Osanai is sent to the village by Tatsugaura to see if he can find a cause for the disease while also treating the victims to the best of his ability. But in reality, Tatsugaura is scheming against Osanai and intends to infect him with the disease in order to clear the way of any obstacles of presenting his own research, and thus gaining high prestige and rank in the medical world. Kirihito Sanka was published in English as Ode to Kirihito by Vertical Inc. in a single volume on October 24, 2006 and in two volumes on March 30, 2010. It was published in Spanish by ECC Comics from September 30 to October 29, 2015.

Kirihito Sanka
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- Author: tezuka osamu
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- Year: Mar 25, 1970 to Dec 10, 1971
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- Status: Finished
Osanai is sent to the village by Tatsugaura to see if he can find a cause for the disease while also treating the victims to the best of his ability. But in reality, Tatsugaura is scheming against Osanai and intends to infect him with the disease in order to clear the way of any obstacles of presenting his own research, and thus gaining high prestige and rank in the medical world. Kirihito Sanka was published in English as Ode to Kirihito by Vertical Inc. in a single volume on October 24, 2006 and in two volumes on March 30, 2010. It was published in Spanish by ECC Comics from September 30 to October 29, 2015.
Associated Names
Japanese: きりひと讃歌
English: Ode to Kirihito
Official Webtoon
- Kodansha USA
- Wikipedia
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Osanai Kirihito
Main
The story follows Dr. Osanai as he tries to uncover the cause of Monmow Disease (which he believes to be endemic, as opposed to being a virus). ...
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Tatsugaura Doctor
Main
The director of the staff at M Hospital. He is Kirihito and Urabe's mentor.A man full of ambition, he seeks to become the committee chairmen of the JMA, essentially the commander-in-chief of all the doctors in Japan....
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Friese Sister Helen
Supporting
A nun from South Africa with Monmow. Her case proves extraordinary as the first know Caucasian female with the disease....
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Man With A Scar On The Right Side Of His Neck
Supporting
He doesn't seem to have a name but Kirihito once referred to him as "Man with a scar on the right side of his neck."He rapes and kills Tazu, and later tries to exploit Urabe and Izumi's fake engagement for profit....
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Reika
Supporting
A performer known as the "Human Tempura", she is friendly to Kirihito when they meet in Mahn's palace....






