Top 4 in Top 22 best anime adaptations of manga.
Monster - Trailer
- Japanese:モンスター
English: Monster
Type: Television
Episodes: 74
Premiere: Spring 2004
Studio: Madhouse
Source: Manga
Genre: Drama , Mystery , Suspense
Duration: 24 minutes. per episode.
Rating: R+ - Light nudity
Dr. Kenzou Tenma, an elite neurosurgeon who has just gotten engaged to the daughter of his hospital director, is on his way up the ranks of the hospital. That was until one night, a seemingly minor event changed Dr. Tenma's life forever. While preparing for someone's surgery, he receives a call from the hospital director asking him to transfer the patient and instead perform a life-saving brain surgery on a famous artist. His doctors, fiancée, and hospital director applauded his accomplishments; but because of an embolism a poor migrant worker died, leaving Dr. Tenma bitten by conscience.
So when a similar situation occurs, Dr. Tenma stands his ground and chooses to operate on young Johan Liebert instead of the town's mayor. Unfortunately, this choice leads to serious ramifications for Dr. Tenma – losing his social status is one of them. However, with the mysterious deaths of the director and two other doctors, Dr. Tenma's position is restored. With no evidence to convict him, he was released and went on to achieve the position of hospital director.
Nine years later, when Dr. Tenma saves a criminal's life, his past comes back to haunt him — once again, he must face the monster he operated on. He must now embark on a pursuit mission to make up for the devastation that has spread by the person he saved.