Asklepios (manga)

Infobox animanga/Header
name = Asklepios


caption = Asklepios Ch. 1 Cover
ja_name = アスクレピオス
ja_name_trans = Asukurepiosu
genre = Medical, SupernaturalInfobox animanga/Manga
title =
author = Tōru Uchimizu
publisher = flagicon|Japan Shueisha
demographic = Shōnen
magazine = flagicon|Japan Weekly Shōnen Jump
first = September 2008
last =
volumes =

nihongo|"Asklepios"|アスクレピオス|Asukurepiosu is a manga series by Tōru Uchimizu. It began serialization in the September 22, 2008 issue of "Weekly Shōnen Jump". A pilot chapter appeared in Weekly Shōnen Jump issue 19 of 2007.

Synopsis

In the Middle Ages, when the practice of medicine was still in a primitive state, medicine was based upon a supposed balance of blood, phlegm, black bile, and yellow bile. Doctors blamed sickness on a imbalance of these substances, not realizing the true internal causes. Many illnesses were treated with bloodletting, medicinal concoctions, and prayer. There emerged a group of new doctors, Asklepios, who treated their patients through more modern practices such as surgery and removing diseased organs from the body. These practices, however, were not allowed by the church and the Asklepios were deemed heretics and titled "slashing demons." Buzz Medil, the last Asklepios alive, embarks on a journey to help as many people in need of his services.

Characters

;nihongo|Buzz Medil Asklepios|バズ・メディル・アスクレピオス|"Bazu Mediru Asukurepiosu": A lavender-haired boy who learned the practices of medicine from his father. He is a wanted fugitive for being a heretic of the church, but continues to travel and treat the sick with his modern methods.

;nihongo|Rosary Telesfos|ロサリィ・テレスフォス|"Rosarī Teresufosu": A young girl who travels alongside Buzz as his assistant and bodyguard. She is quite adept at swordplay and self-defense.

;nihongo|Paré|パレ|"Pare": A man probably in his twenties who wants to become a surgeon. He meets Buzz on a busy carriage road where Buzz almost gets run over. He saves him and they become friends. Paré tells Buzz and Rosary that he'd like to become a surgeon. Upon finding a wanted poster with Buzz's picture on it, Paré turns against him until Paré himself has his arm run over in an accident. Buzz repairs the arm that was hanging on only by a small portion of skin. Having his arm restored, Paré changes his mind about Buzz and the Asklepios and decides to follow Buzz until his arm heals when he can become a surgeon.

Terminology

* God's Eye - Buzz's left hand. It is said to be able to examine the human body better than any human eye. By passing it over a sick patient, the God's Eye will allow him to diagnose them and determine a cure.

Manga Volumes and Chapters

Trivia

* The word "asklepios/asclepius" comes from Greek, meaning "to cut open," and is the name of the god of medicine and healing in Greek mythology.