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MONSTER
Dr. Kenzo Tenma is a renowned Japanese brain surgeon working at a leading hospital in Germany. One night, Dr. Tenma risks his reputation and career to save the life of a critically wounded young boy over that of the town mayor who had been planning to support the hospital financially. A string of mysterious murders begin to occur soon after the operation, and Dr. Tenma emerges as the primary suspect despite no incriminating evidence. A doctor is taught to believe that all life is equal; however, when another series of murders occur in the surgeon's vicinity, Dr. Tenma's beliefs are shaken as his actions that night are shown to have much broader consequences than he could have imagined. Leaving behind his life as a surgeon he embarks on a journey across the country to unravel the mystery of the boy he saved.
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>And I saw a beast rising out of the sea having ten horns and seven heads; And on its horns were ten diadems, and on its heads were blasphemous names. And the dragon gave it his power and his throne and great authority. They worshipped the dragon, for he had given authority to the beast, And the…
Read full review on AniList →I've finally done it. I watched Monster. But my feelings are mixed, leaning more toward the negative side over the positive. Hear me out before you start bashing, getting angrily drawn to the dislike button. I can see where Monster is getting all its fame and prestige. However, are we going to ignor…
Read full review on AniList →~~~img(https://pbs.twimg.com/media/EXXHsOdUMAA9kiy.png)~~~ >“But these words people threw around - humans, monsters, heroes, villains - to Victor it was all just a matter of semantics. Someone could call themselves a hero and still walk around killing dozens. Someone else could be labeled a villain…
Read full review on AniList →Insanely good story and deep philosophy. All characters is incredibly well written, and they've served their purpose in the story. Best anime I've ever seen. The story revolves around Tenma and Johan philosophies that are against each others. Tenma believes that all life is equal and no one has the…
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Read full review on AniList →# The majority of this __opinion piece__ (not a review!) will comprise of me attempting to explain why I don't believe Monster is the 10/10 masterpiece many others do. There are plenty of other reviews that will talk about the excellent animation, background art, writing and voice acting. I believe…
Read full review on AniList →#Note from the future: This is a really old review while I still like the series quite a bit this review sucks # ~~~Before we start...~~~ Hello everyone! I'm back to review another Urasawa work. In my 20th Century Boys review, I predicted that Monster would surpass it for me, and, well, I was right.…
Read full review on AniList →Monster is a manga written by Naoki Urasawa and serialised in Big Comic Original from 1994 to 2001. In 2004, it was given a 74-episode anime adaptation by Studio Madhouse. The story centres around Dr Kenzo Tenma, a Japanese-born neurosurgeon working in Germany, who operates on a boy called Johan Lie…
Read full review on AniList →Monster is the story about Doctor Tenma. He risks his career and reputation to save a small boy rather than an official. Which leads to Tenma losing his promotion amongst other things. Afterwards a string of murders occur benefiting Tenma so he ends up as the primary suspect. So now he goes on a jou…
Read full review on AniList →Monster. Hearing the title you may think like this is a story about a fictional Monster or something like that. Well, it is not. This is a story, a gem in the genre of Psychological Crime Thriller, Mystery and Drama which is frighteningly realistic. Have you ever wondered, are all human lives equal?…
Read full review on AniList →~~~img300(https://i.pinimg.com/originals/ac/4f/57/ac4f577c25f814e4b441a2b2f1b0c9f4.jpg)~~~ >Once upon a time, in a land far away, there lived a nameless monster. The main character in this piece of fiction is definitely the 'monster' whose alleged name is [Johan Liebert](https://anilist.co/charact…
Read full review on AniList →Hello, this is my first review, so if you have a problem with it, then don’t be too harsh on me. With all that said here is the review. So let me get this out of the way from the start. Monster is one of the greatest anime ever made. Yeah, I know it's a cold take to anyone who’s watched the show,…
Read full review on AniList →Monster is a series who's viewers fascinate me just as much as the series itself does. Part of the reason I started this is because of a notorious 1/10 review by a particular MAL user. I wanted to have faith and defend Monster against it so here I am though that review was trash, to be frank, and I'…
Read full review on AniList →# Summary _This review may contain spoilers._ The anime is about a man who wants to kill the psychopath whose life he saved and falls into a rabbit hole of secret organizations, social experiments and childhood traumas to find the man he is looking for and why that man does what he does. The anim…
Read full review on AniList →~~~img420(https://pm1.narvii.com/7127/bc3b3c84013224635e5b7779aa9b462ed90ab6b1r1-765-401v2_hq.jpg)~~~ ~~~In my opinion and without fear of being wrong, I consider Monster to be one of the best manga of all time for its deep narrative and complex characters. It is full of uncertainty, irony and dram…
Read full review on AniList →SPOILER ALERT: The following review contains major spoilers for the entirety of the Monster series. When hearing the premise of Monster, I immediately was engulfed by the setting. A story about a neurosurgeon who disobeys his corrupt superiors and saves a child's life, only to find out that said ch…
Read full review on AniList →The story begins with Kenzou Tenma, a very successful neurosurgeon who had to operate on a Turkish construction worker but was pulled out of the surgery last minute because he had to operate on an opera singer instead. Since that happened, the Turkish construction worker obviously dies while the ope…
Read full review on AniList →Synopsis: A famous doctor who is at the peak of his career had to make a fateful decision one night: to save a young boy who had been shot or a mayor. He chose the former. However, little did he know that brought back a monster from the dead. He commits the rest of his life, to make up for his actio…
Read full review on AniList →# ~~~__MONSTER__~~~ To begin, I just want to say this is a **SPOILER REVIEW** and it spoils the entire series if you haven't seen it, so if you haven't watched it, either turn back now and just add it to your Plan To Watch list, or scroll to the bottom and read the number so you can know what I thin…
Read full review on AniList →This is without a doubt the most compelling and intriguing animanga I've ever had the pleasure of encountering. Monster is a story with a plot that catches your attention and keeps you seated with its complex and philosophical morals. One of the greatest depictions between the fight against right an…
Read full review on AniList →Review em PT-BR e inglês / Review in PT-BR and english Review sem spoilers / Spoiler free review /////////////////////// Parte em Português /////////////////////////// Eu sempre ouvi falar de Monster e o quão boa, bem escrita e intelectual essa obra era. Muito dificilmente se via alguém criticand…
Read full review on AniList →This (basically essay) was too long to fit in my notes section so I had to make it a review. Monster is a gripping tale of murder and mystery that delves into the complexities of being human. The show highlights the flawed and imperfect nature of all of us through its characters as they grapple wit…
Read full review on AniList →What a wild ride. How simple really is good vs evil? SPOILER WARNING Sure, good vs evil, a trope as old as time. Evil is corrupt, it begets more evil. Death, destruction, trauma, nihilism. What happens when one person, who is born of evil, and molded in the flames, destruction and violence of an…
Read full review on AniList →É indiscutível que a história da humanidade é marcada por monstruosidades. Desde o começo a nossa jornada na terra é acompanhada pela destruição, nossos antepassados mataram uns aos outros por terras e mataram as terras por dinheiro. Os mais pobres e fracos perdendo suas culturas e identidades pelos…
Read full review on AniList →কিছু কিছু শিল্পকর্ম আছে যেগুলো শুধু বিনোদন দেয় না — তারা আমাকে তাড়া করে বেড়ায়। বুকের ভেতর কোথাও গেঁথে যায়, আর সহজে ছাড়তে চায় না। নাওকি উরাসাওয়ার মনস্টার ঠিক তেমনই একটি কাজ। চুয়াত্তরটি পর্ব শেষ করার পর আমি শুধু চুপ করে বসে রইলাম, ফাঁকা স্ক্রিনের দিকে তাকিয়ে, বুকের ভেতর একটা অদ্ভুত ভার টের প…
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Naoki UrasawaOriginal Creator
Kitarou KousakaOriginal Character Design
Masayuki KojimaDirector
Ryousuke NakamuraAssistant Director
Hideyuki AkanaSupervisor
Takashi NagasakiSupervisor
Tatsuhiko UrahataSeries Composition
Shigeru FujitaCharacter Design
Hiroshi ShimizuProp DesignYoshitaka YasudaWeapon Design
Yuuji IkedaArt DirectorTomoyuki ShimizuArt Director
Kenzou TenmaHidenobu Kiuchi
Johan LiebertNozomu Sasaki
Anna LiebertMamiko Noto
Heinrich RungeTsutomu Isobe
Eva HeinemannMami Koyama
Wolfgang GrimmerHideyuki Tanaka
DieterJunko Takeuchi
RobertoNobuyuki Katsube
AkanbouKazuo Kumakura
Helmut WolfKouichi Kitamura
Christof SievernichMasashi Hironaka
Franz BonapartaNachi Nozawa
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