Everything is in service of the "new world" that Jin, Ryoma and others are striving towards. East and West (or Old and New) are coming together to create a new Japan, traditional herbal medicine and Jin's modern surgical knowledge are coming together to create a new form of medicine, Chosa and Satsuma are allying to overthrow the Shogunate, men and women come together to create new life. As I see it, one of the story's main thrusts is opposites coming together to create something new. The themes of the story become more explicit as the manga goes on and it all fits together very well. East and West (or Old and New) are coming together to create a new Japan, traditional herb Full series review:Īfter rereading this manga with slightly more background knowledge on the late Edo period (and getting to the parts that have to do with the end of the shogunate), it's much more rewarding.
Full series review: After rereading this manga with slightly more background knowledge on the late Edo period (and getting to the parts that have to do with the end of the shogunate), it's much more rewarding.
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