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| This is a very disturbing episode. But every detail is poignant and meaningful. This is the definition of psychological medium. Masterpiece. Naoki Urasawa is a master writer. Keep pursuing your dreams! ~ Wynn |
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| that was just.. very disturbing :\ !! but at least the ending was nice, how Grimmer got his emotions back. |
| This is new low even for Johan |
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| great episode, it was a little slow at first, but it picked up pretty quickly! wow Runge managed to meet Suk's mom!!! and i knew the mother saw Johan as male. she was looking at Johan is amazed on how beautiful he is :P definitely heartless tactic by Johan!! so that's how he breaks someone down. tbh i thought Milos would be crossing the border and be shot with no questions asks since he'll just keep going. poor Detective(forgot his name) where he was killed by being drunk and jump out of the building. lol at the Germany teacher being super hyper out of the dumpster for some reason! i though Milos was a goner :( finally Grimmer cries after soo many years. even with the death of his son and his wife leaving him, he didn't feel a thing till now. so what happened to the real Anna and Dieter!?!?! come on you can't leave us hanging like that!! looks like i'll stop for now, gonna watch this again later today or this weekend ^^ gotta do that Japanese test of mine!! :O |
| Man I feel bad for Milos T_T |
| ''We don't know what kind of people we truly are until the moment before our deaths. As death comes to embrace you, you will realise what you are. That's what death is, don't you think?'' - Uchiha Itachi |
| I really enjoy Grimmer as a character. I like how his dilemma with expressing emotions was written in this series. Johan is a very fascinating antagonist. His dialogue in this episode was interesting. I think it gave a bit of insight as to why he is doing the things he has done. |
| Armageddon was yesterday, today we have a problem. |
| Poor kid. |
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| Nice character development for Mr Grimmer and trap Johan being a master manipulator once again. HikariJake said: blumenma said: What was up with that "teacher" who wanted the kid to watch? "I'm a teacher" *unzips pants* *bangs the woman right in front of the kid* ikr AWKWARD............ |
| This episode has one of the most distinct, and splendid portrayal of the dichotomy between good and evil. As cliche as it may be, but good will always defeat the evil. I love the representation of both sides a great deal in Monster. It redefines the theme in a different perspective. Instead of sticking to typical shounen representations of "good and evil", how about we move on to human psychology? 5/5 |
| "If you reject me, I'll blast a hole in you!" Kanzaki H. Aria Just kidding.  |
| Nice to see Grimmer is experiencing real emotions now. As to why he keeps asking Tenma how he should react to situations, it's probably because Grimmer doesn't have to hide anything from Tenma and Tenma understands as he knows some of what happened in 511 kinderheim. The ending scene made me tear up with how both Milosh and Grimmer were getting their humanity back that was stolen from them. |
| Omg the anime showed that prostitute getting raped while the little kid watched? That's too extreme. |
DawningFogJul 27, 2014 1:55 AM
| That asshole so-called teacher. I'm glad that Grimmer was able to save the little boy. |
| That was the most vivid display of evil I've seen in anime. Monster is certainly living up to its name. I don't have much to say beyond that. It's hard to imagine much lower than stealing a child's innocence. I'm glad Grimmer was able to save Milos. The last scene was very well done. |
| Grimmer is truly a really good character. I didn't think much of him at first, but his characterization in this is really powerful. Of course Johan is twisted and even more of a monster than I had expected him to be. One of the best episodes so far. |
| Such a powerful episode. I'm actually speechless. Johan is a massive and utter twat, scum.. he deserves every single insult available. No, actually he is more than that. Milos ;-; I hope he's alright |
| Fantastic episode...Johan is really manipulative even to children. Dr. Tenma knew that he would do something like this. I feel really bad for the little boy. |
| That was brutal. What Johan made that kid do was beyond evil... Just wow. I feel so bad for that kid I can't even comprehend the feelings... I would have cried during that scene with Grimmer and Milos but I feel like the song was not very fitting for that scene. Awesome episode nevertheless. 9/10 |
FunnyRatmanFeb 4, 2015 1:31 AM
| I found the strong emphasis on how Grimmer is feelingless quite annoying. Asking about what my reaction should now be every few seconds was really annoying. I am glad tho that he managed to cry, pretty sure he sees himself in that poor kid. |
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| Very powerful episode. |
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| Well that went way past dark. Probably the darkest and most graphic episode so far. I feel so bad for poor Milos, being exposed to prostitution at that age, and finding out that his mother abandoned him. Plus, he had a run in with Johan, which basically means instant insanity. |
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| Just passing by to say: such a great episode! Dark, powerfull but also filled with hope! Even mr. Grimmer can cry. Maybe his tears are fake since he can't truly feel, but nevertheless he is truly human if his feeling can reach Milos. |
| Quis custodiet ipsos custodes? |
| Something good happened, the kid was saved! Loved that finally mr Grimmer learnt to love. (at least that's what I got from him crying at the end, he really seems to have been able to open up, maybe because he was once that small boy who thought he had no one.) Edit: 10/10 |
| Man, Johan is sick. 5/5 |
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| Feel bad for the kid. Johan really is a monster. |
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| How can someone be this twisted? |
FragOutFire said: Why am I a Berserk fan? All I ever experience is pain. We are in the eclipse and Miura has sacrificed us |
| The episode's very great and all, but my concern is how does Tenma know about the blonde girl is actually Johan in disguise? Because I was sure that Tenma is as clueless as I was in previous episodes. |
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| I really despise Johan. Most f*cked up villain in anime history... Satan on hell, Johan on Earth. I'm glad Milos 'woke up' at the end. Thought for certain he was gonna jump the bridge. "Keep watching" LOL |
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nokitron said: The episode's very great and all, but my concern is how does Tenma know about the blonde girl is actually Johan in disguise? Because I was sure that Tenma is as clueless as I was in previous episodes. The tape Johan recorded for them was the big hint. It's was not really hard to guess who was the blond girl after that. If it wasn't Johan disguised, at least it was someone he knew... |
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yuzuru19 said: "What kind of face am i making now?" "You are crying." One of the best scenes in the series.I can only bow before this anime...,again. I got chills from how amazing it was. It really was a fantastic scene. |
 "It's a conversation through instruments. A miracle that creates harmony. In that moment, music transcends words." - Miyazono Kaori "Laziness is the mother of all bad habits. But ultimately she is a mother and we should respect her." - Nara Shikamaru "You think you're special? You're not. Everyone lies, everyone hides things... Nobody makes it through this life being completely honest." - Orihara Izaya |
| I loved this episode mainly for the reason that this has been the second most insightful one yet on why Johan kills. Like a child steps on a row of ants to see it messed up. I'd always believed that the child does this out of impulse, but I now reconsider. Perhaps it is out of fascination. My least favourite aspect of this episode was Grimmer. In general, I like having him around and I understand that he's emotionally scarred, but the number of times he's mentioned that to Tenma this episode feels almost like he's seeking pity to me. Besides, if I remember correctly, he had no trouble calling upon his emotions when they met with Colonel Ranke ( the dude running the secret police). That, I found beautiful; this felt a little artificial. If Lunge considers Suk's and Tenma's cases similar, and acknowledges that although all circumstantial evidence point to Suk, he lacks motivation and is unlikely to be the criminal, does that imply he doesn't believe Tenma guilty anymore? |
ObliviousOkapiMar 8, 2016 1:55 AM
| That was cruel. Poor Milos, Johan almost broke him too. |
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| Johan is awesome (in a very evil way) Going to such a place would be shocking even for me I want to hug Grimmer so badly |
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| That "teacher" part was so fucked up. Glad that Grimmer and Tenma rescued the kid in time. |
| What the fuck is up with that teacher |
| jfc this episode was fucked up. i had it in my mind this would be filler for some reason any holy FUCK was i wrong. i'm a little alarmed by the number of people praising johan for sexually and emotionally traumatizing this young boy, and though i can understand how someone could appreciate how well he's written that's very different than defending his manipulation. w/e. this episode really took me for surprise though, and i think this was the first time i seriously cried bcus of it. |
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| What unforgettable episode omg grimmer san your crying was amazing |
| Oh my god the feels in that episode... WOW |
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| Kid snapped, no surprise though, but I'm relieved that he "changed" back to normal in the end thanks to Good Guy Grimmer and I'm glad for Grimmer too, he improved a little bit of his humanity in this episode. On a side note - Johan needs to die! |
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That kid have seen some shit too early Well that's real life... Part of xD Grimmer is more and more likable each episode❤ |
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