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Monster

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Monster

"The only thing humans are equal in is death."

8.5

Yr 2004

Rt 24m

Status Ended

Animation Drama Mystery Crime

Series Brief

Overview

Kenzou Tenma, a Japanese brain surgeon in Germany, finds his life in utter turmoil after getting involved with a psychopath that was once a former patient.

Why fans love it

Monster sets a precise, ominous tone within the world of German hospitals and orphanages. The 2004 series transitions from a focused medical drama into a sprawling mystery when a surgeon is pulled into the orbit of a former patient. Tsutomu Isobe helps anchor a narrative that moves away from typical animated conventions to explore the fallout of a single ethical dilemma.

The story functions as a philosophical puzzle built on a foundation of crime and tension. It treats the pursuit of a psychopath as a slow, deliberate confrontation rather than an action-heavy chase. By blending the structure of a police detective story with deeper, darker questions, it creates a gravity that few shows manage to sustain throughout such a long progression.

Featured Players

Cast 75

Mami Koyama

as Eva (voice)

18 episodes

as Dr. Eizen (voice)

3 episodes

Yoko Soumi

as Prostitute (voice)

3 episodes

Ichiro Nagai

as Dr. Reichwein (voice)

20 episodes

as Johan Liebert (voice)

106 episodes

Yoshito Yasuhara

as Heckel (voice)

7 episodes

as Dr. Gillen (voice)

13 episodes

as Karl (voice)

13 episodes

Houko Kuwashima

as Vietnamese Female Doctor (voice)

4 episodes

Katsuhisa Houki

as Messener (voice)

3 episodes

Hiroshi Naka

as Investigator A (voice)

3 episodes

as Lunk (voice)

98 episodes

Mamiko Noto

as Nina Verdona (voice)

112 episodes

as Dr. Becker (voice)

6 episodes

Masahiko Tanaka

as Dr. Boyer (voice)

3 episodes

Mitsuaki Madono

as Dr. Norden (voice)

3 episodes

Hidenobu Kiuchi

as Tenma (voice)

78 episodes

Ryuji Nakagi

as Inspector Weissbach (voice)

4 episodes

as Dieter (voice)

19 episodes

as Baby (voice)

5 episodes

Show all 75 cast

as Guest A (voice)

4 episodes

Aya Endo

as Inge (voice)

5 episodes

Nanako Fukushima

as Lintner's Mother (voice)

3 episodes

as Doctor B (voice)

5 episodes

Nobuyuki Katsube

as Roberto (voice)

13 episodes

as Otto (voice)

3 episodes

Miki Ono

as Caregiver B (voice)

6 episodes

Mai Tsukada

as Young Anna (voice)

9 episodes

as Schuwald (voice)

11 episodes

Kyoko Hikami

as Lotte (voice)

9 episodes

Toshihiko Nakajima

as Doctor A (voice)

10 episodes

as Margot (voice)

4 episodes

as Fake Margot (voice)

3 episodes

as Young Karl (voice)

4 episodes

Hiroshi Arikawa

as Richard (voice)

5 episodes

as Kunz (voice)

3 episodes

as Martin (voice)

3 episodes

Tomohisa Aso

as Buchner (voice)

3 episodes

Yoshio Kawai

as Driver (voice)

3 episodes

as Chief of Surgery (voice)

3 episodes

Masuo Amada

as Man (voice)

3 episodes

as Nurse (voice)

26 episodes

Jun Karasawa

as Richard's Ex-wife (voice)

4 episodes

Osamu Saka

as Manager (voice)

3 episodes

as Mr. Liebert (voice)

3 episodes

Hiroshi Ito

as Director Gehrmann (voice)

3 episodes

Nanami Noa

as Melles (voice)

3 episodes

Taiten Kusunoki

as Bodyguard (voice)

3 episodes

as Investigator B (voice)

3 episodes

Hideyuki Tanaka

as Grimmer (voice)

15 episodes

Eiji Hanawa

as Herbert (voice)

50 episodes

Komina Matsushita

as Mother (voice)

5 episodes

Mari Mashiba

as Milos (voice)

3 episodes

Junko Noda

as Fritz (voice)

3 episodes

Kiyu Morita

as Child A (voice)

3 episodes

Haruhi Nanao

as Child D (voice)

3 episodes

Hisayoshi Suganuma

as Detective Suk (voice)

9 episodes

Rie Ishizuka

as Antonin (voice)

7 episodes

Yasushi Miyabayashi

as Man C (voice)

38 episodes

as Man B (voice)

3 episodes

Yuto Uemura

as Young Johan (voice)

7 episodes

Nobuo Tanaka

as Petr Capek (voice)

11 episodes

Youichi Nishijima

as Suk's Friend A (voice)

5 episodes

Yuzuru Fujimoto

as Lobby Receptionist (voice)

4 episodes

Kyoko Hamura

as Librarian (voice)

8 episodes

Ryusuke Ohbayashi

as Verdemann (voice)

7 episodes

Takehiro Murozono

as Junkers (voice)

13 episodes

Takaya Hashi

as Trnka (voice)

4 episodes

as Doctor (voice)

4 episodes

Nachi Nozawa

as Poppe (voice)

13 episodes

Masashi Hironaka

as Christof (voice)

4 episodes

Akiko Yajima

as Wim (voice)

6 episodes

Katsuhiko Sasaki

as Hennich (voice)

6 episodes

Natsuko Fuji

as Franca (voice)

6 episodes

Ikue Otani

as Elsa (voice)

4 episodes

Production Board

Crew

Storyboard Artist

Kentaro Nakamura Hiroshi Aoyama Atsushi Takahashi Kenji Nagasaki Yuzo Sato Toru Takahashi Tomoki Kobayashi Toshiya Niidome Akitsu Minami Kojiro Tsuruoka Soichiro Zen Tomohiko Ito Sumio Hiratsuka Akane Inoue Junichi Sakata Hiromitsu Morita Atsuko Ishizuka Takashi Takahashi Morio Asaka Yoshinori Kanemori

Director

Atsushi Takahashi Kenji Nagasaki Toru Takahashi Tomoki Kobayashi Shigetaka Ikeda Kojiro Tsuruoka Kanji Wakabayashi

Art Designer

Takafumi Nishima Hideyuki Ueno

Director of Photography

Ryu Takizawa

Signal Match

Cast Similarity

9 shared cast members

Shared Tomokazu Seki, Junko Noda, Hideyuki Tanaka +6 more

Naruto Shippūden

7 shared cast members

Shared Yasuyuki Kase, Yutaka Aoyama, Ikue Otani +4 more

7 shared cast members

Shared Michio Hazama, Hideyuki Tanaka, Hidenobu Kiuchi +4 more

Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood

7 shared cast members

Shared Masuo Amada, Yasuyuki Kase, Katsuhisa Houki +4 more

6 shared cast members

Shared Ryuji Nakagi, Katsuhisa Houki, Takehiro Murozono +3 more

Violet Evergarden

5 shared cast members

Shared Hidenobu Kiuchi, Mami Koyama, Yoko Soumi +2 more

5 shared cast members

Shared Junko Noda, Houko Kuwashima, Taiten Kusunoki +2 more

5 shared cast members

Shared Tomokazu Seki, Jun Karasawa, Yutaka Aoyama +2 more

Fighting Spirit

4 shared cast members

Shared Tomokazu Seki, Hidenobu Kiuchi, Masahiko Tanaka +1 more

4 shared cast members

Shared Masuo Amada, Yasuyuki Kase, Akiko Yajima +1 more

Signal Match

Crew Similarity

12 shared crew members

Shared Toru Takahashi, Shigetaka Ikeda, Kojiro Tsuruoka +9 more

Roles: Art Designer, Art Direction, Director +3 more

Fighting Spirit

7 shared crew members

Shared Atsushi Takahashi, Yuzo Sato, Kentaro Nakamura +4 more

Roles: Director, Storyboard Artist

Cardcaptor Sakura

5 shared crew members

Shared Akane Inoue, Junichi Sakata, Morio Asaka +2 more

Roles: Director, Production Assistant, Series Director +1 more

Naruto Shippūden

4 shared crew members

Shared Toshiya Niidome, Hideaki Kudo, Noriyoshi Doi +1 more

Roles: Background Designer, Storyboard Artist

4 shared crew members

Shared Tomoki Kobayashi, Shigetaka Ikeda, Kanji Wakabayashi +1 more

Roles: Director, Storyboard Artist

4 shared crew members

Shared Hiroshi Aoyama, Nanako Shimazaki, Masayuki Kojima +1 more

Roles: Director, Storyboard Artist

My Love Story!!

4 shared crew members

Shared Toru Takahashi, Junichi Sakata, Morio Asaka +1 more

Roles: Director, Storyboard Artist

3 shared crew members

Shared Atsushi Takahashi, Junichi Sakata, Shinji Satoh

Roles: Storyboard Artist

2 shared crew members

Shared Atsushi Takahashi, Shinji Satoh

Roles: Storyboard Artist

2 shared crew members

Shared Toshiya Niidome, Satoshi Nishimura

Roles: Storyboard Artist

Topic Overlay

Topic Keyword Similarity

8 shared keywords

Topics ominous, philosophical, based on manga +5 more

6 shared keywords

Topics witty, ominous, philosophical +3 more

Ameku M.D.: Doctor Detective

5 shared keywords

Topics hospital, anime, doctor +2 more

5 shared keywords

Topics based on manga, anime, monster +2 more

Designated Survivor

5 shared keywords

Topics philosophical, optimistic, complex +2 more

Attack on Titan

5 shared keywords

Topics based on manga, anime, complex +2 more

5 shared keywords

Topics witty, philosophical, optimistic +2 more

4 shared keywords

Topics based on manga, anime, monster +1 more

4 shared keywords

Topics based on manga, anime, seinen +1 more

Zom 100: Bucket List of the Dead

4 shared keywords

Topics based on manga, anime, seinen +1 more

Keyword Cloud

Keywords

monster orphanage dilemma hospital doctor orphan based on manga police detective ethical dilemma seinen anime picture book suspense mysterious philosophical complex serious witty intense ominous optimistic

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Technical Sheet

Details

First Aired: April 07, 2004
Status: Ended
Episode Runtime: 24 minutes
Origin: JP
TMDB Votes: 763