Monster - Season 1 - Eps 1: Herr Dr. Tenma
Dr. Kenzo Tenma, a leading neurosurgeon at the Dusseldorf Hospital has received massive acclaim for his successful surgery on a famous opera singer. However, he is burdened by guilt. Due to pressure from the director, he had operated on the opera singer on the night that he was supposed to operate on another man. As a result, when the director’s orders him to operate on the mayor, he decides to ignore the order and instead works on saving the life of a young boy, brought to the hospital from the scene of a serial homicide. However, the boy's twin sister, who was brought in with the boy, and who still suffers from shock, keeps repeating the words 'kill him'.
About Monster
Title: Monster
First Air Date: 2004-04-07
Last Air Date: 2005-09-28
Status: Ended
Rating: 8.521/10 (from 629 votes)
Language: JA
Seasons: 2
Total Episodes: 74
Network: Nippon TV
Genres: Animation, Drama, Crime, Mystery
Production Companies: Shogakukan Production, Madhouse, VAP
Synopsis
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.
Cast
Hidenobu Kiuchi
Tenma (voice)
