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

  • #19 highest rated all time

  • #109 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

    304069

  • Favourites

    20751

  • 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

    Монстр

Tags

  • Crime

    95%

  • Seinen

    93%

  • Detective

    92%

  • Philosophy

    91%

  • Fugitive

    90%

  • Ensemble Cast

    90%

  • Primarily Adult Cast

    86%

  • Revenge

    86%

  • Noir

    85%

  • Tragedy

    85%

  • Twins

    85%

  • Memory Manipulation

    85%

  • Conspiracy

    84%

  • Urban

    83%

  • Adoption

    81%

  • Foreign

    78%

  • Police

    78%

  • Male Protagonist

    77%

  • Medicine

    76%

  • Dissociative Identities

    76%

  • Travel

    76%

  • Politics

    76%

  • Amnesia

    75%

  • Orphan

    74%

  • Historical

    71%

  • Guns

    68%

  • Time Skip

    67%

  • Suicide

    65%

  • Primarily Male Cast

    62%

  • Torture

    56%

  • Episodic

    50%

  • Crossdressing

    45%

  • Gore

    38%

  • Rescue

    36%

  • Rape

    24%

  • Bullying

    17%

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

  • Jamie Vickers

    Jamie Vickers

    Key Animation (ep 46)

  • Yoshiya Yamamoto

    Yoshiya Yamamoto

    Animation Director (eps 2, 8, 45, 58, 69)

  • Yoshiya Yamamoto

    Yoshiya Yamamoto

    Key Animation (eps 2, 8, 69)

  • Morio Asaka

    Morio Asaka

    Storyboard (OP, ep 47)

  • Morio Asaka

    Morio Asaka

    Episode Director (OP)

  • Kuniaki Haishima

    Kuniaki Haishima

    Music

  • Kuniaki Haishima

    Kuniaki Haishima

    Theme Song Arrangement

  • Kuniaki Haishima

    Kuniaki Haishima

    Theme Song Composition

Status Distribution

  • CURRENT

    38829 Users

  • PLANNING

    136982 Users

  • COMPLETED

    98345 Users

  • DROPPED

    8301 Users

  • PAUSED

    21612 Users

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