Kai Byoui Ramune

Ramune hardly looks like a doctor anyone would trust at first sight. He is rude, eccentric, and unconcerned with professional appearances, but the patients who reach him suffer from illnesses ordinary medicine cannot explain. Fingers may turn into chili peppers or a child's tears into condiments because buried distress and unresolved desires can manifest physically as a mysterious disease. Assisted by his apprentice Kuro, Ramune follows the clues other people dismiss until he reaches the emotional cause behind each case. A cure usually exists, but simply taking it is not enough. The patient must confront the problem that created the illness in the first place, because using Ramune's strange remedies without understanding their purpose can turn the treatment itself into a new disaster.