''Doctor Elise: The Royal Lady with the Lamp'' (, ) is a South Korean web novel written by Yuin. It was serialized in

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service from December 2015 to April 2016. A

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adaptation illustrated by Mini was serialized in KakaoPage from September 2017 to February 2021. An

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television series adaptation produced by

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aired from January to March 2024.

Plot

Elise was an unpopular, spoiled, and hot-headed empress. After the people rebelled and she was executed, she reincarnated in the modern world with her memories intact. She studies and becomes an expert doctor to atone for her previous life. When she dies in a plane crash, she wakes up as Elise again, as a teenager. To avoid repeating her mistakes, she gained popularity by setting up medical reforms and other improvements and aimed to improve her relationship with her peers and the people.

Characters

; / Song Ji-hyeon / : :Formerly a terrible ruler, Elise was double reincarnated in a closed loop between Earth and her native kingdom. Thanks to her medical knowledge from modern earth, she begins atonement by raising the health standards and survival rates. ; / : :The crown prince of the empire, who in Elise's first life had been her husband and executioner. As a member of the imperial family, he possesses some magical skill, such as changing his appearance to his blonde hair, blue eyes counterpart known as 'Ron'. ; : ; : ; : ; : ; : ; :

Media

Novel

Written by Yuin, ''Doctor Elise: The Royal Lady with the Lamp'' was serialized on

service from December 30, 2015, to April 27, 2016, and has been published in four volumes. A side story was released from May 4 to 30, 2016. A second side story was serialized from September 19 to November 27, 2017.

Webtoon

adaptation illustrated by Mini was serialized in KakaoPage from September 18, 2017, to February 16, 2021; a 13-chapter side story was published from January 9 to April 9, 2024. FineToon has compiled the main chapters into ten volumes. The series is published digitally in English by

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and Lezhin Comics. In Japan, the webtoon has been released digitally on Kakao's

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service and published in print by

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Anime

television series adaptation was announced on February 28, 2023. It is produced by

and directed by Kumiko Habara, with scripts supervised by Deko Akao, character design by Yūko Watanabe, and music composed by . The series aired on AT-X and other networks from January 10 to March 27, 2024. The opening theme song is "Believer", performed by

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, while the ending theme song is "Listen", performed by Maju Arai.

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streamed the series. Plus Media Networks Asia licensed the series for Southeast Asia.

Episodes

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