![]() ![]() As Kirihito is a member of the critical Young Doctors’ Association, he wants to make sure he cannot interfere by sending him to Doggoddale in the hope he will catch Monmow and die. Tatsugaura is running in an election to become president of the Japanese Medical Association, which he intends to do so by proving that Monmow is contagious. In fact, it is a trap by Tatsugaura who wants him out of the way. While hesitant because he does not want to be separated from his fiancée Izumi, he ends up taking the job. ![]() Tatsugaura, to Doggoddale to investigate Monmow. Kirihito Osanai is an intern who is sent by his boss, Dr. ![]() Located in a remote village named Doggoddale in this English translation, those who contract it end up with cravings for raw meat and start transforming, taking on a dog/badger-like appearance with elongated faces, before finally dying.ĭr. Ode to Kirihito concerns itself with a mysterious disease called Monmow. Ode to Kirihito is a story that covers religion, racism, and Osamu Tezuka’s passion for the medical, he himself studying medicine before becoming such an iconic figure in manga. This is certainly a hefty tome – not only in terms of length, given that the publishers have decided to combine all four original tankobon volumes into a single edition over 800 pages in length, but also in terms of subject matter. WARNING: This manga covers subjects including prejudice (in particular racism), rape, murder and mental illness. ![]()
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