Kenzo Tenma: Difference between revisions - Wikipedia

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It is presumed that Kenzo meets Eva sometime after his promotion to Chief of Neurosurgery. However, Kenzo's relationship with Eva initially appears to have some issues, as Kenzo would insist on partaking in activities that Eva (as the daughter of a high class hospital director) would not even want to do. Also, Kenzo would have the tendency to ignore Eva while he is conducting research. However, it is assumed that they do at one point fall in love to the point that Kenzo asks for Eva's hand in marriage, much to the approval to her father. Eva appears to be enthusiastic about this, she is looking forward to Dr. Tenma climbing the ladder of the hospital and soon becoming Hospital director, a prospect that Eva anticipates with glee so she could be "the director's wife".

However, Kenzo soon becomes disenfranchised with Eva as well after the death of the Turkish construction worker. Eva insists that not all human lives are of equal importance, a revelation that unnerves Kenzo. Soon after Kenzo is dropped as Chief of Neurosurgery, Eva cancels hisher engagement with Kenzo. But after the death of Director Heinemann, and the promotion of Kenzo to Chief of Surgery, Eva tries to reconcile saying she is the one who is wrong, but Tenma refuses.

Since that moment, and during his tenure as Chief of Surgery, Dr. Tenma has refused to devote himself to relationship despite Dr. Becker's insistence that Kenzo should find a woman. Dr. Becker can be considered as one of Dr. Tenma's closest friends and co-workers. However, after Dr. Tenma is accused of murder, Dr. Becker assumes that Dr. Tenma is guilty.