Wasurenagusa no Saku Machi de: Azumino Shinryoki (2026)

Tsukioka Mikoto, who graduated from the nursing faculty of a national university in Matsumoto, Shinshu, spends her busy days working as a nurse in the internal medicine ward of a small general hospital in Azumino. One day, a new resident doctor who graduated from the same university arrives. His name is Katsura Shotaro. The first thing he says upon meeting her is the slightly odd question, “Where is the faucet where I can change the water in the vase?” It turns out he was born into a flower shop in Tokyo and simply loves flowers. His conversations with Mikoto, who knows nothing about flowers, fail to connect, and she feels confused by his unusual behavior. However, even in front of Mishima, the somewhat eccentric supervising physician in gastroenterology, and Tanizaki, the supervising physician in cardiology known by the mysterious nickname “Grim Reaper,” Shotaro remains calm and speaks his mind without hesitation. Gradually, Mikoto begins to take an interest in him. But this is a small regional hospital facing an unprecedented aging population. As Shotaro and the supervising doctors repeatedly clash over their philosophies, whether to prolong life or provide end-of-life care, various difficulties begin to stand in the way of Mikoto and Shotaro… (Source: Japanese = NHK || Translation = MyDramaList) ~~ Adapted from the collection of short stories "Wasurenagusa no Saku Machi de: Azumino Shinryoki" (勿忘草の咲く町で 〜安曇野診療記〜) by Natsukawa Sosuke (夏川草介).