MONSTER
MONSTER

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.

Rankings

  • #17 highest rated all time

  • #116 most popular all time

  • #1 highest rated of 2004

  • #2 most popular of 2004

  • #1 highest rated of SPRING 2004

  • #1 most popular of SPRING 2004

Data

  • Format

    TV

  • Episodes

    74

  • Episode Duration

    24 minutes

  • Status

    FINISHED

  • Start Date

    Fri May 07 2004

  • End Date

    Fri Oct 28 2005

  • Season

    SPRING 2004

  • Average Score

    88%

  • Mean Score

    88%

  • Popularity

    240364

  • Favourites

    16760

  • Studios

    MADHOUSE

  • Producers

    VAP

    Viz Media

    Nippon Television Network

  • Source

    MANGA

  • Genres

    Drama, Horror, Mystery, Psychological, Thriller
  • Romaji

    MONSTER

  • English

    Monster

  • Native

    MONSTER

  • Synonyms

    モンスター

    מונסטר

    מפלצת

    مونستر

    وحش

Tags

  • Crime

    95%

  • Seinen

    93%

  • Detective

    92%

  • Philosophy

    91%

  • Ensemble Cast

    90%

  • Fugitive

    90%

  • Revenge

    88%

  • Primarily Adult Cast

    86%

  • Tragedy

    84%

  • Noir

    84%

  • Conspiracy

    84%

  • Twins

    84%

  • Memory Manipulation

    83%

  • Adoption

    81%

  • Urban

    79%

  • Foreign

    79%

  • Police

    78%

  • Amnesia

    76%

  • Politics

    76%

  • Male Protagonist

    76%

  • Medicine

    76%

  • Dissociative Identities

    75%

  • Travel

    74%

  • Historical

    73%

  • Orphan

    73%

  • Time Skip

    69%

  • Guns

    68%

  • Suicide

    68%

  • Primarily Male Cast

    60%

  • Torture

    57%

  • Crossdressing

    45%

  • Nudity

    44%

  • Gore

    41%

  • Episodic

    40%

  • Rape

    20%

Relations

  • MONSTER

    SOURCE

    MONSTER

    MANGA · FINISHED

Characters

1 / 500

Staff

1 / 500
  • Patrick Seitz

    Patrick Seitz

    ADR Director (English)

  • Naoki Urasawa

    Naoki Urasawa

    Original Creator

  • Kuniaki Haishima

    Kuniaki Haishima

    Music

  • Kuniaki Haishima

    Kuniaki Haishima

    Theme Song Arrangement

  • Kuniaki Haishima

    Kuniaki Haishima

    Theme Song Composition

  • Manabu Tamura

    Manabu Tamura

    Producer

  • Yuuji Ikeda

    Yuuji Ikeda

    Art Director

  • Tatsuhiko Urahata

    Tatsuhiko Urahata

    Series Composition

  • Masao Maruyama

    Masao Maruyama

    Producer

  • David Sylvian

    David Sylvian

    Theme Song Performance (ED)

Status Distribution

  • CURRENT

    30995 Users

  • PLANNING

    111219 Users

  • COMPLETED

    74851 Users

  • DROPPED

    6289 Users

  • PAUSED

    17010 Users

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