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Set in the post-world war 2 era, after the fall of the Berlin Wall, Naoki Urasawa’s Monster discusses dark topics of the human psyche with an amusing tale.
The major characters in the story all have great depth,
Dr. Tenma who is the protagonist of the story; a leading neurosurgeon.
Eva Heinemann, his fiancé who has a complicated relationship with him throughout the story.
Heinrich Lunge, an exceptionally talented and workaholic detective from the BKA.
Johan Liebert, the antagonist who is a man of many talents and also has a very twisted personality.
Anna Liebert/Nina Fortner, the sister of Johan who has lost much of her memory possibly due to extreme trauma.
Roberto/Adolf Reinhart, an experienced hitman who often kills people either by his own will or on Johan’s orders.
Wolfgang Grimmer, who used to be a German spy who later became involved into researching into people involved in the Kinderheim 511 project.
The initial topics of the anime revolve around the value of life. When Eva Heinemann tells…