Nurse Hitomi's Monster Infirmary
Japanese manga series
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Nurse Hitomi's Monster Infirmary (Japanese: ヒトミ先生の保健室, Hepburn: Hitomi-sensei no Hokenshitsu) is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Shake-O. It has been serialized in Tokuma Shoten's seinen manga magazine Monthly Comic Ryū since September 2013. It follows the daily life and adventures of Hitomi Manaka, a cyclops who works as a school nurse, and her co-workers and students dealing with their human (and not-so-human) problems. In North America, the series is licensed for English release by Seven Seas Entertainment.
| Nurse Hitomi's Monster Infirmary | |
First tankōbon volume cover, featuring Hitomi Manaka | |
| ヒトミ先生の保健室 (Hitomi-sensei no Hokenshitsu) | |
|---|---|
| Genre | |
| Manga | |
| Written by | Shake-O |
| Published by | Tokuma Shoten |
| English publisher | |
| Magazine | Monthly Comic Ryū |
| Original run | 19 September 2013 – present |
| Volumes | 21 |
Plot
In a world where certain individuals deal with unique and abnormal changes during puberty, Damoto Junior High's school nurse Hitomi Manaka does her best to help her patients work through their transition from insecurities to incidents like limbs that just will not stay attached and even shrinking spurts.
Characters
- Hitomi Manaka (真中一美先生, Manaka Hitomi)
- A cyclops and main heroine of the series who works as the school nurse, nicknamed Nurse Hitomi (ヒトミ先生, Hitomi-sensei). As a cyclops, and the eldest sibling in her family, despite her lack of depth perception, her eye allows her to observe any abnormalities in students to better help them.
- Midori Itsuki (樹翠, Itsuki Midori)
- A plant-based being of unknown gender who serves as Hitomi's assistant, keeping a record of all students with abnormalities who visit the nurse's office.
- Nobuko Shitara (設楽伸子, Shitara Nobuko)
- A 2nd year student from Class A whose tongue became elastic and grew to 320.5 cm in length, being the first of Hitomi's patients.
- Yuki Moji (門司勇輝, Moji Yūki)
- Class B's teacher at the school, a kind-hearted gentleman despite his initial imposing appearance due to fur covering his entire body.
- Ken Tatara (多々良拳四郎, Tatara Kenshirō)
- Class A's teacher, he is a childhood friend of Hitomi's and their parents' houses are next door to each other. He has two extra arms growing from his torso.
- Haruna Tobita (鳶田陽菜, Tobita Haruna)
- A winged girl and delinquent 2nd year student from Class B. She refuses to obey authority much of the time and is anti-social. She can fly, although it takes a lot out of her.
- Naruki and Kaori Wakatsuki (若月成貴とカオリ, Watatsuki Naruki to Kaori)
- Conjoined twin 2nd year students from Class D, Naruki being popular with the girls prior to Kaori appearing on his body. Kaori, identifying herself as female and initially a growth before becoming Naruki's right head, shares many of her brother's traits with admirers of her own.
Publication
Shake-O began publishing the series in Tokuma Shoten's Monthly Comic Ryū magazine on 19 September 2013.[3] The series moved to online-only serialization when Comic Ryū changed formats on 19 June 2018.[4] Tokuma Shoten has collected its chapters into individual tankōbon volumes. The first volume was released on 13 March 2014.[5] 21 volumes have been released as of 13 May 2026.[6]
Seven Seas Entertainment licensed the series for publication in North America.[7][1] Thirteen volumes have been published in English.[8]
Volumes
Reception
Lynzee Loveridge ranked the series at number five on her list of "7 Manga for Monster Girl Lovers" on Anime News Network.[2]