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Genpaku Sugita is a Japanese physician and scholar known for his translation of Kaitai Shinsho (New Book of Anatomy) and a founder of Rangaku (Western learning) and ranpō (Dutch style medicine) in Japan.
Appearance[]
Genpaku Sugita is a middle aged man with a double hair color and a scar across his face.
Personality[]
Genpaku Sugita is a consummate professional, as seen when he could only think of dissecting Raiden Tameemon's body during the sumo wrestler's entrance.
Plot[]
Ragnarok: Fifth Round[]
Genpaku Sugita and Hokusai Katsushika mourn the death of Raiden Tameemon
Genpaku Sugita was in the audience during the fifth round of Ragnarok, where cheered for Raiden Tameemon and made comments about his muscles. After the fifth round, Genpaku mourned Raiden Tameemon's death with tears.
Abilities[]
Golden Age: As a human soul in the afterlife, Genpaku posses the appearance and skills that he had during his Golden Age, the age in which he was at his peak.
Skilled Physician and Scholar: Genpaku Sugita is a very skilled physician and scholar. He is one of the first Japanese physicians to study Western medical teachings in Japan. He also posses a very decent amount of knowledge when it comes to foreign languages, being able to produce a Japanese translation of a Dutch book.
Etymology[]
- The name Genpaku means "mysterious, occultness" (玄) (gen) and "white" (白) (haku/paku).
- Genpaku's surname Sugita means "cedar" (杉) (sugi) and "field, rice paddy" (田) (ta).
Trivia[]
- Genpaku Sugita's appearance is a reference to Osamu Tezuka's character Black Jack, who is also a doctor.