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The Best Episodes of Monster Season 1

Every episode of Monster Season 1 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of Monster Season 1!

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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.

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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
    Monster Season 1 Episode 1 - Herr Dr. Tenma
    8.3/10(3464 votes)

    #1 - Herr Dr. Tenma

    S1:E1

    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

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  2. Monster Season 1 Episode 2 - Downfall
    8.4/10(3115 votes)

    #2 - Downfall

    S1:E2

    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:Unknown
    Writer:Tatsuhiko Urahata

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  3. Monster Season 1 Episode 3 - A Murder
    7.8/10(2846 votes)

    #3 - A Murder

    S1:E3

    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

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  4. Monster Season 1 Episode 4 - Night of the Execution
    9.1/10(3877 votes)

    #4 - Night of the Execution

    S1:E4

    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

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  5. Monster Season 1 Episode 5 - The Girl of Heidelberg
    7.9/10(2625 votes)

    #5 - The Girl of Heidelberg

    S1:E5

    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

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  6. Monster Season 1 Episode 6 - The Missing
    8.3/10(2374 votes)

    #6 - The Missing

    S1:E6

    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

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  7. Monster Season 1 Episode 7 - House of Tragedy
    8.3/10(2332 votes)

    #7 - House of Tragedy

    S1:E7

    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

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  8. Monster Season 1 Episode 8 - Pursued
    7.4/10(2166 votes)

    #8 - Pursued

    S1:E8

    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

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  9. Monster Season 1 Episode 9 - The Girl and the Seasoned Soldier
    8.5/10(2519 votes)

    #9 - The Girl and the Seasoned Soldier

    S1:E9

    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

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  10. Monster Season 1 Episode 10 - A Past Erased
    7.6/10(2058 votes)

    #10 - A Past Erased

    S1:E10

    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

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  11. Monster Season 1 Episode 11 - 511 Kinderheim
    8.2/10(2112 votes)

    #11 - 511 Kinderheim

    S1:E11

    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

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  12. Monster Season 1 Episode 12 - A Little Experiment
    8.5/10(2301 votes)

    #12 - A Little Experiment

    S1:E12

    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

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  13. Monster Season 1 Episode 13 - Petra and Schumann
    8.1/10(2016 votes)

    #13 - Petra and Schumann

    S1:E13

    In a small village, Dr. Schumann worries over the health of his sick but stubborn old friend, Petra.

    Director:Akane Inoue
    Writer:Kazuyuki Fudeyasu

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  14. Monster Season 1 Episode 14 - Left Behind
    7.7/10(1976 votes)

    #14 - Left Behind

    S1:E14

    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

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  15. Monster Season 1 Episode 15 - Be My Baby
    7.8/10(1916 votes)

    #15 - Be My Baby

    S1:E15

    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

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  16. Monster Season 1 Episode 16 - Wolf's Confession
    8.1/10(1849 votes)

    #16 - Wolf's Confession

    S1:E16

    Nina escapes the mansion. And Tenma meets with the unrecognizable General Wolf at the mansion later.

    Director:Yukihiro Miyamoto
    Writer:Kazuo Watanabe

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  17. Monster Season 1 Episode 17 - Reunion
    8.5/10(2008 votes)

    #17 - Reunion

    S1:E17

    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:Unknown

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  18. Monster Season 1 Episode 18 - Five Sugars
    7.8/10(1938 votes)

    #18 - Five Sugars

    S1:E18

    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

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  19. Monster Season 1 Episode 19 - Monster's Abyss
    8.7/10(2109 votes)

    #19 - Monster's Abyss

    S1:E19

    Tenma visits Rudy, a criminal psychologist, who is working on cases involving a murderer named Jurgens.

    Director:Hiroshi Aoyama
    Writer:Tomomi Yoshino

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  20. Monster Season 1 Episode 20 - Journey to Freiham
    7.7/10(1910 votes)

    #20 - Journey to Freiham

    S1:E20

    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

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  21. Monster Season 1 Episode 21 - Happy Holidays
    8.5/10(1951 votes)

    #21 - Happy Holidays

    S1:E21

    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

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  22. Monster Season 1 Episode 22 - Lunge's Trap
    9.0/10(2330 votes)

    #22 - Lunge's Trap

    S1:E22

    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

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  23. Monster Season 1 Episode 23 - Eva's Confession
    7.7/10(1787 votes)

    #23 - Eva's Confession

    S1:E23

    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

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  24. Monster Season 1 Episode 24 - Of Men and Dining
    8.0/10(1768 votes)

    #24 - Of Men and Dining

    S1:E24

    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

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  25. Monster Season 1 Episode 25 - Thursday's Boy
    7.4/10(1940 votes)

    #25 - Thursday's Boy

    S1:E25

    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 8.3/10 based on 3464 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".