Kenzo Tenma

Biography

Dr. Kenzo Tenma is a highly skilled Japanese neurosurgeon who moved to Germany to pursue a promising career in medicine. Renowned for his exceptional talent in surgery, Tenma quickly rises through the ranks at Eisler Memorial Hospital in Düsseldorf. Despite his professional success, he feels the weight of hospital politics, which prioritize prestige and profit over saving lives. This moral conflict reaches a breaking point when he faces a life-changing decision: perform surgery on the town’s mayor or save the life of a young boy named Johan Liebert, who was shot in the head. Trusting his principles, Tenma chooses to save the boy, defying orders from his superiors. This decision, however, causes Tenma’s career to spiral downward — he loses his promotion and his engagement to the hospital director’s daughter, Eva Heinemann. Just as Tenma begins to question his actions, a series of mysterious deaths lead to his sudden reinstatement. But the real consequences of his choice come to light when he discovers that the boy he saved, Johan Liebert, grows up to become a cold-blooded serial killer. Haunted by guilt, Tenma embarks on a journey across Germany to undo the mistake he made years ago. As he chases Johan, Tenma finds himself entangled in a web of conspiracy, human experimentation, and psychological horror. Along the way, he encounters numerous people whose lives have been touched by Johan’s evil, many of whom urge Tenma to abandon his quest. However, driven by a sense of duty, he persists, determined to stop the monster he once saved. Despite the grim path Tenma walks, he remains a compassionate, selfless, and morally upright individual. He constantly grapples with the ethical dilemma of whether he has the right to take Johan’s life, even if it is to prevent further harm. Throughout his journey, Tenma’s unwavering commitment to doing what is right, regardless of the consequences, transforms him into a tragic hero who is willing to sacrifice everything — even his own happiness — to save others.