Monster
Dr. Kenzo Tenma has it all. He is by far the most skilled surgeon at Isler memorial, a well respected doctor amongst his peers and is even engaged to the directors daughter, Eva. But all this changes one fateful day when a young boy and his twin are brought in with a severe head injury. With a very delicate operation on his hands Tenma faces the dilemma of choosing to operate on the young boy or operating on the mayor. Going against his orders Tenma saves the young boys life. This however comes at the cost of losing the mayor and along with it his status at the hospital, relationship with Eva and everything he's worked for. Drunk and depressed one night Tenma angrily approves of his decision believing that "all life is equal". The following morning the twins have mysteriously disappeared whilst 3 doctors including the director have been found dead. 9 years later a BKA agent is hot on Tenma's heels believing him to be the lead suspect in the murders. However Tenma is about to be reunited with someone from his past who proves to be the reason behind all the events. Regretting his past decisions Tenma sets off on a quest across Germany to put an end to the consequences his actions have caused whilst along the way meeting characters who give him the courage and motivation to continue down this personal journey to redemption.
- 2004-2005
- 1 season
- Chiller
- Animation, Suspense, Drama
- TV-14
Dr. Kenzo Tenma has it all. He is by far the most skilled surgeon at Isler memorial, a well respected doctor amongst his peers and is even engaged to the directors daughter, Eva. But all this changes one fateful day when a young boy and his twin are brought in with a severe head injury. With a very delicate operation on his hands Tenma faces the dilemma of choosing to operate on the young boy or operating on the mayor. Going against his orders Tenma saves the young boys life. This however comes at the cost of losing the mayor and along with it his status at the hospital, relationship with Eva and everything he's worked for. Drunk and depressed one night Tenma angrily approves of his decision believing that "all life is equal". The following morning the twins have mysteriously disappeared whilst 3 doctors including the director have been found dead. 9 years later a BKA agent is hot on Tenma's heels believing him to be the lead suspect in the murders. However Tenma is about to be reunited with someone from his past who proves to be the reason behind all the events. Regretting his past decisions Tenma sets off on a quest across Germany to put an end to the consequences his actions have caused whilst along the way meeting characters who give him the courage and motivation to continue down this personal journey to redemption.
Season 1 Episode Guide
74 Episodes 2004 - 2005
Episode 1
Herr Doktor Tenma
Tue, Apr 6, 2004 23 mins
Doctor Tenma is a brilliant Japanese neurosurgeon who works at Eisler Memorial Hospital in Germany. He is doing well professionally and is even engaged to the director's daughter, Eva. One day, a boy with a gunshot wound to the head is brought to him.
Episode 2
Downfall
23 mins
Dr. Tenma saves Johan's life, but Mayor Roedecker dies during surgery under Dr. Boyer, prompting Dr. Oppenheim to send a report to the director.
Episode 3
Murder Case
23 mins
The three doctors are found dead, while the twins are reported missing. Tenma becomes a prime suspect for the murder. The chairman reinstates Tenma as the chief surgeon. Nine years later, a suspect in Lunge's robbery investigation is operated by Tenma and can only say one sentence after waking up.
Episode 4
Night of Punishment
23 mins
The suspect Yunkers wakes up. Lunge tries to get a confession from him but fails. The following night, Tenma comes to the hospital with a gift and finds Yunkers running away scared and chases after him to a building. Tenma finds Yunkers held at gunpoint by a man he knows.
Episode 5
The Girl from Heidelberg
Sat, May 1, 2004 23 mins
In Heidelberg, a girl named Nina Fortner rushes to class. She is a top student and is admired by everyone. She works as a part time pizza delivery girl and also takes karate classes. Nina comes home to find a corny romantic email written to her by an unknown boy. In Koln, Tenma searches for the identity of Yohan. He finds that Yohan lived in a lot of places and went by the names Michael and Franz. A war veteran reiterates that the boy learnt French and English with ease and always wants to hear war stories. Few days later Yohan shows up at Nina's school.
Episode 6
Reported Disappearance
Sat, May 1, 2004 23 mins
Tenma visits a Heidelberg newspaper agency. He is permitted by a reporter to look through the archives for the article about the twins' disappearance. They find that Mr.Fortner had filed a missing person's report on a boy. Meanwhile, It's Nina's 20th birthday. She goes to the school counselor to talk about her fainting. Upon recollection, Nina says that the boy made her nostalgic. She gets another email asking her to come to Heidelberg castle. Mr. and Mrs. Fortner are reluctant to share information on the report. Tenma sensing danger hurries to Heidelberg castle.
Episode 7
Mansion of Tragedy
23 mins
Tenma and Nina come back to the house and find that the reporter and Nina's parents are dead. They are escorted by two police officers. On the way, Tenma realizes that the officers know more things than they are letting on. He grows suspicious and jumps off a bridge to a river with Nina. The following morning, on the river bank, Nina remembers everything from her past.
Episode 8
The Fugitive
23 mins
Inspector Lunge visits Eva Heinemann for information on the tie. Eva says she doesn't know anything about it. Later,at the hospital, Eva confesses her love to Tenma. He doesn't reciprocate. Eva threatens him that she would tell the police about the tie. Tenma resigns from the post. After taking Eva's info, the police round up the hospital to arrest Tenma.
Episode 9
Rouhei to shoujo
Tue, Jun 1, 2004 23 mins
It is monsoon season. Inspector Lunge interrogates a mercenary, Mr. Hugo Benhardt who trained Dr. Tenma with firearms five months ago. During the stint, Tenma harmonizes Mr. Hugo's life with the little chore girl whose mother he killed during Myanmar war.
Episode 10
The Past That Was Erased
Tue, Jun 1, 2004 23 mins
A city council member and his wife are killed in Verden, Germany. Tenma believes that Johan could be the murderer, so he breaks into the council member's home for clues. There he meets a petty thief named Heckel. Heckel says that he saw the murderer and leads Tenma to the murderer's house...
Episode 11
Kinderheim 511
23 mins
Tenma learns that Johan used to be in an orphanage known as Kinderheim 511, where he meets an injured boy named Dieter and a former East German official named Hartmann who used to work there.
Episode 12
A Meaker Little Experiment
23 mins
Dieter is picked up by Hartmann before Tenma could return, and Tenma learns more about the experiments in Kinderheim 511.
Episode 13
Petra and Schumann
23 mins
In a small village, Dr. Schumann worries over the health of his sick but stubborn old friend, Petra.
Episode 14
The Only Man Left, the Only Woman Left
23 mins
Inspector Lunge investigates the murder of a prostitute and suspects a senator named Dr. Boltzmann of involvement. His dedication to his work however takes a toll on his family life. Meanwhile, the vindictive Eva continues to press Lunge to catch Tenma. She also has a new lover, her gardener.
Episode 15
Be My Baby
23 mins
Tenma investigates the Heidelberg murders and learns of a right-wing nationalist organization that's planning to burn down the Turkish portion of Frankfurt. Nina is captured by the organization.
Episode 16
Wolf's Confession
23 mins
The Baby leads Nina to Professor Geidlitz, one of the leaders of a right-wing extremist organization. Geidlitz tells Nina about his plan to find Johan and turn him into the leader of his organization, and informs her that he needs Nina in order to do so. Meanwhile, Tenma gets into trouble when he is caught by the Baby.
Episode 17
Reunion
23 mins
General Wolf is the first person who recognized Johan's talents. Having experienced how terrifying Johan is, he asks Tenma to kill him. But Tenma threatens one of the general's subordinates and escapes to Frankfurt in order to prevent the right-wing extremists from burning down the Turkish part of town. ...
Episode 18
The Fifth Spoonful of Sugar
23 mins
Nina is held by the police as a witness to the plan to burn down the Turkish quarter but is released when Mr. Rosso appears, the owner of a small restaurant where Nina worked after parting ways with Tenma. It's been a long time since they've met, and when Nina sees Rosso pour five spoonfuls of sugar into his coffee, she finally smiles again.
Episode 19
Abyss of the Monster
23 mins
Tenma visits criminal psychologist Rudi Gillen, one of his college classmates. Gillen believes that Tenma is a serial killer with multiple personalities and calls the police to have him arrested. Furthermore, he wants to analyze Tenma as a research subject after he's been arrested...
Episode 20
Journey to Freiham
23 mins
Tenma and Dieter hitchhike to their next destination in Freiham. Mr. Jones and Leia, an older vacationing British couple, pick them up. Jones, a former police officer, is suspicious of Tenma, who is wanted by the police. But Leia is friendly, and thanks to her, the trip is peaceful. Midway, Jones reveals an unexpected reason for why the couple has come to Germany!
Episode 21
Happy Holidays
23 mins
There is a man who lives with bodyguards in a luxurious mansion in Nice in the south of France. Nina is looking for this man, called Muller, because he is the former detective who killed her foster parents, the Fortners. After quitting the police, Muller was hired by a crime syndicate. Muller discovers that his protege, Roberto, is actually working for Johan and is now tasked with killing Nina.
Episode 22
Lunge's Trap
23 mins
There is a murder in Hamburg, Germany, believed to be one of the multiple homicides of middle-aged couples. Lunge has an opportunity to lure Tenma to a trap. However, before he can arrest him, Lunge is critically wounded by the real criminal. Tenma is able to treat his injuries.
Episode 23
Eva's Confession
23 mins
Eva Heinemann is arrested for public drunkenness and is also homeless after not paying her rent.
Episode 24
Of Men and Dining
23 mins
Eva trades Johan's photos for Tenma's location.
Episode 25
Thursday's Boy
23 mins
Hans Georg Schuwald, a blind business tycoon who's infamously known as "The Vampire of Bavaria," hires a different college student each day of the week to read books to him. Karl is in charge of Tuesdays. He has approached Schuwald in order to find his mother, who was acquainted with the man...
Episode 26
The Secret Woods
23 mins
Schuwald hires a private investigator to look into Farren's death, while Johan manipulates Karl into believing Schuwald is his father.
Episode 27
Proof
23 mins
While Braun investigates Karl for Farren's death, Johan manipulates Karl into reconciling with his real father, Schuwald.
Episode 28
Just One Case
23 mins
Schuwald tells Richard to stop the investigation because everything has been solved. Richard has suspicions about an earlier investigation he had been asked to conduct concerning the suicide of Edmund, a boy who was thought to be Schuwald's son...
Episode 29
Execution
23 mins
Richard is a detective who quit the police force when he shot a criminal while on duty and has run himself into ruin. But reinvestigating some unsolved cases, he begins to put his life back together. Richard also discovers that there is one person behind all of the cases...
Episode 30
Decision
23 mins
Richard commits suicide. But Dr. Reichwein, who was counseling Richard, is suspicious of the circumstances of Richard's death and begins an investigation himself. Dr. Reichwein is attacked by hoodlums who try to interfere with his investigation...
Episode 31
In Broad Daylight
23 mins
Dr. Reichwein hides Tenma in a safe house, but Tenma leaves to track down Johan.
Episode 32
Sanctuary
23 mins
Lotte has feelings for Schuwald's son, Karl, but lately, Karl has been busy working with his father, so he hasn't had any time for her. In the college library, Lotte meets Nina, who is doing research because she suspects that the recent events surrounding Schuwald are the work of her brother, Johan. Tenma tries to kill Johan in a forest.
Episode 33
A Child's View
23 mins
Dieter learns about a life-threatening child's game from a survivor, Martin, in the hospital. Johan influenced Martin to play this game by saying those who survive are "chosen". Johan also tells Martin that he will be shot by a Japanese person soon. Mr. Schubert decides to donate his library of books to the Munich University as suggested by Johan and Karl. The University decided to host a ceremony for Mr. Schubert about this donation and Dr. Tenma decides that he will execute Johan there. While Johan was in the library looking for a picture book to give to Martin he collapses.
Episode 34
At the Edge of Darkness
23 mins
Johan recovers from his fainting spell and responds to an invitation to visit the Red Hindenberg. Tenma visits a local doctor.
Episode 35
My Nameless Hero
23 mins
Lunge prioritizes his investigation over his personal life, questioning Tenma's former friends from Japan and discovering a crucial clue related to Johan's fainting spell.
Episode 36
The Monster of Chaos
23 mins
Dr. Reichwein confronts Schuwald about Johan. Reichwein and Lunge both head to the library to stop Johan, while Lotte confronts Nina about her true identity.
Episode 37
Namae no Nai Kaibutsu
23 mins
Nina reads the picture book, "A Nameless Monster," triggering lost memories. She decides to confront Johan at the book donation ceremony.
Episode 38
The Demon in My Eyes
23 mins
Dr. Tenma has a gun pointed at Roberto, but Roberto has the rifle pointed at him. Nina, Dr.Reichwen and Dieter arrive to find the whole library in flames. People are trapped inside and the doors are all locked. Karl reads the report on his mother's life and death. Dr. Tenma tries to rescue those trapped in the building. Johan reveals the monster inside of him to Schuwald.
Episode 39
The Hell in His Eyes
23 mins
The one who is pointing a gun at Johan is not Tenma, but Nina. But because of the fire, it is unknown whether Johan was hit by a bullet. Johan disappears once again. Lunge starts to believe that Johan is indeed real. Nina decides to go to Prague.
Episode 40
Grimmer
25 mins
Grimmer is a freelance journalist. Currently, he is investigating abuses that may have occurred in the kinderheim (orphanages) of the former East Germany. When East Germany still existed, he traveled around the world as a spy who posed as a newspaper journalist.
Episode 41
Ghosts of 511
23 mins
Grimmer is a freelance journalist who is investigating what happened at 511 Kinderheim. After parting ways with Tenma, he meets Reinhardt, the former director of 511 Kinderheim, who is going by the name Pedrov. Reinhardt turns Grimmer away, telling him that his experiment was successful until he quit as director.
Episode 42
The Adventures of the Magnificent Steiner
23 mins
Grimmer is abducted and tortured by former Czechoslovakian StB members.
Episode 43
Jan Suk
Tue, Feb 22, 2005 23 mins
Grimmer, who is investigating 511 Kinderheim, has passed out after being tortured by members of the former Czechoslovakian secret police. When he comes to, he is surrounded by their dead bodies. One of the bodies is that of Zeman, a Prague police inspector. And Detective Jan Suk, Zeman's protege begins to investigate this case.
Episode 44
Two Darknesses
23 mins
After the death of his seniors, Suk is left to re-investigate case from the very beginning. He gets information from the orphans about a meeting with Grimmer. His intention to arrest Grimmer takes a different turn however when he gets deeper into the investigation. This also reveals that there is more to the nameless lady at the bar than she lets on.
Episode 45
The Monster Afterimage
23 mins
The Czech police have turned their suspicions towards the journalist Grimmer and the young detective Suk for the murders of their former police chief and three former Czechoslovakian secret police members. Even though he is a suspect, Suk meets with Grimmer to find out the truth.
Episode 46
Point of Contact
23 mins
A Prague police detective from a special investigative team has been killed in Suk's room, and now Suk is being chased as a suspect in a series of murders. Tenma reads about the case in a newspaper...
Episode 47
The Door to Nightmares
23 mins
Nina doesn't know that Johan has disguised himself as her and is confused when people in the street affectionately call her "Anna." Meanwhile, Tenma and Grimmer meet with Captain Karel Lanke, a leader of the former Czechoslovakian secret police.
Episode 48
The Scariest Thing
23 mins
While searching for the sign with the three frogs, Nina is surprised that she knows the surrounding buildings and streets, but there is a shadow of fear in her memories. Meanwhile, Tenma and Grimmer get an important testimony from Lanke. Inspector Lunge takes a holiday in Prague.
Episode 49
The Cruelest Thing
23 mins
All the orphans who adore Grimmer try to prove his innocence. They find the blonde woman (Johan, disguised as Anna) who was at the scene of the murder.
Episode 50
Mansion of Roses
25 mins
Inspector Lunge arrives at the Red Rose Mansion after finding a hint in a picture book. Afterwards, he meets with Captainl Lanke, a leader of the former Czechoslovakian secret police. Tenma visits a previous publisher of Franz Bonaparta's work.
Episode 51
Monster's Love Letter
23 mins
In order to get close to the tycoon Schuwald, Johan used Schuwald's mistress, Margot Langer. Schuwald thinks back to the time he visited the building with the sign with the three frogs when he went searching for Margot three years after they had parted ways.
Episode 52
Lawyer
23 mins
Former patients of Eisler Memorial Hospital enlist the aid of Alfred Baul, a lawyer, to represent Tenma. Baul in turn asks for the assistance of Fritz Vardemann. Vardemann visits Tenma in prison, and agrees to take on the defense, but is then called to the hospital when his wife goes into labor with their first child. When Baul visits Tenma in prison, Tenma is shocked to see that Baul is Roberto. Roberto then says that Eva Heinemann will be his next target.
Episode 53
Determination
23 mins
After hearing Roberto's threat against Eva, Tenma decides to confess to all charges against him so he can be placed in the same van transporting a prisoner to a Federal Penetentary as the prisoner is arranging for a jailbreak.
Episode 54
Escape
23 mins
Tenma makes a false confession and places the blame on himself. He is moved from the detention area of the police station to a prison. Meanwhile, upon learning that Tenma has confessed, Eva calls the lawyer Baul to tell him that she will testify to prove Tenma's innocence.
Episode 55
Room 402
23 mins
Tenma tries to warn Eva that she is in danger. He heads to her room 402 at a hotel. Lunge returns to Düsseldorf and confronts Vardemann with his father's past and links to Franz Bonaparta. After Lunge leaves, Tenma accosts Vardemann in his car.
Episode 56
The Unending Journey
23 mins
Tenma has escaped and is headed to his lawyer Verdeman's house. There, Tenma finds a message inviting him to the Red Rose Mansion. Tenma heads to the Czech Republic while decoding the encoded memo that Verdeman's father left behind.
Episode 57
That Night
Mon, May 3, 2010 23 mins
A flashback to Johan's and Nina's past, to the time before the Liebert's homicides reveals the reason behind Johan's killing. Police makes a startling discovery at the burnt down mansion. Tenma finally learns where Eva is. And Lunge reveals Lipsky's true identity.
Episode 58
Unwanted Job
Mon, May 3, 2010 23 mins
Two months earlier, before Tenma escaped, Martin visited Eva's room and took her away. A mysterious man in Frankfurt told Martin to bring Eva to him...
Episode 59
The Man Who Saw the Devil
23 mins
Tenma manages to find Martin. A drunken Eva spots Johan at a party. Martin receives his final orders from his boss but his feelings gets in the way. And Martin gets way over his head when he tries to investigate Johan and his disciple, and the truth about his past is revealed.
Episode 60
The Man Who Knew Too Much
23 mins
Martin ignores the order to kill Eva and plans to escape with her. He follows the mysterious man who was with the man in glasses who hired him to his room. But as if having anticipated he'd come, the man happily begins talking about Martin's past.
Episode 61
The Door of Memory
23 mins
Nina returns to the apartment that she lived in with her mother and Johan and encounters another memory. She then returns to Munich and Dr. Reichwein where she volunteers for hypnosis to find the truth behind these memories. After she nearly kills Dr. Gillen in a hypnotic rage, she leaves Dr. Reichwein's house to try to stop Tenma from killing her brother. Meanwhile, Suk and Vardemann team up to interview former residents of the Mansion of Red Roses to gather information on Franz Bonaparta's reading sessions with his picture books, and for Vardemann to find out more about his father's true involvement.
Episode 62
A Fun Meal
23 mins
While trying to escape from police in Frankfurt, Tenma is hit by a van. He awakes in the Turkish Quarter of the city, the same one that he saved from The Baby's plot. The man who saved him plans to kill Petr Capek at a convention, but he fails at this task and is shot dead. Nina, in Frankfurt, sees the picture of Petr Capek and it triggers yet another memory.
Episode 63
Unrelated Murders
23 mins
Egon Weissbach was one of the first investigators in the murder of the Liebert parents. On his last day on the job before retirement, he is escorting a convicted serial murderer but wants to know why he killed someone who did not fit his modus operandi. At the same time, Dr. Gillen is interviewing several murderers wondering why they killed someone who also did not fit their usual targets. Both realize that all these criminals committed murders outside their usual scope at the request of a young man, presumably Johan.
Episode 64
The Baby's Depression
23 mins
The Baby is killed by a prostitute, and his death sends shockwaves in Petr Capek's organization. Capek becomes paranoid as to who is loyal or not and accidentally kills one of his guards. He makes it to his cottage where Johan is waiting for him.
Episode 65
Johan's Footprints
23 mins
Capek tries to berate Johan for his actions and tells him that everything should be done according to Capek's plans but Johan simply disagrees and disappears. Capek realizes his hold on his organization is crumbling and has his men pick up Nina in Frankfurt. Eva accosts the young man who was introduced to Johan, Christof Sievernich, demanding answers.
Episode 66
Welcome Back
23 mins
Capek reveals to Nina that her and her twin brother Johan are the products of a eugenics experiment designed to breed "the perfect children". Tenma has wounded Christof and is driving him and Eva to the hospital while demanding answers on Petr Capek. While Eva makes a phone call at a payphone, Tenma sneaks away.
Episode 67
I'm Home
23 mins
Johan, during his confrontation with Anna, reveals what he endured in the Red Rose Mansion as a child. As Tenma and Anna embark further on the monster's trail, Johan is already ahead of them, now knowing where his path of destruction will end.
Episode 68
Ruhenheim
23 mins
With a postcard obtained through Lipsky, Lunge arrives in Ruhenheim. There he meets up with Grimmer, whose research has led him to this town as well. A working-class couple in this town realize they won the lottery. Fearing that everyone else wants to kill them, the husband buys an arsenal of weapons.
Episode 69
A Peaceful Home
23 mins
Lunge and Grimmer conclude something terrible is happening in Ruhenheim when random gunshots ring out, people are either murdered or disappearing, and any roads out of town are flooded by torrential rain. As Nina recovers in a nearby hospital, Tenma, using a lead from Capek, travels to Prague and meets with Lipsky and determines that Johan is in Ruhenheim.
Episode 70
The Town of Slaughter
23 mins
As time passes, more people in Ruhenheim are being shot dead by mysterious people and each other. Both Grimmer and Lunge determine that the owner of a local hotel is Klaus Poppe, also known as Franz Bonaparta. After subduing a man who was giving weapons to everyone in the town, they obtain information that one of the ringleaders is in a second hotel.
Episode 71
The Magnificent Steiner's Rage
23 mins
In the pouring rain, in the town of Ruhenheim, people have become suspicious of each other and have begun killing each other. Inspector Lunge is saving the surviving townspeople as he searches for the leader of the group that is inciting the massacre.
Episode 72
Man Without a Name
23 mins
Inspector Lunge tracks down Roberto, the leader of the inciters, and charges in. But Inspector Lunge ends up being defeated by Roberto, who declares that he has no name. Meanwhile, upon meeting Bonaparta, Tenma goes into the town with him to end everything.
Episode 73
The Landscape of the End
23 mins
Tenma is running through the town in the pouring rain with Franz Bonaparta, also known as Klaus Poppe, in order to save Inspector Lunge, who has gone off to arrest Roberto. The boy Wim comes to them and tells them that Nina has gone to the "Vampire's House."
Episode 74
The Real Monster
23 mins
After the events in Ruhenheim, Tenma is cleared of suspicion of multiple homicide, and the survivors of the case begin to move on with their lives.
