4.42 AVERAGE

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Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

Amazing continuation from the previous volume! I JUST CANT STOP READING. 

Starting this volume we get stories on Dr. Tenma and his descent into Germany's criminal underworld. It is through the contrast of the underworld and his Previous setting of the hospital, that we see how Dr. Tenma applied his new military training, as well as seeing how he is still a Doctor through and through. 

Monster continues to be really interesting.

This volume feels more episodic in a way. It's broken into two major storylines and both fill like they'd fill about 2 episodes of anime. The first is our main hero, Dr. Tenma, trying to help a young boy from being taken by a fucking psycho. The next would be Tenma and the boy traveling to the country side and saving someone. Last arc doesn't have much to do with Tenma, but a ton to do with a old lover, and how she'll be on the hunt for him too.

All the moving pieces here are interesting. What Urasawa does so well is give us a huge cast yet it's easy to follow who is who. Each storyline presented, even if not fully complete, is interesting. The slow build is pushed a bit quicker this volume and things move quicker. The art is still great as well.

There's not much negative I could say about this other than it feels a bit filler at parts, but in the best possible way. I can't wait to read more. A 4.5 out of 5.

Siguiendo la linea del primero, este tomo estuvo genial. Me sorprendió bastante como fuimos siguiendo a distintos personajes que conocimos en este tomo y en el primero, tanto como lo hicimos en este tomo. Nos permitió tener una vista mucho mas amplia de la historia. Lo que vemos del pasado de Johan fue tremendo. Aunque debo decir, que la última revelación del tomo no me terminó de convencer. Quizas cuando elaboren un poco en eso me parezca mas convincente, pero por ahora no. Igualmente disfruté mucho este tomo. No lo podía soltar. Y aunque intenté hacerlo durar los mas posible, me fue imposible.

A bit underwhelming as an action story (but it's fine!
No complaints!), but it's redeemed by Urasawa's incredibly strong characterizations and his smart, tense dialogue. The one-chapter side-stories that exclusively follow Nina and the BKA inspector are standouts.

Provavelmente dos melhores manga que já li.
Tenho mangas favoritos, como Sailor Moon The Girl from the other side, Beastars, etc, mas a história e arte de Monster é fenomenal.
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plot thickens!!
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Plot or Character Driven: Plot
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: No
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated
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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

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