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Naoki Urasawa's Monster, Volume 1: Herr Dr. Tenma
by Naoki Urasawa
Naoki Urasawa, Monster: Herr Dr. Tenma (ViZ, 1995)
This is a volume of setup, but it's the kind of setup that shows that Urasawa had a strong sense of where the story was going from day one, and the more I read manga, the more rare I find out that is.
Herr Dr. Tenma introduces us to Kazuo Tenma, a promising young doctor (who bears more than a slight resemblance to Black Jack) who left Japan, where his outlook was bleak, for a more promising career path in Germany. He finds himself unwilling, and ultimately unable, to cope with hospital politics, however, when he is given the choice between saving the young son of an obscure East German official who fled to West Germany not long before and saving the Mayor of Dusseldorf. The choice he makes turns out to have consequences beyond any he thought it would, however.
An excellent beginning to what promises to be an exciting series. Hopefully I'll get the next few books soon. ****
This is a volume of setup, but it's the kind of setup that shows that Urasawa had a strong sense of where the story was going from day one, and the more I read manga, the more rare I find out that is.
Herr Dr. Tenma introduces us to Kazuo Tenma, a promising young doctor (who bears more than a slight resemblance to Black Jack) who left Japan, where his outlook was bleak, for a more promising career path in Germany. He finds himself unwilling, and ultimately unable, to cope with hospital politics, however, when he is given the choice between saving the young son of an obscure East German official who fled to West Germany not long before and saving the Mayor of Dusseldorf. The choice he makes turns out to have consequences beyond any he thought it would, however.
An excellent beginning to what promises to be an exciting series. Hopefully I'll get the next few books soon. ****