David Sylvian - For the Love of Life (Monster Ending Theme) LYRICS

Monster 1. Ending Theme - Full with Lyrics on Screen
FTW Johan Liebert :P
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[@KonoShunkan]

If you've watched the whole of Monster you've heard this so many times. But every time is like the first time.

[@passantsalama5100]

KonoShunkan yes!!!

[@aleksandergiovana6903]

You are fckin right bro

[@andreabedford717]

Why is that so true

[@princessthyemis]

I actually didn't--I' always turn down the volume during the end so my grandma and I could discuss the episode! Even though i wanted to hear it :D

[@andreabedford717]

@@princessthyemis Your Grandma is so cool!

[@TrueMentorGuidingMoonlight]

I love how Johann brings out the monsters in people, while Tenma brings out the good in them. Really nails the Yin-Yang philosophy. As well as the philosophical belief that all humans share a blank slate or neutral ground from which they can either become good or evil later in life.

[@Gohangr1828]

The point is that there is no actual good and evil. If Johan had been saved by his mom he wouldnt have become the monster.

[@alkan68]

Kinda missed the point my friend. There is no good or evil. Whats evil about Johan? Nothing. We just think of him as evil, is he tho?

[@iliveinsideyourhouse3943]

That what I likes about monster, it likes nihilism Vs empathy.

[@remimartin8493]

@@alkan68 good point!

[@brotherbill3407]

But... What is evil?

[@Vailskibum]

Johan best antagonist

[@galaxyDoggy420-69]

facts

[@justaguyfromreddit]

Meruem

[@justaguyfromreddit]

@PlayStation Japan every time I rewatch the anime I drop at the point where he dies sigh

[@mannyoftheeast3318]

OMG CAN'T BELIEVE YOU'RE HERE

[@bhavishapandita1328]

@@mannyoftheeast3318 It's good to know people still care about this masterpiece...

[@sarahsmith3933]

"At last, he'd found a name but there was no longer anyone to call him by it. Such a shame because Johann was such a wonderful name". These lines from the book Obluda always gets me.

[@MA-yu2ss]

So tragic that he never knew his real name

[@marinazuniga2418]

He didn’t?? I thought Tenma told him in the ending….

[@unrested7294]

@@marinazuniga2418 i think before he was able to tell johan, johan was suddenly sitting upright staring at tenma and told him about the time when his mother gave up nina. so maybe tenma didn't have the chance to tell him their names because of that.

[@dereisse]

@@unrested7294 He did told him. In the scene there was a silence, which is when he tells him.

[@imperium135]

@@unrested7294 I also think it's more likely Johann didn't actually wake up but that his mom told him the names and the stuff with her choosing between the kids, and then Tenma daydreamt Johann telling him this. maybe because Johann is in a coma Tenma imagined the conversation he'd have liked to have had with Johann. could still have woken up afterwards but waking up telling Tenma some stuff and then laying back down like nothing happened? seems unlikely

[@rockbellstormcloud7365]

It's actually really interesting how the longer you stare at Johan's face, you can see that he's not smiling but almost scared or about to cry. It might be the way the eyebrows dont lift or his smile not lifting his cheeks. Whoever made this is amazing, they really captured the monster within a boy.

[@ritwikjha156]

Ruby Naqvi that's a good observation

[@mahmoudbaasher6317]

He is handsome but scary at the same time in this picture

[@rockbellstormcloud7365]

@@ritwikjha156 Thank you!!^^

[@rockbellstormcloud7365]

@@mahmoudbaasher6317 i agree! it really captures the natures that describe him in the manga/anime! It kinda scares me as well!

[@priyamvadaliebertxox769]

I see him smiling, crying a bit , evil grin ldk...

[@alexx6103]

"And what of the children? Surely they can't be blamed for our mistakes?" This part always brings me to tears

[@marinazuniga2418]

I feel like the song expresses what Johan and Anna’s Parents we’re thinking. They tried to escape the experiment, which damaged them and the children(“How could doing the right thing be so wrong “) They must’ve felt this regret, hoping the children won’t be blamed for their mistakes… this song is either from the parents’ pov or from the pov of people who were experimenting

[@karoljohana5437]

@Df D exactly!! that is why abortion should be legal anywhere in the world, because children are not to blame for the irresponsibility and selfishness of their "parents" in bringing them into this world to suffer, growing up without love and hungry because his parents did not know what they were getting into when they brought him into a world that is going from bad to worse, economically, socially, politically and environmentally

[@lui1673]

@@karoljohana5437 and the parents who are irresponsible are to be blamed for their lust and the murder of their offspring.

[@karoljohana5437]

@@lui1673 . In case you didn't know, abortion is the termination of a pregnancy, not a murder ☺️. And yes, obviously not taking care of yourself is part of your irresponsibility, but it is more serious to bring a child into this world when they don't even have the mental or psychological maturity, and obviously don't have economic stability, I don't know how you can believe that the interruption of the pregnancy is worse than bringing an innocent child to suffer, a child that can already feel, think, see and hear, it is not just a group of cells

[@MashrafiMorshed18]

@@karoljohana5437 Why use abortion? Stop having child when you surely know that you can't properly take care of that child. Just control your lust or just stop having sex. Abortion is indeed a murder don't deny it.Just become infertile. And do as you wish without the risk of pregnancy and lessening the necessity of abortion.

[@pbates1693]

Honestly I’m surprised I found this song.... I was worried it had no name

[@nose-bleed]

Lmao

[@mugiherrscherofstronk8149]

Haha nice

[@midimusicforever]

Touché!

[@shin_a]

Nameless song

[@jack_hunt1103]

I see what you did there

[@iRaphahell]

I was so sad when they changed this ending song to the high pitched one, this one really grew on me as I watched more and more episodes

[@bluwulf]

I like both ngl

[@Anthony-rz8cz]

Hahaha, I would lie if I’d say I am surprised to see you here, Rapha. I actually saw you story on Instagram a few days ago about Monster being added to Netflix and I started to watch it immediately, I’m at episode 26 and I love everything the story presented so far, I even may go as far to calling it my favourite anime… Așa ca îți mulțumesc din suflet, Rapha pentru ca ne-ai dat ca sugestie acest anime și pentru multe alte sugestii, îmi plac video-urile tale când vorbesti despre anime-uri mult! Hai ca am avut putina engleză pe la colțul gurii, dar ce sa faci? Din nou, multumim!

[@iRaphahell]

@@Anthony-rz8cz Ma bucur ca iti place anime-ul, am facut si un video in care am discutat despre el, il poti vedea dupa ce termini anime-ul

[@phantom4713]

​@@iRaphahellIn the beginning when it came out there were only 30 episodes now they added the full anime I really love it and I haven't even finished it yet.. The story is indeed fascinating and even the nameless story and the person with the big eyes and the person with the biggest mouth story is really great, I just love this not gonna lie

[@zlatevlad5887]

Eu pentru melodia asta m-am apucat de anime. Când am descoperit-o acuma vreun an m-am îndrăgostit instantaneu de ea, nici nu vrei sa știi ce reacție am avut cand am vazut ca au schimbat-o chiar dacă și a doua a început sa îmi placa după ceva timp

[@rohitradhakrishnan3705]

Completed this during Lockdown. *Masterpiece*

[@samsung4360]

@@Rataeskizo_art Your drawings are beautiful .

[@drawforge9640]

@@samsung4360 simp

[@morrisseygirlfriend]

@@drawforge9640 shut up

[@drawforge9640]

@Noah Edwards thanks man

[@bobbugwithoneeyeskingiskin8974]

@@drawforge9640 Can you all shut up!!! I’m trying to watch my T.V.!

[@mithunvasudevan7796]

Lol some people here are comparing Light with Johan. That's utter nonsense. If Johan and Light would meet each other Johan would convince Light to write his own name in the Death Note. It's as simple as that.

[@sergiogee9063]

Hahahahahaha

[@jays3652]

Not really...They are both amazing characters (2 of my all-time favorites), and they are quite similar. Though their main difference stems from Light's fear of death and strong drive, while Johan is a nihilistic individual...

[@witchflowers6942]

This thread made me cackle.

[@Omega-dj9sh]

Maybe he'// convince ryuk :) Monster is the deepest and darkest Anime Dn doens't even come close

[@jays3652]

@@Omega-dj9sh Idk...I'd say berserk takes the place for the deepest/darkest animanga, but yeah Monster is definitely up there. DN is also pretty deep to be fair, though not on the same level lol.

[@H45556]

Will never forgive Netflix for not buying the permissions to use this song in the credits on Netflix. I think it adds so much to the show. Having that meditative 50 seconds after every episode and listening to this song enhanced the show so much for me

[@ggyyo5099]

Ikr it indeed makes the episodes somehow special

[@sby7282]

just finished this anime for the FIRST time recently and i really thought this anime had no lyrics for the ending theme (like the opening) until i found it here accidentally. WHY Netflix WHYyyyyy....☠️

[@UniQueLyEviL]

Huge agree

[@SnagTheRabbit]

I know!! Netflix botched so many things when it came to Monster, including leaving out the amazing ENG dub. I was so happy when I heard it was coming to Netflix, but there's so many little things they messed up it just irks me.

[@BigDeepz]

​@@SnagTheRabbitjust started watching it after finishing Pluto, and it sounds similar to what they did to Evangelion. Changed the outro song, the dub, and tweaked scenes they shouldn't have.

[@Blackbirdofheaven]

Monster is so underrated. I love it when I find a comment section full of Monster fans and Johan fans, Johan is one of the best villains in my opinion. Yes I’ve seen Griffith, yes I’ve seen light and many others but there’s something scary and elegant about Johan I can’t seem to find in any other character

[@glgamesh8739]

Because he is a nihilist. He doesn't even know why he is living. He has nothing he loves, wants or hates. He just plays the game martin and other kids played for to become person who chosen by fate, for to has a reason for living, -for the love of life- because like Dr Tenma said "No body wants to be dead" Sorry for bad english

[@amde_meskel]

I'd say shounen bat from paranoia agent is better.

[@XxMemeist_ExtremistxX]

@fuck k-pop and tiktok I’d say guts is a slightly better character but johan should be in every bodies top 3 characters

[@XxMemeist_ExtremistxX]

@fuck k-pop and tiktok yeah read berserk and you’ll see

[@XxMemeist_ExtremistxX]

@fuck k-pop and tiktok nah guts is the best written character in manga/anime

[@All_Powerful_God_Enel]

This kids is what you call a masterpiece.

[@nautilusia777]

ok then

[@thenintendobros9918]

David Sylvian's music is like dropping some really good acid, and it is utterly fantastic. I feel like this song would have been better suited for Paranioa Agent or maybe Ghost Hound rather than Monster though

[@iliveinsideyourhouse1367]

Greatest anime ever made

[@aminrosli9744]

@@thenintendobros9918 naaahh, i think it's already perfect to use this song in monster and paranioa agent in its ED respectively, for me they both already fit fine in their own way

[@edena240]

@@iliveinsideyourhouse1367 more like: the greatest thing ever made

[@romainlebris3743]

For the Monster fans, if you love this song, I recommend you to listen to more songs by David Sylvian, especialy in the album "Secrets of the Beehive". Try "Orpheus" or "Let the Happiness In". This is songwriting at his finest.

[@DonHaka]

agreed.

[@juliapimentel4208]

Thank you for the awesome recommendation :)

[@malikabourbaa1062]

Listen to the album if the group Japan

[@cornelis4220]

Davis Sylvian has been my favorite artist since I first heard Brilliant Trees... Not only does his music mean a lot to me emotionally, it also inspires me to delve myself into songwriting and music theory. Kisses to you that share the love for David's music.💋

[@kevinmole9982]

don't force it on people let them find it themselves

[@yurifreak]

“How weak the mind is when it wants to forget. Maybe you didn’t forget. Maybe you’re lying. Is it a lie you tell everyone around you, or perhaps a lie you tell yourself?” - Johan Liebert

[@thiramshetty3421]

This quote of him makes me think of my whole life!

[@jameskozy7254]

Basically describes humanity. Everyone lies to themselves to cope with the ugly truth

[@sohambhogale7700]

Ig johan is talking to himself too He also wanted to forget his horrible experiences and he want his sister to forgive him but she didn't forgive him even after 20 yrs

[@MikeSully2888]

Someday I will rewatch this. Best story of an anime ever

[@LucasGabriel-dz3mf]

Do you rewatched?

[@chaosbreaker8737]

@@LucasGabriel-dz3mf I personally am watching it for the 5th time

[@softpiglet]

If you haven't yet, this is the sign to

[@shin_a]

So will I. I just finished it yesterday. Next summer I hope I'll remember

[@gojo12301]

@@shin_a it's masterpiece

[@TheBlueKnight-]

I've seen ppl say "This anime is a masterpiece , monster anime is a masterpiece" But in my opinion ... we can't call this anime a masterpiece . It's on a whole other level.

[@bakchodbabajijoletajaancho2538]

Monster is on higher level than masterpiece

[@tofuguy9303]

@Griffith: The Ultimate Evil this... So much. I've been trying to tell this to a lot of people. The darker artstyle especially in the prague arc, the continuity of the story with the brilliant panelling, the horror of the story is just conveyed way better in the manga. Urasawa's works are meant to be read as mangas. The anime is great but it's urasawa man, the anime adaptation can never be bettet than the manga he creates.

[@justaguyfromreddit]

@Griffith: idk, the music put so much pressure on you while you watch the show

[@megashark1013]

Gonna be honest, I love the Manga, but the anime absolutely managed to create a very strong atmosphere as well with its phenomenal music and sound design.

[@Dekross]

@@bakchodbabajijoletajaancho2538 there is no other level. A masterpiece is the summum, the best of the best, you can't say anything as superlative.

[@TheManOfTomorrow]

The description of Johan Liebert, IMO, would be: A man with *a face of an Angel* , *a mind of the Devil* and *a heart of a Child* .

[@Isupremacy]

definitely not heart of a child

[@holdenthawoodenboy512]

Kids are cruel, Jack

[@tbsdraws]

@@Isupremacy Hm yes I think so, he had to endure hell in his childhood. You can’t grow up to be a normal adult after that. That’s why he has the heart of a child: His love for his sister and his general emotions were suppressed by whatever horrible things happened in Kinderheim 511

[@bagelinpond2433]

​@@tbsdraws he isnt a child at heart, he's a monster, a nameless monster,

[@YoungAndBased]

Lucifer, literally…. said to be the most beautiful angel of all

[@Cubameriguense]

This song and that shimmering evil scarecrow painting combined are one of the most unsettling things ever

[@prettyprettypumpkin8450]

+Roland Walken YES !!

[@joejoestar2702]

Roland Walken that's the beauty of it

[@samsev]

it makes me feel sad.

[@valscottage]

God that ending video terrified me everytime

[@Fatima-fo4bv]

I can't see the scarecrow🙁

[@3mooryvip500]

The lyrics are so strong , deep and highly expressive This song expresses the message that MONSTER tried to show us you can`t hear something like this anymore. Seriously what a masterpiece !!!

[@aminrosli9744]

i just finished this anime a couple days ago, i feel a void inside my heart hearing this and the ed2 of monster

[@mishababernathy7165]

Sylvian is like a poet... A beautiful one...

[@drek273]

Enter the void

[@rambhujun8156]

What message did it try to show?

[@thenintendobros9918]

His music is so freaking amazing, he weaves his beautiful, expressive lyrics with soft tones, gentle melodies, and screeching samplings to create utter masterpieces

[@laqueendumbgamer5171]

“how can the right thing be so wrong?” pierces my heart every time... I can see Tenma having a flashback of when he saved (kid) Johann from the bullet in his head. Monster is truly a masterpiece by Urasawa

[@drmosaddegh]

And slowly, you come to realize It’s all as it should be You can only do so much If you’re game enough You could place your trust in me For the love of life There’s a trade off We could lose it all But we’ll go down fighting And what of the children? Surely they can’t be blamed For our mistakes? And slowly I’ve come to realize It’s all as it should be That hiding space A lonely place How can the right thing be so wrong? I’ve found mistakes Where they don’t belong For the love of life We’ll defeat this They may tear us down But we’ll go down fighting Won’t we?

[@anishlimbu2265]

I appreciate

[@yangwenli5131]

Found you

[@toobashaikh5922]

Your name reduced me to a puddle of tears.

[@drmosaddegh]

Tooba Shaikh damn, i feel bad now lol. sorry :(

[@chinomaster1142]

Thanks

[@Dragoeniex]

This song works best, I think, from Tenma's perspective. It's a weary kind of optimistic mixed with soft horror and regret. Feels like the singer is trying to encourage himself as much as the other person, but it's getting hard. He's tired.

[@franima5532]

True. David Sylvian himself said so in the booklet coming with the Monster OST that he was inspired by Tenma to write the lyrics: "I was attracted to the Monster material by the moral dilemma faced by its central character. The calm surface of the music giving way to darker undercurrents signifying the conscience of the lead protagonist and the themes of morality, fate, resignation, and free will."

[@starwhiteoflove]

I'm a fan of both Monster and David Sylvian, and I would say your description here is something crucial. This is how the most part of Sylvian discography sounds to me - beautifully tired.

[@SabakuNoGaara2023]

So relatable!

[@ΑΡΙΣΤΟΤΕΛΗΣΛΑΧΑΝΟΠΟΥΛΟΣ]

That lyric near the end fits Tenma the best: "How can the right thing be so wrong? I found mistakes where they don't belong"

[@Marksman_12]

Going back more, it sounds more like the song of Bonaparta. Him repenting for all his crimes and having guilt for being the progenitor of all things bad that happens in the show, directly or indirectly.

[@chiba_tsuparri]

Johan Liebert is the only anime character that scared the shit out of me , he's something else

[@Miguel-rr9qc]

trueeee x2

[@jyotipatel9917]

Like really..after binge watching the show I was having surreal nightmares in which Johan would just stand there and stare and I couldn't do a thing except think if it's real or not

[@chiba_tsuparri]

@@jyotipatel9917 Woah , I've experienced that in my dream too , like Johan showed up in my dream, looking at me and its extremely terrifying . The fact that it makes me feel like its REAL really traumatized me

[@nomemesonmangakas8571]

Johan negs fiction bro

[@chiba_tsuparri]

@@nomemesonmangakas8571 fact man

[@ABirdOnTheMoon]

I feel sorry for Johan .. I never thought I will .. up until the 73rd episode, I wasn't sure I can ever forgive him or find him redeemable ... but it wasn't about that. Johan in many ways was only a victim and was acting based on the only realities he knows. This story started by a dead husband of a woman that lost her husband for an experiment and was kept and degraded to a vessel to carry these promising babies. She was broken in many ways and she couldn't truly love the children because even at the end, she wanted them to revenge for her. They came and she ran away with them but she did a huge mistake of degrading Johan to nothing: he was Anna, dressed and made to be Anna [she wanted to hide and therefore used the one child theory] .. but she never really thought of what that made of Johan .. he was never able to know who he were or what he was .. he was Anna which is why : I am you and you are me .. we are one and if anyone to live it was Anna [because he was nothing without her] .. in his sense of identity he had no name, then he had no gender or any sense of self .. and when they came to pick who to leave for the red rose mansion .. it was Anna and as a child he was always made and reduced to no one .. even in hard choices : Anna was the one picked. She come back traumatized and Johan as every experiment she went through, ask her to share their/her experience because her memories is his = he is an extension of her. She shares the horror and in someway : Johan and Anna become this one person and they need to run .. Anna doesn't want to come back there and she is scared so he needs to protect her and because the mother gave her away, she is not to be trusted so they leave. Until then Johan killed no one and touched no single life. Johan and Anna then find the old couples but Johan had not protected Anna .. he now has her traumatized memories [remember in these moments they give no names to the old couple too] .. Johan kill them .. he doesn't kill them because he wants to but because in his mind that's what happens: adults either will separate him from his sister or they will do something horrible .. so he does that and because he was left alone in the house dressed as his sister reading that story of that monster that kills when hungry! Wolf finds them and then he gives Johan his name .. and Anna gets her name [her mother's] .. it is always ironic to me that his sister get her mother's name and in a way she is given the power over him .. Johan was basically no body and even when he was given a name : he was the prince with a monster that kills everyone and be alone. Johan then goes to the hell 511 orphanage where his memories are solidified : he again comes and get in encounter with adults that experiment on children and he goes days and weeks in torture - may be years! He already had no identity and he was only having that identity of Anna [him being in her shadow] .. he was connected to her but his way of refusing to forget Anna is partially because that's his sense of self ! He was not anyone but Anna's shadow .. he goes through hell and I think his way of leaving torture is to inducing it and killing everyone because in Johan's mind : there was no escape but death to everyone .. and that he needs to feed that monster which is inside him .. On another hand, Anna was never but herself, she went to a stable orphanage and because she had a memory loss .. she was able to forget and be healthy. Johan on other hand, remembered everything up to them .. when he was made to forget everything. When they kept Anna's memory to him, in a way they kept the memory of him having to kill everyone and feeding the monster because to Johan : Anna was his source of all this. Johan then was grouped with Anna but sadly .. when he killed all these people and when she discovered it is him .. he can recognize she was disappointed in him and he asks her to kill him .. in a way to execute him if she thinks he is bad and she does. Anna failed to see how broken Johan is and why he was killing .. but in his mind he needed to kill these people .. he had to do that. this is how it function. It is an irony that no one before Tenma actually protected Johan . In his mind the only person who saw him as he is and decided to save him was Tenma .. before him his mom chose but he didn't know why she chose his sister .. if it was a mistake or if she was choosing because she knew he wasn't the good one and then his sister judged him and chose everyone else but him when it came to his actions .. He then allowed Tenma to chase him and potentially decide to kill him [he had to drag Tenma all along and show him what he is or who he is as Johan believed that's all he is] .. it is actually sad .. because Johan was always alone and was never capable of feelings .. he was a sociopath imitating emotions but he never felt anything too ..

[@Omega-dj9sh]

Awesome nicely written

[@ladygrinningsoul357]

I feel sorry for him too, he only needed love, but it was so dangerous to get close to him. He was only a child and he's not responsable of what people did to him. And Nina...I kinda hate her, she says she forgive him instead of saying "I'm sorry for what I did to you". Edit again: Anna is the name of the sister of Johan and Nina's mother. Their mother had a twin that died when they were born, and the parents decided it would be Johan and Nina's mother who will live. Their mother grew up feeling guilty her sister died for her fault. She used the name Anna to hide her identity cause she was a revolutionary. Anna was an important name to Johan and Nina's mother, so Nina had the name of what her mother thought was linked to love, Anna. It's told in Another Monster.

[@ShojimaKoji]

awesome

[@T0DS4R]

thank you

[@ABirdOnTheMoon]

Lady Grinning Soul Nina never truly understood Johan because at the end, she let him go and be in the past and lived her life without him. He needs help and her presence with him can help getting him to some normal! Also, that mother of them is a monster! I can’t believe she knew all this then left them and never searched for them when they left or ensured they are safe! She was only their to use them to revenge for her if possible

[@tim_64]

The Best Antagonist is Johan

[@tim_64]

Shirahama Sinclair Tut mir leid. Dito

[@tim_64]

Hab ich vergessen

[@nooneofconsequence1586]

After Griffith, my friend.

[@rudys.artous5477]

After Funny Valentine my friend.

[@nooneofconsequence1586]

When it comes to JoJo, my other friend, I can't pick just one.

[@MrKecavis]

There's something otherworldly about this picture of him. I read so many emotions in his face almost as if he's shifting before my eyes. Good stuff.

[@Tradehunters_]

Yes

[@brrrrrrb7795]

​@@Tradehunters_ marry me

[@Sukhmeet001]

Do you know the artist?

[@Marksman_12]

Three ways I see it. I am copying some from someone else I guess but here it is: 1) He is pretending to smile 2) He is genuinely curious about why people around him are in delight 3) He is ready to bawl his eyes out Johan is appearing as if he is smiling but his cheeks doesn't lift up. At first he looks like he is smiling but looking deeply he looks like he is indifferent and when looking even further or reading too much into it, it looks as if he is on the verge of breaking into tears. My explanation is that whatever you pick, what Johan is doing is doing subterfuge by hiding his true emotion and is doing a decent job at it. If he is smiling, it goes without saying he is probably smiling at people in University of Heidelberg but not smiling alongside them(If I am not wrong, this art is recreation of the photograph Dr Gillen and Lunge and maybe even Reichwein uses throughout the show to inquire about Johan). He can understand why the students are smiling but his mental faculties cannot permit him to break into a wrinkle giving smile aka the genuine smile. If you pick that he is indifferent, he certainly have always had the mindset of being on a higher level than people he comes across in his life. In this case, he is wondering why all the people around him are smiling as if he is levels above them and finds it unnatural. And the thing is, there is some truth to this. Johan, despite the poverty he faced when he was growing up, is no pleb like me. A character could smile and act stupid and Johan can only wonder as everything which lead to him growing up weeded out that which normal people have. In summary, it's like a scientist looking a test subjects and why they are behaving a particular way. No malice, only objective worldview and curiosity. Finally, if you picked the option that he is ready to cry any moment, it makes sense too because Johan is so removed from emotions that he genuinely cannot figure out why people are in high spirits or happy. Forget about aspects like jealousy and hatred, he is like a child who cannot understand why his parents are fighting and similarly here he finds the simple fact that students on a college campus are smiling and hugging and enjoying their day as logic defying. Thanks for reading.

[@Marksman_12]

I took the cheeks not lifting line from @rockbellstormcloud7365 Apparently, I forgot about it and further scrolled and remembered it as I saw the comment.

[@ricomrdetective01]

Goodbye , Grimmer-San...

[@ricomrdetective01]

+Lord Mark You're welcome.

[@neattoo]

+Lord Mark Fuck off, the show is 12 years old and if you don't want to get spoiled then you probably should avoid places where it can be discussed.

[@proudtobeme1ashkente]

+Lord Mark Quite many people use sarcasm to hide how bitter they are about something. I've seen it often. So maybe Rico tried to make fun of your (thought to be) obvious bitterness.

[@Onigirli]

The Magnificent Steiner :( Our answer to THE MONSTER WITH NO NAME

[@tttable1270]

I really liked him

[@loveloving1]

Johan is one of the best looking antagonists

[@priyamvadaliebertxox769]

And light yagami, and makishima shigo from psycho pass ... they are also good looking.. but i think johan is more pretty.

[@alkan68]

@@priyamvadaliebertxox769 Light is not an Antagonist he is the Protagonist.

[@priyamvadaliebertxox769]

@@alkan68 when i was 12 i also use think the way you think

[@MK-ophelia]

@@priyamvadaliebertxox769 You're the idiot in this situation, actually. Light Yagami is a Villain Protagonist. Protagonist doesn't mean the hero, it means the lead character. In Death Note it's L who is the antagonist. It's literally what makes it a brilliant anime, having the protagonist become a villain, slipping more and more into the darkness, bringing so much conflict into the audiences minds, of who we should be rooting for. TL/DR :Just because Light Yagami is the villain, he doesn't just lose his status in the story, that of the main character - the protagonist.

[@MK-ophelia]

tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/VillainProtagonist It's an interesting read.

[@tialla8745]

若い頃、JAPANの音楽ばかり聴いていました。母になり何十年経ち、モンスターと言うアニメのエンディング曲を聴いた時、すぐにデヴィッドの声と曲と言う事がわかりました。 彼の世界観が変わらなかったのを嬉しく思います。

[@vejymonsta3006]

This song perfectly matches the themes in the anime. What of the children? Surely they can't be blamed for our mistakes. Nobody should be blamed. There is no such thing as evil. Sometimes the right thing can seem so wrong. But slowly you'll come to realize, it's all as it should be. You can only do so much for the love of life.

[@naoyayt1517]

Johan the best villan of the anime

[@aarongareau6399]

Pretty sure it was the nazies and eugenics that created the monster. and it really happened. But you can’t blame the children and it’s all as it should be

[@remimartin8493]

Pink floyd the wall explain that in fact...

[@MTBR077]

Pretty sure Johan was an evil child. He did kill his adoptive parents and manipulated tons of people into killing themselves before the age of 10.

[@remimartin8493]

@@MTBR077 and? What the point? Evil doesn't explain much...

[@pluto9837]

"what of the children? Surely they can't be blamed for our mistakes?" Been a year since I've watched this piece of art.

[@girei04]

Finished this anime, absolute masterpiece, the variety of messages that this anime/manga tries to give it to you is amazing, Urasawa is a genius and he created perfection.

[@noirrain6005]

That’s why no one picks it up to make a remaster blu ray. The liars want stuff like this to be buried so people stop thinking. We are free because people before us fought. Now more than ever we need to fight. People are mentally trapped.

[@gumbiman3350]

It's awesome that this was made for Monster.

[@DedexxxArthur]

Wow I really ?i didn’t know that

[@princessthyemis]

definitely! It's how I discovered this AMAZING singer in the first place!

[@lucabaar1]

oh that makes so much sense. It was too good

[@ThePredictionFactory]

666 likes

[@MA-yu2ss]

That’s great

[@yavuzyildiz1551]

Monster fans 2020 Like!

[@SpideyTM]

Like

[@vafaamsv]

👋

[@djihanehamdaoui2948]

Can't get over it n never will

[@yavuzyildiz1551]

@@djihanehamdaoui2948 you got traumatized? ;;..;

[@djihanehamdaoui2948]

@@yavuzyildiz1551 nooo i love it😂my fav anime Cuz am obssessed with criminel psychology .

[@usurper4081]

I started watching Monsters three days ago. And I'm not half way through it yet. But damn... Johan, Johan is scary af..

[@elmo4672]

I am guessing you've finished it by now?

[@aramikami]

@@elmo4672 they definitely did look at the pfp lmao

[@ravio1240]

I finished it yesterday, and you?

[@zelitayustinov2766]

i finished today

[@elmo4672]

@@zelitayustinov2766 Welcome to the squad : )

[@Spaceoddity-v9b]

Johan is a literal masterpiece when it comes to a character that symbolizes larger themes like one's "self," "identity," and "purposelessness," but he is reduced to this "nihilistic edgy antagonist." Easily one of the greatest characters in anime.

[@jackwilliams6352]

As a simultaneous David Sylvian fan and anime fan I can't believe after 22 years of life and becoming a musician obsessed and inspired with Sylvian I am only just discovering this show/manga and this song

[@DonHaka]

i feel the exact same way lol.

[@RiffRaffish]

S a m e! Weird feeling hearing his voice in the show after reading the manga. Got chills

[@Everydayimmoonwalkin]

I got into the band Japan around the same time I was watching this anime and I had no idea David was singing this !!!

[@negativeborders2673]

"What of the children? Surely they cant be blamed for our mistakes." That bar directed to Franz Bonaparte went hard

[@TylerInTraining]

Nevermind just anime, I think Monster is the best television series I've ever seen.

[@Omega-dj9sh]

Aot fans:aot is a very dark ani.. Monster fans:Aww

[@km-wc1vw]

@@Omega-dj9sh HAHAHAHA🤣, excelent comment. I completely agree with you👍

[@Omega-dj9sh]

@@Ipomoeas really?

[@hahalord7294]

@@Omega-dj9sh Berserk

[@Omega-dj9sh]

@@hahalord7294 the only*

[@vv247]

David Sylvian is an amazing artist .. he creates unforgettable works of art.

[@cypher6920]

this was in my recommended and i clicked on the thumbnail cuz the art kinda reminded me of resident evil 🤷‍♀️ but the moment i listened to this song all i felt is melancholy. there, i scrolled down the comments and became curious of this series, i thought it was a game or novel but it was an anime so then i searched and watched it. i never regret watching this and thank God yt reccomendations for finally giving me some good shit 👏🏼

[@zuvian6960]

DOKUTA TENMA

[@gaiden8039]

Hahah

[@fernan3584]

Furanzu Bonaparta

[@joshuamckenzie93]

Dokutaaaaaa tenma

[@ahiruvega1578]

ROBERTO

[@cherryx2lady]

MOUNSTA

[@prayeddanny]

MONSTER is one of the greatest anime ever. David Sylvian is one of the greatest singer-songwriter's ever. Those two factors alone make up this to be the most perfect combination ever.

[@kittie-q4o]

this gives me a feeling no other song has given me in my life. I just can't describe it. I can't help crying listening to it. everything about monster was a masterpiece.

[@nihan.aytekin]

Absolutely the voice of a decade. His voice is the solid body of 80s. Before 2000s, before internet and hopeful.

[@stargilmore4590]

I don't know why but this song makes me feel extremely weird , is like a feeling I never experienced before I just can't explain but I love it , is like nostalgic but happy but sad aaaaa

[@boo5214]

Yea it’s really weird idk why

[@stargilmore4590]

​@@boo5214 omg so I'm not the only one 😿

[@jameskozy7254]

To me, it has a very detached feeling.

[@verbicidal884]

It’s meant to correlate to johan in the end which is why it’s the end theme , not scary enough to make you run or fear … but .. almost … nice enough to trust it .?.?.? A character story alignment Johans amazing ability to appear just right for you to lull you down in his hands

[@aamirkhanpathan1750]

i feel so much lucky for myself that i did not stop watching Monster after few episodes like many people do...MONSTER IS THE GREATEST PIECE OF ART❤

[@goda7137]

It was a masterpiece

[@lailahussein3814]

I liked it from the first episode and I watched the first 13 episodes in one day

[@shin_a]

HOW CAN SOMEONE STOP WATCHING SOMETHING SO GOOD AND INTERESTING

[@notsonegative1736]

@@lailahussein3814 SAME I really regretted finishing it so fast though

[@spiritual9574]

@@shin_a It’s the typical shonen fanboys

[@devoid_of_intellect6494]

Didn't expect to hear David Sylvian as ending credits to an anime, fascinating.

[@witchflowers6942]

Of course he would- he’s a weeb lol

[@Everydayimmoonwalkin]

@@witchflowers6942was in a band literally called Japan

[@sudhir2445]

Even though this series was tragic, this ending song always felt a soothing feeling. Always made me feel calm, nostalgic about something and led me some different happy place. Such a masterpiece. Hats off to all the ones who made this song.

[@zoes5317]

This song might not have that many words, but it fits the anime and you can almost see the speaker hang his head down and breath out air thinking "What are we going to do now?"

[@dracomalfoy1784]

Your comment sums up perfectly what we are all thinking. Kudos.

[@evzenvarga9707]

This anime is a masterpiece in every way, one of my all time favorites, I also love that my country, Czechia, got represented in anime, and such a great one at that.

[@Fightanddie]

Thank you for spreading the love of anime.

[@bloodykitaiko7449]

This song is so special. It just feels so melancholy and gothic. I love it

[@Bigtoughsimmo]

I thought this was a fan drawing of Sylvian for a bit. Now I'm watching the anime and I'm really glad I did.

[@drmosaddegh]

Bigtoughsimmo whoa, how does sylvian look like? he must be really beautiful.

[@dom4293]

Ash Lynx he really is especially japan era sylvian

[@DonHaka]

@@dom4293 I feel like he was pretty in Japan, but around 88-93 he was incredibly handsome.

[@woodman2855]

@@drmosaddegh he looks exactly like the drawing

[@witchflowers6942]

@@drmosaddegh yes he was very beautiful.

[@Blessedandforever]

Thank you Naoki Urasawa for this all time masterpiece 🙏

[@friendtofrogs]

Kenzo :0

[@tunmiseowoade462]

I love your profile.

[@KilluaZoldyck-ke2tq]

I wanna cry now. Seeing Johan sad face, hearing this enchanting yet sad song makes me want tear up.

[@AkiyamaShiniGOAT_.]

"Johan" is the nickname of the villain who made me realize how raw life can be. A true masterpiece. I can't get enough of watching it over and over again! 🔥🔥

[@yunomoon3851]

Everyone is in love with johan...and im in love with lunge xD

[@robertpaulson1107]

Isabel Darkbrooke Lunge and grimmer is my favourite buddy cop movie

[@iliveinsideyourhouse1367]

Same, lunge is the best detective anime character.....

[@3mooryvip500]

Isabel Darkbrooke Lunge is a great character

[@dnzo9899]

" TAP TAP TAP TAP TAP "

[@dreikaneda8913]

Same! XD

[@MayankSharma-cl1ni]

I've watched many anime and web series but monster is a true master piece... After watching this I switched to novels as I felt it is impossible to get something as good as this from any other anime or series but haven't found any novel which can give me eerie feeling as this anime gave me. I am afraid if I will ever come across something as great as this series.....

[@Omega-dj9sh]

Try 20th century boys(manga( Pluto(manga) And Berserk manga .

[@karamazov98k62]

Try Dostoevsky, any of his books resemble Monster from a point of view

[@MayankSharma-cl1ni]

@@Omega-dj9sh Enjoyed pluto a lot thanks :)

[@jowyschwarz313]

In monster we learn..the difference between those kid who grow with love or hate,it's shape them what they will become later

[@Linkinbird617]

Totally didn’t realise they used David Sylvian, so glad I found this. Johan actually reminds me of a young David Sylvian now that I think about it.

[@ad.tangrim]

I don't understand how this song manages to both comfort and disturb me

[@Keksi]

This is one of those shows that I want a sequel of so bad but at the same time think it wrapped up perfectly as is.

[@andreabedford717]

Same here

[@Kimi-xp2th]

it actually has a sequel. but only in the form of a novel.

[@andreabedford717]

@@Kimi-xp2th Yeah, Another Monster is an amazing novel!

[@Keksi]

Wasn’t it just a retelling of the story from Johan’s perspective with a bit more info on what happened after the original ended?

[@andreabedford717]

@@Keksi No, the novel is "written" by Weber. Naoki did it that way so Monster would be even more realistic. But anyways, it tells us a lot of inform before and after Johan's birth. and I must say it's such a great and very interesting read. First couple of pages are kinda confusing but you will understand it if you read the whole thing.

[@ambi4751]

Can we talk how underrated is David Sylvian THIS IS SUCH A MASTERPIECE

[@Meany_Man]

A 74 episode anime but we still don't know who Johan really is or even what is his real name, where he was born, is he even alive or not . We don't get the answers of these questions but Monster is truly brilliance , no doubts the best show I have ever watched👏👏👏

[@Chevalier_de_Pas]

I'm here both Monster for and David Sylvian. I already knew him before starting to watch Monster. David Sylvian is a great artist. He has a great solo career, but he also was also the frontman of a band called Japan in the 70s. He has collaborated, for example, with Ryuichi Sakamoto and Robert Fripp. Listen to more songs by him and Japan. Start with "Forbidden Colours", which is a collaboration with Sakamoto.

[@el_guajolote]

"Heartbeat" and "Bamboo Houses" are two more top notch Sylvian/Sakamoto collaborations I'd really recommend.

[@DonHaka]

yeah i'd say the smartest thing is to start with Sylvian's more pop-ish songs and then listen to Dead Bees, if you can appreciate Dead Bees then you could probably do Blemish, but Blemish is a waaaay harder listen, it took me a few listens to get it, but now i love it. I think its one of the best albums and it is also one of the most depressing albums of all time probably.

[@fleurdemaiko]

I've always imaged the opening to reflect Johan's character, and this ending a mirror of Tenma's. Two souls so remarkably different, woven together.

[@lucasmateus7701]

I'm intrigued that David sang this ending, even more considering Johan appearance is almost identical to him.

[@troygaspard6732]

While watching this series, I cried when hearing this for the first time. I couldn't believe that my favorite artist of my youth was being used for this brilliant show.

[@hilokioo]

I just finished watch monster, honestly i never felt boring watch each chapter, this anime is the greatest anime that i ever watched, it gave me a vibe that no other anime can give me, even there's good anime i've watched before but this anime is different than any other anime

[@Vontonone]

Still gives me chills… monster one of those stories that changed lives imo…

[@mr.gamerkabir8142]

More like perception towards morality

[@kiddingjust6946]

Such an unforgettable series, I wish i could watch it all again. It was the first time me and my mother found common ground in years, it was great to see something bring us together again too.

[@litlifes3278]

The most realest anime/tv show i've ever seen. It is truly real and i learned how real life can be it is not how movies and tv show portray these days, it is simple yet difficult. How characters are described in this anime is how people truly are in real life, i loved it. Maybe will watch it someday again in the future if possible. Until then take care, goodbye.

[@gsander3102]

This Anime is just not limited to being an Animation, it is a Beautiful work of Art.

[@friendlyneighborhood1653]

Yeah, a masterpiece!

[@goodchxice]

i literally love this song like from the bottom of my heart, everytime i listen to this i get goosebumps remembering the first time i decided to watch monster, such a masterpiece.

[@Sylvianjj]

Oh my god. ....... I watched this show when I was younger. But I never stopped to realize they had him part of this. David Sylvian. The Man my Mother Named me after. Is part of Monster

[@DonHaka]

Well yes, he found the story and its characters captivating so therefore he wrote and recorded this song with the Japanese guy who made the music.

[@russelluk39]

What a cool mother

[@ripvanjonesy]

Also, that picture, the anime one , is a stark copy of the david sylvia picture on back of words with the shaman LP , all those years ago.

[@Reinhardisbetter]

Respect others taste but for me, Monster manga is peak high 10/10 with my fav antagonist,one of my fav mc and side cast, i also love pluto and 20th century boys both 10/10 imo

[@professorcookie1744]

What about Billy Bat?

[@Reinhardisbetter]

@@professorcookie1744 haven’t read yet

[@lucabaar1]

Not only are these lyrics unrealistically compatible with the arc and overall content of this OST, but I truly do believe these lyrics, specifically them, are the best I have ever heard. They encapsulate so much, it IS genius. I always try to envision a musical artist converting their intentions into a song with some idea that they are, in the best cases, guiding other humans to access ideas and feelings that may be so surreal and profound... Like these lyrics!!

[@DonHaka]

"I was attracted to the Monster material by the moral dilemma faced by its central character. The calm surface of the music giving way to darker undercurrents signifying the conscience of the lead protagonist and the themes of morality, fate, resignation, and free will. " - David Sylvian This is what Sylvian said about this song.

[@lucabaar1]

@@DonHaka dude, thanks a ton for relaying! My insights are trustworthy and all heck every now and again.

[@DonHaka]

@@lucabaar1 No problem, as a follower of David Sylvian i would of course want everybody to know what a brilliant lyricist and musician he is.

[@michaelh4273]

Johan is one of the best protagonist of all time. So realistic, he might as well be amongst us right now lol

[@gumbiman3350]

+darkchamberofdark666 Get rekt by basic knowledge of storytelling.

[@jonpetersen12]

+Michael H Except that he's an antagonist, and that he's so unreal that he could never possibly exist in the real world.

[@prettyprettypumpkin8450]

+Michael H He's closer than u think.........Just kidding

[@soupe5758]

There have been people like him throughout history. Scattered throughout time, these people are the most terrifyingly fantastic and brilliant. They make death seem like an art, and are almost admirable. They are among the most calm and collective people, yet seeing their stare brings unimaginable terror to the depths of ones very existence. And the worst, most unimaginably horrific part, is their actions seem to have no reason. They almost seem like a tool of death. Johan embodies this, thus he is genius in creation. My favourite antagonist.

[@infernoconan1]

+AwilAn Who are these people you're referring to?

[@idkhowiendeduphere]

I CAN'T MOVE ON FROM THIS MASTERPIECE

[@YoYo-db2uw]

Any MONSTER fan in 2020. May GRIMMER rest in peace.❤️

[@shin_a]

Yo Yo and Martin!

[@YoYo-db2uw]

@@bantyplanty yo

[@shabeehhaider2553]

and Richard

[@jak8488]

I finished watching Monster about two days ago and it's definitely one of my favorite animes. Even though, I was rooting for Tenma, I still couldn't help but like all the characters that were going against him. Everything about it is absolutely amazing and even the ending felt satisfying, despite it creating a whole new mystery that will never be solved. It was also pretty funny to hear german names being pronounced with a japanese accent.

[@cutebabe1235]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/nJzaYoSDbMeFi8U

[@andreww.8362]

_Te das de cuenta que el anime es buenísimo cuando no puedes odiar a los villanos, es más, sientes un gran respeto y admiración por ellos._

[@normalguy11.11]

Bruh I watched it in dub so Idk

[@itsrose1437]

Coming back to it again, after 3 years! truly a masterpiece

[@_poke_rock]

Why is this so DIVINE!? 😭😭

[@D00m3r3tt3]

David Sylvian is the reason why

[@josemiguelmaciasvocar2690]

It makes sense to have David make a song for an anime with a character so Sylvian-esque as Johan

[@ウチ-i9f]

Just finished it after 6 months watching it. It's a masterpiece

[@robertogtz865]

I just can`t believe what of masterpiece I watch one month ago, Monster it's definitely best than all current manga, even Death Note :))

[@darkg5103]

Death note is not an option near monster. As a death note fan, death note is a cartoon compared to monster

[@tronalddump6768]

Ikr some kids still say aot is better than monster lol

[@robertogtz865]

@@tronalddump6768 They are different genres, no need to compare them, each one is a masterpiece on their own context :)

[@thesolelyangel]

In my language, malay/indo, Johan it means 'The Champion'. No wonder if he was the good one antagonist I ever seen.

[@thesongs3575]

ya betul

[@terbentur2943]

That's interesting... Is it also written the same way? Salam dari Jerman

[@aminrosli9744]

Zira Annairusy siapa malay/indon di sini raise your hands 🙋🏻‍♂️🙋🏻‍♂️🙋🏻‍♂️

[@mashpeek]

@@aminrosli9744 ☝☝

[@swanfelony7770]

Intinya si naoki urasawa emang siallan.

[@PontiffSulyvahn9]

i havnt rewatched the anime for like 10yrs now, when i came across this all the good old memories rushed back to me, what a wonderful anime.

[@finalgrl]

it’s been over a year since i’ve finished monster and this ending hit me with so much nostalgia lol. i wish i could watch this series for the very first time again..

[@barryEllen]

It reminds of children of gaza dying while blood and wounds covering them. It gives me chills to even think about this in this era, its like we as a society didn't learn anything from past and kept on doing heinous crimes, what we once thought were the stories of past.

[@btsarmy-cw2nc]

Monster is something that cant be defined in words🦄🖤

[@quackingduck404]

i started watching monster a few days ago, and i can say this will be one of my favorite anime/manga!

[@nanaoniani3758]

The first time I listened this song I imagined Johan singing it

[@lamascararota666]

+Nana Oniani The man who sings this looked like Johan when he was young

[@youssefpain]

+The Sphinx yeah , David his really look like johan when he was young ,

[@princessthyemis]

E-ew..... JOHAN IS SO CREEPY AND SINGING?! NOOO

[@priyamvadaliebertxox769]

Ew gross .. Johan can't sing.. because he can't love...

[@priyamvadaliebertxox769]

@@princessthyemis wow ... i found someone who thinks like me .. saw your reply after i replied 😂💙

[@areebanaseer8666]

I was so in love with this ost. When every episode ended and this started playing, the atmosphere always felt so dreamy and I stuck around to listen to it every ep.

[@angrashadow2958]

There is no Anime, no scratch that, there is story like Monster man, not from what I've seen, it's truly a 1 of a kind series.

[@iliveinsideyourhouse1367]

"There is story like monster" yes there are.

[@YoYo-db2uw]

ANY MONSTER FAN IN 2020. MAY GRIMMER REST IN PEACE.❤️

[@sancharidas9971]

This song always brings back memories. This song is a masterpiece fitting for this masterpiece show.

[@bjmaxwell7426]

My favorite part about Johan? Was that he simply wasn't there. by this i mean, he was...ethereal. though a majority of the story. always one step behind him. always treading into haunts he had left. The damage already done, almost forgotten even in some cases. He had this chilling presence, spoken of in hushed, scared whispers by all manner of horrific people in the underworld and beyond. in the cracks of alleys, in the shadows. in halls of government sites. And yet, when you look upon him. Its angelic. Not in a mere beautiful meaning of the word...but, like angels, he is absent. cold. other worldly...and simply. not. there. That was how i read him and how empty and devoid he was made him all the more chilling. the only souls spared were those he had a childish 'debt' to...and those were sparse. and the only ones that were kept alive, playing the game, willing or not, well, all they loved and held dear was taken slowly but surely by him. That was his '''gift''' to them. His '''Love''' even i dare say. Truly terrifying and I commend the author for such a character that actually disturbed me in ways more overt villain's seldom do.

[@JinxeBlaq]

Whenever I listen to this song, I get a strong urge to just cry, let out a helpless stream of tears that runs down my face endlessly as I stare defeated into the nothingness. But I never can. Guess that’s just a product of my life. What do I have to cry about? What hardship is worth those tears. My distant, empathy numb family? No, living in an environment void of empathy is nothing compared to what others go through, what right do I have to be sad. I’ve had a few harsh things happen to me, a few tense moments. Verbal abuse definitely , physical? Depends on your definition. But what’s a few demeaning and degrading words, and a few childhood beatings to those who truly struggle. Why should I cry. And so after all of this thinking, I tell my self, this is why I’m never able to cry when I listen to this song. For the love of life, I won’t cry. Won’t I?