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MONSTER
Image from the Monster anime
DemographischSeinen
GenreDrama, Horror, Mystery, Detective fiction, Psychological
Manga
Autor Naoki Urasawa
Verlag Flagicon Japan.png Shogakukan
andere Verläge Flagicon Canada.png Flagicon US.png VIZ Media
Flagicon France.png Flagicon Netherlands.png Kana
Flagicon ger.png EMA
Flagicon Brazil.png Conrad Editora
Flagicon Taiwan.png Tongli
Flagicon Mexico.png Grupo Editorial Vid

Flagicon Thailand.png Nation Edutainment
Flagicon Spain.pngPlaneta DeAgostini

Produziert in Big Comic Original
Erstveröffentlichung December, 1994
bis December, 2001
Anzahl der Bände 18
TV anime
Unter der Regie von Masayuki Kojima
Studio Madhouse
Gruppe Flagicon Japan.png NTV
Erstveröffentlichung von April 6, 2004
bis September 27, 2005
Episodenanzahl 74


Monster ist ein seinen manga von Naoki Urasawa und wurde von Shogakukan im Big Comic Original von 1994 bis 2001 veröffentlicht, und in 18 tankōbon volumes erneut gedruckt. Die Serie gewann 1997 eine Auszeichnung beim Japan Media Arts Festival und beim Shogakukan Manga Award in 2001. Madhouse machte daraus einen Anime mit 74 Folgen, welche auf NTV vom 07. April, 2004 bis zum 28. September 2005 ausgestrahlt wurden. Der Manga ist für die englische Sprache von Viz Communications lizenziert worden.

Naoki Urasawa schrieb später Another Monster (ein anderes Monster), ein Zusatzbuch welches die Ereiginisse des Mangas aus der Sicht eines Reporters neu aufrollt. Dieses Werk wurde 2002 von Shogakukan lizenziert.

New Line Cinema hat neuerdings auch das Recht erworben, eine Film-Version von Monster in englischer Sprache zu produzieren. Josh Olson, der dafür bekannt ist, A History of Violence in 2005 für die Leinwand adaptiert zu haben, wird ebenfalls die Adapatation für Monster schreiben, und auch das Drehbuch für die darauf folgende Fortsetzung.

Geschichte

Die Serie zeigt den Leidensweg des jungen Dr. Kenzo Tenma (天馬 賢三 Tenma Kenzo) während er einen jungen Psychopathen/Soziopathen namens Johan verfolgt, dessen Leben Tenma einst gerettet hat. Die Geschichte spielt sich zum Großteil in Deutschland, aber auch zu einem Teil in Prag ab. Die Ereignisse fangen in Düsseldorf an, und finden dann nacheinander in Berlin, Frankfurt, München, und Wiesbaden statt. Später wechselt sich der Schauplatz, als Tenma Johan bis in die Tschechische Republik nach Prag verfolgt. Nebst diesen großen Städten, finden auch einige Ereignisse in kleineren Dörfern, besonders in Deutschland, statt.

Der Text auf dem Cover des ersten Manga-Bandes lautet:

"Düsseldorf, West-Deutschland im Jahre 1986. Eines Tages ignoriert Dr. Kenzo Tenma die Befehle seines Chefs und rettet das Kind eines gewöhnlichen Mannes. So beginnt diese fürchterliche Geschichte!!"

Dr. Kenzo Tenma ist ein junger japanischer Doktor, der am Eisler Gedenk Krankenhaus in Düsseldorf während der 80er Jahre arbeitet. Als ein sehr fähiger Gehirn-Chirurg, scheint er alles zu besitzen: Eine Beförderung steht ihm bevor, er versteht sich gut mit dem Direktor des Krankenhauses (Dr. Heinemann), und die Tochter des Direktors, Eva Heinemann, ist seine Verlobte. Dennoch ekelt Tenma die politische Art des Krankenhauses, besonders wichtige Patienten zuerst zu behandeln, immer mehr an. Er entschließt sich, das zu ändern, als nach einem mysteriösen Massaker die Zwillinge Johann und Anna Liebert ins Krankenhaus eingeliefert werden. Johann wird mit einer Schusswunde am Kopf ins Krankenhaus gebracht. Anna wiederrum murmelt die ganze Zeit schockiert nur: "töten", obwohl sie keine sichtbaren Verletzungen hat. Da Tenma der einzige ist, der in der Lage wäre, die Schusswunde an Johanns Kopf zu operieren, missachtet er den Befehl des Direktors, einen Politiker zu operieren, und rettet Johann vor dem sicheren Tod. Der Politiker aber stirbt, weil kein anderer so fähiger Chirurg schnell genug beginnen konnte. Daraufhin verliert Tenma alles, was ihm bisher sicher schien: Der Direktor versichert ihm, dass er seine Karriere völlig vergessen kann, und Eva, die Tochter des Direktors, verlässt ihn prompt. Doch plötzlich sterben der Direktor und die zwei Chefärtzte. Die zwei Zwillinge Johann und Anna verschwinden auf mysteriöse Weise aus dem Krankehaus. Die Polizei verdächtigt Tenma, da er sehr aus dieser ganzen Ereignisekette profitiert, hat jedoch keine Bewesie, und kann daher auch nichts weiter tun.

An diesem Punkt rückt die Geschichte 9 Jahre weiter vor. Tenma ist der Chef-Chirurg des Eisler Gedenk-Krankenhauses geworden. Jedoch steht er kurz davor, einem Soziopathen gegenüberzustehen. Ein Soziopath, den er selbst gerettet hat.

Ein bekannter Verbrecher, Herr Junkers, wird auf der Straße gefunden, von einem Auto angefahren. Er wird von Dr. Tenma betreut, welcher Junkers beobachtet, als er mit Angsterfüllten Augen murmelt, dass "das Monster kommt!" Eines Abends dann kommt Dr. Tenma mit einer Uhr als Geschenk für Junkers zurück, und findet die Wache vor Junkers Zimmer tot auf, und Junkers selbst spurlos verschwunden.

Als Tenma Junkers über die Straße laufen sieht, verfolgt er ihn bis zu einem nahe gelegenen Rohbau, wo Junkers sich zu verstecken scheint. Als Tenma jedoch in den Rohbau geht, warnt Junkers ihn nicht näher zu kommen, und fleht ihn an wegzurennen. Tenma weigert sich, und entdeckt, dass Junkers von einem Mann im Halbdunkel bedroht wird, der eine Pistole auf ihn gerichtet hält. Als Tenma versucht, den Unbekannten, er mit einer beängistgend sanften Stimme spricht, davon abzubringen, Junkers zu erschießen, entdeckt er, dass der Unbekannte niemand anderer als Johann ist, den er vor 9 Jahren gerettet hat. Trotz der Versuche Tenmas, mit Johann zu reden, erschießt dieser Junkers mit 3 Pistolenschüssen. Dann erzählt Johann, dass er niemals den Mann töten könnte, der ihm einst das Leben gerettet hat, und geht offenbar gewissenlos aus dem Rohbau, während Tenma immer noch zu schockiert ist, um ihn aufzuhalten. Nach diesem Ereignis wird Tenma wieder von der Polizei verdächtigt. Besonders Inspektor Lunge, der nach Tenmas Erläuterungen fest davon überzeugt ist, dass Tenma Johann erfunden hat, um der Verhaftung zu entgehen.

Tenma versucht anschließend, mehr über Johann herauszufinden. Er findet bald seine Zwillingsschwester, Nina, die glücklich als eine adoptierte Tochter mit zwei sorgsamen Eltern lebt. An ihre schreckliche Vergangenheit scheint sie sich nicht zu erinnern, und hat nur noch einige Träume davon. Tenma findet Nina an ihrem Geburtstag und schafft es sie davon abzuhalten, ihren Bruder zu treffen, aber kommt zu spät, um Johann davon abzuhalten, die Adoptiveltern Ninas zu töten. Während die Geschichte voranschreitet, entdeckt Tenma mehr über die Vergangenheit des "Monsters". Insbesondere dass Johann einst in "Kinderheim 511" gelebt hat, ein mysteriöses Heim, was gegründet wurde um "die perfekten Soldaten" durch "psychologische Reprogrammierung" zu erschaffen. Er verfolgt die Spur Johanns bis in die tschechische Republik zurück, wo er außerdem entdeckt, dass Johann auch durch die Kinderbücher eines seltsamen Autors beeinflusst wurde. Außerdem erfährt Tenma während seiner ganzen Reise, wie viele schreckliche Verbrechen Johann begangen hat, und schwört sich den Fehler zu korrigieren, den er begangen hat, als er Johanns leben rettete.

Während Tenma der zentrale Charakter in Monster ist, dreht sich das Geschehen auch sehr um diejenigen, die ihm bei seiner Suche helfen oder versuchen ihn davon abzuhalten, wie beispielsweise Inspektor Lunge, der Johanns Mörder zwar alle untersucht, sie aber alle auf Tenma schiebt, oder auch Nina Fortner (die frühere Anna Liebert, Johanns Zwillingsschwester), und eine Menge anderer Charaktere, die, mehr oder weniger alle von dem Monster namens Johann betroffen sind.

Liste der Charaktere

Zentrale Charaktere

Kenzo Tenma

Dr. Kenzo Tenma Gesprochen von: Hidenobu Kiuchi

Doctor Kenzo Tenma is a Japanese neurosurgeon working at the Eisler Memorial Hospital in Düsseldorf. At the beginning of Monster he is favored by the department director for his prodigious surgical skill. After a crisis of conscience, he chooses to save the life of a young boy instead of the city's mayor, and is unjustly demoted as a result; he then becomes suspect for murder when the department director and several prominent doctors are killed weeks later. It is only after nine years that Dr. Tenma learns the perpetrator of the hospital murders is none other than the boy he saved years before, Johan Liebert. Plagued by guilt, he resolves to find Johan and end the life of this "monster" he feels responsible for creating. Despite his mission, Dr. Tenma is a humanitarian who genuinely cares about the lives of others. These acts of kindness makes him very influential with the people he meets.



Johann Liebert

Johan Liebert Gesprochen von: Nozomu Sasaki

Johan Liebert is the namesake "monster" of the story and the mystery of his past is the focus of the plot. He has been called a monster, the next Adolf Hitler and even the devil himself. Johan Liebert was shot in the head at a young age but saved from death by Dr. Tenma. Because of this, he regards Dr. Tenma almost as though he were a father. He has spent portions of his life in different places under different aliases and possesses an extraordinary level of charisma and intelligence. He uses his gifts to cruelly manipulate and corrupt others, often with no apparent end other than to cause suffering and destruction. His goal, as he stated when he was young, is to be the last one standing at the end of the world. One of the themes of Monster is how individuals are capable of transforming into monsters; Johan often acts as both a direct and indirect catalyst for this transformation.



Anna Liebert

Nina Fortner / Anna Liebert Gesprochen von: Mamiko Noto

Johan's twin sister and the only unharmed survivor of the night when both her parents and her brother were shot in what appeared to be a botched burglary. At first she showed signs of amnesia due to the psychological trauma of the incident. After she and her brother disappeared, she was adopted by the Fortner family from Heidelberg, who were unaware of her previous identity as Anna Liebert. As Nina Fortner, she was a hardworking law student at an unnamed university (likely the University of Heidelberg), as well as an adept practitioner of Aikido. She lived her life in peace until Johan made contact with her on her twentieth birthday. She comes to pursue Johan, albeit by different methods and for a different reason than Tenma.



Heinrich Lunge

Inspector Heinrich Runge Gesprochen von: Tsutomu Isobe

Inspector Runge (referred to as Lunge in the English Manga translations) is a BKA detective assigned to the murder case of the hospital, and holds Doctor Kenzo Tenma as a main suspect. He first believes that Doctor Tenma invented Johan; later, he becomes convinced that Johan is, in fact, an alternate personality of Tenma. Inspector Runge is utterly devoted to his work, at the expense of neglecting his personal life, as during the course of the series, his wife and pregnant daughter leave him. He also possesses an excellent memory and has a habit of "entering data" into his memory by making typing gestures with his hands. On the surface, he passes off as a man devoid of emotion and it is this state of mind that allows him to commit himself to every case he works in. His tough style eventually drives one of his murder suspects to suicide, prompting his superiors to remove Runge from every case he is working on, with the exception of the case against Dr. Tenma. Also, somewhat like Grimmer, he has an expression that barely changes.



Dieter

Dieter Gesprochen von: Junko Takeuchi

Dieter is a young boy when found by Tenma to be under the care of a man named Hartmann. Upon meeting Dieter, Tenma notices that the young boy is covered in bruises. It turns out that Hartmann was trying to make Dieter into another Johan, a kind of leader that had not been produced from 511 Kinderheim before. Dieter later becomes more optimistic after being saved by Doctor Tenma from Hartmann's physical and mental abuse. He follows Doctor Tenma in his search for Johan, partially to prevent Tenma from becoming a murderer, but also because he is fond of Tenma. He later teams up with Nina, to give her moral support whenever her traumatic memories resurface as he was also subjected to similar abuse.



Eva Heinemann

Eva Heinemann Gesprochen von: Mami Koyama

Eva Heinemann is Doctor Tenma's fiancée and the daughter of the Director of Eisler Memorial Hospital. She leaves Doctor Tenma after he is demoted by the Director for disobeying his orders. After Director Heinemann is murdered by Johan, she tries to return to Tenma, then recently promoted Chief of Surgery due to holes created in the staff by the murder. After being rejected by Doctor Tenma, she later becomes an extremely embittered alcoholic, a three time divorcee who uses the money from divorce settlements to finance her lavish lifestyle. After burning her house down in a drunken rage, she wanders throughout Germany and is also caught up in the investigation of the Monster. Although she does not personally suspect Dr. Tenma as having caused her father's death, one of the things she lives for is to see him suffer in prison in retribution for his rejection of her, as she had previously turned over evidence incriminating Dr. Tenma to Inspector Runge. Her relationship with Tenma can be characterized as obsessive. During the series, she becomes a main target of Roberto.

Other Characters

Wolfgang Grimmer Gesprochen von: Hideyuki Tanaka

A freelance journalist who is researching Kinderheim 511, he is also soon drawn into the search for Johan, as he decides to help Tenma. He nearly always has a big smile on his face. As a former subject in 511 Kinderheim, he had developed another personality: an aggressive fighter that comes out and protects him whenever he is under dire stress, inspired by his childhood adoration for an Incredible Hulk-type TV character whom he refers to as the Magnificent Steiner. He also received training as a spy after his time in 511 Kinderheim. He admits he is not good at expressing emotions.
Roberto
A big, burly man and one of the many people from the orphanage 511 Kinderheim that Johan controls. He admires Johan very much, and often acts as Johan's bodyguard and henchman. He is also a professional hitman with substantial proficiency. His true name, already forgotten by himself, is Adolf Reinhart. Wolfgang Grimmer is the only person who remembered him and also considered him as a friend in the their childhood at the orphanage. He was shot by Tenma in chapter 73 and seemed to fall into a sea of flames, but he comes back in chapter 108 as an attorney for Tenma under the name of 'Baul', still faithful to Johan. He appears the most out of any of Johan's henchmen in the series and is a recurring enemy. He later appears in the final gunfight in the series as second-in-command of the operation.
"Baby"
The "Baby" is a short, elderly man, and an infamous Neo-Nazi leader. He worships Johan as an ideal Aryan leader who would be able to become the next Hitler to lead Germany into prominence. He also works for the four individuals who would gladly welcome Johan as a political leader. To this end, he hoped to use Nina as bait to coerce Johan, but also as a precautionary measure to protect him (and the other group members) from Johan. This fails as Johan kills one of the first of four members in the organization. The characteristics of the "Baby" is heavily influenced by a character from Twin Peaks, named "The Midget." His first appearance is also nearly identical, appearing to Nina Fortner from behind a red curtain (akin to the Black Lodge's waiting room) while dancing to the tune "Be My Baby".
General Helmut Wolfe
A very old soldier who was the first one to find the twins, he is the second of the four individuals behind the organization. He gave Johan his name, the name from the boy in the picture book called "The Monster without a Name". General Wolf is actually the only one of four individuals that did not want to make Johan a new Fuhrer. Wolf's family and acquaintances have all been killed by Johan, thus teaching him true loneliness as seen through Johan's eyes.
Christoph Sievernich
Johan's disciple and another survivor of 511 Kinderheim. He and Johan decided to meet each other again in 10 years after they escaped the orphanage, and in the end they meet a a party with the guidance of Eva Heinemann, who was hired to point Johan out. His deceased stepfather was one of the four individuals of Neo-Nazi, and he was likely to succeed the post. He possesses qualities similar to Johan's and intimidated Martin, Eva Heinemann's bodyguard, by reminding him of what happened to his mother and wife. Nothing else is known about Christoph, other than that either Johan or the organization of the four individuals tried to change him into the second monster. He first appears in chapter 124.
Franz Bonaparta
Franz Bonaparta is considered to be the one responsible for the eugenics experiment that led to the birth of the Liebert twins and is also attributed as the author of the storybooks used to indoctrinate the children of Rose Mansion. Most notable of them was The Nameless Monster, from which Johan took both is name and his mode of operation. Other famous books of his included The Big Eyed Man and the Big Mouthed Man, The God of Peace, and The Quiet Village. His storybooks deal very heavily in metaphor and symbolism, often with monsters as important characters in them. Most also deal with the idea that human nature contains the ability to become good or evil, though his works tend to denounce humanity rather than uplift it. While his real name is Klaus Poppe, other names that he has used include Emil Scherbe and Jakov Vyrobek.
Peter Čapek
The last individual of the organization is the mysterious man with glasses who is responsible for a large amount of incidents during Monster. He is the highest in the organization, and tried to control the devil by letting him meet with Christoph Sievernich. In his youth Peter was actually Franz Bonaparta's apprentice who took part in the experiment on the Liebert twins. Peter thinks that everything is going the right way according to his plan, but Johan tells him clearly later that everything is going the right way according to his own plan. He first appeared in chapter 121, but his face isn't shown until the end of chapter 123.
Dr. Reichwein Gesprochen von: Ichiro Nagai

A psychologist who deals in counselling as well as assisting recovering alcoholics. He is caught up in the mystery surrounding the Monster after one of his patients, Richard Braun, commits suicide while investigating Johan Liebert. Later on, he becomes guardian to Nina and Dieter and aids Tenma in any way he can.
Rudy Gillen
A criminologist, and one of Tenma's former classmates; he helped Tenma by saving him from arrest and also acquiring information about Johan from all the criminals that Johan had met. He also helped Nina to recall her past, to the point of endangering his life. Rudy is able to get into some insight about Johan and how he works but despite all that he knows, he is still baffled by Johan's actions. Dr. Gillen is also a former student of Dr. Reichwein.
Jan Suk
A detective with the Prague police, he tries to find the mystery involving the death of his superior, Filip Zeman. Zeman was investigating the death of a former headmaster of 511 Kinderheim with Grimmer as a possible suspect, when Suk discovered that Zeman was working with the former Czechoslovakian secret police. When three more officers are murdered, he too is cast under suspicion, and when police attempt to monitor Suk's movements, two more are killed. Suk manages to obtain a tape made by the former headmaster of 511 Kinderheim, but is badly wounded by those seeking the tape. While all this is happening, he confides to someone who he believes is Anna Liebert, a beautiful blonde woman he meets at a bar.
Fritz Vardemann
A lawyer hired by residents in Dusseldorf after Tenma was arrested in Prague at one point. Vardemann has made a name for himself proving the innocence of his clients, including his father, who died in prison before being exonerated. He is married and during the series his wife gives birth to a daughter. He enjoys listening to Over the Rainbow from The Wizard of Oz. However, it is revealed later on that Vardemann found notes written by his father which may indicate that he was guilty in the first place. He then teams up with Suk in order to find out the truth regarding an author named Franz Bonaparta in the hopes of discovering the truth about his father's past as well.
Hans Georg Schuwald
Known as the "Bayern Vampire", Schuwald is a recluse. He is also a successful businessman, and his success allows him to donate his book collection to the University of Munich. He also has several students from the university in his employ, reading him Latin. However, he does have a past, namely, he fathered a son with a prostitute named Margot Langer. Incidentally, Margot Langer had a friend in Prague who mothered twins. While his book dedication ceremony was targeted by Johan in a scheme to unleash terror and pandemonium, authorities believe that Schuwald is the real target and that Dr. Tenma is indeed responsible.
Karl Neumann
A male college student at the University of Munich, who is the son of Schuwald and Langer. He is trying to get close to his father without actually letting him know that he is his son. At the same time, he is also caught up in the mystery of a dead student, and the disappearance of Johan Liebert after his father's book collection is burned in a massive inferno during a ceremony at the University Library. After he reconciles with his father, he stays on as Schuwald's personal assistant.
Lotte Frank
A female college student also at the University of Munich who is trying to go after Karl Neumann's heart and thus aids his investigation into his father and late mother. When Karl rejects her by getting a proxy to go on a date with her, she is immensely crushed and is comforted by Nina. Given that moment, Nina and Lotte become fast friends. She too wants to know about the mysteries behind Johan Liebert as well as the death of the student who worked with them for Schuwald.
Otto Heckel
A common thief who runs into Tenma when he breaks into a murder victim's house where Tenma is investigating. Heckel is not interested in solving the mystery surrounding the monster, he is more preoccupied in making quick cash by any means necessary. Nonetheless, both Tenma and Heckel must rely on each other in order to survive.

Manga

Volume 1: Herr Doktor Tenma

Dusseldorf, West Germany in 1986. One day, Dr. Kenzo Tenma ignored his boss's order and executed humanitarian rescue of a man's child. That's how this horrible story begins!!

  • Chapter 1 : Herr Doktor Tenma
  • Chapter 2 : Kill
  • Chapter 3 : Downfall
  • Chapter 4 : Brother and Sister
  • Chapter 5 : A Case of Murder
  • Chapter 6 : The BKA Man
  • Chapter 7 : "Monster"
  • Chapter 8 : Night of the Execution

Volume 2 : Surprise Party

Dusseldorf, West Germany in 1995. Now Dr. Tenma knows that his ethical conduct as a doctor led to a horrible consequence; "Johan" has grown up to be a devilish murderer called "Monster". Thus begins his desperate pursuit against "Johan". He has a long dreadful way to go!!

  • Chapter 9 : The Girl from Heidelberg
  • Chapter 10 : Prince on a White Horse
  • Chapter 11 : Reported Disappearance
  • Chapter 12 : Surprise Party
  • Chapter 13 : The Mansion of Tragedy
  • Chapter 14 : It's Not Your Fault
  • Chapter 15 : Being Chased
  • Chapter 16 : The Ex-Soldier and the Little Girl

Volume 3 : Kinderheim 511

Tenma stole into Berlin, tracing "Johan's" mystery to his birth. And what he found out there was the truth about horrible experiments which had been made in East Germany. What is "Johan"?! What is the Orphanage 511?!

  • Chapter 17 : An Erased Past
  • Chapter 18 : Lawyer's Law
  • Chapter 19 : Kinderheim 511
  • Chapter 20 : Project
  • Chapter 21 : A Meager Experiment
  • Chapter 22 : Petra and Schumann
  • Chapter 23 : Petra and Heinz
  • Chapter 24 : The Only Man Left

Volume 4 : Ayse's Friend

Nina has sneaked into a far-right organization based in Frankfurt to kill her twin brother "Johan". Now, Tenma is also in the same city, lying low in the Turkish town. Can chance ever bring the two together sometime, somewhere!?

  • Chapter 25 : An Abandoned Woman
  • Chapter 26 : Be My Baby
  • Chapter 27 : Professor Geidlitz
  • Chapter 28 : Ayse's Friend
  • Chapter 29 : Wolf's Confession
  • Chapter 30 : Main Dish
  • Chapter 31 : Reunion
  • Chapter 32 : The Fifth Spoonful of Sugar

Volume 5 : After the Carnival

"Look at me! Look at my monster! He has grown this big in me!!" In the attempt to decipher this enigmatic expression 'Johan' left, Tenma visits an old college friend who is now a famous criminal psychologist, but...

  • Chapter 33 : The Monster's Abyss
  • Chapter 34 : Jurgen's Storage Room
  • Chapter 35 : After the Carnival
  • Chapter 36 : Journey to Freiham
  • Chapter 37 : A Wonderful Holiday
  • Chapter 38 : Revenge at Gunpoint
  • Chapter 39 : Tomorrow Will be Sunny
  • Chapter 40 : Runge's Expectations
  • Chapter 41 : Runge's Trap

Volume 6 : The Secret Woods

Driven by love and hatred,Eva keeps on pursuing her former fiance Tenma persistently. One day, in her debauched life,she met a mysterious man... Who is this man? And where is Tenma?

  • Chapter 42 : Showdown
  • Chapter 43 : The End of Her Fall
  • Chapter 44 : Eva's Confession
  • Chapter 45 : The Men's Dining Table
  • Chapter 46 : Unseen Enemies
  • Chapter 47 : The Tuesday Boy
  • Chapter 48 : The Thursday Boy
  • Chapter 49 : A Leftover Mystery
  • Chapter 50 : The Secret Woods

Volume 7 : Richard

Richard Brown had completely given himself up to drinking since he lost his job as a police detective due to his blunder in a case. And finally, he was deserted even by his family. Having recovered his spirits, Richard decided to start his life anew as a private detective.

  • Chapter 51 : Richard
  • Chapter 52 : Article of Evidence
  • Chapter 53 : In Broad Daylight
  • Chapter 54 : Just One Case
  • Chapter 55 : Johan's Journey
  • Chapter 56 : Execution
  • Chapter 57 : A Decision
  • Chapter 58 : Reichwein's Days
  • Chapter 59 : Into Broad Daylight

Volume 8 : My Nameless Hero

Tenma has been keeping a close watch on Johan's movements, carrying a high-performance rifle with him. One day, he knows that Johan will be at a ceremony of presentation of Shuwald's collection of books to be held in the library of Munich University. Tenma decides to snipe at Johan in the library, just in the middle of the ceremony.

  • Chapter 60 : Show Me Proof
  • Chapter 61 : After the Party...
  • Chapter 62 : Holy Ground
  • Chapter 63 : Child's Sight
  • Chapter 64 : Fortune of Humanity
  • Chapter 65 : At the End of Darkness
  • Chapter 66 : Aim For the Light
  • Chapter 67 : I Am Tenma
  • Chapter 68 : My Nameless Hero

Volume 9 : A Nameless Monster

Tenma, all set to assassinate Johan, is lying in wait for him in the university library. What will Johan think when he knows Tenma's high-performance rifle is aimed at him? Finally, will Tenma be released from his long fugitive life? This story is rushing to a climax!!

  • Chapter 69 : A Greater Monster
  • Chapter 70 : A Monster of Chaos
  • Chapter 71 : A Nameless Monster
  • Chapter 72 : Feast of the Ants
  • Chapter 73 : The Demon in My Eyes
  • Chapter 74 : Letter From Mother
  • Chapter 75 : Traces of Heart
  • Chapter 76 : The Hell in His Eyes
  • Chapter 77 : Frogs in a Fairy-Tale Land

Volume 10 : Picnic

Schuwald said, "Johan's mother is alive in Prague." And what is meant by the enigmatic phrase "three frogs" written in the note from the German tycoon!? Now, Grimmer, in an attempt to unveil the real story behind Kinderheim 511, gets involved in a case of bizarre serial murder. Who is the murderer!? Who is the beautiful woman Grimmer saw at the scene of murder!? The story will never stop freezing your blood!!

  • Chapter 78 : Grimmer
  • Chapter 79 : Picnic
  • Chapter 80 : Ghosts of 511
  • Chapter 81 : A New Experiment
  • Chapter 82 : Key
  • Chapter 83 : The Magnificent Steiner's Adventure
  • Chapter 84 : Detective Suk
  • Chapter 85 : Top Secret Investigation
  • Chapter 86 : Something Important

Volume 11 : The Dead Angle

Grimmer and suk, who came by a cassette tape on which Johan had talked about his own birth, are now shadowed by invisible enemy. Is it the secret police believed to have broken up or Johan himself!? The story will take you deep into a labyrinth of conjecture!!

  • Monster Chronicle
  • Chapter 87 : Two Darknesses
  • Chapter 88 : The Monster's Afterimage
  • Chapter 89 : Playback
  • Chapter 90 : Tangent
  • Chapter 91 : The Dead Angle
  • Chapter 92 : Memories of the Magnificent Steiner
  • Chapter 93 : Memories of Cocoa
  • Chapter 94 : Door to a Nightmare
  • Chapter 95 : The Most Frightening Thing

Volume 12 : The Rose Mansion

The orphanage director must have been killed by that "blond beauty". Tenma starts searching for her with Grimmer who is framed for the murder that happened in Prague, but no trace of the young woman can be found. Meanwhile, Milosh, a boy from the orphanage, who believes Grimmer to be innocent, is taken away to a red-light district in a border town!! Coming closer to the truth, Tenma has not secured positive evidence yet. And the arm of the police is......!!

  • Monster Chronicle
  • Chapter 96 : A Long Vacation
  • Chapter 97 : The Detective Boys
  • Chapter 98 : The Most Cruel Thing
  • Chapter 99 : The Border Town
  • Chapter 100 : The Rose Mansion
  • Chapter 101 : A Unopened Door
  • Chapter 102 : A Long Farewell
  • Chapter 103 : Look for Herenka
  • Chapter 104 : The People Left Behind

Volume 13 : Escape

Coming Soon

Anime Version

The 74 episode anime version of Monster is a faithful adaptation of the entire story. It is mostly recreated shot for shot and scene for scene compared to the original manga. The few subtle differences include short snippets of additional dialogue and slight re-ordering of scenes in places.

Ending Theme (Episode 1-32)
"For the Love of Life" by David Sylvian.
Ending Theme (Episode 33-74)
"Make it Home" by Fujiko Hemming.

Trivia

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And I saw a beast rise up out of the sea, having seven heads and ten horns, and upon his horns ten crowns, and upon his heads, the names of blasphemy. And they worshipped the dragon which gave power unto the beast: and they worshipped the beast, saying, "Who is like unto the beast? Who is able to make war with him?"
This quote is often interpreted as the coming of the Antichrist. This quote is used because of the many parallels and comparisons between Johan and two candidates of the Antichrist as predicted by Nostradamus, the two were commonly Napoleon Bonaparte and Adolf Hitler. An alcoholic actually describes Johan as a monster with seven heads who was attempting to harm his son.
  • The Quiet Village is the only book written by Klaus Poppe which does not contain overtly disturbing nature. However, The Quiet Village actually represents a place on Germany's map, Nubenheim, whose name according to the manga means "Quiet Village". Nubenheim was however a more ancient name, as the town is now known as Laubenheim, meaning something like "Summer Village/House".
  • Dr. Tenma shares his name with the scientist who created Astroboy to replace his dead son; while the creator of Monster has not given any formal statement about the names, presumably it is intended as a tip of the hat to the early, influential manga and draws a parallel between the first Dr. Tenma's creation of the hero Astro Boy and Dr. Kenzo Tenma's creation of the titular monster. Urasawa would later go on to create Pluto, a manga based on the popular "World's Strongest Robot" story arc from the Astroboy series. Also, the character of Dr. Reichwein bears a striking resemblance to Shunsaku Ban.
  • The wine ordered by the English couple and Dr. Tenma in the 20th episode of the anime series was named Forster Ungeheuer. It was the favorite wine of Otto von Bismarck and its name actually translates into English as the Forster Monster.
  • On episode 11 "511 Kinderheim" Dr. Tenma sees a ruin in the eastern part of Berlin with a graffiti of the German band Einstürzende Neubauten on it.

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