![]() In fact, the future of his career may rest on proving this theory as fact. Kirihito is convinced the disease is endemic, but Director Tatsugaura insists they’re dealing with a contagious pathogen. Chief among them is a bizarre physical regression, ultimately causing the patient’s features to appear more canine than human. Kirihito Osanai is working with a slew of doctors to unlock the mysteries of Monmow disease, as a patient under their watch suffers from its symptoms. Whether it’s absorbed in one fell swoop or via Vertical’s recent two-volume edition, Ode to Kirihito is one of the finest Tezuka stories available in English. ![]() Its original run in Japan was a different matter, with twenty gripping chapters serialized as Kirihito Sanka in Big Comic from 1970-1971. ![]() ![]() It also may have been the largest bulk volume of manga I consumed prior to Drawn & Quarterly’s release of Yoshihiro Tatsumi’s A Drifting Life. If I remember correctly, the original 2006 Vertical edition of Ode to Kirihito was my first true exposure to a dark, somewhat self-contained Osamu Tezuka tale. ![]()
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