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theknightgarden's review

3.0
dark mysterious tense fast-paced
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selturius's review

4.0

johan did nothing wrong
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gsarahthelibrarian's review

4.0

Stop the presses, folks! I, Sarah Hill, actually LIKED this manga graphic novel! It's like a creepy episode of ER, and I love me a good medical mystery. Dr. Tenma is a Japanese man who moved to West Germany in the 1980's to learn brain surgery. He becomes the best, and tries to climb the political medical ladder, but decides that patients are more important than hospital directors and their doctors. Unknowingly, he creates a monster who preys on the innocent. I actually want to read the next volume--who knew this was possible for me? :)
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alef2050's review

4.5
challenging dark mysterious reflective sad tense fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Plot
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: No

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cozydita's review

5.0
dark mysterious tense fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

Oh wow my first medical thriller manga series and I really love it.
It's dark and gruesome and crazy. From hospital politics to serial killer, no dull moments here, pretty intense, great suspense, great story, great characters and that ending, I don't know which direction this series will go.
Overall it's a thriller with a twist and great characters and definitely will continue to read this series
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calebkuma's review

4.0

((vols 1 through 3))

i started reading this manga series after i rewatched Monster when it was added on n*fl*x. i had this OBSESSION with the anime in middle and early high school and i always told people it was my favorite anime (bc cool kids cant just like naruto!!!!) rewatching it reminded me about how truly buckwild this story gets and i was excited to read it and experience it a new way.

i took a huge break after volume 1, primarily because the manga and anime are actually pretty consistent in their versions of the same scenes. very little is changed in the animated adaptation to the point i wish i had read it before rewatching it to make the reading more engaging. nonetheless, -1 star not because of that but because there is sooooo many background and slow parts in the first few parts of this series (and anticipating the level of buckwildness to elevate)
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maryaim's review

5.0
adventurous dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

gygyprout's review

5.0
mysterious

Je me demandais si j'allais mettre 5 à un manga et bah voilà c celui ci mon préféré bravo !!!
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mervalkn's review

5.0

cant believe some people find this unrealistic imagine johan liebert telling you to jump off a building wtf are you gonna do?? say no????

marsupiliam's review

4.0
tense fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Plot
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: No