Monster

DramaHorrorMysteryPsychologicalThriller
Status
Finished
Type
TV
Episodes
74
Duration
24 min
Season
Spring
Aired
April 7, 2004 → September 28, 2005
Studio
MADHOUSE
Country
JP
Rating
88/100

Synopsis

Dr. Kenzo Tenma is a renowned Japanese brain surgeon working at a leading hospital in Germany. One night, Dr. Tenma risks his reputation and career to save the life of a critically wounded young boy over that of the town mayor who had been planning to support the hospital financially. A string of mysterious murders begin to occur soon after the operation, and Dr. Tenma emerges as the primary suspect despite no incriminating evidence. A doctor is taught to believe that all life is equal; however, when another series of murders occur in the surgeon's vicinity, Dr. Tenma's beliefs are...

Episodes (74)

74 episodes
Episode 1 EP 01

Herr Dr. Tenma

2004-04-07

Dr. Kenzo Tenma, a leading neurosurgeon at the Dusseldorf Hospital has received ...

Episode 2 EP 02

Downfall

2004-04-14

The price for disobeying Dr. Heinemann's orders to operate on the mayor is costl...

Episode 3 EP 03

A Murder

2004-04-21

Things look brighter for Dr. Tenma, now that Dr. Heinemann is dead. His career t...

Episode 4 EP 04

Night of the Execution

2004-04-28

Adolf Junkers has information about the serial murders that is vital to the poli...

Episode 5 EP 05

The Girl of Heidelberg

2004-05-05

Nina Fortner, a talented young student in Heidelberg has been having nightmares....

Episode 6 EP 06

The Missing

2004-05-12

Nina finally receives an email informing her to meet the anonymous sender at a s...

Episode 7 EP 07

House of Tragedy

2004-05-19

Tenma and Nina return to the Fortners’ residence to find Mauler and Nina’s paren...

Episode 8 EP 08

Pursued

2004-05-26

Eva tries to threaten Dr. Tenma, unless he gets back with her, she would reveal ...

Episode 9 EP 09

The Girl and the Seasoned Soldier

2004-06-02

An old mercenary soldier named Hugo is interrogated by Lunge about a student of ...

Episode 10 EP 10

A Past Erased

2004-06-09

Tenma encounters a burglar named Heckel who claims to have seen the killer. It s...

Episode 11 EP 11

511 Kinderheim

2004-06-16

Tenma learns that Johan used to be in an orphanage known as Kinderheim 511. And ...

Episode 12 EP 12

A Little Experiment

2004-06-23

Dieter is picked up by Hartmann before Tenma could return. And Tenma learns more...

Episode 13 EP 13

Petra and Schumann

2004-06-30

In a small village, Dr. Schumann worries over the health of his sick but stubbor...

Episode 14 EP 14

Left Behind

2004-07-07

Inspector Lunge investigates the murder of a prostitute and suspects a senator n...

Episode 15 EP 15

Be My Baby

2004-07-14

Dr. Tenma and Nina Fortner's investigations lead them to a powerful man known as...

Episode 16 EP 16

Wolf's Confession

2004-07-21

Nina escapes the mansion. And Tenma meets with the unrecognizable General Wolf a...

Episode 17 EP 17

Reunion

2004-07-28

The extremists plans are put into action, and Tenma decides to postpone his sear...

Episode 18 EP 18

Five Sugars

2004-08-04

Nina meets with an old friend and boss, Mister Rosso. The delightful old boss ho...

Episode 19 EP 19

Monster's Abyss

2004-08-11

Tenma visits Rudy, a criminal psychologist, who is working on cases involving a ...

Episode 20 EP 20

Journey to Freiham

2004-08-18

Tenma and Dieter hitch a ride with an elderly couple on the way to Freiham. Tenm...

Episode 21 EP 21

Happy Holidays

2004-08-25

Nina confronts Muller, one of the two detectives responsible for the death of he...

Episode 22 EP 22

Lunge's Trap

2004-09-01

Lunge determines that the murder of a wealthy, middle-aged, childless couple doe...

Episode 23 EP 23

Eva's Confession

2004-09-08

Eva Heinemann is arrested for public drunkenness and hooks up with Roberto, with...

Episode 24 EP 24

Of Men and Dining

2004-09-15

In exchange for her life, Roberto tells Eva to confront Tenma, who is currently ...

Episode 25 EP 25

Thursday's Boy

2004-09-29

Karl Neumann and Lotte Frank are both students who read latin to Hans Georg Schu...

Episode 26 EP 26

The Secret Woods

2004-10-06

A man who claims to be the son of a millionaire has committed suicide, and a det...

Episode 27 EP 27

Proof

2004-10-13

Richard's past and present situation is revealed. Johan continues to bond with t...

Episode 28 EP 28

Just One Case

2004-10-20

Richard re-investigates his old homicide cases and makes a frightening discovery...

Episode 29 EP 29

Execution

2004-10-27

Robert delves into Johan's past and makes a shocking discovery. Dr. Gillen speak...

Episode 30 EP 30

Decision

2004-11-03

Dr. Kenzo Tenma is a renowned Japanese brain surgeon working at a leading hospit...

Episode 31 EP 31

In Broad Daylight

2004-11-10

Dr. Tenma and Dr. Reichwen finally meet. Dr. Reichwen intends to proof Dr. Tenma...

Episode 32 EP 32

Sanctuary

2004-11-17

Lotte, Frank and Karl are drifting apart. Lotte meets Nina Fortner and they beco...

Episode 33 EP 33

A Child's View

2004-12-01

Dieter learns of a life threatening game that children are playing. Mr. Schuwald...

Episode 34 EP 34

At the Edge of Darkness

2004-12-08

The 'Margot Langer' impostor tries to blackmail Johan. Dr. Tenma helps a young '...

Episode 35 EP 35

My Nameless Hero

2004-12-15

Lunge tries to get into Dr. Tenma's mind by pretending to be him. Dr. Gillen lea...

Episode 36 EP 36

The Monster of Chaos

2004-12-22

Dr. Reichwein reveals the true nature of Johan to Mr. Schuwald. Dr. Tenma gets r...

Episode 37 EP 37

A Nameless Monster

2005-01-12

The episode begins with a fairy tale about a Monster without a name. Nina reads ...

Episode 38 EP 38

The Demon in My Eyes

2005-01-19

Dr. Tenma has a gun pointed at Roberto, but Roberto has the rifle pointed at him...

Episode 39 EP 39

The Hell in His Eyes

2005-01-26

Lunge, from the BKA, learns that Johan may indeed exist. Nina goes into regressi...

Episode 40 EP 40

Grimmer

2005-02-02

The episode introduces Grimmer. Grimmer is a freelance journalist doing an in-de...

Episode 41 EP 41

Ghosts of 511

2005-02-09

Grimmer stubbornly stalks Petrov for his experimental research papers chronicali...

Episode 42 EP 42

The Adventures of the Magnificent Steiner

2005-02-16

Grimmer has the key that Petrov gave him, and a former Czechoslovakian secret po...

Episode 43 EP 43

Detective Suk

2005-02-23

A new inspector, detective Suk is on the case of Zeman's homicide. During his in...

Episode 44 EP 44

Double Darkness

2005-03-02

After the death of his seniors, Suk is left to re-investigate case from the very...

Episode 45 EP 45

The Monster's Afterimage

2005-03-09

Dr. Kenzo Tenma is a renowned Japanese brain surgeon working at a leading hospit...

Episode 46 EP 46

Contact

2005-03-16

Dr. Tenma learns about Suk's fugitive status from a journalist. And sets out to ...

Episode 47 EP 47

The Door to Nightmares

2005-03-23

Nina's experience in Prague is a nightmare for her. Tenma and Grimmer meets with...

Episode 48 EP 48

The Scariest Thing

2005-03-30

Johan visits Suk's mother. Tenma and Grimmer learns of his visit. They, includin...

Episode 49 EP 49

The Cruelest Thing

2005-04-06

Grimmer and Tenma tries to stop Johan from subjecting Milo, one of the orphans, ...

Episode 50 EP 50

The Rose Mansion

2005-04-13

Lunge investigates the secret behind the Red Rose Mansion. Tenma and Grimmer sep...

Episode 51 EP 51

The Monster's Love Letter

2005-04-20

Schubert, with the help of Reichwein, re-explores his past with Karl Neumann's r...

Episode 52 EP 52

The Lawyer

2005-04-27

Former patients of Eisler Memorial Hospital enlist the aid of Alfred Baul, a law...

Episode 53 EP 53

Determination

2005-05-04

After hearing Roberto's threat against Eva, Tenma decides to confess to all char...

Episode 54 EP 54

The Escape

2005-05-11

Tenma and Milch are on the run with the injured Gustav and Helene. Eva finds her...

Episode 55 EP 55

Room 402

2005-05-18

Dr. Tenma takes Verderman hostage in a desperate search for Eva. And Verderman's...

Episode 56 EP 56

The Neverending Journey

2005-05-25

Nina and Dieter enters the Red Rose Mansion, but Nina faints from her disturbing...

Episode 57 EP 57

That Night

2005-06-01

A flashback to Johan’s and Nina’s past, to the time before the Liebert’s homicid...

Episode 58 EP 58

I Hate This Job

2005-06-08

Martin, a hired hand, is hired by General Wolf's ex-associates to ‘take care’ of...

Episode 59 EP 59

The Man Who Saw the Devil

2005-06-15

Tenma manages to find Martin. A drunken Eva spots Johan at a party. Martin recei...

Episode 60 EP 60

The Man Who Knew Too Much

2005-06-22

Martin’s attempt to save Eva costs him his life, his last minutes with Tenma rev...

Episode 61 EP 61

The Door to Memories

2005-06-29

Nina returns to the apartment that she lived in with her mother and Johan and en...

Episode 62 EP 62

A Pleasant Dinner Table

2005-07-06

While trying to escape from police in Frankfurt, Tenma is hit by a van. He awake...

Episode 63 EP 63

Unrelated Murders

2005-07-13

Egon Weisbach was one of the first investigators in the murder of the Liebert pa...

Episode 64 EP 64

The Baby's Depression

2005-07-20

The Baby is killed by a prostitute, and his death sends shockwaves in Petr Capek...

Episode 65 EP 65

Johan's Footprints

2005-07-27

Capek tries to berate Johan for his actions and tells him that everything should...

Episode 66 EP 66

Welcome Home

2005-08-03

Capek reveals to Nina that her and her twin brother Johan are the products of a ...

Episode 67 EP 67

I'm Back

2005-08-10

Nina confronts Johan who presents her with a story on what happened when many pe...

Episode 68 EP 68

Ruhenheim

2005-08-17

With a postcard obtained by Lipsky, Lunge arrives in Ruhenheim. There he meets u...

Episode 69 EP 69

The Peaceful House

2005-08-24

Lunge and Grimmer conclude something terrible is happening in Ruhenheim when ran...

Episode 70 EP 70

The Town Massacre

2005-08-31

As time passes, more people in Ruhenheim are being shot dead by mysterious peopl...

Episode 71 EP 71

The Wrath of the Magnificent Steiner

2005-09-07

Tenma runs into Lunge, the latter apologizing for his previous accusations again...

Episode 72 EP 72

A Nameless Man

2005-09-14

Lunge confronts Roberto, one of the ringleaders, in a hotel room. Both are subse...

Episode 73 EP 73

Scenery for a Doomsday

2005-09-21

Bonaparta attempts to shoot Johan dead, but is gunned down by Roberto, who dies ...

Episode 74 EP 74

The Real Monster

2005-09-28

It has been some time since the tragic blood battle, and everyone is working har...