About “Doctor Elise” in a few words:

“Doctor Elise: The Royal Lady with the Lamp” is a riveting 2024 anime series that breathes life into the popular web novel and manhwa of the same name. It tells the story of Elise de Clorance, a former villainess and noblewoman who, after a series of catastrophic mistakes and a tragic death, is given a second chance at life. Armed with the memories of her previous life and her unparalleled skills as a surgeon, Elise vows to rectify her past errors and dedicate her life to healing and protecting those around her. As she navigates the complexities of court life, political intrigue, and the challenges of her medical vocation, viewers are treated to a beautifully animated journey of growth, redemption, and the pursuit of love and happiness.

Meet the characters from Doctor Elise

Elise de Clorance

Elise is the kind of heroine who makes you want to sprint after her even though she’s probably ten steps ahead and slightly annoyed you slowed her down. Brilliant, stubborn, and relentlessly hopeful — she plans like a chess master but cries over stray cats (and also hoards fancy biscuits in her desk, don’t ask). She’s a leader without meaning to be one, fiercely loyal but with a sarcastic streak sharp enough to carve stone, and yes she will forgive but she remembers everything (sometimes too much). Somehow elegant and utterly chaotic at the same time, which is maybe the best way to be.

Linden de Romanoff

Linden gives off “calm before the storm” energy, quiet, calculating, the type who notices a missing teacup and a conspiracy in the same afternoon. Protective to a fault and a little old-fashioned, he solves problems with patience and a very slow smile, though he’ll snap like a twig if you hurt someone he cares about. He collects old maps, or so he says — I genuinely think it’s just an excuse to get lost on purpose sometimes. There’s warmth under the restraint, like a fireplace you only see if you’re brave enough to sit close.

Julian de Childe

Julian is a roguish spark in a crowd of polite candles, charming and infuriatingly clever, with a tendency to wink at the wrong moments (but he thinks it helps, bless him). He flirts like it’s tactical warfare and steals things like it’s a hobby — and then sometimes returns them with a note that makes you laugh and forgive him instantly. Deep down he’s softer than his leather gloves suggest, loves bad poetry and good pastries, and has a dumb habit of humming while plotting. He’s both the plot twist and the punchline, honestly a walking, talking complication in the best way.

Lenne de Clorance

Lenne is like a spark plug — tiny, sharp, and impossible to ignore; she says whatever she thinks and then covers it up with a grin when people react. Youthful and unpredictable, she learns fast and fights faster, but she also has this ridiculous fear of thunderstorms that makes her curl up with a history book (which she reads twice, because of course she does). She adores practical jokes and little rebellions, yet somehow always ends up doing the right thing, even if she refuses to admit it out loud. There’s a fierce loyalty there that sneaks up on you and pins you like a butterfly.

Michael de Romanoff

Michael is all restraint and command on the surface — cool, impeccably dressed, the kind of person who signs papers with a flourish — but there are these tiny, absurd things that break the stoic mold, like his terrible, enthusiastic dancing at weddings. Responsible, principled, maybe a bit rigid, he runs a tight ship and believes in duty the way some people believe in stars. He doesn’t do drama for drama’s sake, but when pushed, his temper is quietly terrible (in the best cinematic way). Solid, steady, and secretly sentimental about small, odd relics from his childhood.

Bent

Bent is deliciously complicated — gruff and blunt like a hammer, but also oddly tender, like he collects lullabies in his head for reasons he won’t explain. He says rude things and means less than half of them, then surprises you by fixing what he broke (physically or emotionally) with an awkward smile. Mysterious past? Absolutely. Loves chaos? Sometimes. Has a soft spot for tiny plants and will defend one like it’s a national treasure — so basically nothing about him is boring.