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Dr. Kenzo Tenma has it all. He is by far the most skilled surgeon at Isler memorial, a well respected doctor amongst his peers and is even engaged to the directors daughter, Eva. But all this changes one fateful day when a young boy and his twin are brought in with a severe head injury. With a very delicate operation on his hands Tenma faces the dilemma of choosing to operate on the young boy or operating on the mayor. Going against his orders Tenma saves the young boys life. This however comes at the cost of losing the mayor and along with it his status at the hospital, relationship with Eva and everything he's worked for. Drunk and depressed one night Tenma angrily approves of his decision believing that "all life is equal". The following morning the twins have mysteriously disappeared whilst 3 doctors including the director have been found dead. 9 years later a BKA agent is hot on Tenma's heels believing him to be the lead suspect in the murders. However Tenma is about to be reunited with someone from his past who proves to be the reason behind all the events. Regretting his past decisions Tenma sets off on a quest across Germany to put an end to the consequences his actions have caused whilst along the way meeting characters who give him the courage and motivation to continue down this personal journey to redemption.

Country: Japan

Type: scripted

Status: Ended

Language: Japanese

Release Date: April 7, 2004

Also Known As: Monštrum, MonsterMONSTER, Монстр, MONSTER 怪物, モンスター |  See more »

Genres

Plot Keywords

monster
orphanage
hospital
doctor
orphan
based on manga
police detective
seinen
anime
picture book
nihilism
evil man
good versus evil
genocide
suicide
sociopath
arson
fire
revenge
political corruption
corruption
manipulation
violence
germany
post world war two berlin
czech republic
far right
right wing extremist
reference to adolf hitler
reference to der fuhrer
cold war era
cold war
immigrant
blond
blonde
police investigation
police corruption
murder investigation
mysterious man
mysterious killer
serial murder
serial killer
death
attempted murder
female nudity
human monster
psychological torture
alcoholism
mental disorder
personality disorder
trauma
depression
rain
open ended finale
ambiguous ending
right wing
1970s
1980s
1990s
20th century
dead body
darkroom
torture
ambulance
sadness
mass murder
child abuse
indoctrination
psychiatrist
interrogation
tape recorder
traumatic childhood
escaped prisoner
remembering the past
haunted by the past
neo noir
blood
cold blooded murder
computer
conscience
conspiracy
corpse
deeply disturbed person
detective
disturbed person
driving in the rain
emotionally disturbed person
fear
female college student
finding a dead body
flashback
held at gunpoint
hitchcockian
homicide
hysteria
moral dilemma
mysterious individual
mysterious person
neurosurgeon
paranoia
passed out
physician
pistol
poisoned to death
police officer
policeman
psychological thriller
psychopath
shivering
shock
shot in cold blood
shot to death
suicide by gunshot
surgeon
swooning
tears
tie
training
watching news on tv
watching tv
younger version of character
male protagonist
reference to the berlin wall
timeframe 1970s
timeframe 1980s
timeframe 1990s
timeframe 20th century
female rear nudity
female frontal nudity
prostitute
mature animation
memory
for grown ups animation
anime animation
boy
murder
hand
library
shooting
fear of monsters
book
girl
title spoken by character
plot twist
surprise ending
fainting
crying
sign
frog

Company Credits

Production Co: Madhouse, Shogakukan Production, Video Audio Project (VAP)

Seasons & Episodes

Season 1

2004 | 74 Episodes

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