Monster Girl Doctor

Monster Girl Doctor (Japanese: モンスター娘のお医者さん, Hepburn: Monsutā Musume no Oisha-san) is a Japanese light novel series written by Yoshino Origuchi and illustrated by Z-Ton. Eight volumes of the series have been published by Shueisha under their Dash X Bunko imprint since June 24, 2016. Seven Seas Entertainment has licensed the light novel series in English for North America. A manga adaptation by Tetsumaki Tomasu began serialization online in Tokuma Shoten's Comic Ryū Web magazine on February 26, 2018. An anime television series adaptation by Arvo Animation premiered on July 12, 2020.

Monster Girl Doctor
Cover of the first light novel volume
モンスター娘のお医者さん
(Monsutā Musume no Oisha-san)
GenreFantasy[1]
Light novel
Written byYoshino Origuchi
Illustrated byZ-Ton
Published byShueisha
English publisher
ImprintDash X Bunko
DemographicMale
Original runJune 24, 2016 – present
Volumes8
Manga
Written byYoshino Origuchi
Illustrated byTetsumaki Tomasu
Published byTokuma Shoten
MagazineComic Ryū Web
DemographicSeinen
Original runFebruary 26, 2018 – present
Volumes2
Anime television series
Directed byYoshiaki Iwasaki
Written byHideki Shirane
Music byTO-MAS
StudioArvo Animation
Licensed by
Muse Communication
Original networkTokyo MX, KBS, SUN, BS11
Original run July 12, 2020 – present
Episodes6

Premise

Taking place after a long war between humans and monsters ended, the story focuses on the human Dr. Glenn Leitbeit and his lamia assistant, Saphentite "Sapphee" Neikes, as they run a clinic in the town of Lindworm which is home to many species of monsters living alongside humans.

Characters
Glenn Leitbeit (グレン・リトバイト, Guren Ritobaito)
Voiced by: Shunichi Toki[2] (Japanese); Griffin Puatu[3] (English)
The main character, Glenn is a human male from a merchant family who specialized in medicines during the war. He strives to become a doctor for the monster population of the city of Lindworm. His calm demeanor and quick mind allows him to treat everyone from a harpy girl to an immortal dragon. This tends to make him have a cadre of girls vying for his affection, much to the annoyance of Sapphee.
Saphentite Neikes (サーフェンティット・ネイクス, Sāfentitto Neikusu)
Voiced by: Saori Ōnishi[2] (Japanese); Cristina Vee[3] (English)
Glenn's childhood friend and assistant in the clinic who goes by the nickname of "Sapphee". She organizes the clinic and monitors the fairies that assist them. She is a rare albino lamia so she has to wear a special outfit when she goes out into the sunlight. Her family were also merchants during the war, allying with the Leitbeit family to aid the wounded and ensure medicine production on both sides. She was sent to the Leitbeits as a political hostage where she met Glenn and fell in love with him. However, her family are also well known assassins and if the Leitbeits were to betray them, she was set to kill Glenn. She also has a low tolerance for alcohol.
Tisalia Scythia (ティサリア・スキュテイアー, Tisaria Sukyuteiā)
Voiced by: Sarah Emi Bridcutt[4] (Japanese); Julia McIlvaine[3] (English)
A female centaur who is the sole heiress of Scythia Transportation. A high ranked arena fighter, she was on a losing streak until Glenn realized her problem and was able to help her. She is very open about her infatuation for Glenn and is not afraid to say so in public, mostly to annoy Sapphee, who she consider to be a friend and romantic rival.
Lulala Haine (ルララ・ハイネ, Rurara Haine)
Voiced by: Yukiyo Fujii[4] (Japanese); Ryan Bartley[3] (English)
A mermaid who sings at the Merrow Waterways. She does this in order to provide financial support for her family. Even while suffering from inflammation of her gills, she continued singing. She saved a boy from drowning and Glenn saves her from drowning due to her gills. She develops feelings for Glenn after he saved her and treated the inflammation.
Aranya Trantella Alakunida (アラーニャ・タランテラ・アラクニダ, Arānya Tarantera Arakunida)
Voiced by: Yū Shimamura[4]
An arachne who is a fashion designer, by sewing clothes with her own silk. She is a friend of Sapphee, though Sapphee would disagree, and has known her for a long time and has made several of her sunblocking outfits due to arachne silk being very durable. Her skill is so good, she can do minute stitchwork swiftly and efficiently (such as a surgeon). She tries to seduce Glenn originally to get a response from Sapphee and Tisalia, but soon realizes that she has fallen for him herself.
Skadi Dragenfelt (スカディ・ドラーゲンフェルト, Sukadi Dorāgenferuto)
Voiced by: Atsumi Tanezaki[5]
The chairwoman and head council representative of Lindworm. She was the dragon that was able to bring the humans and monsters together before they could destroy each other completely, bringing an end to the war and founding the city as an experiment to see if monsters and humans can co-exist. She is hundreds of years old, yet has the body of a young girl. She dresses head to toe in robes and a veil so few have seen her face, but they are used to hide a parasitic condition. Due to the condition, she rarely speaks above a whisper so her words are relayed by Kunai, but for those who have heard her speak normally say they can hear the power she possesses as well as her feelings. After the parasite is excised by Glenn and Cthulhy at the end of Volume 3, she is able to speak normally, and from time to time act impulsively and even childishly, including declaring that she is interested in Glenn, much to Sapphee, Tisala, and Kunai's chagrin.
Kunai Zenau (苦無・ゼナウ)
Voiced by: Maki Kawase[5]
The personal assistant and bodyguard to Lady Skadi. A rare flesh golem, she was taken in by Skadi and becomes entirely devoted to her and takes her job seriously. However, due to her nature, she has been known to lose parts if she is damaged. Due to how she was created she is not fond of doctors and she can hear the voices of those of the body parts she is created from. While she is very proud of her warrior nature, her heart is that of a pure maiden who develops feelings for Glenn after he helps repair her during a mission. Now she goes to him whenever she needs to replace her stitches or parts, because as he helps her, the voices are a lot quieter.
Illy (イリィ, Irii)
Voiced by: Sayumi Suzushiro[5]
A harpy who was captured by bandits and forced to lay eggs to be sold. However, she had an impacted egg from stress until Glenn helped her while Skadi and Sapphee held off the remaining bandits. Afterward, she and the others went to a nearby harpy village to live. However, she soon began to possess a stubborn and rebellious streak which made the rest of the village upset. It is soon discovered she is one of the rare phoenix harpy bloodline thought to be extinct due to the war. She now works as a messenger for the village and Skadi due to her fast flight ability and memory skills. She also is drawn to Glenn due to him saving her.
Meme Rudon (メメ・ルドン)
Voiced by: Miho Okasaki[5]
A cyclops who works at the local forge with her father. She has issues due to dry eye because hers is larger than the others. However, it gives her more clarity in very fine work such as detailing and making surgical instruments like scalpels and needles that the hospital and Glenn use.
Kay Arte (ケイ・アルテ, Kei Arute)
Voiced by: Ai Fairouz[5]
A centaur who is one of Tisalia's attendants. She was a war orphan who was adopted by the Arte family, servants of the Scythia family.
Lorna Arte (ローナ・アルテ, Rōna Arute)
Voiced by: M.A.O[5]
A centaur who is one of Tisalia's attendants. Like Kay, Lorna was a war orphan who was adopted by the Arte family. Due to her being more sensitive than Tisalia and Kay, she suffers from self-esteem issues and needs a more controlling hand than Kay.
Dione Nephilim (ディオネ・ネフィリム, Dione Nefirimu)
Voiced by: Hisako Kanemoto[5]
Cthulhy Squele (クトゥリフ・スキュル, Kuturifu Sukyuru)
Voiced by: Yukana[5]
A Scylla who is the head medical doctor of the Lindworm Central Hospital. Ctulhy is the mentor and primary teacher of Glenn and Sapphee who had them start the clinic to expand their learning of medicine and to groom Glenn to take over for her one day. She has known Scadi for a long time, hinting she is hundreds of years old despite looking like she is in her 30s. She enjoys openly flirting with Glenn, much to the annoyance of Sapphee.

Media

Light novel

The Monster Girl Doctor light novel series is written by Yoshino Origuchi and illustrated by Z-Ton, who is one of the artists featured in the Monster Musume: I ♥ Monster Girls manga anthology.[6] The first volume was published by Shueisha on June 24, 2016.[7] Eight volumes have been published as of July 2020.[8] Seven Seas Entertainment licensed the series for its North American distribution, and the first volume was released on December 19, 2017.[9]

No.Japanese release dateJapanese ISBNEnglish release dateEnglish ISBN
1 June 24, 2016[7]978-4-08-631120-5December 19, 2017[10]978-1-62-692654-7
2 December 22, 2016[11]978-4-08-631160-1April 17, 2018[12]978-1-62-692740-7
3 June 23, 2017[13]978-4-08-631188-5August 28, 2018[14]978-1-62-692867-1
4 February 23, 2018[15]978-4-08-631231-8May 28, 2019[16]978-1-64-275056-0
5 December 21, 2018[17]978-4-08-631284-4November 26, 2019[18]978-1-64-275725-5
6 July 25, 2019[19]978-4-08-631321-6August 27, 2020 (digital)
September 8, 2020 (physical)[20]		978-1-64-505513-6
7 November 22, 2019[21]978-4-08-631340-7January 19, 2021[22]978-1-64-505822-9
0 March 25, 2020[23]978-4-08-631358-2May 4, 2021[24]978-1-64-827196-0
8 July 22, 2020[25]978-4-08-631373-5——

Manga

A manga adaptation is illustrated by Tetsumaki Tomasu and has been serialized online in Tokuma Shoten's Comic Ryū Web magazine since February 26, 2018.[26] It has been collected in two tankōbon volumes as of March 2020.[27]

No.Japanese release dateJapanese ISBN
1 January 12, 2019[28]978-4-19-950666-6
2 March 13, 2020[29]978-4-19-950700-7

Anime

An anime television series adaptation was announced by Bandai Namco Arts on November 14, 2019.[6] The series is animated by Arvo Animation and directed by Yoshiaki Iwasaki, with Hideki Shirane handling series composition, Hiromi Kato designing the characters, and TO-MAS composing the music. While the anime had an advanced streaming debut on the d Anime Store on July 4, 2020,[30] the series officially began airing on July 12, 2020 on Tokyo MX and other channels.[31][32] The opening theme is "Campanella Hibiku Sora de" ("In the Sky Where the Bells Ring") performed by ARCANA PROJECT, while the ending theme is "Yasahisa no Namae" ("The Name of Kindness") performed by Aina Suzuki.[32]

The series is licensed by Crunchyroll in North America.[33] In Southeast Asia, the series is licensed by Muse Communication and released on streaming service iQIYI.[34] On August 11, 2020, Crunchyroll announced that the series would receive an English dub.[3]

No.Title [35][lower-alpha 1]Original air date [36]
1"The Centaur of the Arena"
Transcription: "Tōgi-ba no Kentaurosu" (Japanese: 闘技場のケンタウロス)		July 12, 2020 (2020-07-12)[lower-alpha 2]
Many years ago, a war raged between humans and monsters for 100 years. With both sides exhausted and unable to remember why the war began, peace broke out and now humans and monsters live in harmony. Dr. Glenn Leitbeit, a human, specializes in treating monsters with his lamia assistant, Saphentite "Sapphee" Neikes. After conducting an examination on a female minotaur which reveals her pregnancy, Glenn is asked by his mentor Dr. Cthulhy Squele, a Scylla, to conduct physical exams on fighters at the arena. One of the fighters is Tisalia Scythia, a centaur who is the sole heiress of Scythia Transportation. During the examination, she expresses a wish to marry someone like Glenn, which makes Sapphee jealous. Tisalia has not won a battle in over a month, but Glenn finds nothing medically wrong with her. After a while, he finally realizes her belief that her body is already perfect meant she never allowed herself to be fitted with steel shoes and her hooves have worn unevenly, unbalancing her. Despite her protests, Glenn has new shoes fitted and she starts winning battles again. Glenn wonders if Cthulhy was testing how he would deal with a difficult patient.
2"The Mermaid of the Waterways"
Transcription: "Suiro-gai no Māmeido" (Japanese: 水路街のマーメイド)		July 19, 2020 (2020-07-19)
Sapphee narrates how, during the war, she met Glenn as children when she was given to his father as a political hostage. After this, she did not see him again until they both entered the academy to study monster medicine. Glenn and Sapphee go shopping on the Merrow Waterways, built by the dragon Lady Skadi Dragenfelt so aquatic monsters could mingle with other species. A mermaid singer, Lulala Heines, offers to let Glenn and Sapphee purchase a song, but despite her obvious skill, she is unable to finish. Glenn diagnoses Lulala with inflamed gills from not spending enough time in the water. Lulala claims she will soon earn a salary singing at the Central Council Hall, but in the meantime must sing on the Waterway to support her mother and siblings. A human child falls into the water and Lulala manages to save him. However, with her gills inflamed, she accidentally inhales water into her lungs and begins to drown. Glenn manages to save her by forcing air into her lungs via a kiss so her gills could expel the inhaled water. After Glenn provides medicine for Lulala's gills, she starts singing full-time at the Council Hall and develops a crush on him.
3"The Flesh Golem Who Hates Doctors"
Transcription: "Isha-girai no Furesshu Gōremu" (Japanese: 医者嫌いのフレッシュゴーレム)		July 26, 2020 (2020-07-26)
Sometime in the evening, a woman is chasing a bandit when she is ambushed. The next day, after Glenn and Sapphee finish treating a slime girl, they are approached by Lady Skadi and her bodyguard, Kunai Zenau. Lady Skadi asks if they can help locate and reattach Kunai's right arm. She then reveals that Kunai is a flesh golem. Once Lady Skadi leaves, Kunai refuses Glenn's help due to her hatred of doctors and she decides to look for her arm on her own. Outside, she notices another bandit and she follows them. Later, Glenn is out looking for Kunai's arm when he runs into Tisalia, who finds Kunai's leg. Examining the leg, Glenn notices the stitches are badly degraded. He then heads further into town where he runs into Lulala, who has Kunai's arm. Using the body parts to locate Kunai, Glenn reattaches them, despite her protests. Meanwhile, at the clinic, Sapphee has a conversation with her friend Aranya Trantella Alakunida. After Glenn is finished, Kunai thanks him. It is later revealed the bandits were watching. When Glenn returns to the clinic, Sapphee tells him she believes that she is pregnant.
4"The Lamia With an Incurable Disease"
Transcription: "Fuji-no-yamai no Ramia" (Japanese: 不治の病のラミア)		August 2, 2020 (2020-08-02)
Sapphee reveals that she was actually hiding an abandoned harpy egg. Just then, several bandits attack the clinic, but Glenn and Sapphee manage to escape. When they run into Kunai, she explains the bandits are slavers who kidnap harpies and sell their eggs as delicacies. Kunai, Glenn and Sapphee join Skadi and Lulala on the Waterways where they are attacked by archers. Fortunately, Tisalia was nearby and she fights the archers who reveal themselves as fanatics who believe interspecies cooperation is unnatural. At the hideout, Kunai duels the slavers' leader while Skadi locates the harpies. One harpy has an impacted egg from stress and needs Glenn's help. While Skadi and Sapphee fight the bandits, Sapphee regrets hiding from Glenn that she has an incurable illness, and that her family specializes in assassination. As children, she was actually under orders to assassinate Glenn if their family's business deal fell through. During the battle, Sapphee is poisoned and passes out. When she awakens, Glenn explains the slavers were arrested and the harpy laid her egg safely. Sapphee decides to admit the truth to Glenn, who reveals he actually knew already, even as children, and in fact when Sapphee had fallen ill as a child it was because one of Glenn's family servants had poisoned her first, and caring for her caused Glenn to first take an interest in monster medicine. Sapphee is so happy she attempts to seduce him, only to pass out again. Glenn agrees to hold her tail until she sleeps, like when they were children. Sapphee hints that the incurable illness she suffers from might just be love.
5"The Centaur With a Sprain"
Transcription: "Nenza no Kentaurosu" (Japanese: 捻挫のケンタウロス)		August 9, 2020 (2020-08-09)
Glenn hires Tisalia to transport them to the harpy village for the harpies' medical checks. A rockslide injures Kay, one of Tisalia's attendants, so she is flown to the village by the harpies where Glenn diagnoses her with a sprain. Lorna, Kay's childhood friend, becomes extremely distracted without Kay and almost ruins Tisalia's negotiations to employ the harpies as air couriers. Worried, Tisalia asks Glenn to examine Lorna. Glenn struggles to know where to start as Lorna has a psychological issue, not a physical one. Sapphee suggests that since Lorna grew up higher strung and more sensitive than Tisalia and Kay, she may feel useless without someone in charge. Glenn makes the strange decision to take all control away from Lorna, outfitting her with a blindfold and reins. Surprisingly, Lorna immediately feels better as she is more able to focus on her job instead of her fears, though Glenn privately thinks Lorna might simply enjoy being tied up. As thanks, Kay and Lorna try to seduce Glenn together, reasoning that if they sleep together, Tisalia would probably insist Glenn take responsibility by marrying her. Glenn is quick to refuse, but Kay and Lorna still hope Glenn becomes their master as well one day.
6"The Harpy Who Couldn't Fly"
Transcription: "Tobenai Hāpī" (Japanese: 飛べないハーピー)		August 16, 2020 (2020-08-16)
After checking on Kay, Glenn, Sapphee, and Tisalia visit Illy. There, Glenn examines her where he states that she is not sick and is simply molting. An angry Illy attempts to attack Glenn but she is stop by Tisalia. She then runs away. When Tisalia catches up with her, Illy challenges her to a fight. Afterwards, Tisalia reveals to Glenn and Sapphee that she won the fight. When she hands Glenn a feather Illy lost during the fight, he asks Sapphee and Tisalia if they can help with something. The following day, they gather all the feathers they can find. Later that night, Illy reminisces when she use to be able to fly. When they catch up with her, Glenn reveals the reason she is molting is she is getting her adult feathers. He also reveals that she has phoenix blood in her. Sometime later, an elated Illy shows off her new wings and she is able to fly again. Meanwhile, Aranya visits the clinic.
7"The Hedonistic Arachne"
August 23, 2020 (2020-08-23)

Notes
  1. English translated titles are taken from Crunchyroll.
  2. Had an advanced streaming debut on July 4, 2020.[30]
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