7.4/101,377 votesLoading...#1 - 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
7.4/101,114 votesLoading...#2 - 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
7.6/101,316 votesLoading...#3 - 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
7.6/101,006 votesLoading...#4 - Sanctuary
Season 1 Episode 32 - Aired 11/17/2004
Lotte, Frank and Karl are drifting apart. Lotte meets Nina Fortner and they become friends. Dr. Tenma searches for a perfect spot to shoot Johan.
Director: Kentaro Nakamura
Writer: Yuki Saito
7.6/10992 votesLoading...#5 - 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
7.7/101,253 votesLoading...#6 - 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
7.7/101,202 votesLoading...#7 - 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
7.7/101,127 votesLoading...#8 - 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
7.7/101,083 votesLoading...#9 - The Secret Woods
Season 1 Episode 26 - Aired 10/6/2004
A man who claims to be the son of a millionaire has committed suicide, and a detective is determined to solve the case.
Director: Nanako Shimazaki
Writer: Namiko Abe
7.7/10960 votesLoading...#10 - 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
7.8/101,702 votesLoading...#11 - 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
7.8/101,205 votesLoading...#12 - 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
7.8/101,216 votesLoading...#13 - 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
7.9/101,568 votesLoading...#14 - 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
7.9/101,029 votesLoading...#15 - 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
7.9/101,034 votesLoading...#16 - Grimmer
Season 1 Episode 40 - Aired 2/2/2005
The episode introduces Grimmer. Grimmer is a freelance journalist doing an in-depth research into the abuses in the orphanages in East Germany. Grimmer meets with Dr. Tenma during their trip to Prague, and they become more acquainted when Tenma is faced with an immigration problem.
Director: Yukihiro Miyamoto
Writer: Tatsuhiko Urahata
8.0/101,120 votesLoading...#17 - 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
8.0/101,102 votesLoading...#18 - Proof
Season 1 Episode 27 - Aired 10/13/2004
Richard's past and present situation is revealed. Johan continues to bond with the Schuwald family and his intention is revealed.
Director: Kenji Nagasaki
Writer: Yuki Saito
8.0/101,041 votesLoading...#19 - 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
8.0/101,075 votesLoading...#20 - 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
8.0/101,021 votesLoading...#21 - 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
8.1/101,341 votesLoading...#22 - 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
8.1/101,312 votesLoading...#23 - 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
8.1/101,203 votesLoading...#24 - 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
8.1/101,018 votesLoading...#25 - 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
The Worst Episodes of Monster
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Worst Episodes Summary
"Pursued" is the worst rated episode of "Monster". It scored 7.4/10 based on 1377 votes. Directed by Ryosuke Nakamura and written by Tatsuhiko Urahata, it aired on 5/26/2004. This episode scored 0.0 points lower than the second lowest rated, "Thursday's Boy".