Monster
AnimeJapanese animation traditions and grammar.This show: 9/10Dark toneShadowy mood and subject matter, a shade short of outright bleak.This show: 9/10Psychological horrorFear that comes from the mind: paranoia, sanity, perception.This show: 8/10PhilosophicalBig questions of meaning, ethics and existence.This show: 8/10Slow burnDeliberate pacing where the payoffs are earned over long stretches.This show: 8/10UnsettlingA creeping sense of unease and wrongness that gets under your skin.This show: 8/10Character studyInterior life matters more than plot.This show: 8/10AtmosphericMood and place thick enough to touch.This show: 8/10
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Starring
Hidenobu KiuchiLiam O'BrienEiji HanawaMamiko NotoYasushi MiyabayashiNozomu Sasaki
Written by
Naoki Urasawa
Starring
Hidenobu KiuchiLiam O'BrienEiji HanawaMamiko NotoYasushi MiyabayashiNozomu Sasaki
Written by
Naoki Urasawa
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| S1 | 8.5 | 8.3 | 8.4 | 7.8 | 9.2 | 7.9 | 8.4 | 8.3 | 7.4 | 8.5 | 7.6 | 8.2 | 8.6 | 8.1 | 7.7 | 7.8 | 8.1 | 8.5 | 7.8 | 8.7 | 7.7 | 8.5 | 9.0 | 7.7 | 8.0 | 7.4 | 7.7 | 8.0 | 8.5 | 9.6 | 9.2 | 8.0 | 7.6 | 8.1 | 7.9 | 7.6 | 8.4 | 9.6 | 9.1 | 8.1 | 7.9 | 8.2 | 8.3 | 7.7 | 8.9 | 8.3 | 8.8 | 8.4 | 8.1 | 9.4 | 8.1 | 8.1 | 7.8 | 7.7 | 8.1 | 7.9 | 8.5 | 8.4 | 7.7 | 8.7 | 8.9 | 8.0 | 7.8 | 8.1 | 8.4 | 8.2 | 8.9 | 9.3 | 7.8 | 8.7 | 9.0 | 9.7 | 9.2 | 9.7 | 9.4 |
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About
"A quiet, chilling meditation on what makes a monster"
A gifted neurosurgeon in Germany defies hospital politics to save a young boy's life, only to learn years later that the boy grew into a manipulative, possibly inhuman killer. Haunted by guilt, the doctor abandons his career to hunt him down and undo the harm he unknowingly caused. What follows is a sprawling, slow-burn psychological thriller about identity, nature versus nurture, and the ripple effects of evil. It is deliberate and talky rather than action-packed, but builds an atmosphere of dread that rewards patience with genuinely unnerving payoffs.
Watch it for
the slow unraveling of a genuinely terrifying antagonist whose calm makes him scarier.
Maybe skip if
you want fast pacing, since this is a patient, dialogue-heavy slow burn.
Written by our AI editor to help you decide, spoiler-free by design.
All Seasons
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Season 12004
8.5212K7428h 26m
| Ep | Title | Rating | Yours | Votes | Runtime | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ▶ | 1 | Herr Doktor Tenma | 8.3 | 5K | 23 min | |
| ▶ | 2 | Downfall | 8.4 | 4K | 23 min | |
| ▶ | 3 | Murder Case | 7.8 | 4K | 23 min | |
| ▶ | 4 | Night of Punishment | 9.2 | 5K | 23 min | |
| ▶ | 5 | The Girl from Heidelberg | 7.9 | 4K | 23 min | |
| ▶ | 6 | Reported Disappearance | 8.4 | 3K | 23 min | |
| ▶ | 7 | Mansion of Tragedy | 8.3 | 3K | 23 min | |
| ▶ | 8 | The Fugitive | 7.4 | 3K | 23 min | |
| ▶ | 9 | Rouhei to shoujo | 8.5 | 3K | 23 min | |
| ▶ | 10 | The Past That Was Erased | 7.6 | 3K | 23 min | |
| ▶ | 11 | Kinderheim 511 | 8.2 | 3K | 23 min | |
| ▶ | 12 | A Meaker Little Experiment | 8.6 | 3K | 23 min | |
| ▶ | 13 | Petra and Schumann | 8.1 | 3K | 23 min | |
| ▶ | 14 | The Only Man Left, the Only Woman Left | 7.7 | 3K | 23 min | |
| ▶ | 15 | Be My Baby | 7.8 | 3K | 23 min | |
| ▶ | 16 | Wolf's Confession | 8.1 | 2K | 23 min | |
| ▶ | 17 | Reunion | 8.5 | 3K | 23 min | |
| ▶ | 18 | The Fifth Spoonful of Sugar | 7.8 | 3K | 23 min | |
| ▶ | 19 | Abyss of the Monster | 8.7 | 3K | 23 min | |
| ▶ | 20 | Journey to Freiham | 7.7 | 3K | 23 min | |
| ▶ | 21 | Happy Holidays | 8.5 | 3K | 23 min | |
| ▶ | 22 | Lunge's Trap | 9.0 | 3K | 23 min | |
| ▶ | 23 | Eva's Confession | 7.7 | 2K | 23 min | |
| ▶ | 24 | Of Men and Dining | 8.0 | 2K | 23 min | |
| ▶ | 25 | Thursday's Boy | 7.4 | 3K | 23 min | |
| ▶ | 26 | The Secret Woods | 7.7 | 3K | 23 min | |
| ▶ | 27 | Proof | 8.0 | 3K | 23 min | |
| ▶ | 28 | Just One Case | 8.5 | 3K | 23 min | |
| ▶ | 29 | Execution | 9.6 | 5K | 23 min | |
| ▶ | 30 | Decision | 9.2 | 3K | 23 min | |
| ▶ | 31 | In Broad Daylight | 8.0 | 2K | 23 min | |
| ▶ | 32 | Sanctuary | 7.6 | 2K | 23 min | |
| ▶ | 33 | A Child's View | 8.1 | 2K | 23 min | |
| ▶ | 34 | At the Edge of Darkness | 7.9 | 2K | 23 min | |
| ▶ | 35 | My Nameless Hero | 7.6 | 2K | 23 min | |
| ▶ | 36 | The Monster of Chaos | 8.4 | 2K | 23 min | |
| ▶ | 37 | Namae no Nai Kaibutsu | 9.6 | 5K | 23 min | |
| ▶ | 38 | The Demon in My Eyes | 9.1 | 3K | 23 min | |
| ▶ | 39 | The Hell in His Eyes | 8.1 | 2K | 23 min | |
| ▶ | 40 | Grimmer | 7.9 | 3K | 25 min | |
| ▶ | 41 | Ghosts of 511 | 8.2 | 2K | 23 min | |
| ▶ | 42 | The Adventures of the Magnificent Steiner | 8.3 | 2K | 23 min | |
| ▶ | 43 | Jan Suk | 7.7 | 2K | 23 min | |
| ▶ | 44 | Two Darknesses | 8.9 | 3K | 23 min | |
| ▶ | 45 | The Monster Afterimage | 8.3 | 2K | 23 min | |
| ▶ | 46 | Point of Contact | 8.8 | 3K | 23 min | |
| ▶ | 47 | The Door to Nightmares | 8.4 | 2K | 23 min | |
| ▶ | 48 | The Scariest Thing | 8.1 | 2K | 23 min | |
| ▶ | 49 | The Cruelest Thing | 9.4 | 5K | 23 min | |
| ▶ | 50 | Mansion of Roses | 8.1 | 2K | 25 min | |
| ▶ | 51 | Monster's Love Letter | 8.1 | 2K | 23 min | |
| ▶ | 52 | Lawyer | 7.8 | 2K | 23 min | |
| ▶ | 53 | Determination | 7.7 | 2K | 23 min | |
| ▶ | 54 | Escape | 8.1 | 2K | 23 min | |
| ▶ | 55 | Room 402 | 7.9 | 2K | 23 min | |
| ▶ | 56 | The Unending Journey | 8.5 | 2K | 23 min | |
| ▶ | 57 | That Night | 8.4 | 2K | 23 min | |
| ▶ | 58 | Unwanted Job | 7.7 | 2K | 23 min | |
| ▶ | 59 | The Man Who Saw the Devil | 8.7 | 2K | 23 min | |
| ▶ | 60 | The Man Who Knew Too Much | 8.9 | 3K | 23 min | |
| ▶ | 61 | The Door of Memory | 8.0 | 2K | 23 min | |
| ▶ | 62 | A Fun Meal | 7.8 | 2K | 23 min | |
| ▶ | 63 | Unrelated Murders | 8.1 | 2K | 23 min | |
| ▶ | 64 | The Baby's Depression | 8.4 | 2K | 23 min | |
| ▶ | 65 | Johan's Footprints | 8.2 | 2K | 23 min | |
| ▶ | 66 | Welcome Back | 8.9 | 3K | 23 min | |
| ▶ | 67 | I'm Home | 9.3 | 3K | 23 min | |
| ▶ | 68 | Ruhenheim | 7.8 | 2K | 23 min | |
| ▶ | 69 | A Peaceful Home | 8.7 | 2K | 23 min | |
| ▶ | 70 | The Town of Slaughter | 9.0 | 3K | 23 min | |
| ▶ | 71 | The Magnificent Steiner's Rage | 9.7 | 6K | 23 min | |
| ▶ | 72 | Man Without a Name | 9.2 | 4K | 23 min | |
| ▶ | 73 | The Landscape of the End | 9.7 | 6K | 23 min | |
| ▶ | 74 | The Real Monster | 9.4 | 5K | 23 min |
Full Cast & Crew
Cast
Hidenobu Kiuchi Kenzou Tenma, Customer D, Student C
Liam O'Brien Kenzou Tenma, Kenzo Tenma
Eiji Hanawa Herbert Knaup, Man, Bodyguard B
Mamiko Noto Nina Fortner, Anna Liebert, Johan Liebert
Yasushi Miyabayashi Man C, Bodyguard A, Customer C
Nozomu Sasaki Johan Liebert, Policeman, Detective
Karen Strassman Anna Liebert, Nina Fortner
Tsutomu Isobe Heinrich Lunge
Shiho Kawaragi Nurse, Nurse A, Beate
Richard Epcar Inspector Heinrich Lunge
Crew
Naoki Urasawa
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