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Monster

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Japanese: MONSTER
English: Monster
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Information

Type: Manga
Volumes: 18
Chapters: 162
Status: Finished
Published: Dec 5, 1994 to Dec 20, 2001
Genres: Award Winning Award Winning, Drama Drama, Mystery Mystery
Themes: Adult Cast Adult Cast, Psychological Psychological
Demographic: Seinen Seinen
Serialization: Big Comic Original
Authors: Urasawa, Naoki (Story & Art)

Statistics

Score: 9.161 (scored by 9826398,263 users)
1 indicates a weighted score.
Ranked: #52
2 based on the top manga page. Please note that 'R18+' titles are excluded.
Popularity: #29
Members: 245,673
Favorites: 21,193

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Volumes: /18
Chapters: /162

Synopsis

Kenzou Tenma, a renowned Japanese neurosurgeon working in post-war Germany, faces a difficult choice: to operate on Johan Liebert, an orphan boy on the verge of death, or on the mayor of Düsseldorf. In the end, Tenma decides to gamble his reputation by saving Johan, effectively leaving the mayor for dead.

As a consequence of his actions, hospital director Heinemann strips Tenma of his position, and Heinemann's daughter Eva breaks off their engagement. Disgraced and shunned by his colleagues, Tenma loses all hope of a successful career—that is, until the mysterious killing of Heinemann gives him another chance.

Nine years later, Tenma is the head of the surgical department and close to becoming the director himself. Although all seems well for him at first, he soon becomes entangled in a chain of gruesome murders that have taken place throughout Germany. The culprit is a monster—the same one that Tenma saved on that fateful day nine years ago.

[Written by MAL Rewrite]

Background

Monster won the Grand Prize at the 3rd annual Tezuka Osamu Cultural Prize in 1999, as well as the 46th Shogakukan Manga Award in the General category in 2000.

The series was published in English by VIZ Media under the VIZ Signature imprint from February 21, 2006 to December 16, 2008, and again in 2-in-1 omnibuses (subtitled The Perfect Edition) from July 15, 2014 to July 19, 2016. The manga was also published in Brazilian Portuguese by Panini Comics/Planet Manga from June 2012 to April 2015, in Polish by Hanami from March 2014 to February 2017, in Spain by Planeta Cómic from June 16, 2009 to September 21, 2010, and in Argentina by LARP Editores.

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Characters

Heinemann, Eva
Supporting
Dieter
Supporting
Reest, Martin
Supporting
Reichwein, Julius
Supporting
Roberto
Supporting

Reviews

Feb 7, 2024
✳️ This review will be written in both English and Portuguese (PT-BR) - Essa crítica será escrita em inglês e português (PT-BR)✳️
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🔶"The monster in 'Monster' isn't as monstrous as it seems"

My experience with Monster was quite interesting, to say the least. Initially, I must confess that the size of the manga made me a bit lazy to start reading the work, which delayed me from picking up the manga and reading it from cover to cover. However, after overcoming this barrier, I was immersed in a story rich in philosophical reflections on life, morality, and human nature. But despite everything, the monster in "Monster" wasn't ...
Feb 18, 2024
Mixed Feelings
having also read billy bat previously, i think i can say that i am not the biggest fan of urasawa's works. for monster, perhaps it's my expectations being too high, but there definitely was something missing for me.

don't get me wrong, it was mostly an enjoyable experience. i adored tenma, his work ethic, him always putting others first even if it means sacrification, him not being able to shoot even the most evil 'monsters' out there, and his long journey into reversing his damage done and discovering the darkness that roams. i often got goosebumps whenever johan appeared, theorising about his ...
May 22, 2023
FunnyFunny
I've read and seen a lot of critically acclaimed fiction in my life. Some became my favourites, while others were so-so. Monster, however, is the first instance of me coming across a critically acclaimed fiction that turned out to be truly, truly terrible. And I'll be honest, even though I have tried to be as objective as possible, my intense hatred for its completely undeserved reputation is what motivated me to publish this review.

It's ironic that my single biggest issue with Monster is what its fans claim to be its greatest asset, the villain Johan Liebert. It's very clear what Naoki Urasawa's motivation was behind ...

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