Dr. Kureha — One Piece character portrait

Drum Island

Dr. Kureha

Doctorine

Dr. Kureha is a brilliant, eccentric doctor of Drum Island — the fearsome old 'witch' who trained the Straw Hats' doctor, Tony Tony Chopper.

Race
Human
Crew
Drum Island
Bounty
None
Devil Fruit
None
Debut Arc
Drum Island

Background & Origin

Kureha is a legendary physician who has practised medicine on the winter island of Drum for longer than anyone can say — though she insists, with menace, that she is still a young woman.

Feared and respected across the island, she lived high on its snowy peaks, taking patients on her own sharp-tongued terms.

Story & Growth

Kureha crossed paths with the idealistic quack doctor Hiriluk, and after his death she took in the orphaned reindeer he had cared for — Chopper — as her apprentice.

She trained Chopper into a true doctor, drilling into him both medical skill and Hiriluk's belief that any sickness can be cured, before sending him off to see the world with the Straw Hats.

Abilities & Powers

Kureha is one of the finest doctors in the world, with decades — by her own account, far fewer — of unmatched medical experience.

Far from frail, she is startlingly spry and physically tough, as quick to deliver a brutal kick as a diagnosis.

Dr. Kureha — Attribute Profile

The eight attribute values Animedle compares against your guesses whenever Dr. Kureha is the answer.

Gender
Female
Affiliation
Drum Island
Origin
Grand Line
Race
Human
Haki
None
Bounty
no public bounty
Height
194 cm (6.4 ft)
First arc
Drum Island

Also known as: Kureha · Doctor Kureha · Doctorine · Drum Island Witch

Game Modes Featuring Dr. Kureha

Dr. Kureha on OnePieceDle

Over the past year, Dr. Kureha has been the OnePieceDle daily answer 1 time. Click any date for that day's full spoiler page.

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Trivia

  • Dr. Kureha is a legendary doctor of the winter island of Drum.
  • She trained the Straw Hats' doctor, Tony Tony Chopper.
  • She refuses to reveal her true age, insisting she is still young.
  • She took in Chopper after the death of his first mentor, Dr. Hiriluk.

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