Oda a Kirihito, 1

In the late 1960s, at University Hospital M in Tokyo, an isolated case of a rare condition, Monmo disease, was detected. The patient experienced an intense craving for raw meat and suffered rapid, degenerative atrophy and hair growth, to the point of losing virtually all of his humanity and taking on a dog-like appearance. The tests were inconclusive, and a heated debate ensued in the Department of Internal Medicine. Was it a virus or an endemic disease? For this reason, Dr. Kirihito Osanai was sent to the remote village of Inugamisawa on the island of Shikoku to investigate its origin and other, perhaps undocumented, cases. The risk of contracting Monmo disease was high, and the worst predictions would ultimately come true, with consequences Kirihito could never have imagined.