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The Best Episodes of Monster

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Every episode of Monster ranked from best to worst. Let's dive into the Best Episodes of Monster!

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...
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  • Decision
    9.8/10(4)
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    #1 - Decision

    Season 1 Episode 30

    Aired 11/3/2004

    Suspecting foul play in Robert's 'accidental' death fall, Dr. Reichwen makes some discoveries in his investigations. But as he later realizes, his investigations may have put him in harms way.

    Director: Toru Takahashi

    Writer: Ryu Nakamura

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  • The Monster's Afterimage
    9.7/10(4)
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    #2 - The Monster's Afterimage

    Season 1 Episode 45

    Aired 3/9/2005

    Suk is put under surveillance by the new commissioner. Together with Grimmer, Suk retrieves the tape and research papers from the deposit box. But their movements is watched by various sides.

    Director: Kenji Nagasaki

    Writer: Kazuyuki Fudeyasu

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  • Execution
    9.5/10(4)
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    #3 - Execution

    Season 1 Episode 29

    Aired 10/27/2004

    Robert delves into Johan's past and makes a shocking discovery. Dr. Gillen speaks to Peter Jurgens, a serial murderer about Johan's possible involvement and gets a tragic reply. Johan confronts Robert about Stephen Joos. And Dr. Reichwen receives tragic news from the police.

    Director: Ryosuke Nakamura

    Writer: Ryosuke Nakamura

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  • The Cruelest Thing
    9.5/10(4)
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    #4 - The Cruelest Thing

    Season 1 Episode 49

    Aired 4/6/2005

    Grimmer and Tenma tries to stop Johan from subjecting Milo, one of the orphans, to one of the most cruel fate.

    Director: Takashi Takahashi

    Writer: Kazuyuki Fudeyasu

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  • The Monster's Love Letter
    9.5/10(4)
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    #5 - The Monster's Love Letter

    Season 1 Episode 51

    Aired 4/20/2005

    Schubert, with the help of Reichwein, re-explores his past with Karl Neumann's real mother and realizes his link to Johan. As news of Tenma's arrest spreads, various people react with shock and horror, with the exception of Eva Heinemann, who is insistent that Tenma pay dearly for rejecting her. Suk tries to leave the hospital he is in to try to help Tenma, but is stopped by the Prague Police who inform him that Grimmer has sent a note to them exonerating Suk from any involvement of the deaths of the police officers. Runge also gets news of the arrest as well, but he is more interested in the Mansion of Red Roses, where he obtains a letter possibly addressed to the twins' mother. Tenma is deported back to Dusseldorf.

    Director: Kojiro Tsuruoka

    Writer: Satoko Nakamura

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  • Scenery for a Doomsday
    9.4/10(5)
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    #6 - Scenery for a Doomsday

    Season 1 Episode 73

    Aired 9/21/2005

    Bonaparta attempts to shoot Johan dead, but is gunned down by Roberto, who dies of his own injuries soon afterwards. With the massacre now over, authorities rush into the town and attempt to determine what happened. Just as an officer is about to arrest Dr. Tenma, an ambulance worker arrives asking for Tenma's assistance.

    Director: Masayuki Kojima

    Writer: Kazuyuki Fudeyasu

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  • Just One Case
    9.3/10(4)
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    #7 - Just One Case

    Season 1 Episode 28

    Aired 10/20/2004

    Richard re-investigates his old homicide cases and makes a frightening discovery.

    Director: Yukihiro Miyamoto

    Writer: Ryosuke Nakamura

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  • A Child's View
    9.3/10(4)
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    #8 - A Child's View

    Season 1 Episode 33

    Aired 12/1/2004

    Dieter learns of a life threatening game that children are playing. Mr. Schuwald decides to donate his whole book collection to the Munich University Library under the suggestion of Karl and Johan.

    Director: Shigetaka Ikeda

    Writer: Masahiro Hayashi

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  • My Nameless Hero
    9.3/10(4)
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    #9 - My Nameless Hero

    Season 1 Episode 35

    Aired 12/15/2004

    Lunge tries to get into Dr. Tenma's mind by pretending to be him. Dr. Gillen learns something about Johan during an interview with a psychotic killer. Dr. Reichwen tries to warn the Lieberts of Johan's true nature. Dr. Tenma scouts for a perfect sniping location.

    Director: Akitsu Minami

    Writer: Tatsuhiko Urahata

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  • The Hell in His Eyes
    9.3/10(4)
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    #10 - The Hell in His Eyes

    Season 1 Episode 39

    Aired 1/26/2005

    Lunge, from the BKA, learns that Johan may indeed exist. Nina goes into regressive hypnosis to learn more about the picture book and her past. Mr. Schuwald has a message for Dr. Tenma and sends Karl to Dresden to pass it to him.

    Director: Kenji Nagasaki

    Writer: Kazuyuki Fudeyasu

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  • Contact
    9.3/10(4)
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    #11 - Contact

    Season 1 Episode 46

    Aired 3/16/2005

    Dr. Tenma learns about Suk's fugitive status from a journalist. And sets out to find him. Meanwhile, Suk and Grimmer goes into hiding, but is quickly found, surrounded and attacked by the STB. The STB's assault comes to a bloody end.

    Director: Shigetaka Ikeda

    Writer: Kazuyuki Fudeyasu

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  • The Door to Nightmares
    9.3/10(4)
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    #12 - The Door to Nightmares

    Season 1 Episode 47

    Aired 3/23/2005

    Nina's experience in Prague is a nightmare for her. Tenma and Grimmer meets with a top man in the Czechoslovakian STB. They are offered a deal which Grimmer refuses to accept.

    Director: Kentaro Nakamura

    Writer: Kazuyuki Fudeyasu

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  • The Scariest Thing
    9.3/10(3)
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    #13 - The Scariest Thing

    Season 1 Episode 48

    Aired 3/30/2005

    Johan visits Suk's mother. Tenma and Grimmer learns of his visit. They, including Col. Ranke, listen to Johan's tape. Lunge arrives in Prague for a 'holiday'. His investigation leads him to the sketches of Franz Bonaparta.

    Director: Yukihiro Miyamoto

    Writer: Seigo Nishikawa

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  • The Lawyer
    9.3/10(3)
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    #14 - The Lawyer

    Season 1 Episode 52

    Aired 4/27/2005

    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.

    Director: Shigetaka Ikeda

    Writer: Masatoshi Hakata

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  • The Man Who Knew Too Much
    9.3/10(4)
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    #15 - The Man Who Knew Too Much

    Season 1 Episode 60

    Aired 6/22/2005

    Martin’s attempt to save Eva costs him his life, his last minutes with Tenma reveals a terrible secrets about Martin’s boss, Peter Chapek and the about the experiments.

    Director: Yukihiro Miyamoto

    Writer: Kazuyuki Fudeyasu

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  • The Peaceful House
    9.3/10(4)
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    #16 - The Peaceful House

    Season 1 Episode 69

    Aired 8/24/2005

    Lunge and Grimmer conclude something terrible is happening in Ruhenheim when random gunshots ring out, people are either murdered or disappearing, and any links out of town is 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.

    Director: Kentaro Nakamura

    Writer: Kazuyuki Fudeyasu

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  • In Broad Daylight
    9.0/10(4)
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    #17 - In Broad Daylight

    Season 1 Episode 31

    Aired 11/10/2004

    Dr. Tenma and Dr. Reichwen finally meet. Dr. Reichwen intends to proof Dr. Tenma's innocence in the homicides, but Dr. Tenma has other ideas.

    Director: Tomoki Kobayashi

    Writer: Masatoshi Hakata

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  • At the Edge of Darkness
    9.0/10(3)
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    #18 - At the Edge of Darkness

    Season 1 Episode 34

    Aired 12/8/2004

    The 'Margot Langer' impostor tries to blackmail Johan. Dr. Tenma helps a young 'doctor' at an illegal clinic

    Director: Yukihiro Miyamoto

    Writer: Tatsuhiko Urahata

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  • The Monster of Chaos
    9.0/10(4)
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    #19 - The Monster of Chaos

    Season 1 Episode 36

    Aired 12/22/2004

    Dr. Reichwein reveals the true nature of Johan to Mr. Schuwald. Dr. Tenma gets ready to assassinate Johan. Lunge concludes that Dr. Tenma will kill Schuwald next. Lotte confronts Nina about Johan.

    Director: Kojiro Tsuruoka

    Writer: Kazuyuki Fudeyasu

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  • Ghosts of 511
    9.0/10(4)
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    #20 - Ghosts of 511

    Season 1 Episode 41

    Aired 2/9/2005

    Grimmer stubbornly stalks Petrov for his experimental research papers chronicaling the abuses at Kinderheim 511, but he gets a surprise instead.

    Director: Tomoki Kobayashi

    Writer: Masahiro Hayashi

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  • The Adventures of the Magnificent Steiner
    9.0/10(4)
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    #21 - The Adventures of the Magnificent Steiner

    Season 1 Episode 42

    Aired 2/16/2005

    Grimmer has the key that Petrov gave him, and a former Czechoslovakian secret police organization wants it. Caught and tortured, Grimmer tells his abductors about 'the Magnificent Steiner'.

    Director: Tomohiko Ito

    Writer: Masatoshi Hakata

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  • Detective Suk
    9.0/10(3)
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    #22 - Detective Suk

    Season 1 Episode 43

    Aired 2/23/2005

    A new inspector, detective Suk is on the case of Zeman's homicide. During his investigation, he discovers that there is more to Zeman's murder than first assumed. Suk also meets a lady whom he falls head over hills for

    Director: Kanji Wakabayashi

    Writer: Ryu Nakamura

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  • Double Darkness
    9.0/10(4)
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    #23 - Double Darkness

    Season 1 Episode 44

    Aired 3/2/2005

    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. The episode also reveals that there is more to the nameless lady at the bar than she lets on.

    Director: Atsushi Takahashi

    Writer: Yuki Saito

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  • The Rose Mansion
    9.0/10(4)
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    #24 - The Rose Mansion

    Season 1 Episode 50

    Aired 4/13/2005

    Lunge investigates the secret behind the Red Rose Mansion. Tenma and Grimmer separate, but Tenma finds himself in trouble.

    Director: Kanji Wakabayashi

    Writer: Masahiro Hayashi

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  • The Escape
    9.0/10(4)
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    #25 - The Escape

    Season 1 Episode 54

    Aired 5/11/2005

    Tenma and Milch are on the run with the injured Gustav and Helene. Eva finds her life in danger when she discovers that the attorney she's supposed to meet, Mr.Baul, is none other than Roberto.

    Director: Yukihiro Miyamoto

    Writer: Kazuyuki Fudeyasu

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Best Episodes Summary

"Decision" is the best rated episode of "Monster". It scored 9.8/10 based on 4 votes. Directed by Toru Takahashi and written by Ryu Nakamura, it aired on 11/3/2004. This episode scored 0.1 points higher than the second highest rated, "The Monster's Afterimage".