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Monster (2004)

Animation · Crime · Drama

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.

IMDb rating
8.8 (76,059 votes)
Episode average
8.3 -0.5 vs IMDb
Seasons
1
Streaming (US)
Netflix
Language
JA
Type
TV series

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Ratings refreshed Oct 3, 2026 · 1 season indexed

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Seasons

Season 1 (2004)

8.35 avg 74 episodes 8.3 → 9.4 23 min avg

Ep 1: 8.3 · 5,198 votesEp 2: 8.4 · 4,203 votesEp 3: 7.9 · 3,878 votesEp 4: 9.2 · 5,573 votesEp 5: 7.9 · 3,605 votesEp 6: 8.4 · 3,300 votesEp 7: 8.3 · 3,196 votesEp 8: 7.4 · 2,991 votesEp 9: 8.5 · 3,480 votesEp 10: 7.6 · 2,836 votesEp 11: 8.2 · 2,930 votesEp 12: 8.6 · 3,210 votesEp 13: 8.2 · 2,789 votesEp 14: 7.7 · 2,785 votesEp 15: 7.8 · 2,613 votesEp 16: 8.1 · 2,545 votesEp 17: 8.5 · 2,785 votesEp 18: 7.8 · 2,690 votesEp 19: 8.7 · 3,012 votesEp 20: 7.7 · 2,629 votesEp 21: 8.5 · 2,709 votesEp 22: 9.0 · 3,254 votesEp 23: 7.7 · 2,458 votesEp 24: 8.0 · 2,436 votesEp 25: 7.4 · 2,906 votesEp 26: 7.7 · 2,660 votesEp 27: 8.1 · 2,596 votesEp 28: 8.5 · 2,835 votesEp 29: 9.6 · 5,367 votesEp 30: 9.2 · 3,500 votesEp 31: 8.0 · 2,289 votesEp 32: 7.6 · 2,261 votesEp 33: 8.1 · 2,414 votesEp 34: 7.9 · 2,364 votesEp 35: 7.6 · 2,236 votesEp 36: 8.4 · 2,530 votesEp 37: 9.6 · 5,236 votesEp 38: 9.1 · 3,219 votesEp 39: 8.1 · 2,201 votesEp 40: 7.9 · 2,648 votesEp 41: 8.2 · 2,243 votesEp 42: 8.3 · 2,315 votesEp 43: 7.7 · 2,165 votesEp 44: 8.9 · 3,396 votesEp 45: 8.3 · 2,265 votesEp 46: 8.8 · 2,992 votesEp 47: 8.4 · 2,197 votesEp 48: 8.1 · 2,108 votesEp 49: 9.4 · 4,739 votesEp 50: 8.1 · 2,120 votesEp 51: 8.2 · 2,050 votesEp 52: 7.8 · 2,028 votesEp 53: 7.7 · 1,978 votesEp 54: 8.1 · 2,041 votesEp 55: 7.9 · 2,042 votesEp 56: 8.5 · 2,153 votesEp 57: 8.4 · 2,152 votesEp 58: 7.7 · 2,069 votesEp 59: 8.7 · 2,337 votesEp 60: 8.9 · 2,693 votesEp 61: 8.0 · 1,968 votesEp 62: 7.8 · 1,983 votesEp 63: 8.1 · 1,969 votesEp 64: 8.4 · 2,119 votesEp 65: 8.2 · 2,033 votesEp 66: 9.0 · 2,691 votesEp 67: 9.3 · 3,441 votesEp 68: 7.8 · 2,173 votesEp 69: 8.7 · 2,370 votesEp 70: 9.0 · 2,675 votesEp 71: 9.8 · 5,784 votesEp 72: 9.2 · 3,785 votesEp 73: 9.7 · 6,606 votesEp 74: 9.4 · 4,636 votes
Season 1 episodes - IMDb ratings
#TitleRatingVotes
1Herr Doktor Tenma8.35,198
2Downfall8.44,203
3Murder Case7.93,878
4Night of Punishment9.25,573
5The Girl from Heidelberg7.93,605
6Reported Disappearance8.43,300
7Mansion of Tragedy8.33,196
8The Fugitive7.42,991
9Rouhei to shoujo8.53,480
10The Past That Was Erased7.62,836
11Kinderheim 5118.22,930
12A Meaker Little Experiment8.63,210
13Petra and Schumann8.22,789
14The Only Man Left, the Only Woman Left7.72,785
15Be My Baby7.82,613
16Wolf's Confession8.12,545
17Reunion8.52,785
18The Fifth Spoonful of Sugar7.82,690
19Abyss of the Monster8.73,012
20Journey to Freiham7.72,629
21Happy Holidays8.52,709
22Lunge's Trap9.03,254
23Eva's Confession7.72,458
24Of Men and Dining8.02,436
25Thursday's Boy7.42,906
26The Secret Woods7.72,660
27Proof8.12,596
28Just One Case8.52,835
29Execution9.65,367
30Decision9.23,500
31In Broad Daylight8.02,289
32Sanctuary7.62,261
33A Child's View8.12,414
34At the Edge of Darkness7.92,364
35My Nameless Hero7.62,236
36The Monster of Chaos8.42,530
37Namae no Nai Kaibutsu9.65,236
38The Demon in My Eyes9.13,219
39The Hell in His Eyes8.12,201
40Grimmer7.92,648
41Ghosts of 5118.22,243
42The Adventures of the Magnificent Steiner8.32,315
43Jan Suk7.72,165
44Two Darknesses8.93,396
45The Monster Afterimage8.32,265
46Point of Contact8.82,992
47The Door to Nightmares8.42,197
48The Scariest Thing8.12,108
49The Cruelest Thing9.44,739
50Mansion of Roses8.12,120
51Monster's Love Letter8.22,050
52Lawyer7.82,028
53Determination7.71,978
54Escape8.12,041
55Room 4027.92,042
56The Unending Journey8.52,153
57That Night8.42,152
58Unwanted Job7.72,069
59The Man Who Saw the Devil8.72,337
60The Man Who Knew Too Much8.92,693
61The Door of Memory8.01,968
62A Fun Meal7.81,983
63Unrelated Murders8.11,969
64The Baby's Depression8.42,119
65Johan's Footprints8.22,033
66Welcome Back9.02,691
67I'm Home9.33,441
68Ruhenheim7.82,173
69A Peaceful Home8.72,370
70The Town of Slaughter9.02,675
71The Magnificent Steiner's Rage9.85,784
72Man Without a Name9.23,785
73The Landscape of the End9.76,606
74The Real Monster9.44,636

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