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Monster
モンスター · 2004
A surgeon saves a boy who becomes a monster.
StatusFinished Airing
Episodes74
SeasonSpring 2004
StudioMadhouse
SourceManga
Story
Synopsis
Brilliant neurosurgeon Kenzo Tenma makes a fateful choice: he saves a young boy's life over a more politically important patient, a decision that costs him his career. Years later, that boy resurfaces as a manipulative serial killer, and Tenma, wracked with guilt, sets out across Germany to hunt down the monster he unknowingly created. What follows is a slow-burning, morally intricate thriller about nature versus nurture, the weight of a single choice, and how ordinary people get swallowed by extraordinary evil. It trades flashy spectacle for dread that builds patiently, chapter after chapter, until it is almost unbearable.
⚠ Background — may contain spoilers
Monster is based on Naoki Urasawa's manga and was adapted into a 74-episode anime by Madhouse, airing from 2004 to 2005 and directed by Masayuki Kojima. It is frequently cited as one of the finest psychological thrillers in anime, praised for its meticulous pacing, dense European setting, and refusal to offer easy moral answers about good and evil. Urasawa's reputation as a master of suspense was cemented largely through this series, and Monster remains a benchmark recommendation for viewers looking for anime that plays more like a literary crime novel than a typical genre show.
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160
Crew
Staff
457ADR Director2
Animation Check3
Animation Director25
Art Director9
Assistant Animation Director2
Assistant Director1
Assistant Producer1
Background Art49
Casting Director1
Character Design1
Chief Animation Director6
Color Design1
Color Setting2
Director1
Director of Photography1
Editing1
Episode Director21
In-Between Animation75
Key Animation176
Music1
Original Character Design1
Original Creator1
Planning3
Producer6
Recording1
Recording Assistant1
Script13
Series Composition1
Setting1
Sound Director1
Sound Effects1
Special Effects10
Storyboard32
Theme Song Arrangement1
Theme Song Composition2
Theme Song Lyrics2
Theme Song Performance1
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