2004
TV-14
24m

Summary Tenma, a brilliant neurosurgeon with a promising future, risks his career to save the life of a critically wounded young boy. The boy, now a charismatic young man, reappears 9 years later in the midst of a string of unusual serial murders. View more details

2004
TV-14
24m

Monster

Directed : Unknown

Written : Unknown

Stars : Liam O'Brien Hidenobu Kiuchi Mamiko Noto Eiji Hanawa

All cast & crew

8.7

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Genres : Thriller Mystery Crime Drama Animation

Release date : Apr 5, 2004

Countries of origin : Japan Poland

Official sites : NTV VAP

Language : English Japanese

Production companies : Madhouse Nippon Television Network (NTV) Video Audio Project (VAP)

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Genres : Thriller Mystery Crime Drama Animation

Release date : Apr 5, 2004

Countries of origin : Japan Poland

Official sites : NTV VAP

Language : English Japanese

Production companies : Madhouse Nippon Television Network (NTV) Video Audio Project (VAP)

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Episode 1 • Apr 05, 2004

Heru Dr. Tenma

Dr. Kenzo Tenma disobeys orders to operate on a wealthy donor, following his conscience to operate on a small boy named Johan instead.

Episode 2 • Apr 13, 2004

Tenraku

Dr. Tenma saves Johan's life, but Mayor Roedecker dies during surgery under Dr. Boyer, prompting Dr. Oppenheim to send a report to the director.

Episode 3 • Apr 20, 2004

Satsujin jiken

Inspector Lunge suspects Dr. Tenma in the deaths of three doctors and the disappearance of the Liebert twins; however, he is eventually promoted to chief of surgery. Nine years later, he meets a criminal who warns of an impending monster.

Episode 4 • Apr 27, 2004

Shokei no yoru

Junkers is interrogated about the murders by Inspector Lunge, and Dr. Tenma persuades him to confess. Junkers flees after discovering his guard has been killed, and Dr. Tenma pursues him.

Episode 5 • May 04, 2004

Haideruberugu no shoujo

While Dr. Tenma investigates the serial murders of middle-aged, childless couples and Johan's true identity, law student Nina Fortner receives poetic emails from a stranger.

Episode 6 • May 11, 2004

Shissou kiji

With the help of Maurer, a local newspaper journalist, Dr. Tenma is able to track down the Fortners on the day of the twins' twentieth birthday.

Episode 7 • May 18, 2004

Satsugeki no yakata

Dr. Tenma and Nina arrive at a gruesome scene, finding the Fortners and a journalist dead. Anna's confession of shooting Johan brings back memories.

Episode 8 • May 25, 2004

Owarerumi

Dr. Tenma returns to work at a hospital in Dusseldorf, but is forced to flee when the police suspect him of killing an elderly couple in Verden. Meanwhile, Eva pleads with him to take her back.

Episode 9 • Jun 01, 2004

Rouhei to shoujo

Dr. Tenma undergoes intense firearms training with a former army veteran named Hugo Bernhardt, who takes care of an orphaned girl after shooting her mother in Myanmar.

Episode 10 • Jun 08, 2004

Kesareta Kako

While investigating the murder of a prominent councilman and his wife at the Springer Estate in Verden, Tenma encounters the petty criminal Otto Heckel and escapes with him.

Episode 11 • Jun 15, 2004

511 Kindâhaimu

Tenma learns that Johan used to be in an orphanage known as Kinderheim 511, where he meets an injured boy named Dieter and a former East German official named Hartmann who used to work there.

Episode 12 • Jun 22, 2004

Sasayakana jikken

Dieter is picked up by Hartmann before Tenma could return, and Tenma learns more about the experiments in Kinderheim 511.

Episode 13 • Jun 29, 2004

Petora to Shûman

In a small village, Dr. Schumann worries over the health of his sick but stubborn old friend, Petra.

Episode 14 • Jul 06, 2004

Nokosareta otoko Nokosareta Onna

Workaholic Inspector Lunge is so focused on his job that he neglects his personal life. When a key suspect in his case commits suicide, he becomes obsessed with catching Tenma. Meanwhile, Eva Heinemann is dissatisfied with her life.

Episode 15 • Jul 13, 2004

Bî mai beibî

Tenma investigates the Heidelberg murders and learns of a right-wing nationalist organization that's planning to burn down the Turkish portion of Frankfurt. Nina is captured by the organization.

Episode 16 • Jul 19, 2004

Vorufu no kokuhaku

Nina finds Ayse dead at Baby's mansion, where Goedelitz and his men have been killed. Tenma is captured by General Wolf's men, but he sends Dieter to warn the Turkish community.

Episode 17 • Jul 26, 2004

Saikai

Tenma saves the Turkish community from a neo-Nazi fire plot, while Nina learns that Johan has a split personality.

Episode 18 • Aug 02, 2004

Gohaime no satou

Nina recalls her time working at an Italian restaurant and taking marksmanship lessons. She learns that her boss, Mr. Rosso, is a former assassin. She leaves to continue her search for Johan.

Episode 19 • Aug 09, 2004

Kaibutsu no shin'en

Tenma visits Dr. Gillen, a former rival, for help in understanding Johan. Dr. Gillen initially turns Tenma over to the authorities, but changes his mind after consulting with a prisoner who provides evidence of Johan's existence.

Episode 20 • Aug 16, 2004

Furaihamu e no tabi

Tenma and Dieter hitch a ride with a former police officer and his wife.

Episode 21 • Aug 23, 2004

Shiawase na kyuujitsu

Former detective Muller is lured into a trap by Johan, who has his bodyguard Roberto kill a private investigator and kidnap Nina.

Episode 22 • Aug 30, 2004

Runge no wana

Lunge sets a trap for Tenma, but is wounded by the real criminal.

Episode 23 • Sep 06, 2004

Eva no kokuhaku

Eva Heinemann is arrested for public drunkenness and is also homeless after not paying her rent.

Episode 24 • Sep 13, 2004

Otokotachi no shokutai

Eva trades Johan's photos for Tenma's location.

Episode 25 • Sep 27, 2004

Kinyoubi no seinen

In Munich, Karl Neumann and fellow student Lotte Frank engage in a series of events involving the elderly, blind, and wealthy Hans Georg Schuwald.

Episode 26 • Oct 04, 2004

Himitsu no mori

Schuwald hires a private investigator to look into Farren's death, while Johan manipulates Karl into believing Schuwald is his father.

Episode 27 • Oct 11, 2004

Shouko no shina

While Braun investigates Karl for Farren's death, Johan manipulates Karl into reconciling with his real father, Schuwald.

Episode 28 • Oct 18, 2004

Tada hitotsu no jiken

Braun investigates Karl and Johan after becoming suspicious of their involvement in Farren's death. His investigations lead him to believe that Johan is responsible for a series of murders aimed at isolating Schuwald.

Episode 29 • Oct 25, 2004

Shokei

Braun investigates Johan's origins and discovers that the real Johan Liebert died as a child.

Episode 30 • Nov 01, 2004

Aru ketsui

Dr. Reichwein reflects on the suspicious death of his friend Richard Braun, leading Dr. Gillen to suspect foul play.

Episode 31 • Nov 08, 2004

Hakujitsu no shita e

Dr. Reichwein hides Tenma in a safe house, but Tenma leaves to track down Johan.

Episode 32 • Nov 15, 2004

Seiiki

Lotte has a chance encounter with Nina and discovers that they are both researching Schuwald.

Episode 33 • Nov 22, 2004

Kodomo no joukei

Johan collapses after viewing a picture book.

Episode 34 • Dec 07, 2004

Yami no hate

Johan recovers from his fainting spell and responds to an invitation to visit the Red Hindenberg. Tenma visits a local doctor.

Episode 35 • Dec 14, 2004

Nanashi no hîrô

Lunge prioritizes his investigation over his personal life, questioning Tenma's former friends from Japan and discovering a crucial clue related to Johan's fainting spell.

Episode 36 • Dec 21, 2004

Konton no kaibutsu

Dr. Reichwein confronts Schuwald about Johan. Reichwein and Lunge both head to the library to stop Johan, while Lotte confronts Nina about her true identity.

Episode 37 • Jan 10, 2005

Namae no nai kaibutsu

Nina reads the picture book, "A Nameless Monster," triggering lost memories. She decides to confront Johan at the book donation ceremony.

Episode 38 • Jan 17, 2005

Waga me no akuma

The fire inside the library spreads, but people are trapped inside by locked doors.

Episode 39 • Jan 24, 2005

Me no naka no jigoku

Initially suspecting Tenma's involvement in the fire and the planned assassination of Schuwald, Lunge's perspective shifts when Karl asks him to search for Johan. Schuwald tasks Karl with delivering a message to someone in Dresden.

Episode 40 • Jan 31, 2005

Gurimâ

Wolfgang Grimmer, a freelance journalist and former East German, investigates child abuse and psychological reprogramming in former East Germany orphanages.

Episode 41 • Feb 07, 2005

511 no bourei

Grimmer investigates Petrov, who was present at the 511 Kinderheim revolt.

Episode 42 • Feb 14, 2005

Choujin Shutainâ no bouken

Grimmer is abducted and tortured by former Czechoslovakian StB members.

Episode 43 • Feb 21, 2005

Sûku keiji

Detective Suk investigates the murders of his superior, two former StB members, and the Commissioner, who were all poisoned.

Episode 44 • Feb 28, 2005

Futatsu no yami

The murder of Commissioner Hamrlik and the involvement of corrupt officers cause a media frenzy, while Suk investigates Petrov's orphanage.

Episode 45 • Mar 07, 2005

Kaibutsu no zanzou

The Czech police have turned their suspicions towards the journalist Grimmer and the young detective Suk for the murders of their former police chief and three former Czechoslovakian secret police members. Even though he is a suspect, Suk meets with Grimmer to find out the truth.

Episode 46 • Mar 14, 2005

Setten

A Prague police detective from a special investigative team has been killed in Suk's room, and now Suk is being chased as a suspect in a series of murders. Tenma reads about the case in a newspaper...

Episode 47 • Mar 21, 2005

Akuma no tobira

Nina doesn't know that Johan has disguised himself as her and is confused when people in the street affectionately call her "Anna." Meanwhile, Tenma and Grimmer meet with Captain Karel Lanke, a leader of the former Czechoslovakian secret police.

Episode 48 • Mar 28, 2005

Ichiban kowaimono

While searching for the sign with the three frogs, Nina is surprised that she knows the surrounding buildings and streets, but there is a shadow of fear in her memories. Meanwhile, Tenma and Grimmer get an important testimony from Lanke. Inspector Lunge takes a holiday in Prague.

Episode 49 • Apr 04, 2005

Ichiban zankokuna koto

All the orphans who adore Grimmer try to prove his innocence. They find the blonde woman (Johan, disguised as Anna) who was at the scene of the murder.

Episode 50 • Apr 11, 2005

Barano yashiki

Inspector Lunge arrives at the Red Rose Mansion after finding a hint in a picture book. Afterwards, he meets with Captainl Lanke, a leader of the former Czechoslovakian secret police.

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