Mangainfo
Sign in
Cover of Monster

Manga series

Monster

MONSTER

Monster opens with a choice. Kenzo Tenma left Japan for West Germany and is now a star brain surgeon in Düsseldorf. One night a boy who has been shot in the head is rushed in. Then the mayor of Düsseldorf is wheeled in as well. The director orders Tenma to drop the boy and take the mayor. Tenma operates on the boy anyway and the mayor dies. The hospital punishes him for it. Nine years later a string of murders pulls him back to that night. It is a slow and tense thriller set mostly in Germany in the years after the Berlin Wall fell. Naoki Urasawa builds it around moral questions, careful clues and a big cast of ordinary people whose lives get caught up in the case. It suits adult readers who like patient crime stories. It is dark and violent but rarely graphic.

Japanese volumes

18

Out in English

18

Next in English

Not announced

Author
Naoki Urasawa
Status
Finished in Japan
Started
1994
Updated

Drama · Mystery · Psychological · Thriller

Monster in short

How many volumes of Monster are out in English?

All 18 volumes are out in English. Volume 18 came out on 16 December 2008. VIZ Media publishes it in English.

How many volumes does Monster have?

Monster has 18 volumes in Japan. The story is complete.

Is Monster finished?

Yes. Monster ended in Japan in 2001. Every volume is out in English too.

Start here

The ways into Monster in English.

  • Volume 1

    Vol. 1 · Paperback · VIZ Media · out

English editions

English editions of Monster
Vol. Title Release date
Monster volume 1 Naoki Urasawa's Monster Paperback · VIZ Media
Monster volume 2 Naoki Urasawa's Monster Format not known · VIZ Media
Monster volume 3 Naoki Urasawa's Monster Format not known · VIZ Media
Monster volume 4 Naoki Urasawa's Monster Format not known · VIZ Media
Monster volume 5 Naoki Urasawa's Monster Paperback · VIZ Media
Monster volume 6 Naoki Urasawa's Monster Format not known · VIZ Media
Monster volume 7 Naoki Urasawa's Monster Paperback · VIZ Media
Monster volume 8 Naoki Urasawa's Monster Format not known · VIZ Media
Monster volume 9 Naoki Urasawa's Monster Format not known · VIZ Media
Monster volume 10 Naoki Urasawa's Monster Format not known · VIZ Media
Monster volume 11 Naoki Urasawa's Monster Format not known · VIZ Media
Monster volume 12 Naoki Urasawa's Monster, Vol. 12 Paperback · VIZ Media
Monster volume 13 Naoki Urasawa's Monster 13 Library binding (Paw Prints) · Paw Prints
Monster volume 13 Monster 13 Format not known · VIZ Media
Monster volume 14 Naoki Urasawa's Monster, Vol. 14 Paperback · VIZ Media
Monster volume 15 Naoki Urasawa's Monster, Vol. 15 Paperback · VIZ Media
Monster volume 16 Naoki Urasawa's Monster, Vol. 16 Paperback · VIZ Media
Monster volume 17 Naoki Urasawa's Monster, Vol. 17 Paperback · VIZ Media
Monster volume 18 Naoki Urasawa's Monster, Vol. 18 Paperback · VIZ Media

Japanese volumes

Each volume page shows its English edition with date, ISBN and where to buy.

  1. Vol. 1 Ch. 1 to 8
  2. Vol. 2 Ch. 9 to 16
  3. Vol. 3 Ch. 17 to 24
  4. Vol. 4 Ch. 25 to 32
  5. Vol. 5 Ch. 33 to 41
  6. Vol. 6 Ch. 42 to 50
  7. Vol. 7 Ch. 51 to 59
  8. Vol. 8 Ch. 60 to 68
  9. Vol. 9 Ch. 69 to 77
  10. Vol. 10 Ch. 78 to 86
  11. Vol. 11 Ch. 87 to 95
  12. Vol. 12 Ch. 96 to 104
  13. Vol. 13 Ch. 105 to 113
  14. Vol. 14 Ch. 114 to 122
  15. Vol. 15 Ch. 123 to 131
  16. Vol. 16 Ch. 132 to 141
  17. Vol. 17 Ch. 142 to 151
  18. Vol. 18 Ch. 152 to 162

More like this

The series AniList readers recommend most to readers of Monster.

From the blog

  1. Lists

    Finished psychological manga you can read complete in English

    Every series here is finished in Japan and has all its volumes out in English. Start any of them today and read to the last page.

  2. Guides

    How to read Monster in English: where to start

    Naoki Urasawa's Monster is complete in 18 volumes. All of them are out in English from VIZ Media. Here is where to begin.

  3. Lists

    Manga like Monster: 5 series to read in English

    Liked Monster? These 5 series share its detective work, history and philosophy. Three of them are already complete in English.

  4. Guides

    Naoki Urasawa manga in English: every series and where to start

    Naoki Urasawa has 5 series with English volumes. Here is what each one is about and how far it has come in English.

Sources

This page draws on AniList, NDL, openBD, ISBNdb, Wikipedia. Each value shows only when a source states it. About the sources

RSS feed of new volumes Badge for your site Release widget

Suggest a correction Report a missing edition