Kuuchuu Buranko is a series about an eccentric psychiatrist that treats his patients where each episode a different case is treated. Seemingly simple enough premise, but with a flawless and amazing execution. Sure, each episode can be watched standalone but the more you progress you find in how each of the cases intertwine among each other; it's not the most surprising or mind-bending use of non-linear storytelling, rather, it tries to convey how people are attached to each other, how each one's problems have repercussions in people around us, and how it tells us that, while other people have their problems, that does not mean you should ignore your own.
I am simply amazed by the existence of this series as being one of the best written dramas I have seen in an anime, with the underlying message of "nobody is perfect". Kuuchuu Buranko has a cast (outside the main ones) who are written realistically and believable, and even if the character development is basically on one episode, it is done greatly enough to emphasize how healing takes place, or who knows, just learning to live with your own mental afflictions could be enough in case of incurable ones. My only complaint is, just like it hapenned with Mononoke, is that it was too short and I would have loved to see conditions like depression, adhd or schizophrenia being treated, still, it's simply phenomenal and unique, and a series I will love.
