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Monster(2004)

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First Air Date: 2004-04-07
Average Runtime: 24m
Rating: 8.5
Votes: 786
Seasons: 1
Episodes: 74

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.

Keywords

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Seasons & Episodes

Season 1

Episodes: 74
E01
Herr Dr. Tenma

Air Date: 2004-04-07

24m

Dr. Kenzo Tenma, a leading neurosurgeon at the Dusseldorf Hospital has received massive acclaim for his successful su...

E02
Downfall

Air Date: 2004-04-14

24m

The price for disobeying Dr. Heinemann's orders to operate on the mayor is costly for Dr. Tenma. His career begins to...

E03
A Murder

Air Date: 2004-04-21

24m

Things look brighter for Dr. Tenma, now that Dr. Heinemann is dead. His career takes off, and even Eva tries to win h...

E04
Night of the Execution

Air Date: 2004-04-28

24m

Adolf Junkers has information about the serial murders that is vital to the police, but he is afraid to reveal them. ...

E05
The Girl of Heidelberg

Air Date: 2004-05-05

24m

Nina Fortner, a talented young student in Heidelberg has been having nightmares. She also cannot remember anything ab...

E06
The Missing

Air Date: 2004-05-12

24m

Nina finally receives an email informing her to meet the anonymous sender at a specified time and place. Dr. Tenma in...

E07
House of Tragedy

Air Date: 2004-05-19

24m

Tenma and Nina return to the Fortners’ residence to find Mauler and Nina’s parents dead. Two detectives arrive to tak...

E08
Pursued

Air Date: 2004-05-26

24m

Eva tries to threaten Dr. Tenma, unless he gets back with her, she would reveal to the police that the tie that was f...

E09
The Girl and the Seasoned Soldier

Air Date: 2004-06-02

24m

An old mercenary soldier named Hugo is interrogated by Lunge about a student of his, a doctor named Tenma.

E10
A Past Erased

Air Date: 2004-06-09

24m

Tenma encounters a burglar named Heckel who claims to have seen the killer. It soon results in Heckel leading Tenma t...

E11
511 Kinderheim

Air Date: 2004-06-16

24m

Tenma learns that Johan used to be in an orphanage known as Kinderheim 511. And he meets a former East German officia...

E12
A Little Experiment

Air Date: 2004-06-23

24m

Dieter is picked up by Hartmann before Tenma could return. And Tenma learns more about the experiments in Kinderheim ...

E13
Petra and Schumann

Air Date: 2004-06-30

24m

In a small village, Dr. Schumann worries over the health of his sick but stubborn old friend, Petra.

E14
Left Behind

Air Date: 2004-07-07

24m

Inspector Lunge investigates the murder of a prostitute and suspects a senator named Dr. Boltzmann of involvement. Hi...

E15
Be My Baby

Air Date: 2004-07-14

24m

Dr. Tenma and Nina Fortner's investigations lead them to a powerful man known as 'The Baby', who belongs in an extrem...

E16
Wolf's Confession

Air Date: 2004-07-21

24m

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

E17
Reunion

Air Date: 2004-07-28

24m

The extremists plans are put into action, and Tenma decides to postpone his search for Johan and instead heads to the...

E18
Five Sugars

Air Date: 2004-08-04

24m

Nina meets with an old friend and boss, Mister Rosso. The delightful old boss however, has a very dark past.

E19
Monster's Abyss

Air Date: 2004-08-11

24m

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

E20
Journey to Freiham

Air Date: 2004-08-18

24m

Tenma and Dieter hitch a ride with an elderly couple on the way to Freiham. Tenma wonders if the couple plan to turn ...

E21
Happy Holidays

Air Date: 2004-08-25

24m

Nina confronts Muller, one of the two detectives responsible for the death of her foster parents, the Fortners. Mulle...

E22
Lunge's Trap

Air Date: 2004-09-01

24m

Lunge determines that the murder of a wealthy, middle-aged, childless couple does not fit the usual modus operandi of...

E23
Eva's Confession

Air Date: 2004-09-08

24m

Eva Heinemann is arrested for public drunkenness and hooks up with Roberto, with whom she was with the night before h...

E24
Of Men and Dining

Air Date: 2004-09-15

24m

In exchange for her life, Roberto tells Eva to confront Tenma, who is currently treating a mob boss at a country hous...

E25
Thursday's Boy

Air Date: 2004-09-29

24m

Karl Neumann and Lotte Frank are both students who read latin to Hans Georg Schubert. Lotte attempts to assist Karl i...

E26
The Secret Woods

Air Date: 2004-10-06

24m

A man who claims to be the son of a millionaire has committed suicide, and a detective is determined to solve the case.

E27
Proof

Air Date: 2004-10-13

24m

Richard's past and present situation is revealed. Johan continues to bond with the Schuwald family and his intention ...

E28
Just One Case

Air Date: 2004-10-20

24m

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

E29
Execution

Air Date: 2004-10-27

24m

Robert delves into Johan's past and makes a shocking discovery. Dr. Gillen speaks to Peter Jurgens, a serial murderer...

E30
Decision

Air Date: 2004-11-03

24m

Suspecting foul play in Robert's 'accidental' death fall, Dr. Reichwen makes some discoveries in his investigations. ...

E31
In Broad Daylight

Air Date: 2004-11-10

24m

Dr. Tenma and Dr. Reichwen finally meet. Dr. Reichwen intends to proof Dr. Tenma's innocence in the homicides, but Dr...

E32
Sanctuary

Air Date: 2004-11-17

24m

Lotte, Frank and Karl are drifting apart. Lotte meets Nina Fortner and they become friends. Dr. Tenma searches for a ...

E33
A Child's View

Air Date: 2004-12-01

24m

Dieter learns of a life threatening game that children are playing. Mr. Schuwald decides to donate his whole book col...

E34
At the Edge of Darkness

Air Date: 2004-12-08

24m

The 'Margot Langer' impostor tries to blackmail Johan. Dr. Tenma helps a young 'doctor' at an illegal clinic

E35
My Nameless Hero

Air Date: 2004-12-15

24m

Lunge tries to get into Dr. Tenma's mind by pretending to be him. Dr. Gillen learns something about Johan during an i...

E36
The Monster of Chaos

Air Date: 2004-12-22

24m

Dr. Reichwein reveals the true nature of Johan to Mr. Schuwald. Dr. Tenma gets ready to assassinate Johan. Lunge conc...

E37
A Nameless Monster

Air Date: 2005-01-12

24m

The episode begins with a fairy tale about a Monster without a name. Nina reads the story from the picture book and h...

E38
The Demon in My Eyes

Air Date: 2005-01-19

24m

Dr. Tenma has a gun pointed at Roberto, but Roberto has the rifle pointed at him. Nina, Dr.Reichwen and Dieter arrive...

E39
The Hell in His Eyes

Air Date: 2005-01-26

24m

Lunge, from the BKA, learns that Johan may indeed exist. Nina goes into regressive hypnosis to learn more about the p...

E40
Grimmer

Air Date: 2005-02-02

24m

The episode introduces Grimmer. Grimmer is a freelance journalist doing an in-depth research into the abuses in the o...

E41
Ghosts of 511

Air Date: 2005-02-09

24m

Grimmer stubbornly stalks Petrov for his experimental research papers chronicaling the abuses at Kinderheim 511, but ...

E42
The Adventures of the Magnificent Steiner

Air Date: 2005-02-16

24m

Grimmer has the key that Petrov gave him, and a former Czechoslovakian secret police organization wants it. Caught an...

E43
Detective Suk

Air Date: 2005-02-23

24m

A new inspector, detective Suk is on the case of Zeman's homicide. During his investigation, he discovers that there ...

E44
Double Darkness

Air Date: 2005-03-02

24m

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

E45
The Monster's Afterimage

Air Date: 2005-03-09

24m

Suk is put under surveillance by the new commissioner. Together with Grimmer, Suk retrieves the tape and research pap...

E46
Contact

Air Date: 2005-03-16

24m

Dr. Tenma learns about Suk's fugitive status from a journalist. And sets out to find him. Meanwhile, Suk and Grimmer ...

E47
The Door to Nightmares

Air Date: 2005-03-23

24m

Nina's experience in Prague is a nightmare for her. Tenma and Grimmer meets with a top man in the Czechoslovakian STB...

E48
The Scariest Thing

Air Date: 2005-03-30

24m

Johan visits Suk's mother. Tenma and Grimmer learns of his visit. They, including Col. Ranke, listen to Johan's tape....

E49
The Cruelest Thing

Air Date: 2005-04-06

24m

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

E50
The Rose Mansion

Air Date: 2005-04-13

24m

Lunge investigates the secret behind the Red Rose Mansion. Tenma and Grimmer separate, but Tenma finds himself in tro...

E51
The Monster's Love Letter

Air Date: 2005-04-20

24m

Schubert, with the help of Reichwein, re-explores his past with Karl Neumann's real mother and realizes his link to J...

E52
The Lawyer

Air Date: 2005-04-27

24m

Former patients of Eisler Memorial Hospital enlist the aid of Alfred Baul, a lawyer, to represent Tenma. Baul in turn...

E53
Determination

Air Date: 2005-05-04

24m

After hearing Roberto's threat against Eva, Tenma decides to confess to all charges against him so he can be placed i...

E54
The Escape

Air Date: 2005-05-11

24m

Tenma and Milch are on the run with the injured Gustav and Helene. Eva finds her life in danger when she discovers th...

E55
Room 402

Air Date: 2005-05-18

24m

Dr. Tenma takes Verderman hostage in a desperate search for Eva. And Verderman's dark past is revealed.

E56
The Neverending Journey

Air Date: 2005-05-25

24m

Nina and Dieter enters the Red Rose Mansion, but Nina faints from her disturbing experience. And they end up in the c...

E57
That Night

Air Date: 2005-06-01

24m

A flashback to Johan’s and Nina’s past, to the time before the Liebert’s homicides reveals the reason behind Johan’s ...

E58
I Hate This Job

Air Date: 2005-06-08

24m

Martin, a hired hand, is hired by General Wolf's ex-associates to ‘take care’ of Eva. But his emotions get in the way...

E59
The Man Who Saw the Devil

Air Date: 2005-06-15

24m

Tenma manages to find Martin. A drunken Eva spots Johan at a party. Martin receives his final orders from his boss bu...

E60
The Man Who Knew Too Much

Air Date: 2005-06-22

24m

Martin’s attempt to save Eva costs him his life, his last minutes with Tenma reveals a terrible secrets about Martin’...

E61
The Door to Memories

Air Date: 2005-06-29

24m

Nina returns to the apartment that she lived in with her mother and Johan and encounters another memory. She then ret...

E62
A Pleasant Dinner Table

Air Date: 2005-07-06

24m

While trying to escape from police in Frankfurt, Tenma is hit by a van. He awakes in the Turkish Quarter of the city,...

E63
Unrelated Murders

Air Date: 2005-07-13

24m

Egon Weisbach was one of the first investigators in the murder of the Liebert parents. On his last day on the job bef...

E64
The Baby's Depression

Air Date: 2005-07-20

24m

The Baby is killed by a prostitute, and his death sends shockwaves in Petr Capek's organization. Capek becomes parano...

E65
Johan's Footprints

Air Date: 2005-07-27

24m

Capek tries to berate Johan for his actions and tells him that everything should be done according to Capek's plans b...

E66
Welcome Home

Air Date: 2005-08-03

24m

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

E67
I'm Back

Air Date: 2005-08-10

24m

Nina confronts Johan who presents her with a story on what happened when many people were poisoned at the Mansion of ...

E68
Ruhenheim

Air Date: 2005-08-17

24m

With a postcard obtained by Lipsky, Lunge arrives in Ruhenheim. There he meets up with Grimmer, whose research has le...

E69
The Peaceful House

Air Date: 2005-08-24

24m

Lunge and Grimmer conclude something terrible is happening in Ruhenheim when random gunshots ring out, people are eit...

E70
The Town Massacre

Air Date: 2005-08-31

24m

As time passes, more people in Ruhenheim are being shot dead by mysterious people and each other. Both Grimmer and Lu...

E71
The Wrath of the Magnificent Steiner

Air Date: 2005-09-07

24m

Tenma runs into Lunge, the latter apologizing for his previous accusations against Tenma. Nina and Dr. Gillen rush to...

E72
A Nameless Man

Air Date: 2005-09-14

24m

Lunge confronts Roberto, one of the ringleaders, in a hotel room. Both are subsequently wounded in the fight. Nina an...

E73
Scenery for a Doomsday

Air Date: 2005-09-21

24m

Bonaparta attempts to shoot Johan dead, but is gunned down by Roberto, who dies of his own injuries soon afterwards. ...

E74
The Real Monster

Air Date: 2005-09-28

24m

It has been some time since the tragic blood battle, and everyone is working hard to put their lives back to normal. ...

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Top Cast

Hidenobu Kiuchi
Hidenobu Kiuchi
Tenma (voice)
Nozomu Sasaki
Nozomu Sasaki
Johan Liebert (voice)
Mamiko Noto
Mamiko Noto
Nina Verdona (voice)
Tsutomu Isobe
Tsutomu Isobe
Lunk (voice)