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Jan 31, 2022 9:21 AM
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Ok so I'm on ep 10 and I'm loving it - this is a great anime so far. A lot of people have said that Johan is the greatest written villain in anime/manga however I have not seen something that makes him worthy of that as of yet - maybe because I'm only on ep 10 and all he is doing rn is killing couples and scaring Tenma and that's pretty much it. Does he become a better villain later on?
Jan 31, 2022 9:29 AM
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Destiny100 said:
Ok so I'm on ep 10 and I'm loving it - this is a great anime so far. A lot of people have said that Johan is the greatest written villain in anime/manga however I have not seen something that makes him worthy of that as of yet - maybe because I'm only on ep 10 and all he is doing rn is killing couples and scaring Tenma and that's pretty much it. Does he become a better villain later on?

Just keeping watch bruh its like 74 eps, its really peak and yeah he is the best antagonist of all time ๐Ÿ˜—

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Jan 31, 2022 9:31 AM
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Destiny100 said:
Ok so I'm on ep 10 and I'm loving it - this is a great anime so far. A lot of people have said that Johan is the greatest written villain in anime/manga however I have not seen something that makes him worthy of that as of yet - maybe because I'm only on ep 10 and all he is doing rn is killing couples and scaring Tenma and that's pretty much it. Does he become a better villain later on?
Right so Johan is peak. You'll realise it sooner or later. Johan's character is very well executed, in the final episodes of the show the story completes a full circle everything will make more sense including why he is top antagonist.
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Jan 31, 2022 9:33 AM
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Yeah ur not gonna really get any screentime of him until way later but by the last arc im sure you’ll love him.m(as an antagonist). Hes not my fav antagonist but he is really good
Jan 31, 2022 9:36 AM
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The greatest? No, one of the greatest? Yes, just wait till end of the show especially the final conclusion.
Jan 31, 2022 9:50 AM
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He's the best antagonist in anime and manga. You wont really understand why until later on though
Jan 31, 2022 9:57 AM
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He's an interesting character but they don't really explain it well how he executes all his plans. So it's average ig
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Jan 31, 2022 10:01 AM
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yeah man he truly is amazing, what i recommend is after you finish monster to watch an explenation of johan video on youtube to clear some questions
Jan 31, 2022 10:13 AM
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Keep watching. Your just like new started.
Jan 31, 2022 10:23 AM
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He is one of the best written characters ever, and I am not a scaredycat, but holy shit did he scare me at times (for people in the know, the mirror scene gave me chills). His genius is that he looks so normal on the outside and is so calm, it's like a pond that is way deeper than it looks.
Jan 31, 2022 10:38 AM
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Destiny100 said:
Ok so I'm on ep 10 and I'm loving it - this is a great anime so far. A lot of people have said that Johan is the greatest written villain in anime/manga however I have not seen something that makes him worthy of that as of yet - maybe because I'm only on ep 10 and all he is doing rn is killing couples and scaring Tenma and that's pretty much it. Does he become a better villain later on?
nope that's about it, he's actually a very good villain but overrated no way he's top 05 or 10 for me
Jan 31, 2022 11:15 AM
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He is an incredible antagonist, definitely one of the best written of all time. His character in general is just insanely well-written, easily one of the best characters in fiction
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My favourite antagonist, tho this is something you realise by the time you reach the end.




Jan 31, 2022 2:55 PM
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He's constantly held as perhaps the greatest anime villain of all time, I agree.
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Best anime antagonist so far i've seen.
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He’s peak character


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Jan 31, 2022 5:10 PM
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Maybe for you this is a spoiler.....
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My favorite antagonist the guy is just really fun to watch when on screen with his philosophy



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Jan 31, 2022 5:44 PM

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Razhinka said:
he's pretty much all of those.
Jan 31, 2022 6:30 PM

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He's an interesting character but they don't really explain it well how he executes all his plans. So it's average ig
bruh you're just brainless monster is 1 of those anime which is close to being called flawless also take an example like the baby and the organization who were trying to get close to johan just like them many did or johan used all of them and money is everything he's the type who'll make other do his works by verbally traumatizing them
Jan 31, 2022 6:34 PM

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Johann only gets enough screentime from the Schubert arc just wait for it.
Jan 31, 2022 7:56 PM
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Lol it’s 74 episodes and you’re only 10 in. Without spoiling any thing, you’re getting close to a part of the story where it focuses on him and those he’s interacting with for some episodes.

As for on my thoughts on him, he’s definitely top 3 villains of all time for me not sure about the exact ranking though….
Jan 31, 2022 7:59 PM

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Bro its only 10 episodes lmao
Chill and watch.

I do think he's a little overhyped but still a great villain.
Jan 31, 2022 8:11 PM

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shounenempire said:
aktiwkunn said:
He's an interesting character but they don't really explain it well how he executes all his plans. So it's average ig
bruh you're just brainless monster is 1 of those anime which is close to being called flawless also take an example like the baby and the organization who were trying to get close to johan just like them many did or johan used all of them and money is everything he's the type who'll make other do his works by verbally traumatizing them

Let's see who's the brainless one.
Just answer my one question.
Where did Johan get those poisoned candies in the hospital that he used to kill Tenma's enemies ?
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Jan 31, 2022 8:23 PM

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aktiwkunn said:
He's an interesting character but they don't really explain it well how he executes all his plans. So it's average ig
that's more like the story's fault for not explaining not the character. Besides, you don't need to explain every single thing a character does.
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aktiwkunn said:
shounenempire said:
bruh you're just brainless monster is 1 of those anime which is close to being called flawless also take an example like the baby and the organization who were trying to get close to johan just like them many did or johan used all of them and money is everything he's the type who'll make other do his works by verbally traumatizing them

Let's see who's the brainless one.
Just answer my one question.
Where did Johan get those poisoned candies in the hospital that he used to kill Tenma's enemies ?
first of all its not necessary to explain each and every thing and he might have used some kind of drugs chemical or muscle relaxants which are easily available in the hospital to kill them and you already know he was already quite sneaky enough
Jan 31, 2022 9:37 PM
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aktiwkunn said:
shounenempire said:
bruh you're just brainless monster is 1 of those anime which is close to being called flawless also take an example like the baby and the organization who were trying to get close to johan just like them many did or johan used all of them and money is everything he's the type who'll make other do his works by verbally traumatizing them

Let's see who's the brainless one.
Just answer my one question.
Where did Johan get those poisoned candies in the hospital that he used to kill Tenma's enemies ?


This is actually explainable and has some foreshadowing. You see a nurse say that Anna often disappears and runs away from her room, this proves that the hospital doesn't actually have such strict security and guard. Johan can do the same thing as Anna did to look for nitric oxide in a room, nitric oxide is a chemical that is useful for medical and can only be found in hospitals but this chemical can be harmful to nerves and organs if used in excess. Johan can inject nitric oxide into the candy wrappers by using a syringe. Lunge said the poisoned candy was the only clue in the murder case and said it was an intellectual crime. Intellectual crime means that the perpetrator and the victim have some kind of interest at stake as Lunge says in episode 3. The director has a vested interest in taking advantage of the twins, so that the hospital gains attention by making the twins as the subjects. While Johan refuses to be a public subject and can also use his crime to escape from the hospital, if the director dies then the hospital loses coordination.

Edit: Actually this can also be explained at more length in chronological order.
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Jan 31, 2022 9:41 PM

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There are still a lot of episodes left, have patience.

Feb 1, 2022 12:24 AM

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One of my favourite anime antagonists.
Feb 1, 2022 8:13 AM
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This anime is something else, makes things unexpected even when you expect that outcome, well done, well written, thumbs up to the people who put hard work into this ๐Ÿ”ฅ๐Ÿ”ฅ
Feb 2, 2022 2:32 AM

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He’s in my top tier for sure. I’m not good at picking absolute favorites.
Feb 2, 2022 3:21 PM

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He's a trash antagonist, show is extremely overrated and I regret wasting my life watching all 74 episodes of it, immense disappointment.
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He's certainly a good villain to me, but it's up to your interpretation.
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@Reg4shi "He's a trash antagonist". How's he trash?
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Johan fanboys (Monster) - People love him simply to show that they have "good taste" as Monster is a grounded seinen. He wasn't that good of a character and how he does most of his actions are unexplained too. Urasawa wrote a character smarter than himself with Johan and played the "smart and charismatic card" all to often. He really wasn't as good as people tell him to be. Any such character can't be amazing yet people talk about him as if he is the best thing since sliced bread. Johan Liebert is massively, massively overrated. He only achieves anything because the author bends over backwards to give him every possible advantage.
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I'm at episode 17 of the anime but I've read the whole manga, so I can confidently say that you will see more of him later on. But don't worry, you'll still start to see him get characterized before that.
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MetalMoTyrant said:
Johan fanboys (Monster) - People love him simply to show that they have "good taste" as Monster is a grounded seinen. He wasn't that good of a character and how he does most of his actions are unexplained too. Urasawa wrote a character smarter than himself with Johan and played the "smart and charismatic card" all to often. He really wasn't as good as people tell him to be. Any such character can't be amazing yet people talk about him as if he is the best thing since sliced bread. Johan Liebert is massively, massively overrated. He only achieves anything because the author bends over backwards to give him every possible advantage.
exactly what I think
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MetalMoTyrant said:
Johan fanboys (Monster) - People love him simply to show that they have "good taste" as Monster is a grounded seinen.
seinen is just another demographic it's got nothing to do with good/bad taste.

MetalMoTyrant said:
He wasn't that good of a character
prove it.

MetalMoTyrant said:
and how he does most of his actions are unexplained too.
so what if they're unexplained?

MetalMoTyrant said:
Urasawa wrote a character smarter than himself with Johan and played the "smart and charismatic card" all to often.
charisma is one of the least things that's shown about Johan (did we even watch the same Monster tbw?)

MetalMoTyrant said:
He really wasn't as good as people tell him to be. Any such character can't be amazing yet people talk about him as if he is the best thing since sliced bread. Johan Liebert is massively, massively overrated.
sorry to say but you're merely claiming that he's "massively overrated" or "wasn't as good" and all without any strong arguments whatsoever. I'm perfectly fine with people criticizing my fav anime but at least be a little more convincing. You too @Reg4shi.

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He only achieves anything because the author bends over backwards to give him every possible advantage.
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TRC_Randy said:
MetalMoTyrant said:
Johan fanboys (Monster) - People love him simply to show that they have "good taste" as Monster is a grounded seinen.
seinen is just another demographic it's got nothing to do with good/bad taste.

MetalMoTyrant said:
He wasn't that good of a character
prove it.

MetalMoTyrant said:
and how he does most of his actions are unexplained too.
so what if they're unexplained?

MetalMoTyrant said:
Urasawa wrote a character smarter than himself with Johan and played the "smart and charismatic card" all to often.
charisma is one of the least things that's shown about Johan (did we even watch the same Monster tbw?)

MetalMoTyrant said:
He really wasn't as good as people tell him to be. Any such character can't be amazing yet people talk about him as if he is the best thing since sliced bread. Johan Liebert is massively, massively overrated.
sorry to say but you're merely claiming that he's "massively overrated" or "wasn't as good" and all without any strong arguments whatsoever. I'm perfectly fine with people criticizing my fav anime but at least be a little more convincing. You too @Reg4shi.

MetalMoTyrant said:
He only achieves anything because the author bends over backwards to give him every possible advantage.
wdym?
are you retarded or something? Nothing about Johan is realistic and neither me or the guy who I'm agreeing with has to explain to you why we think Johan is a bad character, it's just our opinion, grow tf up dude
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Also the fact that you said Johan doesn't have charisma, shows me you don't understand anything about the show. Johan is one of the most charismatic antagonist ever bruh
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Reg4shi said:
TRC_Randy said:
seinen is just another demographic it's got nothing to do with good/bad taste.

prove it.

so what if they're unexplained?

charisma is one of the least things that's shown about Johan (did we even watch the same Monster tbw?)

sorry to say but you're merely claiming that he's "massively overrated" or "wasn't as good" and all without any strong arguments whatsoever. I'm perfectly fine with people criticizing my fav anime but at least be a little more convincing. You too @Reg4shi.

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are you retarded or something? Nothing about Johan is realistic and neither me or the guy who I'm agreeing with has to explain to you why we think Johan is a bad character, it's just our opinion, grow tf up dude
no mate, listen. This is not about who's retarded and who's not. You came all the way here making those claims and even calling it "extremely overrated" and "disappointing" which means you DO have basis for it. I'm just asking you to explain it to me. Saying "we don't need to explain it, it's our opinion" is simply escapism. Don't go around criticizing a show and complained when you get scrutinized in return.

"Nothing about Johan is realistic" so what?

Grow up mate. Stop acting like an elitist.

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Also the fact that you said Johan doesn't have charisma, shows me you don't understand anything about the show. Johan is one of the most charismatic antagonist ever bruh
quote me where i said "Johan doesn't have charisma" or it's you who don't how to read let alone understanding it.
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are you retarded or something? Nothing about Johan is realistic and neither me or the guy who I'm agreeing with has to explain to you why we think Johan is a bad character, it's just our opinion, grow tf up dude
no mate, listen. This is not about who's retarded and who's not. You came all the way here making those claims and even calling it "extremely overrated" and "disappointing" which means you DO have basis for it. I'm just asking you to explain it to me. Saying "we don't need to explain it, it's our opinion" is simply escapism. Don't go around criticizing a show and complained when you get scrutinized in return.

"Nothing about Johan is realistic" so what?

Grow up mate. Stop acting like an elitist.

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Also the fact that you said Johan doesn't have charisma, shows me you don't understand anything about the show. Johan is one of the most charismatic antagonist ever bruh
quote me where i said "Johan doesn't have charisma" or it's you who don't how to read let alone understanding it.
"charisma is one of the least things that's shown about Johan (did we even watch the same Monster tbw?)" it's shown every time Johan is shown. I never said Johan is disappointing or overrated, the other person did, ironicly, can you read? Tf you saying "escapism" even if I told you in exact detail why I think of Johan as a bad character, nothing will change cuz you're stubborn you don't like when others don't like same thing you do and my opinion is irrelevant anyways. I can critize any show, who's gonna do shit about it lmao it's my opinion and nothing is gonna change it unless I want to change my view on Johan
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Reg4shi said:
"charisma is one of the least things that's shown about Johan (did we even watch the same Monster tbw?)"
that's not "Johan doesn't have charisma" you accused me of saying that not the quote above. Try again.

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it's shown every time Johan is shown. I never said Johan is disappointing or overrated,
i didn't mean Johan, i meant Monster and you DID say that
Reg4shi said:
He's a trash antagonist, show is extremely overrated and I regret wasting my life watching all 74 episodes of it, immense disappointment.
and in regards to Johan, instead of using those words you outright called him "trash" which is pretty much the same thing if not worse.

Reg4shi said:
the other person did, ironicly, can you read? Tf you saying "escapism" even if I told you in exact detail why I think of Johan as a bad character, nothing will change cuz you're stubborn
no, stop playing with "even if"s. Just do it. Tell me the details.

Reg4shi said:
you don't like when others don't like same thing you do and my opinion is irrelevant anyways.
opinion is opinion. True/false is another thing. If your opinion is true then it IS relevant and that's what i'm finding out. Everyone has the right to opinion. I'm just looking for the best. That's it.

Reg4shi said:
I can critize any show, who's gonna do shit about it lmao it's my opinion and nothing is gonna change it unless I want to change my view on Johan
sorry to say this but that's kind of narrow minded mate. Be more open.
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TRC_Randy said:
MetalMoTyrant said:
Johan fanboys (Monster) - People love him simply to show that they have "good taste" as Monster is a grounded seinen.
seinen is just another demographic it's got nothing to do with good/bad taste.

MetalMoTyrant said:
He wasn't that good of a character
prove it.

MetalMoTyrant said:
and how he does most of his actions are unexplained too.
so what if they're unexplained?

MetalMoTyrant said:
Urasawa wrote a character smarter than himself with Johan and played the "smart and charismatic card" all to often.
charisma is one of the least things that's shown about Johan (did we even watch the same Monster tbw?)

MetalMoTyrant said:
He really wasn't as good as people tell him to be. Any such character can't be amazing yet people talk about him as if he is the best thing since sliced bread. Johan Liebert is massively, massively overrated.
sorry to say but you're merely claiming that he's "massively overrated" or "wasn't as good" and all without any strong arguments whatsoever. I'm perfectly fine with people criticizing my fav anime but at least be a little more convincing. You too @Reg4shi.

MetalMoTyrant said:
He only achieves anything because the author bends over backwards to give him every possible advantage.
wdym?


Monster is a good anime but nowhere near a masterpiece and johan is definitely a poorly written character but that doesn't affect the anime or manga because Naoki Urasawa uses this to make a good story. Both johan and Tenma are poorly written characters with lack of depth to them but it really isn't necessary in this particular story because they're being represented as two different ideologies by the author.
I consider johan a poorly written character because his character has no real depth, motives and he doesnt feel human. Hes like an incarnation of chaos and the inevitability of death which fits the story but doesn't make him a well written character. His actions aren't really shown and are just insinuated by the show as "him playing with humans as if kids play around with colonies of ants" which is stated multiple times in the series but nothing of that level is ever shown in the series. He's simply carried by his charisma which isn't what you should consider "good writing". Johan, was just a basic nihilistic fella with some of the most unrealistic and cringe dialogues. I can't stop but to laugh at every scene were a character looses his mind because of Johans edgy ass talking.
If not for Roberto and other side characters literally spoonfeeding him, he'd have been a toast.

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