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Doctor-X: Surgeon Michiko Daimon: Season 3

11 episodes Premiered Oct 9, 2014 Updated Oct 19, 2026

Freelance surgeon Daimon Michiko finds herself embroiled in an escalating struggle for supremacy between the factions of Totei University Hospital and Saikyo University Hospital. These two institutions represent Japan's east and west at the National Medical Care Centre, which is the most technologically advanced hospital in the country. Throughout this season, Michiko navigates the intense rivalry and complex dynamic

Previously on Doctor-X: Surgeon Michiko Daimon

Season 3 Lore Primer

Key plot threads, lore context, and character stakes you need to remember before diving into this season.

  • ⚡ Daimon Michiko is a 37-year-old freelance surgeon.
  • ⚡ Michiko is part of a questionable doctor placement operation.
  • ⚡ The series falls under the drama and mystery genres.
  • ⚡ The program focuses on medical environments and surgical procedures.
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Season overview

Freelance surgeon Daimon Michiko finds herself embroiled in an escalating struggle for supremacy between the factions of Totei University Hospital and Saikyo University Hospital. These two institutions represent Japan's east and west at the National Medical Care Centre, which is the most technologically advanced hospital in the country. Throughout this season, Michiko navigates the intense rivalry and complex dynamics as these powerful medical factions compete for dominance within the premier healthcare facility, testing her exceptional surgical skills and independent professional ethos against institutional politics and rival ambitions.

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Season 3 Episodes

Episode Guide

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S3·E1 Mytharc

OPE.1

Oct 9, 2014 · 46 min

Michiko Daimon is visiting an island in the South. She sees passengers that suffered injuries during a luxury cruise ship accident. She also sees Ryonosuke Busujima, the former dir

S3·E2 Core

OPE.2

Oct 16, 2014 · 46 min

Under Succeeding Presidentr Yoshihito Tendo, the National Advanced Medical Care Center abolishes the two tower system of East and West. The two groups are merged into a Strategical

S3·E3 Core

OPE.3

Oct 23, 2014 · 46 min

The National Advanced Medical Care Center is home to a nursing department with the nickname, the Shogun’s harem. Head Nurse Junko Shiraki is feared by the doctors. But recently, th

S3·E4 Core

OPE.4

Oct 30, 2014 · 46 min

National Advanced Medical Center President Yoshihito Tendo makes an appearance on a television discussion program and says there was a need to establish a new organization at the n

S3·E5 Core

OPE.5

Nov 6, 2014 · 46 min

The power struggle between the Teito faction and Seikyo faction continues at the National Advanced Medical Center. Things are not going as planned for President Yoshihito Tendo. He

S3·E6 Core

OPE.6

Nov 13, 2014 · 46 min

National Advanced Medical Center President Yoshihito Tendo wants to create a new organization, the Japan Medical Industry Association, at the national level. Minister of Health, La

S3·E7 Core

OPE.7

Nov 20, 2014 · 46 min

Freelance Surgeon Michiko Daimon and Akira Kanbara are dancing at a night club. Suddenly, a loud man appears with a group of body-con gals! The club is overwhelmed with their danci

S3·E8 Core

OPE.8

Nov 27, 2014 · 46 min

Freelance surgeon Michiko Daimon finds a notebook at the National Advanced Medical Center. It belongs to a girl named Chihiro. She is in the hospital with a pulmonary vein occlusio

S3·E9 Core

OPE.9

Dec 4, 2014 · 46 min

Freelance surgeon Michiko Daimon is walking around town when she notices a photoshoot for a fashion magazine. Super model Maya Kokonoe is not amused when she sees that Michiko is w

S3·E10 Mytharc

OPE.10

Dec 11, 2014 · 46 min

Diet Member Yoshiko Tokachi checks into the National Advance Medical Center with a severe inferior myocardial infarction and a hepatocellular tumor. She has been told by every hosp

S3·E11 Mytharc

LAST OPE

Dec 18, 2014 · 46 min

Akira Kanbara passes out while working and does not return to the agency office. He avoids his favorite pupil, freelance surgeon Michiko Daimon. National Advanced Medical President

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