Glad to see this masterpiece of an anime is still popular!

Dr. Tenma not shooting Johan and saving him once again was the ultimate act of love. It’s the perfect ending for me. Calling this show a masterpiece is an understatement!

dude really said no lives matter

I love how the person who shoots him in the end is a father protecting his son, something that didn't exist in Johan's life...

That's when Tenma accepted he is a doctor. He can only save lives not ending it. A masterpiece ending for a masterpiece show.

A lot of people don't like the ending, or feel it's anti-climactic, but I think it perfectly fits the show and Johan and Tenma as characters.

4:35 his expression while he says "isn't that right" is that of a man who knows his ideals are just falling apart. He is desperate to get shot because he is probably feeling regret; hearing Nina saying she forgives him and then seeing Tenma is unable to kill him, really killed the monster in him. The final nail in the Monster's coffin was Tenma bringing him back again, after that it would be impossible for Johan to keep the same ideals.

Can we just have a moment of silence for Wolfgang Grimmer

I think what's amazing about the show and extremely underrated about Tenma's character is that as much as he regretted making the decision to save Johan's life, he would have regretted watching him die even more.

Does someon notice that this dude survived two headshots

5:45 I absolutely love it when a seemingly unimportant character is the one to defeat the villain of the story. And I think this scene is why.

6:27 He is literally the only person on this show who is not afraid to shoot johan

Johan doesn't care about the lives of others, he killed many with hitmen as if they were unimportant, he even believes his live and Tenma's are more important than any others. At the end, he died by an "unimportant" person and didn't receive what he believed was a greater end to his superior life, proving that all lives are equal as Tenma knew from the start by his own culture as a Doctor. Also, because of the liquor, the man sees Johan as a demon with horns claiming that he is a "Monster", shooting him by fright, giving meaning to the title of the series and discovering the identity of the real monster outside of the books.

Johans face while pointing the gun at Wim is the most beautifully subtle frame in the entire show. The amount and depth of emotion conveyed is unreal: pleading for forgiveness, utter despair at himself, anger towards still living its amazing

What's so special in this scene is that everyone in Ruhenheim use their guns because of Hatred and there is a Drunk guy who shoot Johan out of love and not from hatred

How can anyone write this incredible of a villain.?

So tenma didn’t pull the trigger and even safed johan once again , proving his point that every life is equal . He also showed forgiveness after all he did not like his sister who shot him .

That "You will never see it" line of Johan to Roberto though...Chills...

When I first watched this I knew it wasn’t Tenma because he didn’t shoot twice. Something he practiced with his gun instructor was always to shoot twice when planning to kill somebody. Only time he actually shot someone (Roberto) he shot two times

The drunk man’s reaction to seeing Johan and freaking out gives me chills man... if Johan existed in real life (and ngl very high chance a person like him is in this world) I would freak the hell out if I saw a man like that

The drunk later described what he saw as "a monster with seven heads". The Apocalypse of John (Johan is the German form of the name "John" btw) describes the anti-christ with: "And I stood upon the sand of the sea. And I saw a beast rise up out of the sea, having seven heads and ten horns, and upon his horns ten crowns, and upon his heads the name of blasphemy."

what i like so much about the seemingly random town drunk being the one to shoot Johan is that he did it to protect his son. the same son he beat, abused and neglected. but when it really came down to it, he did what he had to do. the man was a monster too, but he was a monster who knew how to love. grimmer was right. people don't lose their emotions. as hilariously cliche as it is, johan nearly died because of the power of human compassion...and was brought back to life because of Tenma's compassion, too. in the end, all of his life-means-nothing ideologies blew up in his face. love was real, and there was nothing he could do about it.

What is strange that Johan didn't want to commit suicide, but wanted Tenma to kill him instead. It means Johan wanted to live but couldn't find a reason to live for.

4:20 Johan really desperate wanted Tenma to shoot him that he want to prove that Tenma ideals is wrong....

In literally fall in love with the series at the start of the Ruhenheim arc: the characters, the lore, the *atmosphere* All is perfect, like a place without a sun, in the middle of nowhere, between Germany and Czechoslovakia. Man, this anime is such a masterpiece, specially in this arc, when confusing things goes to horror vibes. Sa

I think the true genius of Naoki Urusawa and Monster is how the story, the ending, the characters, can be interpretted in so many different ways. One thing is for certain though, this is one of the greatest animes ever written, and its SO UNDERRATED

The best anime I've ever seen.

The title is wrong but the reason it's wrong is not the reason people think. Johan Liebert, the nameless monster, doesn't die here. He dies three years later, when Tenma tells him that he has a name. And then, a human being wakes up from the bed and, finally, _lives._

Dr. Tenma saving Johann and not shooting him or letting Wim die was the ultimate defeat for Johann. He wanted to incite the monster within Tenma and make him choose between lives. But Dr. Tenma stuck to his philosophy- all lives are equal to him. A great foil for Johann, who had become so nihilistic due to his experiences as a child. He wanted to be significant, to be the last monster (human) alive but Dr. Tenma didn't fall in place of how he viewed society. So he bet his life in his hands in the course of defeating him psychologically, but failed in the end. Thematically, this was probably the best ending there could be.

This was the only scene I saw johan look so desperate.

Why Johan didn't accept Nina's forgiveness? Johan believes the two are the same, so he can't forgive himself, that's why.

man I thought this fandom was dead...Just like many characters in this show...damn xDDD anywaaaaay...It's not easy to find anything to this masterpiece it's even harder to find something that isn't like five years old and with decent quality ^^ thanks for uploading my friend x3 ((you don't know how much it means to me that it's not from the english dub xDDDD))

So dr temna was able to see the landscape of the end..

this was my favorite scene , still giving me chill OMG I love this Anime

6:25 I’m just confused on how no one fucking heard him yelling..

Anyone noticed that when the police said this guy saw a seven headed monster, the seven heads means the seven names johan has.

Perfectly embodies the relationship of Batman and the Joker and their twisted romance. It’s fascinating how similar the two pairs are.

The monster can never be dead in this world.. That’s the concept of johan’s character in the show I think🗿

i just finished this and realized how philosophical it is from the comments and its really a masterpiece! it's kinda tragic but sooo smart at the same time. japanese voice acting is a win! >-

I’m surprised that there are ppl who hates the ending. Personally, I liked it...and I like the fact that Dr. Tenma didn’t shoot Johan as this will make him a true murderer and will fall in Johan’s calculation and philosophy that humans are monsters.

"Only one thing is equal for everyone and it is death" G. O. A. T

The manga did this scene so much better. I don't know why the anime cut out Johan's reactions to Anna arriving and the very big shift in expression when she says she forgives him. Anna realized that forgiveness was the one thing he wanted that night she shot him, despite him also thinking his death was needed. His value depended on her view of him; and what she once robbed from him was now returned - a human being worthy of forgiveness instead of a monster. Johan refuses her forgiveness not because he resents her or thinks its too late for her to redeem herself - but because he doesn’t think he deserves it. Because it is too late, Johan is going to die - he WANTS to die. Then you see the fear and helplessness in his eyes after getting the one thing he always wanted [ anna’s forgiveness] because he desperately wanted to die as the only thing he knew himself to be: the nameless, nonexistence monster. But both anna and Tenma rob him of that by bestowing upon him the gift of compassion, mercy and empathy; for the first time treating him like a human being instead of a monster,god,experiment, devil etc. Johan in his final moments was cracking and finally falling apart. You see it in the final expression he makes: the distraught, confusion and sadness. I want to clarify one thing I noticed: Johan has never shown to take any kind of sick satisfaction from killing unlike all the other serial killers being interviewed in the series. The writer highlights this in the show on purpose. Especially contrasting Johann with Roberto, specifically, when Roberto tries to kill Anna, which another Monster clarifies that he did because he knew she was his only weakness. In another monster it is clearly stated Johan loved his sister more than anything in the world. Which brings me to my next point, the constant mentioning of Hitler in this story...Hitler brainwashed people to commit mass genocide. Under his rule, millions perished in horrific ways. But despite that...Hitler was capable of loving others. Hitler was also loved by others. The terrifying truth about people who commit atrocities...is that they are not monsters or demons or devils... They are merely human. FULL ANALYSIS ESSAY HERE: www.reddit.com/r/MonsterAnime/comments/ttihlh/everything_johan_did_was_for_anna_a_monster/

"The only thing humans are equal in is Death" from the moment we are formed inside our mother;s womb life is already unfair and unequal. Why other babies recieved a caring love from their mother but why some babies cannot? why their mother kept using vices even tho its harmful for them when they are still in the womb of their mother why some babies died on their mother's womb by accident? why some babies aborted by their own mother? why they can't be the same with other babies who born safely and with love an care with their mother? why their mother or parents did not treat them equally? why when we born we don't have the same intelligence capacuity, why the moment we born some are physically disabled? why when someone born they have a rare disease on them? why when we born we don't have talent that other people who born with that talent? why we can;t be born with the same traits and capabilities? why some baby died immediately the moment they born while the other lived properly? why some baby borned in a peaceful place while the others born in a chaotic one? why some children died because of war while the others live peacfully? why some children who work so hard on school but don't get rewarded from their efforts while the others who didn't even work that hard flourished and greatly rewarded? why some parents are understanding to their child while some are abusive to their own offspring? Why the fuck life is not equal? however no matter how rich, how fortunate, how peaceful, or smart, or talented people are no matter what status you have WE all have the same fate we can't escape that makes us equal and that is DEATH

If you even hate anime you will still love this because it doesn’t even feel like a anime especially if you watch it in dub

Am I the only one that felt bad Roberdo and Grimmer never had the chance to meet?

i just finished watching this anime for the 2nd time, god damn i am still blown away by how Johan manipulated anyone in to his bidding. While Kira used death note to kill, Johan used a sand box in the park lol i really wonder if Roberto would have remembered Grimmer if they saw each other in some of the episodes.

That quote still gives me goosebumps till this day

Best Psychological thriller anime to ever exist.

What a fucking incredible scene.

Roberto was genuinely an amazing secondary antagonist. Him being the one to kill Poppe was perfect.

Some people seem to have a problem that Johan was shot by a random dude...and also ended up being alive. But y'all need to understand...if Tenna was the one to shoot him, and he died...then that would mean Johan won, coz that exactly what he wanted. But instead, a random dude shot him, and he still lived, Tenna was proven innocent and now everyone knows about Johan. His whole plan failed...and he lost.

Johan being killed by the one thing he doubted the most: once love for once own child

Dude literally survive 2 times

May fav confrontation along with the Guts/Griffith confrontation at the hill of swords.

The johan sentence "There is no way back now" implying his sister was right about johan motives and also his expression of despair after, really proves martin observation of "No one wants to die"

Opportunities and nothing else can be equal, never will be, and deny this nature of individuality ends up in repression, ditactorship and violence. You can't make someone equally rich as me taking away someones else money in threat of violence, that's just robbery being called "donation". You just cant give the same books I read to another person, and hope she will understand their content equally as me and have the same conclusions. We are not a coletive, not equally, we are a bunch of individuals and differently. Equallity in life is an Utopia, a fantasy, a daydream that will never be fulfilled and satisfied. But, in the end, no life is greater than other. They share the same value. Althought you have a rare disease, you have saw the sunset. A blind person never did, and wished he could for all his life. But althought the blind person never saw the sunset, he can walk, feed his cats and hug his son. The person with a disease could not, and wished all his life he could, but he's happy. A walking healthy person who doesnt even care for the sunset just wanted to feel complete and happy, but couldn't. We wish too much what we want and dont cherish what we have. The denial of the individual starts when we feed the envy of our hearts wishing to be equal as someone else. We only are equally in death, because we share this very same fate. Cherish your life.

This scene alone pretty much confirms my theory that Johann Liebert is a bad guy. It's subtly hinted at throughout the show, but this scene alone confirms my suspicion.

This scene alone pretty much confirms my theory that Johann Liebert is a villain. It's subtly hinted at throughout the rest of the show, but this scene alone confirms my suspicion.

SPOILER ... ... ... .... .... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... He didn't die

'landscape of the end' is so esoteric, I hope people got it...

Best anime of all time ❤️

If youre talking about the art of antagonis, Johan Liebert is the best ever.

Johan didn't die , it was the monster who perished

Greatest anime villain of all time

One of the most epic staredowns ever

"And the reason he committed the crime because he saw a monster with 7 head and 10 horns"

This is the best anime in my past five years and it's ranking 8.9/10 and in my anime list it comes second!

for the people wondering NO he did not die here he was saved yet again by dr tenma and escaped the hospital not as a monster but as a human.

Goosebumps every time I watch this scene

To this day this is my favorite scene in all of manga and anime.

Thank you for the spoil, it’s very nice

such a beautiful story

I used to think the drunk showing up to kill Johan was a cop out narratively because if he hadn't, Tenma would have lost that standoff and had no choice but to kill Johan to save the boy, thus fate intervening like that was the only way for Tenma to emerge victorious. Now however I see it more as Johan not losing to Tenma so much as losing to the chaotic nature of life. He planned everything near perfectly, but no matter how well you plan or how brilliant you are, sometimes random shit just happens, like a drunken bum showing up, mistaking Johan for a lovecraftian monster about to kill the kid he himself abuses, and thus blowing Johan's head off as a result.

Ruhenheim arc was the best, I love how the cozy and warm atmosphere turned into gloomy and rainy

Realistically speaking, I wonder why no one is talking how why Johan always pointed at his head. What's evil? Aren't we the only ones who make things called 'morals'? What makes us like we are today? One will say our environment and the other will say experiences. What about the brain? Is it any different? "Control the devil or it'll control you." Can you name the devil as our brain? If you can't control your thoughts, what do you think your brain will do? Is Johan evil or are the other people evil, who made him the way he is?

Dr. Tenma proving that all life are equal for not shooting Johan there is truly a magnificent move Johan really wanted to prove that not all life are equal because if he shoots Johan that proves Dr. Tenma value Wim's life more than Johan so that is not equal. Top 1 in my list for sure

Am I the only one wants to see Johan together with Anna and their moms??

I like how eren told Tenma to shoot Johan

I forgot how epic this final is

"The only thing everyone is equal in , is death" fu-king fire

To be honest I'm kinda mad, that Johan was not held accountable for all the killings he did. The children rooftop suicide, the man at the roof drinking to death, the adoptive parents, and a lot more. I do undersyand the premise of the monster and all, but I just wanted him to be held accountable for the victims, instead of him running away at the very end of the anime, or he could have ran after holding to some degree if accountability. There were also plot holes that we never knew why it happeded but regardless, I do still like this anime, a whole lot :D

I don't know , but this anime is something else , i can't even describe

That's a great scene, but just a note - the title is misleading. Johan did not die after that shooting. He just became comatose, and it is not known what happened to him afterward.

"What the hell is that thing?" lol

Johan Libert Is Greatest Villein Of All Time without a doubt

Johan : Domain Expansion / The landscape of the end. 🥶

Noone talks about this anime, even I learned about it a few months ago. This deserves much more it's really a great show

lo curioso de este anime es que las voces la pusieron actores reales que iban a hacer un live action del manga monster, pero como era muy caro hacerlo en locaciones reales de Alemania y partes de Europa, decidieron hacerlo anime, pero quedo espectacular

Johan finally turned good

love from Bangladesh 🇧🇩 this show is masterpiece

Wicked characters want to live like humans and eventually die like humans, even when they have done bad things. They know they have changed, but it's too late. They think the universe is bad and want revenge. I think John wanted to share what he felt. Such characters interact with someone who understands them. This is not to say that Tenma and Johan do not understand each other. Because they understood each other better than anyone. They paid too much attention to each other and did not pay attention to others. But if you can't save someone who will never change, the last resort is to kill. But bad characters are never cruel to people like him. But at the last moment, John may have changed, but his basic character will not disappear. But he must be smart and know what to do. Hunter x Hunter the most dangerous character, the king of ants, Meruem, gradually becomes a human, but the kind-hearted boy of the Series becomes a monster. So there is always hatred in a world that affects people. It's a world where people affect their people. In the end, this dream is a bad omen. Apparently he went to kill his mother.

Goddamn. What a show, what story that was. Can't remember how many years since I've watched this.

This maniac just escaped death two times, I mean wtf he got another headshot and there's literally no damage to his brain? I've seen people die in this anime after being shot at shoulders or legs.

Thanks KZfaq, I was just at ep. 16 and then I saw this on my homepage 😭💀💀😭

He didnt die!

This scene shows a lot of details with deeper meanings in this show, but Johan Liebert is definitely one of the best anime villains of all time.

Johan learned a true lesson after his so called "death" he was quickly operated by a doctor after 3 years from the show monster, he is still alive and has rebuilt his life. he is no longer that monster

I don't remember watching this anime this dark, just a few years ago.

“Everybody has the right to die,nobody has the right to give death,even one’s self”

I am being honest monster is the most fucking disturbing anime of all time