“Psychology student Kazuma treats Emiru's terminal despair in a creepy mansion, battling her physical and mental decline.”
Sickness Unto Death
死に至る病
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Synopsis
Psychology student Kazuma treats Emiru's terminal despair in a creepy mansion, battling her physical and mental decline.
This is the mysterious story of Futaba Kazuma's first patient. At 18, Futaba Kazuma went to school to get his qualification in clinical psychology. While attending school, he boards at a creepy mansion, which even has a butler. Also living there is a strange young woman called Emiru. She is suffering from a terminal illness of the heart—despair. This deep psychological problem has eerie physical effects as well: her hair has turned white, her body temperature is well below normal, and her blood pressure is also bizarre. No psychologists or counselors have been able to help cure her of this problem. Will Kazuma be able to determine the cause of Emiru's despair and save her before it's too late? (Source: MangaHelpers)
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Derived from 4 sampled reviews
What 4 readers settled on.
Polarized
σ 2.77 · split reception
6.3 pts
Recommenders 7.3 · others 1.0
↓ 2.25
Running avg · Sep 2012 → Mar 2026
- 7 “Following a young man as he studies to become a Psychologist and his attempts to cure a beautiful young girl of her crippling depression, Shi ni Itaru Yamai is a Psychological drama with mild...”
- 7 “tldr: A manga that is truly interesting when it gets to its actual substance, but it takes too long to get there and is rushed past it after it arrives. The main story isn't fully revealed until...”
- 8 “"A person can't exist alone. What makes a person is the relationships they have with others... Those people reflect your true nature. It means that a person alone can't prove they exist. That's why...”
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A Manga Publication
- Format 19 × 2 ch × vol
- Total read 2h 32m approx
- Published Mar 2009 – Dec 2009
- Source Manga media type
- Ref. BS-M14815 catalog