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

  • #16 highest rated all time

  • #111 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

    274571

  • Favourites

    18983

  • 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%

  • Primarily Adult Cast

    86%

  • Urban

    85%

  • Noir

    85%

  • Tragedy

    85%

  • Revenge

    85%

  • Memory Manipulation

    85%

  • Twins

    85%

  • Conspiracy

    84%

  • Adoption

    80%

  • Foreign

    79%

  • Police

    78%

  • Politics

    78%

  • Male Protagonist

    77%

  • Medicine

    76%

  • Amnesia

    75%

  • Dissociative Identities

    75%

  • Travel

    74%

  • Orphan

    73%

  • Historical

    71%

  • Time Skip

    68%

  • Guns

    67%

  • Suicide

    64%

  • Primarily Male Cast

    56%

  • Torture

    56%

  • Crossdressing

    45%

  • Episodic

    42%

  • Gore

    40%

  • Nudity

    40%

  • Rescue

    30%

  • Bullying

    24%

  • 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

    35534 Users

  • PLANNING

    124774 Users

  • COMPLETED

    87436 Users

  • DROPPED

    7329 Users

  • PAUSED

    19498 Users

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