While Kirihito struggles with himself and other vividly drawn characters, the operatic plot swirls from one passionate scene to the next, reinforced by Tezuka's apparently simple but strikingly expressive line work. Plot Summary: Two young doctors, the passionate and well-liked Osanai and the ambitious Tatsugaura, are both investigating the mysterious Monmo diesease. Fleeing through episodes of brutal exploitation, he tries to find a place where he can function as a human being he winds up as a combination of Jesus Christ and the Count of Monte Cristo. He also discovers that the medical establishment has betrayed him and now wants him to disappear permanently. However, Kirihito soon finds out how violently society reacts to anyone who looks different. When the transformation hits him, too, he realizes that the cause is not what he was told and that the condition can be controlled. Osanai Kirihito, believes he's been assigned to study people suffering from a new, fatal disease that degrades them into doglike beasts. All from 18.59 New Books from 127.82 Used Books from 18.59 Rare Books from 61. In this thrilling narrative, Christian dogmas of human compassion, charity, and redemption will be put to the test. KirihitoĬombines medical melodrama and anguished debates about guilt and redemption. Osanai Kirihito has uncovered a fatal medical condition that transforms humans into dog-like beasts. 'Originally serialized in Japanese as Kirihito Sanka in Biggu Komikku, Shogakukan, 1970-71.' Read More All from 67.46 New Books from 103.27 Used Books from 67.46 All Copies (2) Softcover. We have new and used copies available, in 1 editions - starting at 67.46. His works deal with the most profound questions of human existence. Buy Ode to Kirihito, Part One by Osamu Tezuka online at Alibris. Tezuka earned the nickname 'godfather of manga' not just by the length and prolificacy of his career but by the moral commitment he brought to such projects as the award-winning Buddha

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