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Every episode of Monster ranked from best to worst. Let's dive into the Best Episodes of Monster!

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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
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    Monster Season 1 Episode 37 - A Nameless Monster
    9.6/10(3492 votes)

    #1 - A Nameless Monster

    S1:E37

    The episode begins with a fairy tale about a Monster without a name. Nina reads the story from the picture book and has a sense of deja vu. Johan's evil plans for the book donation ceremony is carried out. Dr. Tenma meets a big obstacle in his attempt to kill Johan.

    Director:Atsushi Takahashi
    Writer:Ryosuke Nakamura

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  2. Monster Season 1 Episode 29 - Execution
    9.5/10(3829 votes)

    #2 - Execution

    S1:E29

    Robert delves into Johan's past and makes a shocking discovery. Dr. Gillen speaks to Peter Jurgens, a serial murderer about Johan's possible involvement and gets a tragic reply. Johan confronts Robert about Stephen Joos. And Dr. Reichwen receives tragic news from the police.

    Director:Ryosuke Nakamura
    Writer:Ryosuke Nakamura

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  3. Monster Season 1 Episode 49 - The Cruelest Thing
    9.4/10(2969 votes)

    #3 - The Cruelest Thing

    S1:E49

    Grimmer and Tenma tries to stop Johan from subjecting Milo, one of the orphans, to one of the most cruel fate.

    Director:Takashi Takahashi
    Writer:Kazuyuki Fudeyasu

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  4. Monster Season 1 Episode 4 - Night of the Execution
    9.1/10(3843 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 30 - Decision
    9.1/10(2569 votes)

    #5 - Decision

    S1:E30

    Suspecting foul play in Robert's 'accidental' death fall, Dr. Reichwen makes some discoveries in his investigations. But as he later realizes, his investigations may have put him in harms way.

    Director:Toru Takahashi
    Writer:Ryu Nakamura

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  6. Monster Season 1 Episode 22 - Lunge's Trap
    9.0/10(2315 votes)

    #6 - 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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  7. Monster Season 1 Episode 38 - The Demon in My Eyes
    9.0/10(2214 votes)

    #7 - The Demon in My Eyes

    S1:E38

    Dr. Tenma has a gun pointed at Roberto, but Roberto has the rifle pointed at him. Nina, Dr.Reichwen and Dieter arrive to find the whole library in flames. People are trapped inside and the doors are all locked. Karl reads the report on his mother's life and death. Dr. Tenma tries to rescue those trapped in the building. Johan reveals the monster inside of him to Schuwald.

    Director:Kentaro Nakamura
    Writer:Ryosuke Nakamura

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  8. Monster Season 1 Episode 73 - Scenery for a Doomsday
    9.0/10(8 votes)

    #8 - Scenery for a Doomsday

    S1:E73

    Bonaparta attempts to shoot Johan dead, but is gunned down by Roberto, who dies of his own injuries soon afterwards. With the massacre now over, authorities rush into the town and attempt to determine what happened. Just as an officer is about to arrest Dr. Tenma, an ambulance worker arrives asking for Tenma's assistance.

    Director:Masayuki Kojima
    Writer:Kazuyuki Fudeyasu

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  9. Monster Season 1 Episode 60 - The Man Who Knew Too Much
    8.9/10(7 votes)

    #9 - The Man Who Knew Too Much

    S1:E60

    Martin’s attempt to save Eva costs him his life, his last minutes with Tenma reveals a terrible secrets about Martin’s boss, Peter Chapek and the about the experiments.

    Director:Yukihiro Miyamoto
    Writer:Kazuyuki Fudeyasu

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  10. Monster Season 1 Episode 44 - Double Darkness
    8.8/10(2219 votes)

    #10 - Double Darkness

    S1:E44

    After the death of his seniors, Suk is left to re-investigate case from the very beginning. He gets information from the orphans about a meeting with Grimmer. His intention to arrest Grimmer takes a different turn however when he gets deeper into the investigation. The episode also reveals that there is more to the nameless lady at the bar than she lets on.

    Director:Atsushi Takahashi
    Writer:Yuki Saito

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  11. Monster Season 1 Episode 19 - Monster's Abyss
    8.7/10(2098 votes)

    #11 - 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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  12. Monster Season 1 Episode 46 - Contact
    8.7/10(1832 votes)

    #12 - Contact

    S1:E46

    Dr. Tenma learns about Suk's fugitive status from a journalist. And sets out to find him. Meanwhile, Suk and Grimmer goes into hiding, but is quickly found, surrounded and attacked by the STB. The STB's assault comes to a bloody end.

    Director:Shigetaka Ikeda
    Writer:Kazuyuki Fudeyasu

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  13. Monster Season 1 Episode 56 - The Neverending Journey
    8.7/10(7 votes)

    #13 - The Neverending Journey

    S1:E56

    Nina and Dieter enters the Red Rose Mansion, but Nina faints from her disturbing experience. And they end up in the care of a puppeteer name Lipsky.

    Director:Atsushi Takahashi
    Writer:Makoto Nishikawa

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  14. Monster Season 1 Episode 65 - Johan's Footprints
    8.7/10(6 votes)

    #14 - Johan's Footprints

    S1:E65

    Capek tries to berate Johan for his actions and tells him that everything should be done according to Capek's plans but Johan simply disagrees and disappears. Capek realizes his hold on his organization is crumbling and has his men pick up Nina in Frankfurt. Eva accosts the young man who was introduced to Johan, Christof Sievernich, demanding answers.

    Director:Kojiro Tsuruoka
    Writer:Masahiro Hayashi

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  15. Monster Season 1 Episode 66 - Welcome Home
    8.7/10(7 votes)

    #15 - Welcome Home

    S1:E66

    Capek reveals to Nina that her and her twin brother Johan are the products of a eugenics experiment designed to breed "the perfect children". Tenma has wounded Christof and is driving him and Eva to the hospital while demanding answers on Petr Capek. While Eva makes a phone call at a payphone, Tenma sneaks away.

    Director:Atsushi Takahashi
    Writer:Masatoshi Hakata

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  16. Monster Season 1 Episode 67 - I'm Back
    8.7/10(7 votes)

    #16 - I'm Back

    S1:E67

    Nina confronts Johan who presents her with a story on what happened when many people were poisoned at the Mansion of Red Roses. Nina realizes that she was the one who witnessed these deaths, the shock of this revelation nearly drives her to suicide, but she is saved by Tenma. Capek is gunned down by members of his organization when they find out about the guard that Capek killed.

    Director:Shigetaka Ikeda
    Writer:Masahiro Hayashi

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  17. Monster Season 1 Episode 51 - The Monster's Love Letter
    8.6/10(5 votes)

    #17 - The Monster's Love Letter

    S1:E51

    Schubert, with the help of Reichwein, re-explores his past with Karl Neumann's real mother and realizes his link to Johan. As news of Tenma's arrest spreads, various people react with shock and horror, with the exception of Eva Heinemann, who is insistent that Tenma pay dearly for rejecting her. Suk tries to leave the hospital he is in to try to help Tenma, but is stopped by the Prague Police who inform him that Grimmer has sent a note to them exonerating Suk from any involvement of the deaths of the police officers. Runge also gets news of the arrest as well, but he is more interested in the Mansion of Red Roses, where he obtains a letter possibly addressed to the twins' mother. Tenma is deported back to Dusseldorf.

    Director:Kojiro Tsuruoka
    Writer:Satoko Nakamura

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  18. Monster Season 1 Episode 57 - That Night
    8.6/10(7 votes)

    #18 - That Night

    S1:E57

    A flashback to Johan’s and Nina’s past, to the time before the Liebert’s homicides reveals the reason behind Johan’s killing. Police makes a startling discovery at the burnt down mansion. Tenma finally learns where Eva is. And Lunge reveals Lipsky’s true identity.

    Director:Kenji Nagasaki
    Writer:Yuki Saito

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  19. Monster Season 1 Episode 70 - The Town Massacre
    8.6/10(8 votes)

    #19 - The Town Massacre

    S1:E70

    As time passes, more people in Ruhenheim are being shot dead by mysterious people and each other. Both Grimmer and Lunge determine that the owner of a local hotel is Klaus Poppe, also known as Franz Bonaparta. After subduing a man who was giving weapons to everyone in the town, they obtain information that one of the ringleaders is in a second hotel.

    Director:Kanji Wakabayashi
    Writer:Masatoshi Hakata

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  20. Monster Season 1 Episode 74 - The Real Monster
    8.6/10(8 votes)

    #20 - The Real Monster

    S1:E74

    It has been some time since the tragic blood battle, and everyone is working hard to put their lives back to normal. Tenma finally locates a woman he has been searching for, and she reveals some startling information.

    Director:Kazuhisa Ono
    Writer:Tatsuhiko Urahata

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  21. Monster Season 1 Episode 9 - The Girl and the Seasoned Soldier
    8.5/10(2493 votes)

    #21 - 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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  22. Monster Season 1 Episode 12 - A Little Experiment
    8.5/10(2283 votes)

    #22 - 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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  23. Monster Season 1 Episode 17 - Reunion
    8.5/10(1995 votes)

    #23 - 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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  24. Monster Season 1 Episode 21 - Happy Holidays
    8.5/10(1938 votes)

    #24 - 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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  25. Monster Season 1 Episode 28 - Just One Case
    8.5/10(2044 votes)

    #25 - Just One Case

    S1:E28

    Richard re-investigates his old homicide cases and makes a frightening discovery.

    Director:Yukihiro Miyamoto
    Writer:Ryosuke Nakamura

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Best Episodes Summary

"A Nameless Monster" is the best rated episode of "Monster". It scored 9.6/10 based on 3492 votes. Directed by Atsushi Takahashi and written by Ryosuke Nakamura, it aired on 1/12/2005. This episode scored 0.1 points higher than the second highest rated, "Execution".