as a czech person it is insane how urasawa managed to get so many details on the complicated time between ww2 until the end if the communist regime, truly a genius writer

@SeaGee

Жыл бұрын

It's actually crazy how much the history of that time period plays into the series. I can't imagine how much research he'd have had to do

@unrelentingawesomeness7501

Жыл бұрын

@@SeaGee exactly and i love how he managed to put his own spin on it by adding characters like bonaparte his father and others to basically create his narrative that fits in the real world very neatly

@darktobi2869

9 ай бұрын

Yeah Germany after ww2 is the best setting for an anime like this I love the setting so much

@indonesianguy4026

4 ай бұрын

You just have to be a history geek to do it. Either way this is also one of the reason why i liked this anime even if i only watched it for a while

@macsek145

3 ай бұрын

For me as a hungarian reading the newspapers in the anime, i was reading news about the 90's politics in our country. How wild is that?

The amount of detail Monster has is insane. And Johan is the greatest antagonist ever.

@samsung4360

3 жыл бұрын

This comment is perfect. Please do not change it.

@1337missed

3 жыл бұрын

i mean theres still griffith out there

@diorv2402

3 жыл бұрын

@@1337missed he’s incomplete but definetly can be named the greatest antagonist, personally i like and have Johan over him

@Bruh-zi1dw

3 жыл бұрын

@@1337missed Grifith is a really great antagonist but I think Johan’s character is a lot more complicated and has more complex

@habibisuckslol

3 жыл бұрын

ayy this is coming from lelouch, one of the best anti heros

This put Johan below Franz Bonaparta since Johan learned from him but he invented all this. He destroyed healthy mind while turning others into monster meanwhile Johan preyed on disturbed mind to act out his plan. Bonaparta was doing bigger than Johan; He was the monster that take the name away. Johan was just a nameless monster. He only defeated Bonaparta using his tactics while he was old and reformed.

@Ask4This

8 ай бұрын

Truly Frankenstein was the real monster all along.

@Nhoadkoko

5 ай бұрын

Bonaparta did indeed bigger than Johan in his prime, but Johan is still better. He does a better job at stealing names and his brainwashing abilities is superior. A battle between them in his prime would be hella interesting to see.

@hueyfreeman8064

2 ай бұрын

@@Nhoadkoko"in his prime" 🤡🤡

The part where it is hinted that Franz Bonaparta is Johan's uncle and about Johan's mother's lost twin sister left me thoughtful.

@imenkhichi1927

2 жыл бұрын

We already knew that Bonaparta is his uncle in the end of the manga/anime too

@anxskhxn

26 күн бұрын

i'm replying this three years later lol but yeah franz bonaparta was johan father's step brother through johan grandfather's extra marital affair...so technically johan's and nina's step uncle...

Thank u soo much .. people really be sleeping on this masterpiece , it makes me happy seeing new monster anime videos

@SeaGee

3 жыл бұрын

I'm glad Hey There! Monster is definitely one of those series that deserves a resurgence!

@spencersss1251

3 жыл бұрын

@@SeaGee I love monster. It’s one of my favorite manga. And it’s a genre I never really would’ve picked up with but was hooked from the beginning.

@SeaGee

3 жыл бұрын

@spencer sss It's one of my favorites too! I was in a similar boat of not having read something like this before but man I'm glad I did. I still think Monster is the reason I got into manga as much as I did

@namelessmonster4857

2 жыл бұрын

Hisoka! 🔥

This made me feel sick. Not that it was bad, but because it was so unnerving. This mysterious man who is evil incarnate is just running around influencing the world. And the one guy who figures it out disappears without a trace. It’s written like an episode of true crime television.

I hope 1 day this gets an anime adaptation or at least a manga adaptation.

i think the book saying hes in a coma is low-key genius. the OS mentions multiple times that johan would fake being asleep to gather information as achild. Perhaps he has uped his game and learned how to fake a coma, and is awake, simply bidding his time

@ikanberapi2189

Жыл бұрын

I mean its also possible that this story of timeline was taken during the coma of Johan and before Johan ran from the hospital.

@arigato-art4035

10 ай бұрын

@@ikanberapi2189 That's what I was thinking, though I'll have to read the book to actually find out.

@tamiriituuuilha7037

9 ай бұрын

​@@ikanberapi2189Do you mean child version of Johan during coma or the final episode Johan in coma where the series ends?

@lili_plz_lili

Ай бұрын

@@tamiriituuuilha7037 final episode

I am so happy you're still talking about this masterpiece

@SeaGee

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks! I'm glad you're enjoying it!

The biggest crime is how little views this video has. Seriously, should be at least half a million. It's so well done! Thank you for sharing. Even among "Monster" fans, the novel is rarely brought up. Really interesting videos

@SeaGee

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks Lena! Happy more people are checking out the novel. It's such a good read, especially for how few people seem to have read it

@BloopSuperJuice

Жыл бұрын

millions*

thank you for summarizing the story for us! and thank you for the cute clip arts animation u made to illustrate the story

@SeaGee

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks Vania! I'm glad the goofy clip art animations actually work!

Johan's mother had two personalities because In the last episode she told tenma that I remembered twins name and I have to tell it now because I will never remember again I think that her other personality didn't know the name of twins

@meowraiu2

2 жыл бұрын

this is a golden comment. wow

@strangebuttrue3127

2 жыл бұрын

@@meowraiu2 I just remembered that fact while watching this video

@sadia8174

Жыл бұрын

YESS it could be! But there's still one thing that kinda confused me... In the book, the sequel, it said that Johan's mother's name was Vierra or something. But then, when Boneparta wrote a love letter to her, in the end it said, "You may have your name back. I return your name to you. Your name is Anna…" Wasn't Anna her sister's name? Was she really living two lives cuz it'll make more sense. And if she was also the victim and didn't get the letter ergo still doesn't know her own name, it's also possible that she will forget the twins names... ughh I'm losing my mind!

@strangebuttrue3127

Жыл бұрын

@@sadia8174 well that's valid point if it's her sisters personality she maybe have known name of twins (Maybe vierra didn't know names) I don't know it's confusing

@sadia8174

Жыл бұрын

@@strangebuttrue3127 It really is confusing. Either it could just be a plothole or we're both overthinking xD

Your analysis and description skill are amazing❤️ we love you

@SeaGee

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much! I'm glad you're enjoying it!

I finally found the time to watch this. Thank you for your dedication to underated works such as Monster and for making analysis videos like these SeaGee! I swear you really deserve a million views for the work you put into this. I really appreciate you putting in this much effort onto an underated topic that only a few know. Oh well, that makes your channel a gem among others! Now onto the video!

@SeaGee

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks Valentine, you're too kind! I hope you enjoyed and that the video did the book some justice. Definitely worth a read if you haven't yet. It was tough to know what to keep in which is why this blew out to nearly an hour long. So much packed in those pages!

The first and littearly ONLY video on KZread that had the fucking balls to tackle this topic and extremely well at that! Excellent summary of each critical point in the story, the historical back drop of post WW2 East Germany and Communism's gradual decline were a nice touch using real life pictures and footage. It's been almost a decade sense I read a fan translation of this story and I feel there were many parts I glossed over but with this video I think I understand a little bit more what it was trying to say. The be all end all was NOT Johan, it was this complex series of events started by dangerous and emotionally unstable people that took advantage of a fragile political and institutional structure, sacrificing many both innocent and guilty along the way to protect themselves and out of vindictive spite. I have a new found appreciation for Urasawa's writing and what he focuses on, I haven't read 20th Century Boys yet because I keep hear its "THE GREATEST MANGA EVER CREATED" but theres so few analysis videos on it im questioning the authenticity of that statement, I love your videos so hopefully one day you can do that one as well.

@SeaGee

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks N, I'm glad you enjoyed! There's just so much in this book. It shows Urasawa had really developed this whole world behind the mainline story and it all pieces together so well. I'm mad I didn't pick this up after my first time reading this series! I'd like to hit 20th Century Boys one day but probably not for a while. I think it's a good read but I definitely enjoy Monster and Billy Bat more. So if I do 20th CB then I want to do it well.

@urik5732

Жыл бұрын

@@SeaGee I don’t know if you will answer this because this video was so long ago but this ending doesn’t feel like an ending and after I finished monster and this my mind is still unsatisfied with this I feel like there must be more .

The way you make videos and type of content get produced is Amazing.It is the best thing ❤️

@SeaGee

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks so much Kapil. I'm glad you're enjoying it!

This is so underrated

@SeaGee

3 жыл бұрын

100% This book is great and as a big fan of the series I'm annoyed I hadn't picked it up earlier!

I just wanna say how cool it is that there's someone like you on KZread making such LONG & awesometacularly edited videos on Monster and it's lore! Also it was a GREAT surprise seeing ARROW & The Flash in your edits lol! Especially considering today was the day that Superman & Lois aired it's 1st Season Finale!

@SeaGee

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks! I was surprised to see how little coverage the sequel has. It's such a good read, I hope more Monster fans will give it a go. I've heard good things about Superman & Lois. Would you recommend it?

@theflash9735

2 жыл бұрын

@@SeaGee Absolutely! I would even go so far as to say it's the Greatest version of Superman & Lois we've ever gotten, and I would even go farther to say that it's, imo, the Greatest Show that is currently airing on TV! Oh and every episode feeling like a movie also helps haha.

@SeaGee

2 жыл бұрын

@The Flash Oh heck! Sounds great, I'll add it to my to-watch list. Thanks!

Bravo man great vid and edits! Just finished Monster the other day and need to digest.

@SeaGee

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks Brian! I feel ya, it's a lot to bite off in a series. I find this book puts the emphasis on Bonaparta and really shows what a monster he was. Hopefully it helped fill a few gaps from the man series!

Johan finally had a reason to live, he was chosen by fate and Tenma wasn't a hypocrite, this changed Johans thinking.

Great video and a *really* chilling ending. Even if these experiments never create anything close to a Johan, the possibilities are terrifying

I'm a bit surprised you didn't mention the final sketch left behind in Weber's room, the one that looks suspiciously similar to Johan... Who drew this picture, and why? Was it Fuhr, the picture book artist, trying to describe his foggy memory of the young man he'd glimpsed burning down the Red Rose Mansion? Or was it Weber, the journalist and former street artist, trying to hurriedly copy down the face of the culprit behind his subsequent disappearance? It's obvious that the picture was left behind for a reason, but what kind of message was it intended to convey? I think that, in the same way Bonaparta's experiments continue to live on, Johan's "work" will continue on as well. Whether it's only a symbolic "inheritance" or perhaps it's actually Johan himself (iirc, it's only the public version of the story which says that Johan remains in a comatose state)... who knows? The beauty of Urasawa's writing lies in the manner of which he refuses to spoonfood his audience, instead allowing them to draw their own final conclusions.

@ladygrinningsoul357

3 жыл бұрын

Even in the book says no one knows if Johan's still sleeping, if he died or if he scaped. Some fans think Johan scaped and looked for his mother to kill her, cause she doesn't appear in the book, so Tenma and Nina. Some say the ending is like the beginning, Tenma talking to an unconcious Johan and him waking up to kill someone. By the way it's pretty interesting the journalist has Nina's address so he knows where she lives, and it would be more curious if he knew her e-mail address.

@SeaGee

3 жыл бұрын

To be honest I read through the book twice. Once in full and then a second quick skim through. The first time I thought: great, Johan's left ambiguous. The second time: wait he actually is in a coma? I normally would hate it not being clear but I think that's the whole point around this series and Urasawa doesn't let up. And yeah Moonlight, there's so much in this book I definitely left out some pretty interesting cuts. Thanks for adding that in here!

@panywaykis96

3 жыл бұрын

@@ladygrinningsoul357 I think all these speculations about what happened to Johan, it's clearly Urasawa saying that the people in the story are "in the dark" as much as we, the public. In fact, many of these speculations are the same that some had when they finished seeing Monster. It is also part of the "fame" of famous serial killers. Johan in the story has practically become an urban legend and inspiration for many other criminals.

@burningblade1015

Жыл бұрын

Yea tbh I lean on the idea that he escaped , yk since it's consistent with the story how the monster that sleeps later awakens. Or it could be fuhr idk

@KurokamiNajimi

Жыл бұрын

No when your message isn’t clear and people have all these different convoluted interpretations it’s just bad writing

Awesome video. The concept of taking somebody's name to control them actually exists in real, historic folklore and religions.

@SeaGee

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks! I really like how Urasawa has "reimagined" those folklores into a modern story. Even Bonaparta's storybooks are modern fairytales of those real ideas. I wonder what this story would be like coming from a culture with that belief..

I read somewhere a crazy theory about Johan killed Tenma and Nina and that's why they don't appear in the book. Johan wrote the letters Nina send to the journalist, rejecting his interview. And Johan wrote Tenma's letter too, imitating his handwriting. I don't believe it cause if Tenma or Nina were dead it would be a great new, besides Johan doesn't have a reason to kill them.

@SeaGee

3 жыл бұрын

That is one creepy theory. I'd agree that I don't think that's what actually happened but I do love that its still a possibility!

@monicaaboites5053

3 жыл бұрын

I don’t think so. the two most important persons in Johan’s life were Tenma and Nina. Maybe it’s part of Urasawa trap.

@imjonathan6745

2 жыл бұрын

Johan will never kill tenma and nina bacause they're the only two who are worthy to see "the scenery of doomsday" then tenma will kill johan thats why its "the perfect suicide"

@jovif.spemudaindonesia1841

2 жыл бұрын

To be honest thats sound bullshit because Johan are actually consider Tenma and Nina as important people in his life and he didn't really have nothing to do with them. And i think at the end he realizes if there still good in humanity but well....thats just a possibility

@keyboardhero6605

2 жыл бұрын

If Johan kill Tenma and Nina, then we dont have Johan anymore. Such a normal crimmal

I am amazed . The story is perfect. And you mads a great video.

@SeaGee

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks Samsung! Another Monster and Monster itself create a really amazing story. All props to Urasawa

Hey, never thought this anime had a sequel. Thanks very much. This is one if the best animes ever. Just subacribed!

what an incredible video, thank you very much

It's hereeee was waiting for this video

@SeaGee

3 жыл бұрын

I hope it was worth the wait!

Even though I don't have the printed book, you gave me goosebumps through the video! Imagine how much research Urusawa must have done!! I think my brain just melted😅

"when where are you?" "in the room next to yours" CHILLS

This video made me read “Another Monster” and it’s just so good! It’s so detailed that if I’m not aware that it’s fictional I’ll probably mistaken it as true to life! It deserves more recognition! And in the end it made me question... ‘Is that Johan? The one Weber sketched? Is he killing again?’ asdfghjkl! I don’t know anymore! Plus, the “In the room next to yours.” is so creepy, if I’m Mr. Weber I’ll probably passed out after hearing it before I could even saw the culprit. Btw, thank you for this video!

@SeaGee

2 жыл бұрын

It is so good! I'm glad this helped you decide to read it. I think it's such an amazing addition to Monster. And no worries! Glad you enjoyed!

@Avzxu

2 жыл бұрын

Excuse me i have a question who was the client?and why the client decided to let his henchmen use weber’s name?

@shienamae5736

2 жыл бұрын

@@Avzxu that is actually the question. Who is the client? Is it Hermann or is it Johan? Either way it's up to us to decide. How about you? Do you also consider that it's Johan? or it's obviously Hermann (for you)?

@Avzxu

2 жыл бұрын

Shiena Mae oh thank you.but why either of them asked henchmen to use weber’s name?

@shienamae5736

2 жыл бұрын

@@Avzxu my guess is... whoever this new monster is is much cautious therefore ending the chain of those who are interested in the case. This new monster is probably tracking another "curious journalist" and ending them to avoid being expose therefore he ordered the henchman to use Weber's name as a bait.

Nice video, i love all ur monster videos.

I just finished the anime and got a copy of Another Monster. I'm watching this even though i haven't read it yet lol. Glad yt recommended your vid to me! Also liked your Monster timeline vid! Cheers

@SeaGee

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks Banana! Enjoy the read! I think Another Monster is really good and definitely develops a lot of the ideas the main series has. You're gonna have a great time reading it!

Good break down I support your effort

@SeaGee

2 жыл бұрын

Cheers, glad to know it's appreciated!

dang!! its so scary to think that this is not far from reality!! too spooky! why are ppl bad why cant we just be nice to each other 😭!! i guess johan was one of the most successful experiments they didnt expect.. like a wildcard

Mfw when I see new Monster content uploaded ... 😍

"Anyone who could lose their name, but still survives would be a true hero." It would be flattery or even biased but i think guts from berserk truly represent that. Everyone dies in eclipse who actually knew him and even his most important person in his life but he still survive in the end and fighting with everything. Fighting with his own dark desires, pain and fear even though it didn't lead anything. Even though revenge is one of his wrong decision but it truly show his strength that he has the will to take revenge even though it didn't give him back his identity. Just this fact that he tries to understand other's pain through his empathetic nature to find some meaning or his belonging in the world even though he ignores this fact because of his useless revenge and tries to reach his goal through it saves him every time. He always fighting with his darkness to find his place in world which can only he can handle and give shape to it in right way by literally going more deeper in it which can create some meaningful change in the world. Guts never forget his own identity and what he truly desire from himself at least unconsciously. What i mean by previous statement that people try to comprehend their identity from the perspective of others by not by himself. A good example is wolf how he is destroyed and fall into despair by loss of meaning in world and what he should do because he think this meaning can only be derived by others but it is not true. Guts teaches us that even though you lost your place and identity from world. You should know yourself that your identity is and what do you truly wanted to do with it and use your whole strength to create a meaningful change in the world with role in the world or worth of you in the world. Guts do this from the start of the series unconsciously but slowly started to integrate in his consciousness when he find his new meaningful place in his new group. He continuously encounter his mistakes and things which he hate from himself but never consume by it and finally try to become what he is.

@SeaGee

3 жыл бұрын

Nice parallels Hermit! It's interesting how these series can take two very different approaches to show how people grapple with identity and despair. It makes me think about the Berserker Armor which initially takes away Guts' sense of self to heat of battle. It's a literal embodiment of losing himself to his revenge. Heck, Berserk is such a good series

@HerMi.T

3 жыл бұрын

@@SeaGee yeah thank you for replying and video is really well made and give me new insights about monster. I said that it could be flattery in previous comment because i didn't mean to say that berserk is the only series which do that. Possibly my other two favourite series vagabond and Gunnm (Alita battle angle) also do that but in different ways. In these two series, main character did struggle to find their whole self or identity but it is not like guts which lost his identity but still survive. In gunnm, main character did lost his identity but then she started from scratch to find or create his new self by integrating her previous one. That's why i think berserk does this more efficiently

I actually like johan having a Canon ending

Late to the party, but this video and this book really made my day, it's fascinating writing.

Loved this vid. Subbed. Didn't find you mentioning Grimmer's journal. Wbout that?

You can hate or you can love the series for leaving so many things on the air but something that cannot be denied is that it is one of the few works that is not afraid to leave an ending made just so that YOU as an audience can continue thinking about it. And the book is definitely scarier than the anime. Who would say it?

FANTASTIC Video.

We should find ourselves, beyond names, beyond all. And keep going.

"Four years ago, I went to Prague. Who knows why, but I wanted to set foot again in the scariest place, the Red Rose Mansion. But it was engulfed in flames. And then he emerged from within. I was set free. I stopped running. I could paint my picture books, and live like him. The end…in the Landscape of the End, there will be only he and I.” Hermann Führ, Another Monster Who's Hermann taking about here is he talking about Johan? Because after this incident he left the red rose mention and there was a picture of a guy who look like johan.?

@ivorfoster7466

Жыл бұрын

Yes, I believe he saw Johan leave the mansion and was inspired by his mission to erase himself.

@yumnanasywa7341

Жыл бұрын

yes, he saw johan. He caught Johan's laughing and said "The End... in The Landscape of the end, there will be only HE and I" it means only TENMA and JOHAN for the end perfect suicide Johan

I’m genuinely scared that not only Johan but another monster are in this world,to the point that being in the attack on titan world would be easier to live in!

@jasonluu6711

3 жыл бұрын

I'd rather live in a world ruled by Johan then the world of Attack on titan

@boredbrother6676

3 жыл бұрын

@@jasonluu6711 in a world ruled by Johan the human race would be dead

@kronobis1239

2 жыл бұрын

@@boredbrother6676 exactly

@boredbrother6676

2 жыл бұрын

@@kronobis1239 I know

@kronobis1239

2 жыл бұрын

@@boredbrother6676 exactly

Like wow is this video long haha. But nonetheless, this is a great video, keep up with this good content, you're already doing great, much support!

@SeaGee

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks North! Always great to hear from you!

Just finished reading the novel after my reread of Monster, such a great book and i regret not reading sooner, but maybe it was for the best reading it only after Monster was extremelly clear in my mind again, i hope we can see something regarding who has the said politician one day.

Hey, that was a really good video. If you see this would you tell me the song you used from 31 to 41 minutes in the Bonaparta section? Thanks!

@SeaGee

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks! The music was "Back Hall - Extended" from Amnesia The Dark Descent

@michalkremen2649

2 жыл бұрын

@@SeaGee Thank you very much

Just started Monster yesterday. Half way through it now and man, is it good, glad this video is out, I was already looking for a possible season 2. I hope this gets animated or a sequel is made from a different side of the world. Favourite character as of now is Mr. Runge. Although I dislike his decision or rather, his persistence on blaming Tenma as the killer. Mr. Runge is just a savage, mans had his daughter pregnant and wife had a lover, both were leaving and he’s just like “aight bet, we’ll talk when Im back”. Also, the one time were he exposed the reporter/journalist, made him fold haha. He’s whole gimmick is just like crazy good and interesting as a character. Not perfect just enough to make him human and not some android. As of episode 25 (ik I said half but it’s close enough) Monster is a solid 8.9 or 9.2/10 It gives me those King Game vibes while staying realistic and the whole mystery plot just makes it it’s own thing. Johan is also a compelling villain too, even when he’s not on scene or being talked about everything seems to drive towards his presence making him feel so powerful and inhuman just like the title, a “Monster”.

@SeaGee

2 жыл бұрын

I hope this didn't just spoil things for you! Though you'd certainly be in a unique position of coming into Monster with this background info first. I think this is the Urasawa story with the most fleshed out world/backstory Anyways hope you enjoy the rest of the series. It's one of my favourites and you're still in store for some twists and turns!

@DragonRyuken777

2 жыл бұрын

@@SeaGee No sir! Don’t worry. I saved this video to watch it as soon as I finish the series so I don’t spoil myself. I’m on episode 33 rn and man, I’m liking Dr. Gilles I think his name was. When he confronted Mr. Lunge recently I really thought Mr. Lunge was going to change his minset, I hope nothing cliche happens like if Tenma Kills Johan and that’d give an excuse to Mr. Lunge to proves he’s (Tenma) is the killer (even when he was wrong until the end). Haha, he’ll start elaborating on how Tenma was just obsessed with the kid he saved that ended up on the Majors death and blah blah blah “it lived in his head, that guilt” or something you know? Haha. We’ll see, the story really found me questioning and theorizing like if I was part of the detective group😭😭😂.

@DragonRyuken777

2 жыл бұрын

@@SeaGee insert Deku muttering to himself meme**

@keikaku-dori829

9 ай бұрын

Mr grimmer is the best character smh

great video man, but I really wanna know what is the bartending and food anime that plays during your transitions

@SeaGee

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks Gaior! It pulls from a bunch of different animes so I've got no specific answers sorry. It's sampled from this video: kzread.info/dash/bejne/jGaW2s6TmdbRYto.html

In the last chapter when herman furr or the person on phone says he is next to the room of his, I think it was johan because johan in monster last episode disappears from hospital which says he isn't in comatose and there was also a hastenly drawing of johan because he was the one who came , werner don't know how johan was look alike because case was not disclosed in public so how johan looks like was also not known by rest of world. So this may be a clue that. Johan is now out of comatose and also the hermann furr or fritz weindler. But maybe there can also be like this another monster is just another personality of johan who want to live in peace. Or johan and furr are really two monster Because as stated into book, that when hermann again goes to the red rose mansion, it was in flame and a monster was coming out from the flames.

Very funny yet informational

@SeaGee

Жыл бұрын

I love to hear it, thank you

One question is do we get new informations after the last episode from monster or is this a new story like an ,,another moster,, because it would be boring without the context from older stuff

@SeaGee

3 жыл бұрын

We get a little bit of information about what happened to some of the characters after Monster. Most of the book is looking deeper at things that happened in the original. Definitely need to have seen the original before reading this.

This whole video is brilliant from start to finish, but I disagree with Führ being the instigator of the Zweifelstadt massacre. Both Mustafa and Kiener describe him as a man in his forties, meaning he must have been born around the same time as Weber and Grimmer - the 1950s - and is too young to have been the graduate student. I personally think it was Bonaparta testing out his technique on a larger scale.

@SeaGee

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks Melissa and great point. That would make Fuhr only around 10 at the time of Zweifelstadt. That's a mistake on my part. Cheers for pointing this out!

What about the last sketch Weber drew on his memobook. The rough sketch indicates that it can be of the person who killed/abducted Weber, like Weber was trying to sketch the person's face. And why does he looks like Johan?

Wow Wow Wow U N D E R R A T E D video! Please don't ever delete this video.

What song is playing right when the Tenma section starts? Is it from Hollow Knight?

When I watched the Mindhunter show on Netflix in 2017, I knew David Finch is a fan of Monster immediately during the final scene of the 1st season (Ed Kamper confronting the main protagonist showing him the reality of a serial killer). The scene is basically a shot-for-shot adaptation form the manga.

@SeaGee

3 жыл бұрын

Interesting, I haven't seen Mindhunter before. Is it worth the watch? If they're pulling inspiration from Monster I'm pretty intrigued...

@sunjoexys7251

3 жыл бұрын

@@SeaGee It's one of my favorite Crime/psychological thriller series. The story gets really dark in ways similar to Monster. I think another show deeply influenced (or loosely adapted from) Monster/20th Century Boy is the original British show Utopia (not the crappy US version).

@SeaGee

3 жыл бұрын

@Sun JoeXYS interesting, I'll have to check them out! Thanks!

@sunjoexys7251

3 жыл бұрын

@@SeaGee You are welcome. It's a pleasure to meet other Naoki Urasawa fans online.

@sergo1695

2 жыл бұрын

Actually there was real serial killer who looked like that, and I think both Monster and Mindhunter took inspiration for their character from him

Esse é o tipo de vídeo que me faz estudar inglês apenas para assisti-lo.

@rubicita8815

Жыл бұрын

Keep up the good work, I’m sure that if you keep studying you’ll be able to feel in this language even

Is it weird that I thought the sequel is scarier in it's societal implications than the first Monster series? 0_0 For me, there was kinda a sense of the experiments being discontinued at the end of the first series. But the part with the experiments mentioned to start again, with the possibility of a lot of different kinds of "Johans" (or just Johan-like people) coming out of the woodwork to spread psychological destruction?! The Monster universe could barely handle one Johan! 0_o

@SeaGee

3 жыл бұрын

I got the same vibe Pheonixtail! While the original ended pretty ambiguously, it did feel like it was the end of those kind of expirements. With Bonaparta, Chapek, and co dead, why would it keep going? But now we learn that yep the scale was much bigger and stretches into governments and nation's still reaching for more power. Definitely a scary way to wrap up the series.

@Scarshadow666

3 жыл бұрын

@@SeaGee Oof yes! And after everything poor Grimmer has been through, I bet he's facepalming somewhere up in Valhalla. 0_0

Mhm I still till this day, am bothered by the fact that I do not know Johan’s real name.

@d1on326

3 жыл бұрын

i think its johan in the end scene of monster, tenma is still calling him johan after talking with johan's mother and after he found out his real name

@jose72705

3 жыл бұрын

Yeah im sure its heavely implied that it actually was johan

@yumnanasywa7341

Жыл бұрын

d1on i dont think so, only tenma, johans mother and johan knows the real name

i have a something to suggest for a video for you as a fellow monster fan i have the dvd and the manga and i have been trying to find the another monster novel but i cant find it and while i was looking at your monster videos i noticed that their was a few more things of monster that i dont have like that book awakening monster and i forgot about the sound track of monster what im trying to get at is that there are monster media out there that some fans dont know about or forgot about so i was woundering if you could make a video about stuff monster fan collectors would love to watch or read about the series ....again like awakening monster i didnt about that book til i saw your video of course their is the anime the manga another monster ( which i have downloaded the fan made novel) the sound track and ......im not sure again their is the awakening monster but i dont know where to find it and also billy bat too as a fellow monster fan id like to ask you what media monster fans should check out or get in their collection

@SeaGee

2 жыл бұрын

Thankfully there's actually not too much out there besides the sequel novel. The Awakening Monster story is part of Another Monster, you'll find it in there. I just split it into another video because I think it's pretty important on it's own. I honestly would love to see those children's books get published on their own. I feel like owning a copy of the nameless monster would be fun. The problem I find with these stories (especially Billy Bat!) Is that a lot of what's available isn't in English. Or at least officially in English. As helpful as fan-scans are, I just really want them to publish some official English copies. I'm working on a big 20th Century Boys video atm so if people seem to get behind that I'll probably do something similar for Monster. Bring together all of the bits and pieces around the story into one big video. Thanks for sharing your thoughts! Glad I could bring Another Monster to your attention

The thing is that I relate to both Johan and Tenma because I have seen both sides of the world

@johnnyscocktaeil7875

2 жыл бұрын

Everyone has a monster inside of them, anyone is somewhere like Johan, somewhere like Tenma or somewhere in between.

This needs to be an anime ngl

Do any of you guys know where I can find the paperback english version for this. Or are there just fan translations

@SeaGee

2 жыл бұрын

I think there's still no official English translation. So yeah just the fan translations at the moment

@giriesh329

2 жыл бұрын

Yup, thought so

Did they ever sell the book in English? I read the book as a PDF from the wiki

@SeaGee

3 жыл бұрын

Sadly, there's still not an official English release. I feel you, I did my read through off a txt document.

@nina_aug2909

3 жыл бұрын

you can find it on reddit

@yonyalba643

2 жыл бұрын

In my case I found the book in spanish. But when I was looking the book in English, only I found it in japanese. Fortunately I speak spanish and it was easy to read it if you watched the anime, but in the spanish book, the name of the another monster is Herman Fuer no Fuhr.

I have a question regarding to your explanation that Johan is in Coma then how is he able to escape from that hospital in the last episode or in the last chapter?🤔

@SeaGee

3 жыл бұрын

Sure Kamna! So there's a lot of ambiguity around Johan's end. Some people have interpreted that last chapter of Monster as Johan never escaped. The empty bed explained by him being moved somewhere more secure or managed for long term coma patients. That, of course, agrees with the "official reports" from Another Monster. Others say that he did escape and the coma story is all some nonsense to not let the public know a serial murderer escaped. Personally from how I piece it all together, I'm more inclined to believe the coma story since the whole thing really became to high-profile to cover up. One of the things I love about this series is that my interpretation of the ending is always changing so heck who knows what actually happened.

@kamna..3854

3 жыл бұрын

@@SeaGee thanks for your explanation.. and ya u are right nobody knows that what actually happened to Johan...

@yonyalba643

2 жыл бұрын

@@kamna..3854 And we'll never kwon what happend with him, maybe when Netflix will take the copyright of Monster and become it a live action. I don't know.

Do you know where I can find the monster soundtrack

The experiment didn't make johan evil and monster. It was his true nature to become like that

@Javier-il1xi

3 жыл бұрын

I mean, you could say that, but that would mean he, as a human, has a different nature than, say, Grimmer. I think Johan made the choice of becoming a monster, given the circumstances he was put in by Bonaparta and the rest.

@specialtwice4975

2 жыл бұрын

Johan was born that way, as was his nature. He is a psychopath through and through. He is not created by trauma or a bad upbringing. It is genetic. In reality, it would not have mattered if his sister Nina was Sarah or Emily. A whole new person, facing a whole set of other problems. Johan wouldn't have cared either way. It's why he is the way he is, and always will be, a psychopath.

@specialtwice4975

2 жыл бұрын

Now, are you correct? Does that mean Johan has a totally different nature? That he is, say...a totally different species? Well, in our lifetime we will never know.

56:45........this is the good shit.

@SeaGee

3 жыл бұрын

A nice succinct video...

I really want to read another monster but I can’t find it anywhere, if you know where it’s available or have other information please tell me

@SeaGee

3 жыл бұрын

To my understanding there's Japanese and Spanish versions you can get off Amazon. There's an unofficial english fan translation floating about too. I found a copy up on Archive org. There's also an email of the translator on the wiki which I've heard some people have got a copy from directly. Hopefully that helps

9:47 I don’t know how long this book takes place after the main events of monster, but Johan was in a coma for a long time. It was long enough for Tenma to leave with Doctors Without Borders and return home for a time. It could be reasoned that this takes places in the months or so in which Johan was in a coma before he escaped.

Will there be a second season to the anime?

@SeaGee

2 жыл бұрын

I think it's unlikely. There's some cool stuff in here but probably not enough to create an entire sequel season. Plus since it's just a novel it would be that much harder to adapt

Honestly I wanted Yohan to use tenma past and manipulate him to look into himself and find that he also had some broken things in him and turn him into another monster. And if they could bring a twist that yes tenama was already a sociopath but great at controlling himself than that would have been the climax of the centuries

Can anyone tell me why this book hasn't gotten an anime adaptation yet like Monster did?

@SeaGee

2 жыл бұрын

I'd love to see this animated. I reckon it'd be a tough one to adapt though. It splits between getting more details on the original story and the new story with Hermann Fuhr. Plus its just criminally underread so might be missing the fan support

The mbmbam joke made me so unreasonably excited

Where can I read the LN in English version for free. If anyone holds a link plz reply me. Aarigato❤

51:42 peak horror right there

i dont know if this will ever get read or answered but if tenma studied in japan how or when did the while dr gillen arc happen

do you plan on making more monster content, sir?

This anime should get a live action for sure just for the amount of details and story it has

@kurtroy31

10 ай бұрын

i wouldn't wish for that personally, we all know how any live action anime turns out 😭

@nattthen9536

9 ай бұрын

@@kurtroy31monster isnt like any anime its the most grounded anime ever it would work live action than any other anime

@kurtroy31

8 ай бұрын

@@nattthen9536 what about death note live action

@nattthen9536

8 ай бұрын

@@kurtroy31 probably one of the easiest ones to adapt also, if they just get the shinigami right you could literally copy and paste from anime to live action

@kurtroy31

8 ай бұрын

@@nattthen9536 what i mean is they could fuck up monster live action like what they did to death note live action

So if Johan had been confirmed to still be in a coma, what's with the hospital bed being empty at the end of the original series?

@triad2411

3 жыл бұрын

he just go to toilet

@justsomeguywithamoustache5087

3 жыл бұрын

Maybe it was never revealed that Johan escaped, or he escaped after the timeline of the book.

@johanliebert1814

2 жыл бұрын

It's state that he has achieved his goal- 'perfect suicide'. Because now he is just a rumour that johan exist or not. what's his real name

@frostchaotic3691

2 жыл бұрын

@@triad2411 yeah he just went to the toilet while in a coma

@sadia8174

Жыл бұрын

Okay so- I read this explanation somewhere which made the most sense so imma just put it here... The final scene in the show after Johan reveals this to us is Tenma snapping out of it, and discovering Johan is asleep before he leaves the room. The next shot is an empty bed next to an open window… Johan’s bed. Was he ever there in the first place? Did he get away? Did he jump out the window and commit suicide? Did he kill more? Johan actually goes on from here to live a healthy, happy, fulfilling life without killing. Why? Because his reverse rooftop game gave him the answer, he was chosen by fate. The only reason he wanted to die was to find a reason to live, and by surviving this perfect suicide, he knows there’s a reason out there. All of this… was realized in a single masterful ending that took up around 4 minutes, and it was the perfect ending to an excellent story.

Not gonna lie i enjoy it more then monster because the theme is so much more dark and mysterious. Cant get enough of it in yt so im gonna read it. And re read it probably a few times

as a Czech speaker born and raised in the Czech republic you sure did butcher those names of Czech historical figures and some of the German too but all is forgiven because that stuff is nigh impossible to pronounce to anyone that hasn't lived most of his life here very good video keep up the good work man i needed something like this to eat up some of the world building details thanks man. sidenote when watching the original monster i actually though the picture book "Obluda, která nemá jméno" was real i was very disappointed when i found out it is in fact fictional monster really did this stuff right. the czech in that show is good (aside from how it is spoken but the grammar is good and the sentences make sense) i love it.

I think the sequel should be Kenzo, Eva, Lunge and a few others, Maybe Dieter??? trying to stop the new experiment.

I really wanna know what happened to Johan after monster

@SeaGee

3 жыл бұрын

Same! I feel like it'll be one of those things we'll never know for sure

Hey I have two questions Hope you can answerr me I am not getting any answers to these questions 1)why did johan isolated hans George schubertt Was there a specific reasons?

@SeaGee

3 жыл бұрын

Heya, I'll do my best: 1) The isolation was all part of Johan's original plan. We don't get too many details but presumably he wanted to gain all of Schuwald's wealth and power. He was already close to getting this even after Karl showed up. I think he was trying to gain power alongside Christof for whatever reason. 2) I think it has to do with showing Tenma "the landscape of the end." It seems like one of those things that can best be experienced in a desperate situation (like Schuwald in the burning library.) Though, I too don't really fully get Johan's plan behind Ruhenheim.

@yx7986

3 жыл бұрын

@@SeaGee thank you so muchhh🙌🙌

The Pursuit of Knowledge without acknowledging the knowledge within is meaningless.

@thespiritus4440

2 жыл бұрын

The knowledge within awakens your highest self of compassion.

Yea i really don't like how it was confirmed that Johan never escaped and is still in a coma, it ruins all the ambiguity of the ending. Although the rest of the book was great, that detail broke a lot of the enjoyment for me

@SeaGee

2 жыл бұрын

Yeah I really wish that would've been left alone. I love all the extra details in the book but giving a "canon" ending to the original was certainly not for me either

@WorldLeader12345

2 жыл бұрын

I haven’t read Another Monster but was it actually canon? If not then I don’t think it should matter too much, I’d say you can still interpret what you want from the original imo

What about the scene where johan was talking to tenma about his mother giving him away to France bonaparta ? Was that just tenma day dreaming or johan just got a power to communicate despite being in coma ?

anybody know what the pixel background is from at 4:02?

Nice snatcher background during the clinic scene

@SeaGee

2 жыл бұрын

I will forever be grateful to TFS for introducing me to that game

@inkthetuna5142

2 жыл бұрын

@@SeaGee it’s one of my favorite games

@SeaGee

2 жыл бұрын

I can see why. The story in that game is awesome, even that final almost 30 minute cutscene

You can stick to your axis. Even if someone moves it.

@thespiritus4440

2 жыл бұрын

Stick to your values. Don't let them go. Even if you meet a Johan. A true friend will never destroy your values. They will empower them. Those who put you down aren't worth it. Keep your head up like Kenzo.

greatest anime ever

Tbf this “case being investigated here” could be argued as happening before the death/escape of Johan which is why he’s still in a coma when it’s written when it comes to the overall story.

is that mipha's theme I hear at 20:00?

i really want to read another monster but i dont know where to get it

@SeaGee

2 жыл бұрын

Sadly there is no official English translation at present. There is a really good fan translation out there. Last I saw it was still up on archive org if that helps you out

I must know more

Where did you get to read the book?

@SeaGee

2 жыл бұрын

There was a fan translation up on Archive org, not sure if it's still floating around. As far as I know there's still no official English release

I wonder if you read message to adolf its very very similar to monster even i think monster its inspired by it since osamu tezuka is naoki's role model