Doctor Elise

Doctor Elise: The Royal Lady with the Lamp is a South Korean web novel written by Yuin. It was serialized in Kakao's KakaoPage service from December 2015 to April 2016. A webtoon adaptation illustrated by Mini was serialized in KakaoPage from September 2017 to February 2021. An anime television series adaptation produced by Maho Film aired from January to March 2024.

Plot

Elise was an unpopular, spoiled, and hot-headed empress. After the people rebelled and she was executed, she reincarnated in the modern world with her memories intact. She studies and becomes an expert doctor to atone for her previous life. When she dies in a plane crash, she wakes up as Elise again, as a teenager. To avoid repeating her mistakes, she gained popularity by setting up medical reforms and other improvements and aimed to improve her relationship with her peers and the people.

Characters

;Elise / Song Ji-hyeon / Aoi Takamoto
;Linden / Ron
;Graham
;Lenne De Clorance
;Chris De Clorance
;Michael De Romanoff
;Julian De Childe
;Minchester De Romanoff

Media

Novel

Written by Yuin, Doctor Elise: The Royal Lady with the Lamp was serialized on Kakao's KakaoPage service from December 30, 2015, to April 27, 2016, and has been published in four volumes. A side story was released from May 4 to 30, 2016. A second side story was serialized from September 19 to November 27, 2017.

Webtoon

A webtoon adaptation illustrated by Mini was serialized in KakaoPage from September 18, 2017, to February 16, 2021; a 13-chapter side story was published from January 9 to April 9, 2024. FineToon has compiled the main chapters into ten volumes. The series is published digitally in English by Tappytoon and Lezhin Comics. In Japan, the webtoon has been released digitally on Kakao's Piccoma service and published in print by Kadokawa Shoten.

Anime

An anime television series adaptation was announced on February 28, 2023. It is produced by Maho Film and directed by Kumiko Habara, with scripts supervised by Deko Akao, character design by Yūko Watanabe, and music composed by. The series aired on AT-X and other networks from January 10 to March 27, 2024. The opening theme song is "Believer", performed by Yui Ishikawa, while the ending theme song is "Listen", performed by Maju Arai. Crunchyroll is streaming the series. Plus Media Networks Asia licensed the series for Southeast Asia.