8.2/102,159 votes#1 - Herr Dr. Tenma
Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 4/7/2004
Dr. Kenzo Tenma, a leading neurosurgeon at the Dusseldorf Hospital has received massive acclaim for his successful surgery on a famous opera singer. However, he is burdened by guilt. Due to pressure from the director, he had operated on the opera singer on the night that he was supposed to operate on another man. As a result, when the director’s orders him to operate on the mayor, he decides to ignore the order and instead works on saving the life of a young boy, brought to the hospital from the scene of a serial homicide. However, the boy's twin sister, who was brought in with the boy, and who still suffers from shock, keeps repeating the words 'kill him'.
Director: Masayuki Kojima
Writer: Tatsuhiko Urahata
8.3/101,905 votes#2 - Downfall
Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 4/14/2004
The price for disobeying Dr. Heinemann's orders to operate on the mayor is costly for Dr. Tenma. His career begins to plummet. The boy whom he saved finally awakens, but a horrible incident occurs soon after.
Director: N/A
Writer: Tatsuhiko Urahata
7.8/101,728 votes#3 - A Murder
Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 4/21/2004
Things look brighter for Dr. Tenma, now that Dr. Heinemann is dead. His career takes off, and even Eva tries to win him back. But unfortunately, all that success has drawn the attention of Detective Lunge.
Director: Toru Takahashi
Writer: Tatsuhiko Urahata
9.1/102,357 votes#4 - Night of the Execution
Season 1 Episode 4 - Aired 4/28/2004
Adolf Junkers has information about the serial murders that is vital to the police, but he is afraid to reveal them. Dr. Tenma's care for Adolf Junkers however wins him over. His close relationship with Junkers however leads him to a night of shocking horror.
Director: Yukiyo Teramoto
Writer: Tatsuhiko Urahata
7.9/101,590 votes#5 - The Girl of Heidelberg
Season 1 Episode 5 - Aired 5/5/2004
Nina Fortner, a talented young student in Heidelberg has been having nightmares. She also cannot remember anything about her life before she was 10 years old. She soon suffers from fainting spells in university and starts receiving anonymous emails.
Director: Tomoki Kobayashi
Writer: Tatsuhiko Urahata
8.3/101,558 votes#6 - The Missing
Season 1 Episode 6 - Aired 5/12/2004
Nina finally receives an email informing her to meet the anonymous sender at a specified time and place. Dr. Tenma in his search for the Liebert girl, asks Mauler, an editor for a local publisher, for assistance in his investigations.
Director: Kenji Nagasaki
Writer: Tatsuhiko Urahata
8.3/101,524 votes#7 - House of Tragedy
Season 1 Episode 7 - Aired 5/19/2004
Tenma and Nina return to the Fortners’ residence to find Mauler and Nina’s parents dead. Two detectives arrive to take them to the station for questioning, but certain things don't look right.
Director: Akane Inoue
Writer: Tatsuhiko Urahata
7.4/101,398 votes#8 - Pursued
Season 1 Episode 8 - Aired 5/26/2004
Eva tries to threaten Dr. Tenma, unless he gets back with her, she would reveal to the police that the tie that was found at the scene of the crime is his!
Director: Ryosuke Nakamura
Writer: Tatsuhiko Urahata
8.5/101,640 votes#9 - The Girl and the Seasoned Soldier
Season 1 Episode 9 - Aired 6/2/2004
An old mercenary soldier named Hugo is interrogated by Lunge about a student of his, a doctor named Tenma.
Director: Shigetaka Ikeda
Writer: Tatsuhiko Urahata
7.6/101,338 votes#10 - A Past Erased
Season 1 Episode 10 - Aired 6/9/2004
Tenma encounters a burglar named Heckel who claims to have seen the killer. It soon results in Heckel leading Tenma to a couple of murderers.
Director: Yukiyo Teramoto
Writer: Tatsuhiko Urahata
8.1/101,361 votes#11 - 511 Kinderheim
Season 1 Episode 11 - Aired 6/16/2004
Tenma learns that Johan used to be in an orphanage known as Kinderheim 511. And he meets a former East German official named Hartmann who used to work there and an injured boy named Dieter.
Director: Kentaro Nakamura
Writer: Tatsuhiko Urahata
8.5/101,437 votes#12 - A Little Experiment
Season 1 Episode 12 - Aired 6/23/2004
Dieter is picked up by Hartmann before Tenma could return. And Tenma learns more about the experiments in Kinderheim 511.
Director: Hiroshi Aoyama
Writer: Tatsuhiko Urahata
8.1/101,330 votes#13 - Petra and Schumann
Season 1 Episode 13 - Aired 6/30/2004
In a small village, Dr. Schumann worries over the health of his sick but stubborn old friend, Petra.
Director: Akane Inoue
Writer: Kazuyuki Fudeyasu
7.7/101,270 votes#14 - Left Behind
Season 1 Episode 14 - Aired 7/7/2004
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.
Director: Ryosuke Nakamura
Writer: Kurasumi Sunayama
7.8/101,223 votes#15 - Be My Baby
Season 1 Episode 15 - Aired 7/14/2004
Dr. Tenma and Nina Fortner's investigations lead them to a powerful man known as 'The Baby', who belongs in an extremist organisation. They soon learn that the organisation has special plans for the Turkish district tomorrow.
Director: Tetsuya Watanabe
Writer: Masatoshi Hakata
8.1/101,220 votes#16 - Wolf's Confession
Season 1 Episode 16 - Aired 7/21/2004
Nina escapes the mansion. And Tenma meets with the unrecognizable General Wolf at the mansion later.
Director: Yukihiro Miyamoto
Writer: Kazuo Watanabe
8.5/101,301 votes#17 - Reunion
Season 1 Episode 17 - Aired 7/28/2004
The extremists plans are put into action, and Tenma decides to postpone his search for Johan and instead heads to the Turkish district to warn the people there. Dieter and Heckel are captured by the skinheads and are left to burn in the fire. And Nina tries to get information about the 'main dish' from 'The Baby'.
Director: Tomoki Kobayashi
Writer: N/A
7.8/101,235 votes#18 - Five Sugars
Season 1 Episode 18 - Aired 8/4/2004
Nina meets with an old friend and boss, Mister Rosso. The delightful old boss however, has a very dark past.
Director: Shigetaka Ikeda
Writer: Tatsuhiko Urahata
8.7/101,350 votes#19 - Monster's Abyss
Season 1 Episode 19 - Aired 8/11/2004
Tenma visits Rudy, a criminal psychologist, who is working on cases involving a murderer named Jurgens.
Director: Hiroshi Aoyama
Writer: Tomomi Yoshino
7.7/101,218 votes#20 - Journey to Freiham
Season 1 Episode 20 - Aired 8/18/2004
Tenma and Dieter hitch a ride with an elderly couple on the way to Freiham. Tenma wonders if the couple plan to turn him in.
Director: Kentaro Nakamura
Writer: Tatsuhiko Urahata
8.5/101,250 votes#21 - Happy Holidays
Season 1 Episode 21 - Aired 8/25/2004
Nina confronts Muller, one of the two detectives responsible for the death of her foster parents, the Fortners. Muller discovers that his protege, Roberto, is actually working for Johan and is now tasked with killing Nina.
Director: Toru Takahashi
Writer: Masahiro Hayashi
8.9/101,483 votes#22 - Lunge's Trap
Season 1 Episode 22 - Aired 9/1/2004
Lunge determines that the murder of a wealthy, middle-aged, childless couple does not fit the usual modus operandi of the serial murders and decides to use this 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 Lunge's injuries.
Director: Yukihiro Miyamoto
Writer: Kazuyuki Fudeyasu
7.7/101,145 votes#23 - Eva's Confession
Season 1 Episode 23 - Aired 9/8/2004
Eva Heinemann is arrested for public drunkenness and hooks up with Roberto, with whom she was with the night before her arrest. Roberto then reveals his link to Johan and Eva confesses that she was actually a witness the night Junkers was killed by Johan.
Director: Yuzo Sato
Writer: Ryu Nakamura
8.0/101,138 votes#24 - Of Men and Dining
Season 1 Episode 24 - Aired 9/15/2004
In exchange for her life, Roberto tells Eva to confront Tenma, who is currently treating a mob boss at a country house. Eva is promptly wounded by Roberto when she is unable to complete her task but is saved by Tenma.
Director: Shigetaka Ikeda
Writer: Masatoshi Hakata
7.4/101,133 votes#25 - Thursday's Boy
Season 1 Episode 25 - Aired 9/29/2004
Karl Neumann and Lotte Frank are both students who read latin to Hans Georg Schubert. Lotte attempts to assist Karl in finding out his past while trying to figure out the identity of a boy who reads to Schubert on Thursdays. When they both discover who he is, they find the boy, Edmund Farren, in his dormitory, dead.
Director: Kentaro Nakamura
Writer: Masahiro Hayashi
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Season 1 Ratings Summary
"Herr Dr. Tenma" is the best rated episode of "Monster" season 1. It scored 8.2/10 based on 2159 votes. Directed by Masayuki Kojima and written by Tatsuhiko Urahata, it aired on 4/7/2004. This episode is rated 0.1 points higher than the second-best, "Downfall".