A review by prismotron
Ode to Kirihito: New Omnibus Edition by Osamu Tezuka

3.25

looove medical drama (trauma center fan) and that's where this story absolutely sings. i felt exactly like urabe, having this need to know exactly how monmow disease works...which makes the fact that he's revealed to be a serial rapist kinda disappointing. granted, his first assault happens before any sort of character has been established for him, so maybe my own fault for becoming attached -- but to be fair, he functions like the audience surrogate throughout the plot: we want to know more about the disease. urabe is obsessed too! we want justice for what kirihito has had to go through. so does urabe! they're bffsies! he's the one doing the work to satisfy both of these needs! i don't know, i found it to be a misguided decision is all. especially considering the fact that he suffers from some sort of mental illness, so of course he's the rapist. lol. anyway while i'm bitching: female characters in this fell incredibly flat, save for sister helen whose religion-centered character arc touched me so deeply(??!) and reika, who probably was a bad character but was hilarious to me. human tempura circus performer murderer woman. incredible.

ultimately: equal + massive amounts of great and bad here. sad it didn't work as well as i wanted but glad i can move onto blackjack now.