Title

Iryuu: Team Medical Dragon

Also known as: 医龍-Team Medical Dragon-

by Akira Nagai, Tarou Nogizaka

Score from AniList: 81/100finished25 volumes210 chapters

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Dr. Katou is an ambitious woman who seeks to revolutionize the corrupt and inefficient Japanese medical system from within by becoming a professor in a teaching hospital. She enlists a maverick surgeon, Dr. Asada Ryuutarou, to help her with research that would catapult her to a professorship should they succeed and publish. However, Asada's refusal to conform to the system soon threatens to destroy not only her plans but her entire career. Katou is prepared to do anything, including going along with the system, in order to achieve her end goal, but she begins to question whether she has gone too far as Asada's actions bring many of the system's shortcomings to light. (Source: etc)

Chapters available: 210
Type: Manga

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★ 4/5

A pointed, absorbing medical drama about an ambitious female doctor who wants to overhaul a corrupt and inefficient hospital system, and her fight against the politics of medicine makes it gripping.

Pros

Sharp, grounded medical politics
A determined, admirable lead

Cons

Some medical detail is dense
The corporate-politics arcs can feel slow

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Dr. Katou is an ambitious woman who seeks to revolutionise the corrupt and inefficient Japanese medical system from within. That premise is a sharp, politically aware hook, and the series builds its drama on a doctor who is willing to fight the institutions that stand in the way of better care. The hospital becomes a battleground for power and principle.The strength is the realism. The politics of medicine are sharply observed, and Dr. Katou's determination is admirable. Each setback raises the stakes in a believable way.The weaknesses are clear. Some medical detail is dense, and the corporate-politics arcs can feel slow. Readers who want a pure medical story may find the politics heavy.Recommended for readers who enjoy grounded drama about power and principle in medicine. Expect a thoughtful, gripping read.