Hooked on Japanese Anime Series "Monster"

A European friend of ours who lives in Tokyo has turned us onto a popular anime series that has us hooked. The series, currently running on Nihon Television in Japan, is called "Monster." It's about a Japanese surgeon named Dr. Tenma living in Dusseldorf, Germany, where he has embarked on a successful medical career at a leading hospital. It's set in the mid-1980's when Germany was still divided into Communist East and Democratic West. The story, as our friend Roy described it, is kind of like "The Fugitive" but with even more twists and turns and a showdown between the doctor and a full-blown psychopath. This is anime for a mature audience; Doraemon or Sailor Moon it is not. We've only seen the first few episodes of Monster, but we're going to view them again from the start and give you an update as we watch our way through all the nearly 60 episodes produced thus far (as they become available to us). Some "torrents" are available on the Web via fansites here.

Essential Links

Monster - Official Wiki Entry
Torrents for Monster at AnimeSuki Website
Monster - Official Homepage at Nihon Television Website (Japanese)

Posted by Supercore at December 8, 2005 03:03 AM