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Monster, Volume 1: Herr Doktor Tenma (1996)

by Naoki Urasawa

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Series: Monster {Urasawa} (1)

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Dr. Kenzo Tenma saves the life of Johan, a young boy who grows up to become a serial killer with secret ties to the government, and Tenma, finding himself implicated as the main suspect in a series of murders, sets out to find and stop Johan.
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It's an interesting story filled with recognizable characters and an interesting plot. The art style is iconic and holds up remarkably well for being from the 90s.

- Some hospital systems are fucked up, preferring to heal important patients first solely for status. It also appears hospitals are heavily understaffed.
- The world is absurd as it rewards actions at random, regardless if they're good or bad. While there are patterns such as if Dr. Liebert were to help more patients, the more patients love him, others such as his ex-fiancé trying to get back with him as a power move weren't effective suggest otherwise. ( )
  AvANvN | Sep 10, 2023 |
My favorite anime. This is the manga that started it all! :) Why review genius work when you can just read it for yourself and properly see it as intended? It really is a superior manga. Strongly recommend this to anyone that needs a fantastic original horror story that is heavy in realism and isn't wanting to focus on paranormal/supernatural tones. This series does a phenomenal job at introducing the characters organically and fleshes them/their journey throughout the story.
I also strongly suggest and recommend the anime! Whether you read the manga first and then watch, or watch first and then read the manga! (I watched the anime first in High School and then checked out the manga afterward! They are fairly close to each other.) ( )
  am08279 | Oct 21, 2022 |
This was really fun to read. I liked this about as much as I like 20th Century Boys, and I'm definitely going to read the rest of this. ( )
  Count_Zero | Jul 7, 2020 |
As a straight mystery manga, it had a solid beginning. I could get into Dr. Tenma's idealism and how people took advantage of him. As a setup, it allowed me to relax into the story, but little besides a string of murders at the end occurred, helping him rise to a real position of power in the hospital. It was kind of slow, but the pace is deliberate and character focused.

Why I am reading it is because I heard this was one of the best sociopathic murder stories ever written. Better than Death Note, even, and that's pretty high praise. So, we'll see. ( )
  bradleyhorner | Jun 1, 2020 |
Dr. Tenma risks his career to save the life of a little boy. It reaffirms his belief in the fact that patients lives come first. Unfortunately the life he saves leads to the death of many. The first in the series this novel is all set up. We meet the main characters and discover how everyone got where they are. This series already looks to be extremely interesting. ( )
  Rosa.Mill | Nov 21, 2015 |
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Dr. Kenzo Tenma saves the life of Johan, a young boy who grows up to become a serial killer with secret ties to the government, and Tenma, finding himself implicated as the main suspect in a series of murders, sets out to find and stop Johan.

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