
The Brilliant Healer's New Life in the Shadows
Taste attributes: action & adventureanimationcomedysci-fi & fantasyactionadventurefantasyfastfresh & originallightimaginarylinearglossybig & varied
Boxlist takeOtherworldly and expansive: an original animated series, fast rather than slow-burning. Best if you like spectacle over intimacy.
Taste details
Pace: fast · Originality: fresh · Tone: balanced · Weight: light · Realism: imaginary world · Story: balanced · Structure: linear · Look: glossy · Scale: big and varied · Emotional punch: balancedHow we score
Quality rating
7.7 /10
TMDB · 33 votes
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Season
Season 1
· 2025 · 12 episodesBanished as “useless,” Zenos, a self-taught healer from the slums, turns despair into defiance and opens a secret clinic in the city’s shadows. With unlicensed, unmatched magic, he cures, comforts, and rights wrongs, quietly becoming a legend. But as his power grows, even the royal palace takes notice. Can he buck the odds and heal a world that cast him aside?
Episodes (12)
1An Equal Price3 Apr 2025
Zenos, an unlicensed healer working in the shadows, works to fix what's ailing his patients.
2The Underground Healer in the Abandoned Part of Town10 Apr 2025
Kicked out of his party for his unorthodox skills and humble origins, Zenos seeks a new way of life.
3Turf War17 Apr 2025
An encounter with the chief of the orcs leads Zenos into a three-way standoff in the slums.
4A Righteous Hero24 Apr 2025
Zenos resolving the feud between the demihuman gangs attracts attention from an unwanted source.
5A Place to Belong1 May 2025
Zenos' old party find themselves at an impasse, and wondering if they kicked out the reason for their success.
6The End of Adventure8 May 2025
A rampaging golem threatens the slums as Zenos is forced to organize a resistance.
7Special Service15 May 2025
After having dealt with the the rampaging golem, Zenos and his friends visit a hot springs to recuperate.
8The Royal Hospital22 May 2025
Zenos attends class at the Royal Hospital's headquarters, under the assumed identity of "Zeno."
9Faction Infiltration29 May 2025
Zenos' gets an invite to the Goldran Laboratory, and a chance to track down Becker's missing student.
10A Request from a Noble Lady5 Jun 2025
A request for Zenos to treat Lord Fennel's daughter ends up being complicated by her haughty attitude.
11Just a Normal Healer12 Jun 2025
Zenos is invited to a dinner party by Goldran, where he hopes to discover the truth.
12Choosing Who Lives19 Jun 2025
Zenos learns the truth behind Becker's investigation, and faces the question: are lives equal in value?
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What lines up
- Originality: Fresh / original, just how this profile likes it
- Linearity: Linear / logical, just how this profile likes it
What might not click
- Realism: Imaginary world, where this profile leans balanced realism
- Setting / scale: Big / varied, where this profile leans small / confined
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Synopsis
Banished as "useless," Zenos, a self-taught healer from the slums, turns despair into defiance and opens a secret clinic in the city's shadows. With unlicensed, unmatched magic, he cures, comforts, and rights wrongs, quietly becoming a legend. But as his power grows, even the royal palace takes notice. Can he buck the odds and heal a world that cast him aside?
Synopsis: TMDB
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Details
- Genre
- Action & Adventure
- Year
- 2025
- Episode length
- 24 min
- Status
- Ended
- Studio
- BS11
- Taste scores
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