm and a leg, but Hazama thinks he can reattach them...for a fee.
We see some of his mannerisms already, but he doesn't seem quite as cynical as the Black Jack we know. Presumably by the end of the season we'll be seeing Megumi, who was so important to his personal development.