

Monster
2004-04-07 · 24 min / episode · ★ 8.5
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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- Shogakukan Production, Madhouse, VAP
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- Japan
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- Ended
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