The story surrounds a Dr. Du Ming (am I wrong when I say that the name, well, part of it, sounds French? Come on, he's Chinese! Please guys!) who is currently working in a hospital on a mountaintop and throughout the story, we jump between the present and his college years.

Okay, first off I wasn't going for the sick and disgusting when I started reading this. I was thinking maybe a tragic love story or a guy suffering from hallucinations however, what I came to witness was a dark Manga with a serial-killer-esque plotline and characters.

LADIES AND GENTLEMAN, DO NOT BE FOOLED BY AWESOME COVER ART!
I know, bad habits are hard to break; look at me and where it got me.

The art was kinda mainstream with a touch of shading; not celebration worthy and you could easily just place it under mainstream. But it does have its moments of extreme detail, which I think were made that way on purpose in the interest of emphasising the plot.

Brother, this story has twists up to the last page! And ALL the characters suffer from some kind of mental inconsistency and for me, that's not something I'd promote a Manga with. Even so, it has to be said (as a warning, if foolish readers insist on reading this Manga looking for light comedy. I pity the fool). The plot isn't for the light-hearted or for readers that aren't into character analysis because this story's plot isn't linear (which is a pain in the ass) and the point of this story concentrates on mind-set and personality. Not on shallow giggles.

The bottomline, there's a lot of mind twisting and moral/ethical stimulation in this Manga. Had I known exactly what I was getting myself into, I probably wouldn't have read it: honestly speaking. If you're looking for a blue-hued (not literally, man), smoky, obscure reading. Tread cautiously.