Monster: Ending Explained

Monster is an amazing manga and anime series. Today we're looking at the ending, primarily through the lens of Ambiguity. Why is it ambiguous and what are the two big questions that this ending leaves?
We're going to talk a little bit about Johan Leibert's character too. Did his plans actually work out or, at the end of the day, is it all just a matter of perspective?
Timestamps:
Intro: 0:00
Recap 1:01
Ambiguous Ending 2:24
Little bit of Johan 5:00
Ambiguous Ending 8:22
Underwhelming? 10:53
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The compulsory Johan video from that I keep telling you to watch:
• Explaining The Ending ...
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• David Sylvian - For t...
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[@moonlightray8493]

10:01 Rather than the mother's decision betraying Johan's sense of love, I'd always interpreted it to be the final straw in destroying his sense of self. Johan had already been disguising himself as Anna while living at the Three Frogs, and he was never given a name to distinguish himself as an individual, not interchangable with his sister. So when his mother changes her decision at the last moment, the question he asks Tenma isn't "Why did she make that choice?", but rather "Did she try to save me? Or did she mistake me for my sister? Which one of us was the unwanted child?" Johan no longer knows if there's any difference between the two of them. If the mother had just made a choice and stuck to it, perhaps he could've convinced himself that there *is* some sort of distinction between himself and his twin. Furthermore, when Nina returns from the Red Rose Mansion, Johan quotes a line from the "God of Peace", saying that "I am you, and you are me". At this point, his sense of distinction between himself and his sister had already started to crumble. I believe it was this blurring of identities that predisposed Johan io adpot Anna's story as his own, way before the brainwashing of 511 Kinderheim had muddled his memories. "The real monster" wasn't the fact that mother had made a decision, but rather her change of heart halfway through, which had clouded what was left of Johan's sense of self... Without an identity, he quickly plunged into the depths of nihilism. One more thing I'd noticed about the mother's decision: if you carefully examine what each of the twins say, Johan pleads "Please don't let go", but Anna says "Please don't let go of my hand". The mother grants both of their requests. Even as she thrusts Anna forward, she doesn't let go of her hand. It's something I never see anyone else mention, especially when accusing the mother for allegedly choosing between her children.

[@SeaGee]

That's some beautifully written and good points Moonlight. I'm going to pin you to the top so more people see this. Thanks for the comment!

[@Gerarudo]

Awesome👍

[@soumikmukherjee840]

Most beautifully put. Just finished watching the show. Would love to add one thing to it. I think the same lack of identity was taking shape in Anna as well. But that one strain of memory that was exclusively hers, and she never mentioned to the brother, where Bonaparta tells her to run away and they don't deserve to become monsters. That sets the course of their life in different directions. P.S Something just popped in my head today, that I missed while watching, and unfortunately so, as it was a very easy reference. The memory has to play a big part in this story. Memory, collective and individual, a tool in the hand of the states behind the iron curtain to mould the society and future to fit their megalomaniac visions. Id refer to the fabled line of Kundera, who also happens to be a Czeck. "The struggle of man against power is the struggle of memory against forgetting."

[@AnnaMarianne]

I do think he was traumatized by the simple fact that his mother would give away her child, and specifically choosing between her children, which one to give away. Remember Johan's speech to Milosh in Prague. "Will your mother recognize you? And even if she will, what if she won't want you? Why were you abandoned in the first place? What will you do then? Why do you exist? Who wanted you into this world?" That was Johan projecting his trauma of parental abandonment on Milosh, and the whole rest of the world. That is why Tenma is so important to him. Because Tenma chose Johan, chose to save Johan's life, chose to see him as something valuable. Twice, too! First, when Johan was a stranger, then again, when Tenma already knew Johan and knew how horrible things he had done. Tenma is the life giving, value giving father Johan needs.

[@a_maxed_out_handle_of_30_chars]

the last paragraph was brilliant

[@KomekoTeam]

Notice how Johan's bed is all messed up? Once, Lunge said that only a demon could leave a room without leaving evidences of his existence. Different from that episode, when Johan left clean from evidences room, this time there was some, like que messy bed and open window, thus proving that Johan isn't a demon anymore. He is finally human Like Grimmer said, maybe he turned human in the last episode

[@maeri6040]

Oooo I like dis

[@supreme_zeeyus]

I’m just going the accept this take as the correct one, I’m satisfied

[@sankalpkumar5722]

But when he ran away from the hospital the first time when he was shot the bed was untidy then aswell

[@Yourlocalcat005]

This sounds so insanely accurate

[@fwee2pleh434]

​@@sankalpkumar5722maybe because he was never meant to become a monster

[@satviknema8629]

We're probably just over thinking. Our boy Johan just went to have a piss that's all

[@genshaw6794]

oh stfu XD

[@shreyavarshney5103]

this comment made my day lmaoo

[@moran1214]

LMAOOOOO 🤣🤣🤣

[@teekay851]

Honestly a better interpretation than the video 🤣

[@tyaler9805]

😂🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@MrDalewin]

I think the ending is perfect. He spent all this time manipulating everybody, wanting to die buy one of the characters, only to get shot by an insignificant drunk man who he had never involved in his plan.

[@MrDalewin]

@@nihilisticboi3520 yeah, I can’t think of a more perfect end for a villain like him.

[@islandboy9381]

It's the drunk father's love for his son that shot Johan, its love that destroyed the nihilism

[@Ali-cl8qz]

Ya its like a mighty arrogant king getting killed by a mosquito.

[@michelepalermo5739]

I don't understand why Johan wanted to be killed by tenma, maybe because of the scenario Johan saw?

[@drip4304]

@@michelepalermo5739 johan wanted to show who the monster is, we saw from johan's perspective on what a "monster" is; when someone thinks a life is more valuable than the other, to choose who needs to be saved and who needs to die. In the first episodes tenma was forced to choose the mayor and save him because he is the mayor and will make the hospital really rich, but instead tenma chose to save the kid who got to the hospital first. Johan's mother was forced to choose which child would go to the red rose mansion and which child wouldnt, she chose anna and thats how the monster was formed. in the ending johan forced tenma to choose which life he will save and which life he will end, Johan put wim (the kid in the ending) as hostage and made tenma choose. Tenma didnt choose but instead the drunk man killed johan and saved the child.

[@yestinsantos7672]

I think the reason why johan was gone from the bed is because tenma gave him his true name. Johan was gone because johan did not exist after all.

[@MA-yu2ss]

What does it mean if he doesn’t exist?

[@kronobis1239]

It means the monster is gone

[@blendi_]

No he's finding his new identity and is pure now and has escaped his monster

[@vvisored7949]

@@kronobis1239 yes

[@atIXO.]

But many people saw him and can testify that Johan exists.

[@filipignjatovic6928]

Grimmer such a well thought out character in such a short time fast I loved him as a character

[@smbnso]

Yeah, I literally cried when he died...

[@youngsolo777]

I like to think that Johan left to see his mother and live a normal life in the end. Even grimmer says, "I think I must have figured out how the show ended. The Magnificent Steiner, he probably, became human again." I think this can be applied to Johan. I assume that just like in the beginning, Johan heard Tenma when he was unconscious. Johan heard Tenma say that his mother loved him and that he had a name, which solidified his existence. Thus, he left the hospital and the monster became human again.

[@x0UncleSam0x]

Thing is, when we look out the window we only see the tops of large trees (i another we see the full sizes of the trees). If he jumped out the window, it was likely a suicide attempt, or at the very least suicidal.

[@michelepalermo5739]

@@x0UncleSam0x he has not escaped from the window, in the manga there is no focus on the window

[@issi529]

Well said!

[@cloudyfive9054]

Yeah, this make sense. Have good day bro.

[@subspolice2299]

​@@x0UncleSam0xk

[@nicolmoses7732]

The failure of Johans plan was foreshadowed in episode 33.The kid who survived the fall was influenced by Johan ,but when he tried to play the rooftop game again,he experienced the fear of death and then dieter saved him.this made him realize that he was wrong.This episode hinted that dieter(influenced by tenma) turned out to be right,suggesting that tenma will succeed in the end by sticking to his morals

[@encikfroggy9067]

its Milos ..the boy name is Milos

[@hazwongg]

​@@encikfroggy9067there's another one and it is not milos, milos in around ep 50. Milos haven't met dieter yet

[@angumakifor2355]

Yh, i think milos was directly saved by grimmer, cant really remember ​@hazwongg

[@cosmicchad4136]

I believe in the ending, Johan went outside and challenged himself to do 200 push-ups but if he fails to do so, he will have to do 100 leg squats

[@toxicedits7987]

Rock lee

[@azysgaming8410]

“I am the Handsome Devil of the Hidden Leaf Village! My name is.....

[@ShivamSharma-bd3iu]

@@azysgaming8410 😂😂

[@randomuaena2859]

💀

[@kylehart8829]

I still think the most important aspect of Johan's character gets left out of the discussion so often, yet I think it's actually fairly clear: his motivation is to prove people like Tenma wrong. The perfect suicide isn't perfect because it ties up all the threads that could possibly lead to him and allow him to phase out of existence, it's perfect because Tenma will have no choice but to abandon his morals, proving Johan's idea that humanity isn't worth saving. Wim's father shooting Johan somewhat delays this, but Tenma chooses to operate despite fully knowing what Johan had done. And the way I see it, that isn't left up to interpretation; a story that had been fairly philosophically neutral, presenting many different worldviews, uses its ending to fully endorse the philosophy on Tenma. The idea that people are worthy of life and everyone is created equal is the very thing that Johan wants to prove wrong, but he ultimately fails to do so when Tenma willingly saves his life. With his motivation gone and his true name returned to him, Johan really doesn't exist anymore. He's a real person and he's still alive, but his entire identity as the serial killer Johan Liebert has dissolved, which is why the bed is empty. If you miss the fact that proving Tenma wrong is his entire goal (which I think is almost objectively his motive for all the crimes since the first operation), you can't properly interpret the events at Ruhenheim since forcing Tenma to kill him willingly has been his goal from the start. The video you mentioned is okay, but it misses this point as well and thus tries to interpret the combination of events leading to Wim's father shooting Johan as well as the operation saving his life as fate simply catching up with him one too many times, which massively undersells how good the ending really is.

[@gamingarea9011]

Who r u ? Yohan 👁️👁️

[@rctutorials6025]

@Eray If he were to kill him he wud shoot him in the head but he didn't, more so, he couldn't. If in control of his senses Tenma would never kill Roberto. He would just injure him, first aid him and give him to someone to take to the hospital lol. So I don't think that part of the story is weak

[@deadman2224]

@Eray when he was being trained, he was told to shoot twice to kill. Did he shoot twice then? No, which makes his point even stronger.

[@deadman2224]

@Eray when he was being trained, he was told to shoot twice to kill. Did he shoot twice then? No, which makes his point even stronger.

[@rogue_infinity]

@@eray6422no that was tenmas character from start to finish. He was man who injures but doesn't kill. You can take the Devils Disciple for example. He could've killed him, but shot his leg instead.

[@thegreatestsilkroad9375]

I think Johan perfectly shows how important love is to the child development. He didn't get it and his life started falling apart. I hate how people try to make him a "real" monster. They call him an antichrist or an genetic experiment when he is just a really really traumatized person who needs serious therapy. His life was a fucking mess and no wonder why he turned out like that. I wish more people talked about this.

[@woherwillschwissen6690]

I agree. Everybody could become a „monster“ like him if they dont become love or Somthing Else. Yes johann did evil things but he was Never born as a monster he is more a innocent

[@catia4908]

@@woherwillschwissen6690 Nina was traumatized as well but she didn't become like Johan, the reason he's like that is both apriori and aposteriori.

[@michelepalermo5739]

@@woherwillschwissen6690 actually Johan probably had some problems from when he's born then Nina's story to Johan about the villa of roses and the mother's gesture plagiarized him

[@viailien9105]

My thoughts

[@yumnanasywa7341]

cátia Nina didnt become a monster like Johan because she get affection from Bonaparta. Remember when Bonaparta touch her cheeks and said "you cant become a monster so run away as far you can". It means Nina had a little act of love from bonaparta plus shes in a good orphanage that treats her so well.

[@siegeballz9070]

Dude what the hell I didn't expect a explaination this recent I literally just finished the whole anime and when straight to KZbin for an explanation lol

[@SeaGee]

Perfect timing! I hope you enjoyed the anime

[@YouHaveGreatMusicTaste]

Y’all remember how grimmer died? He said he believed the last episode of the show where he got his alter personality from was the main character finally becoming human at the end. That’s what happened to Johan. Once he learned his name he became human

[@bigsimpin6910]

I just finished it a week ago. BEST anime ever. No debating for me

[@exbelleenthusiast2315]

Idk Berserk is quite a good contender

[@nessaj6359]

@@exbelleenthusiast2315 in Manga yes.

[@brooklyn7824]

My favourite anime too,Aot is good and all but for me Monster is goated

[@brooklyn7824]

@Living Dead indeed bro

[@brooklyn7824]

@@szilveszterforgo8776 well,aot certainly has aced plot twists,but it lacks tons of character development of side character,moreover i basically love stories based on things which are realistic and "can happen" in real life,aot is certainly good,but the characters and the actual beautifully done ending makes it better for me.

[@solidsnake9898]

We’re still being blessed with Monster content in 2021? That’s nice

[@toxicedits7987]

2023

[@slooob]

2024

[@Trabsol]

@@slooob2075

[@shitshorts.69]

2024*

[@dreamday988]

I legit had nightmares for 3 days after the last scene with Tenma and Johan at hospital. My god..i still remember how fast my heart was beating- Truly one of the best anime I ever watched..I wish i could forget it so I can experience the show all over again

[@rachelhall124]

YOOOOOO SAME. THAT SHIT SCARED ME. I KEPT THINKING THE CAMERA WOULD PAN AND IT WOULD BE HIM STARING AT TENMA

[@nebiyoudaniel8957]

Same here

[@maggie198333]

Also, Tenma saving Johan’s life the second time means him saving the drunken dad from becoming a murder and saving that young child’s life from losing a dad in his life.

[@rodjayoma7085]

Yeah that was left out in this video.

[@griefer5846]

yeah but you could say it was out of defense, since johan was tryna kill his son. And plus the dad was an abuser anyway, the son would be better off without him

[@bertamihaly8900]

After thinking about the story, characters and places for a few days, I came to a realisation that it kinda reminded me of the beauty and the beast. There was a monster who lived in the rose castle and at the end he turned back to his original prince form because somebody loved him despite being a monster.

[@NunsenseStudios2110]

I have a different take on the ending personally. Well, on the entire show anyway. I think this show is about hope. But not the happy-go lucky kind. It’s the kind of hope that is... painful. Like, you know you shouldn’t hope because the situation is so dire... but there’s a small part of you that can’t help but hope against it all. Johan wasn’t completely devoid of hope for a better life. He was convinced that he was. It’s why he went around orchestrating all of these events and committing the murders. It’s why he adopted his philosophies. But at the end of it all... he wanted to be loved. He wanted to be forgiven. He wanted a home and people that cared about him. But he was so sure it wasn’t an option for him. Because he was a monster. So then... why the change of heart at the very end? Personally, I believe that when Johan’s bed is empty, it’s a sign that even a monster like him, who was committed atrocity after atrocity... still found some kind of happy ending. It might not be with his sister or Tenma, perhaps not with anyone... but it’s a new kind of life. One that is different. One that is his. I picture Johan leaving that bed intending to go out and live a peaceful life. I believe that if Johan was really completely devoid of hope, the change would never have occurred at all. He would still be a monster. And this is all just in relation to Johan. That’s not even looking at all the other characters in the show. This is what I love about Monster. There are no hard answers, and you can make just about any conclusion that you want from it. But for me, I see this as an exercise in hope. That small, fragile, painful type of hope that is, inevitably, a part of all of us.

[@SeaGee]

Hey, I have nothing to add, just super love this perspective. Thanks OldenTimes

[@joeybradbury7684]

I subscribe to this message

[@ifisawyourreplyiwillanswerback]

Yea, that’s why he wrote messages for help. He was hopeful about his redemption.

[@anamariavaduvamatache7296]

I came to a conclusion after analyzing some things. Even tho we saw a lot of scenes of Johan through the anime we don't know anything about him. Even his past, (the red rose mansion, the experiment, the children stories) is presented by Nina's perspective or their mother. Basically, what I'm saying is that, we don't know how Johan feels, we don't truly know anything about what he is thinking and how did the past affect him directly. ( maybe the scene when he was crying on the rooftop for Karl, but even there we don't know why he was exactly crying) We don't know his own perspective about the experiences because he doesn't talk about it. (The only thing we get to see from his own mind is the peak, the end, what did the end represent for him) Even the scene in the final episodes where he saw the drawings at the "vampire's house" aren't seen by his point of view, they are seen through Nina's eyes. Johan is an enigma. That's why the end is left in suspense about Johan (we see scenes of the other characters living their happy lives), but even in the end we still don't know what truly happened to him, or at least the answer to his question and who is the true monster? I want to believe that we have a monster inside us and the monster shows less or more based on our own experience and past traumas. Tenma has a monster inside him (we see how he becomes darker and darker with each ep bc his goal is consuming him), Nina also has a monster (her past is eating her from inside out), Franz Bonaparta (a monster who did experiments on children, later he realizes that what he did was wrong and wants to atone for his sins), Grimmer, Roberto, Eva... everyone has their own monster inside. For me the end represented the act of supreme self-sacrifice and love: forgiving. It's hard to forgive someone for what they did, it's hard to believe that people can change. But yeah, everyone can change, even the most cruel being can change into good in the right environment with the right amount of love.

[@shienamae5736]

I really want to know his real name. Because I feel like if we call him by his real name he’ll become a new character thus leaving “Johan” dead, as the latter already died at Ruhenheim by his own perfect suicide.

[@bendingbananas6540]

Bob

[@heyitssunday9297]

His real name is Bogart.

[@junko_timeheart]

Joe

[@bloodyynox2033]

his real name is Lima

[@copdatchoppa]

His real name is Ligma

[@MrDalewin]

I think the ending of monster is easily one of my favorites. He spends years of his life, God knows how much money, how many people, all for this perfect way to go out, only to be done in by a detail he didn’t account for, an insignificant drunk man he never involved in his plan whatsoever. That’s how villains like him should be defeated all the time.

[@baibiebaibea9740]

i know ppl would love a live adaptation of Monster I too think it would be great but now i truly want an animated remaster of the series!!! with the current visuals now i think Monster will become a huge hit!

[@tenko5541]

It could definitely work well in a live adaptation, but other than visuals I see no reason for there to be animated remake. I'd still watch it tho.

[@vuk5475]

@Overdose quality over quantity boy, quality over quantity...

[@tanvi_1840]

@Matthew Miller i totally agree. I don't think I will vibe this familiar with a newer version.

[@tamishgoyal5962]

I don't think. I literally think this rough grey animation makes it classic. It will be ruined now.

[@baibiebaibea9740]

i agree that this is a classic true! but im so curious how it would look with todays tech in animation! in HD! i think it would be super gorgeous! 😍😍

[@javiwithgamesmovies698]

These are just some thoughts of the ending I had to type out. A mother obviously knows her children. I think she was initially drawn to give away the boy who is generally seen as stronger, but then changed her mind to Anna/Nina. This because Anna would accept it faster than Johan would. This is proven because we can see Nina being settled in her life in the last episode, but with Johan (through Tenma's mind) it's shown that because he lived his whole life thinking he was the one that wasn't wanted, he now still lives in doubt if his mother confused the two and that he was actually the unwanted. Another thing that makes me think Nina was the stronger one, was that Johan was dressed as Nina and not the other way around. He was hiding behind her. This is probably also the beginning of his complex where he thinks he's Nina. In his mind he was the one who told Nina everything that happened in that dark room so that also explains the storybook 'the monster that didn't have a name' where Johan ate Nina and basically forced her to have a name. He forced her to remember everything again. My interpretation of why Johan was looking so peaceful in his coma is that his presence will always be acknowledged. In contrast to before where Tenma had to search for Johan he could now find him. This makes me think about how Grimmer wanted Bonaparta to stay alive so he can prove what happened to him and Kinderheim 511 all together (and feel remorse and repercussion). And now Johan is technically playing that role for Tenma. The only one I still don't really fully understand is Nina. She was spacing out so much and I felt that the show exaggerated it so much that I can't really comprehend where they were going with it. Maybe she was there to show that even though two people go through the same thing the outcome is differently. And at the same time she could be there to show her reactions which should be similarly to Johan's as they're mind is somewhat unified. Lastly what I also like about the series is that everyone got manipulated by Johan, like how even Bonaparta admitted that in his letter. But in the end he couldn't get Tenma. Even though Tenma had chased him for so much years he still believed in life and chose to save Johan. This was entirely opposite of Johan who thought he was going to kill him. And it ties in very well with Nina who chose to forgive Johan. If Tenma had shot that bullet Johan's philosophy would've been confirmed and his suicide would've definitely been the perfect ending.

[@Trabsol]

I’ve always wondered whether Nina was the monster or not. It’s confusing to me how she would suddenly space out and turn into a different version of herself, like when she suddenly strangled the doctor or asked where her mother is. She had the eyes as monster Johan. And as we know Johan was just trying to copy Nina all along, it makes me wonder whether he tried to copy the monster inside her too. She is the only character that’s left completely unexplained in this show

[@sergiopepe2210]

My question is, couldn't Johan just find his mom as Tenma did? He seems so OP, foreshadowing and achieving and thinking straight but he refused to do what could "stop the monster".

[@sure1994]

johan didn't

[@frankchau]

I see Monster, I click. Not many ppl talk about this. Thanks for the upload!

[@SeaGee]

No worries, hope you enjoyed it Frank!

[@johnmanole4779]

@@SeaGee when the next video coming ? I swear I am dying to learn about another monster

[@SeaGee]

@John Manole This week, promise! It's kind of turned into this 40+ minute monster of a video (no pun intended). So working hard to get it done

[@vuk5475]

One guy commented on other monster ending related video stating, first time Tenma saved Johan's life, second time he saved his soul, and it can mean 2 things, either he is saved and live on or Tenma failed operation and Johan's soul is saved by resting as he wanted it first time, either way it's peaceful ending for Johan.

[@x0UncleSam0x]

When we look out the window we only see the tops of large trees (i another we see the full sizes of the trees). If he jumped out the window, it was likely a suicide attempt, or at the very least suicidal.

[@physicssimulator2656]

I wonder what would've happened if Johan didn't get a part of his memories back when he read the book of the 'Nameless Monster' afterall that's what changed his goal.

[@icedtea3347]

New reader here, finished till the ending. I saw one comment taking about this. About how the ending with the empty bed literally representing Johan is no longer there because he was given his true name. Now his “true name” is never revealed but it’s also irrelevant because it’s about how “Johan” the monster and the name disappeared ever since he was given his “true name”. About how his identity between Anna or “Nina” differ from “johan” and his “true name” kinda like they were split apart and are given their sort of “true identity” as id call it. I’d like to think positively about the empty bed and that the empty bed is like the representation of the death of “Johan” because the aftermath of the empty bed and tenma leaving doesn’t matter as I think the empty bed in the end was meant to represent “the monster is now gone” rather than “the monster changed and became a better person”.

[@askyazalfa]

I agree with your statement

[@Rtoir]

Literally ended reading Monster like 5 hours before this video was uploaded and right now I'm watching all those explanation videos to really grasp the ending. Both this + your timeline video and "Explaining The Ending of Monster" are so helpful. It's a long journey, with so many characters that turned out to be a part of bigger picture, that I'm surprised I didn't catch all of that. I was kinda unsatisfied with the ending, as I was expecting something... explosive and groundbreaking, but the dialog between Johan and Tenma was yet another moment of me being shocked and saying "oh my god" by the end of a chapter. Monster is a great story, and I thought so even knowing that I missed or didn't connect together many motives, can't wait to watch the anime version someday while having all the current knowledge and trying to see the important scenes in a different light. Thank you.

[@SeaGee]

Perfect timing! I'm glad the videos were helpful. I think this series is really amazing but it's easy to lose pieces of the story by the time you get to the end. If you've got the time, I'd recommend going through Another Monster before watching the anime. It adds a lot of context to the wider Monster story and is just generally a good read. Also if you haven't dived into any other Urasawa stories, I'd be happy to recommend some of those too!

[@yashojha6315]

When You witness a piece of art, as the story proceeds, you are coming with your own interpretations and theories. According to you, your interpretation is the best and when you don't see your interpretation becoming reality, you get disappointed. I think Urasawa wanted to prevent this. Its as if he thought, "My story could be everything and yet be nothing" He has left extremely minuscule subtle details as he proceeds telling the story. They are so minuscule that they are like a tangled knot, the more u try to get inside, the more tangled it becomes. Yes Monster is complicated to that level. There are layers in the story and its characters. While at the same time he is leaving room for interpretations. It could be everything and yet be nothing. And he did this job with utter perfection. You dont necessarily see a lose end as they are so minuscule. I think this is the reason why there are so many questions left unanswered. And this is literally just one reason which i mentioned. We can pretty much write like 10 pages explaining in depth analysis of Monster. Its indeed a masterpiece and for me its the best animanga.

[@viailien9105]

Theory about the ending: Tenma had a vision of what Johans is going to do after what he told him, so before going out the door of his room he stands still in front of it for some time.When the open window and empty bed with the blanket folded like somebody got out of it was shown,it could imply,he wants to find out the truth,his last missing piece to his trauma which turned him into a monster (beside the others,but this one was kinda the start and most influential) ,wants/needs an answer to the question which child his mother didn’t want,why she made the choice she did. If she tried to „save him“ or really loved him like Tenma told him, it doesn’t „justify“/explain the Monster in him and all his doings in the past anymore. This could lead to him killing himself because of the mental state these thoughts might put him in but as well having a positive answer could heal his deepest wound.

[@HWK_venom]

Even after orchestrating all the chaos Johan made Nina forgive him and tenma saving him again and telling him his true name. That was the true masterplan.

[@ignaciodelacarrera3185]

It's all symbolic: it's a tale. Johann symbolizes pure evil and is the product of the greatest sin: to choose one life over another, denying that all lives are worth the same (Monster's "motto"). But not only Johann's mother is guilty of that: it is the sin of Tenma too. Tenma actively choose to save Johann and not the mayor, effectively denying what he claims to be doing (treating all lives equally). If all lives are equally worthy, then why did he decide, in the last moment, to operate Johann and let the mayor die? Because he decided, evil (i.e. Johnn) appeared in his life. In the final chapters Tenma saves Johann again, but then he didn't choose. He just did his work. Doctors save lives: the lives of those in front of them. They don't choose. And because Tenma didn't choose the origin of evil is revealed to him (Johann tells his story) and then evil disappears.

[@mrgoudas6412]

he didnt decide he was gonna operate on Johann, Johann was there first and the hospital director told him to change last minute and operate on the mayor. If tenma went and saved the mayor instead of johan THAT would be choosing who he's gonna save

[@Hopping102]

I dont agree. Johan was their first and if he chose the mayor, it would have been bad. The director tied to make him choose the mayor.

[@verudo7035]

What a hidden gem of a channel! really enjoyed your insight on the series

[@SeaGee]

Thanks Verudo, I really appreciate it!

[@Trabsol]

I’ve always wondered whether Nina was the monster or not. It’s confusing to me how she would suddenly space out and turn into a different version of herself, like when she suddenly strangled the doctor or asked where her mother is. She had the eyes as monster Johan. And as we know Johan was just trying to copy Nina all along, it makes me wonder whether he tried to copy the monster inside her too. She is the only character that is left unexplained properly

[@sapfire1013]

Interesting, I just finished the series and I honestly feel like he escaped but he just became a wanderer. I believe his escape is similar to his escape earlier in the series but once he found a name, he was unsure as to what to do next. He finally found his name but at the end of the day he is all alone kinda similar to the children’s book. (I also think he suffers from maternal abandonment as well).

[@askyazalfa]

it's better than he kills people again

[@mocha8683]

Ahhh in bonapartas book it is said that he now after eating all the ppl who knew his name he no longer had noone to call him by it. He on the other hand now has ppl who are going to call him by his REAL name so the path bonaparta had written for him didnt go as planned

[@mrgreen9086]

Truly a phenomenal piece of work

[@wetspoon]

I always thought johan had split personality disorder: Johan, and the Monster The God of Peace story says that the God was too busy helping people that he couldn't even look at a mirror but once he did, he saw a Monster who told the God to point the gun at his forehead and shoot him. So when Johan tells Anna to shoot him in the beginning of the show, it was the Monster trying to kill Johan so he would be "Johan". And once he was shot again, that's when the Monster died aswell which means that the last scene is basically the death of Johan forever. It was only after he died that he found out his name but there was no one to call him by it.

[@Ricardinhotuga]

Now Johan starts killing people and Tenma regrets again for saving him and goes after him. The story repeats everytime and ends when someone can get a proper headshot.

[@arunavrajesh8799]

This might be giving Johan too much credit but I always felt that Johan realised that he was the monster real soon and he hatches a plan to kill himself and everyone who could replace him as the monster or create new ones.

[@ihatetobethatguybut...5135]

In one of the episode Nina attack’s the dr with blonde hair(I’ve forgot his name) after she is hypnotised she starts strangling him, showing she has the same monster deep inside, so she has her monster buried and chosen her human side, but Johan has the opposite affect were he has buried his human self and allowed the monster to take over, i guessing these monster personalities were due to the reading experiments and other ones that we never learn of,teaching one to become there darkest self was the experiment and Johan was the first successful subject In my opinion

[@ZhafirZidan]

Thank you for this great video, after I watched the Monster series I was very confused by the end of the story, and finally I looked for information on the internet and now I understand, although there are still some who don't understand or understand the meaning. Naoki Urasawa is brilliant

[@SeaGee]

Thanks Zhafir! I agree, Urasawa nailed it in this series

[@melanieboudreau5629]

This is some great Monster content! I'd love to see more.

[@SeaGee]

Thanks! I'm tackling the sequel at the moment so stay tuned for that Behemoth of a video this week

[@newcar4141]

I think johan jumped out the building

[@cd6581]

More than earned my sub with this one. Keep it up man

[@SeaGee]

Thanks Colton, I appreciate it!

[@ShahabsBJJLog]

Beautiful breakdown. THANK YOU!

[@manchuratt8900]

10:24 it tires back into the scene from anime where he wonders whether his mother could tell him apart from his sister. And that connected back to the ending perfect.

[@yeetusweeb5539]

4:04 That guy actually looks like Klaus Pope/ Franz Bonaparta in old age.

[@SeaGee]

Ahaha heres a link to the original video if you've never seen Aunty Donna before: kzbin.info/www/bejne/eGWXn4GvaM-Jodk

[@eigengrau_k]

I just finished rewatching the series and I can't help but compose my thoughts on it. I'm not good with words but here's my take on the ending. Before writing about my thoughts on what happened in the ending, I'd like to talk a little bit about Johan first. I'm with the people who thinks that, just like every single one of us, Johan has a monster inside of him even before he was taken to 511 Kinderheim. I'm still unsure why he was dressed up as a girl when they were still with their mother but some people theorized that their mother did that so they can hide easily from the people who were pursuing them since those people know that they were pursuing twins, with one being a girl and one, a boy. With that theory, I think it would make sense why Johan was dressed up as a girl and exactly like Anna(Nina). If we use that theory as a foundation, it would make sense why Hartmann said that Johan was already a monster even before he entered 511 Kinderheim. Growing up thinking that he doesn't have a true name made him lose his sense of self, and the fact that he was dressed up as a girl by his own mother made him doubt if there was actually a difference between him and his sister. Even though it's suggested to be only a "hallucination", this can still be supported by the question he asks Tenma at the last episode, "Did she try to save me? Or did she mistake me for my sister? Which one of us was the unwanted child?" This question supports the idea that because of his experience with his mother, his sense of distinction between him and Anna crumbled. The line that separates Johan and Anna's identity became blurry in Johan's mind hence why it was also very easy for him to adopt Anna's story like it was his own experience because his life as a child ingrained in his mind that he and Anna are one and the same. This can also be the reason why he quotes the line from one of Franz's books, "God of Peace", which states that, "I am you, and you are me." The experiments in 511 Kinderheim made Johan lose his connection with his mother and even Anna. The memories and experiences in the mansion were slowly internalized in him through Anna's stories. He also witnessed how killing and scheming seems to be normal in human nature because of the environment he was in at that time. Considering that he already has a monster inside of him because of his experience with his mother and at the Red Rose Mansion, I like to think that Franz's experiments only stripped away the remaining humanity inside Johan which left only the monster to live inside of him. The "real monster" that the last episode was suggesting, I like to think that it wasn't Johan, nor Tenma. It isn't any of the characters shown in the series. Throughout the entirety of the show, we've only ever seen Johan's experiences or memories through other people, usually Anna, but never from Johan himself. This makes me think that we never knew what Johan actually feels and what he actually thinks about his experiences. We never got a glimpse of his experience through his own eyes, his own memories, and his own perspective. We only ever had a look through Johan's eyes and a glimpse of his perspective at the last episode with Tenma's "hallucination" which makes me think that that information was the last key that we needed in order to know who was actually the "real monster" as the title of the last episode suggests. With that glimpse of the past through Johan's perspective, a lot of people concluded that the real monster nust be their mother, or even just the action of choosing between her children. In my opinion, however, the real monster was actually not the act of choosing itself, but rather the hint of hesitation the mother showed while choosing between her children. This act of hesitation convinced Johan that there is actually no distinction between him and his sister because in his perspective, even their mother couldn't figure out who was who at that time. This memory clouded what was left of Johan's sense of self, and without any identity, this caused him to spiral and immediately succumb to nihilism. With that, let's move on with my thoughts on what happened at the end of the series. I have two theories which are actually the same with only minor differences. First we have to talk about what is a "perfect suicide". The "perfect suicide" that Johan wants to achieve is turning himself into an imaginary person from a real person. Just like what Inspector Lunge said at the hotel, to turn a real person into an imaginary one, they must "eliminate all those who know that person and all those who know of that person's past." In that sense, I think that Johan is trying to kill every person that is actually involved in his past and the people who were actually a part of his past. By completely eliminating this people, only can he achieve a "perfect suicide". Living a life where no one knows who you actually are and what your past actually is, completely erasing the existence of a young man named "Johan". I based my theories on whether Johan actually heard Tenma's confession about him finding their mother, being able to talk with her, and knowing his true name, or not. If he didn't hear it and he was actually in a coma: I think that the ending suggests that he continues to live his life, thinking that he was able to conduct a "perfect suicide" by killing the last person who was knows him and was actually involved in his past which is Franz, never knowing that his mother is actually alive and that he actually has a true name. However, if he did hear Tenma's confession: I think that he left the hospital and is on his journey to search for his mother in order to kill her so that he can achieve the true "perfect suicide". After killing his mother, Johan's life would end exactly the same as the ending of the book, "Obluda" by Klaus Poppe, which was heavily emphasized thoughout the whole series, "Even though he had finally found a name, there was no one left to call him by it." He now knows his true name because of Tenma but he doesn't have anyone left to call him by it nor does he have anyone left who knows his past and actually took part in it. The second theory makes more sense to me because it answers the question as to why the book was given so much emphasis throughout the series. Johan being able to continue to live his life can also be supported by another quote in the series which was said by Grimmer, "I think I must have figured out how the show ended. The Magnificent Steiner, he probably, became human again." Another thing is that, I don't think that Johan jumped and actually committed suicide. Knowing Johan's personality, I don't think that he would jump and kill himself because it was suggested in his first encounter with Tenma as the "monster" that he believes that he was one of the "chosen ones" because he was given another chance in life after Tenma saved him, just like the games that the kids play on the roof. So no, I don't think he would kill himself just like that. I also don't think that Tenma wasn't able to save Johan, nor do I think that Tenma purposefully failed the surgery to kill Johan. Throughout the entire series, we have witnessed Tenma's ability as a doctor and we know that Tenma is a genius surgeon, and also the fact that Tenma is always determined to treat everyone who is injured in the series who he knows can still be saved, may it be an innocent civilian or a criminal proves that he can and he will save Johan. Other people may disagree with this theories and say that there are a lot of people who knows Johan and his past so it wouldn't be a "perfect suicide" right? No, I think it is, in the sense that he became an imaginary person. No records of the experiment, no photos except Franz's drawings, stories about him from different people like Dr. Gillen, Tenma, and etc., but all of this can easily fall under the category of just an idea or a product of one's imagination when stated during an interrogation just like how Inspector Lunge didn't believe Tenma at first, and how he concluded that Johan was only an imaginary person inside Tenma's head. In that sense, I really think that Johan targeting only the people that took part in his past can give him the "perfect suicide" makes so much sense. If he did that, there will be no actual memories of the experiment in the Red Rose Mansion, nor the experiments in the 511 Kinderheim because all of the people involved who can be a valuable witness are dead. There will be nothing left but pure fiction and imagination of a human mind in the form of Tenma, Dr. Gillen, and other characters who knew Johan by investigating him because they don't have any experience nor did they participate in the said experiments. No one with an actual evidence nor involvement that a monster in the form of young blonde man named "Johan Liebert", actually existed. Doing this turns a real person into an imaginary one hence a true "perfect suicide". (P.S. I apologize if it's too long hahaha I couldn't help but write my thoughts down because Monster is such a good story. Other theories I've read also say that the "real monster" was actually the belief that one's life is more valuable than the other that's why Johan said that he saw a monster on the day that Franz forced their mother to choose between her children and which child's life she valued more. Hence why he also made Tenmas choose between him and Wim the last few episodes of the series be ause he wanted to prove that everyone is a monster, not just him. But Tenma chose to treat Johan despite knowing what he has done and what he was capable of which proved that Johan's belief wasn't true. Tenma was not a monster and he stuck to what he believes that all lives are equal.)

[@YungM.D.]

I think “The Real Monster” was the cycle of hatred and violence which Johan seeks to perpetuate and Tenma actively breaks. Tenma sees no lives as lesser or greater, all equally worthy. Johan sees them as equally unworthy, except for a select few (namely his sister). So the very first time he encounters the “Monster,” when he’s first confronted with the idea that someone is “lesser” than another. And as someone else noted, it was the first time Johan began to question his sense of self and individuality

[@mo3ybattata673]

Subbed, quality video mate! You mentioned you think Monster is his most consistent and well contained work of his. Just wondering if have you read Pluto by Urusawa as I feel like in that regard it is actually equal to monster if not more consistent. Love your vids, just wanted to hear what your thoughts are on it :)

[@SeaGee]

Thanks mate! It's been a while since I've read through Pluto. I'm actually hoping to read it again soon! I remember really enjoying it but found the villain reveal a bit confusing. I'm hoping that was just me being younger and dumber last time I read it! Definitely put Pluto in Urasawa's top 3 for me

[@beegyoshi8401]

Amazing video dude

[@SeaGee]

Thanks Dude!

[@hael.5992]

His end question is literally impossible to answer,did she change her answer to stay with her daughter and leave Johan,or did she want Johan to be safe?

[@joshuajosephdistura3053]

Keep up with the quality content!

[@SeaGee]

Thanks Josh, will do!

[@justink.2984]

Let me please, Johan is not a "monster" anymore since he left evidence from his hospital bed, unlike before when Lunge said that monsters don’t leave any evidence; Well just a side note from what I saw.

[@Panda-kn6zo]

Another great video

[@SeaGee]

Thanks Panda!

[@dylanmayhue4605]

Awesome video keep it up

[@SeaGee]

Thanks Dylan!

[@KrimmReaper]

Liked, subscribed. This was so informative and lovely to watch, man. Please, please keep at this (making videos, I mean). I really enjoy your style and perspective.

[@SeaGee]

Thanks so much! I hope you like 20th Century Boys because that's what we'll be looking at next

[@KrimmReaper]

@@SeaGee It's what I'll be reading next! Thanks, now I know where to go the moment I finish reading it. 😌

[@nafeeahnaf6296]

Undisputed GOAT of animanga 💪 The ending was pure perfection

[@smbnso]

I've just finished the animation, and I run to the YT. Find dis. Thanks man

[@ubivision]

Monster and GTO (a little bit) are psychological animes. They can and have fkd up great minds with psychological knowledge. I'm lost 😥

[@Egxxy]

I just finished monster today and it's simply my favourite anime no anime ever surpassed monster

[@JTKatz07]

Wasn’t a huge fan of the ending but I did like the story overall. They REALLY could’ve cut down on a few episodes though

[@Shades_of_night]

Just finished it, its a masterpiece

[@zacv7872]

Great video

[@SeaGee]

Thanks Zac!

[@FunnyValentine_1889]

I'm a bit late but real awesome vid! I'm on the Johan-escaped-and-lived-a-peaceful-life boat because Johan believes that fate decides your worth. When he got shot in the head by Wim's father, Tenma saves him. According to Johan's own belief, he gets to see life in a new light because fate allowed him to. His belief in fate is seen on the rooftop game wherein if you fall and live then that meant fate decided to give you another chance to live. His "perfect suicide" did not work, he lived. Fate gives him a chance to see life in a new light. Btw, I'm still waiting for Another Monster vid that I really hope you'll make soon ;)

[@SeaGee]

Thanks Valentine! And I love the thoughts. Really ties in with what the kid at the hospital said about what Johan taught them. I'm trying hard to get Another Monster video out this week. It's looking like more work than I thought so fingers crossed I can get it done. Else next week for sure!

[@FunnyValentine_1889]

@@SeaGee Ahhh so excited!!! I really love discussing Urusawa's Monster. It's nothing short of a masterpiece! And I know that if you made the vid, then it'll be amazing! So take your time :)

[@SeaGee]

Thanks, you're the best Valentine!

[@ArchiduquesaMA]

Its the most perfect ending created, its thematically perfect. The fact that johan was shot by a father, then brought back to life by Tenma again, and then reveals how he meet the monster bc of his mother when Tenma tells him his real name, and then the empty but used up bed. Johan is a human again

[@404infinity]

I just finished this a couple minutes ago I did enjoy it ❤️

[@samonehumphrey822]

Me too

[@Ampet___]

Great video. Monster truly is one of the best stories in all of manga and anime and I'm happy to see some good discussion around it. Do you know any place from which I can read Another Monster? I haven't been able to find it in local libraries.

[@SeaGee]

Unfortunately there's not an official English release. There is a fan translation up on Archive.org or there's an email on the Another Monster Fandom page to the translator herself. I'm unsure if the latter still works but some other folks have mentioned they read it via emailing her. Definitely worth the read imo

[@Ampet___]

@@SeaGee Good to know, thank you.

[@sheltonlambert7276]

Every single chapter tenma was pointing a gun at johan but never shot him In the end wim father did it Tenma after all 73 episode: Am i a joke to you? Just finished it A long and great show to watch

[@askyazalfa]

could you tell me, where I can watch it?

[@shrilekhkapse203]

This was one of the greatest ride ever , I just finished it and now I am like , WTF JUST HAPPENED???!!!! WHO WAS THE REAL MONSTER ???

[@sunnysarthaven]

The ending, imho, is symbolic, esp when compared with the manga. There are some things with Monster that can only be understood when you have actually experienced things, as an adult, from people who have hurt you--loss and betrayal, abuse, mental health, as well as the inner workings of society and the nuances of relationships are all present within Monster. When you have had personal experiences with terrible people, you more fully grasp the kind of person Tenma is, and the wrestling of the emotions, as well as the guilt he feels towards himself, social pressures, and his own drive to "fix" what was broken. To have the love of your live forsake you, to be hunted down when you are seeking to do the right thing, but you still can't manage to do it because it goes against your nature, or what you stand for--birth, life, loss, having a family and protecting them, meaning, and death, are all wrapped up. It's about the unfairness of life, and choosing to respond to that unfairness. The nature of choices, and dealing with trauma and psychopathy, and just how hard these things are to deal with. Nina's choices vs Johan's and how children need guidance, too, all of this is wrapped into one big story. In the end, Tenma didn't "have" to make a choice because Johan's actions caught up with him. There is inevitably in that statement, and Tenma plays that role of mercy by saving him the second time, despite knowing everything. I also think this is symbolic of Tenma putting HIMSELF right, because he based his career and motivations on saving Johan's life, so by doing it again, he was moving past this, and showing to himself that this arc, and path, and meaning of his own life were always far beyond Johan's. It is this realization that he was always good, which is something that Tenma clearly struggled with--his own sense of self despite his actions--til he overcomes and finalizes it by still standing for what he feels is right in his soul. When you look at is a whole, regardless of where you think Johan should be, it's maybe an end to Tenma's suffering, and a chance to move on. I think people do want justice, and justice is natural. But we don't always get it. So sometimes that internal peace is all we need to seek. When you understand those things as a person, you see the ending for what it is, I think.

[@lactoseunintolerant5076]

Literally the ending has only two possible answers, 1 he committed suicide, or 2 he kept on killing which I doubt. At the end of the book, the monster finally had a name but had no one to call him by, and at the end of the show he wanted to die, so johan’s final moments are depressing and he commits suicide, the end

[@Hmm-lb1bp]

i felt tenma's anxiety when he looked over at johan and he was staring back at him, it almost felt like the climax even tho it was the end in that little bit talking about his mom

[@ishallneverdie2445]

hi man, the billy bat video you linked, does it contain spoilers?

[@SeaGee]

Ooo yeah it do. It's a plot summary playlist. Try this out if you're after an intro recommendation: kzbin.info/www/bejne/aYTLZIptp72eitE Fair warning thats my first video and admittedly not great quality

[@ishallneverdie2445]

thank you, btw your johan video is impressive, watched it a few times

[@SeaGee]

Thanks so much. I feel like it's easy to get lost in all the flashbacks so it's nice to see it chronologically instead. Glad you liked it!

[@AdarshSudhakar]

Someone explain that portion where Johan bolts upright and wonders "which child was unwanted..?"

[@justinlee3168]

If the entire series was set up as a mystery, why didn't we get to solve the mystery? Why and how did Johan end up as a monster? At the end, it's revealed he wasn't the one at the mansion, and he was already a monster when he got to kinderheim.

[@SeaGee]

I think the monster ultimately emerged from Bonapartas experiments. Removing Johan's connection to his mother, internalising the memories of the mansion, learning that killing, plotting, scheming was all perfectly normal. Kinderheim was stripping away his humanity leaving only the monster left. Again, I think that Johan's journey is one you're supposed to come to your own conclusions on. Like how much should it take to turn a human into a monster, is it really so easy? Urasawa does this in other series too, Here's all the information you get now piece it together how you will (E.g. Billy Bat in Billy Bat). Have some lingering questions that the series won't provide concrete answers to

[@justinlee3168]

@@SeaGee it's a shame we didn't get to see bonaparta's experiments / readings. I was expecting there to be some hypnosis at play

[@SeaGee]

Agreed! Another Monster does shine a lot more light on Bonaparta which is good. Would have preferred to see a bit more in this series though

[@viailien9105]

It was revealed how and why he ended up a monster 😂 you should probably rewatch it. The first time I watched this anime 4 years ago I didn’t get a lot as well but now I rewatched it and understood everything clearly

[@pafif2598]

I really need to know where to get “another monster” does it still exist? If yes in what languages, I really wanna read that

[@SeaGee]

To my understanding there's Japanese and Spanish versions you can get off Amazon. There's an unofficial english fan translation floating about too. I found a copy up on Archive org. There's also an email of the translator on the wiki which I've heard some people have got a copy from directly. Hopefully that helps

[@pafif2598]

SeaGee it does help, thanks a lot

[@kingkaiser611]

I finished the Anime a few minutes ago. I came here to see and read how other people view the ending. I hate endings in general imo every anime should continue till the day we all die, but open endings are the fuzcking worst. I always get caught in my thoughts and start overthinking. I always saw the memes of Johan being an absolute Monster and Antagonist, but to be honest I fully support him. Our Boy only wanted to be with his sister and mother. Blame Franz Bonaparte, he is the real Monster. The worst thing is that back in the days, there were such crazy experiments, and they did far more worse things, but we will never know.

[@aceknightgaming1542]

Regarding the perfect suicide it makes sense to me. Bonapart was the only one left (other than the mother) who knew about Johan's true origin. The characters you brought up only has speculation and the facts they do have doesn't tell em anything concrete of how Johan was made. Now on the side I see Johan as an evil mastermind so the perfect suicide outcome would be an ending he would have taken if he was allowed to do so, then he'd have gone on to meet his mother to kill her (probably). I also find it funny that Bonapart, the monster that made Johan was killed by Johan's hands nor was Johan shot by Tenma, the person who gave life again to said monster.

[@laurent5432]

I got real confused in episodes like 20-30 bc where did those characters even come from ? Like Johons friends at the school where did any of that come from i just got so confused someone pls explain what happened to Tenma when he got kidnapped by The baby? 🤔

[@Zeoh18]

Truly loved watching this anime, every episode was compelling. Monster and Berserk are in my Top 5.

[@Lasherluke]

Johan has a name now he no longer is the nameless monster and therefore no longer the beast. Johan now has traces of him in the world, Johan exsist so therefore he goes somewhere wherever that maybe. That's my interpretation of the ending and why it's so good.

[@nightsedge5719]

Thank you for this video but I’m still too busy crying over Grimmer to think about the ending.

[@Lasherluke]

I also interpret the ending as Johan try to get Tenna to shot him as a way from Tenma to become the new monster

[@TheMan8884]

Many fans calling many great anime trash for ending they didn't like. For example: Attack on titan Chad Monster author. U can't hate an ending if it has none 😂 Everyones happy that way 200 IQ

[@ommishra8109]

Does all life are equal? All life is valuable and deserves to be treated with respect and kindness, but it's important to recognize that different forms of life have different needs and experiences. For example, a human life may be considered more valuable than the life of an insect in certain contexts, but this doesn't mean that the life of an insect is not important. If someone is criminal ? If someone has committed a crime, it's important that they take responsibility for their actions and face the consequences of their behavior. However, it's also important to recognize that people who have committed crimes are still human beings who deserve to be treated with dignity and respect. The criminal justice system is designed to help people learn from their mistakes and become better members of society, rather than simply punishing them for their behavior.

[@ll-li3be]

Great Video :)

[@SeaGee]

Thanks so much! It's a great series

[@sushantmanhasss183]

@@SeaGee Great vid but i didn't got one thing, the perfect ending was to kill eveyone who knew about johan and then let tenma kill him but even after all the killings in roffenheim there were still a lot of people alive who knew about him, so was it only about killing bonaparta and letting tenma kill him? Your reply will be appreciated

[@sushantmanhasss183]

@@SeaGee And i understood how u explained that it could have been one last grand manipulation but what was the point of doing it?

[@SeaGee]

I think the "perfect suicide" idea just ends up as a red herring. I.e. Johan isn't doing that, Nina just thinks that he is. Thus why all those people are left alive. Nina just thinks she figured out what Johan's doing but she's wrong Johan went to Ruhenheim just to die. He stages this big exit for himself to show Tenma just how awful he is. Ruhenheim is a reflection of where Johan came from and what will happen if he's left alive. All pushing Tenma into killing him. There's also this idea of Johan "testing" Tenma. To challenge if Tenma really feels like Johan should be killed. I know there's some fans that believe quite strongly in that but I'm honestly not too sure. Hopefully that helps!

[@sushantmanhasss183]

@@SeaGee thx for the reply i get it now 😀

[@danielharris8917]

I think i figured out how show was must have ended Johann he probably came human again.

[@jimothyjimbo8900]

I think it’s as simple as, yohan is alive and has escaped back into the world through the window. Tenma went through all these things only to start from the beginning, whether or not to save his life. He does and Yohan is back out into the world. What made me come to this conclusion? The bed sheet.

[@221b_Bakerstreet]

Remember howJohan said "The end..The end.. What is the end... I've seen the end many times..What is the end?"

[@i_asked_]

What about the split personality. " There was 2 of them in him " what Nina said back in the episode..

[@samiulahsan8585]

I have just finished watching this today great anime

[@darya.seahash]

Sth that I dont understand is what happend to their mother after she let one of the kids away? Why there is no sign of the mother afterward? Please tell me if I forgot sth 👀

[@SeaGee]

There really isn't anything concrete said on where the mother went. The only things we know for sure are: she was being manipulated by Bonaparta to forget who she was, which might have extended to forgetting her kids; At some point she heads to France to work as a geneticist (where she is at the end of the series). That's really all we get. One of those Monster things we'll never get the full picture of.

[@kyleg1912]

Going into this video the last thing I expected to see was Mark Samuel Banano

[@SeaGee]

What an absolute treasure that man is

[@krimoyuki-xz7tb]

One of the best psychological anime, if not the best in the whole world

[@drose3312]

Just finished it best anime of all time

[@marcolarega8560]

Im still confused... When Nina remembering bout Klaus Poppe release her... And said "dont be a monster" But at the ending...Johan picturing to Tenma bout Klaus Pope wants to take one of the children... And that is Johan Somebody pls explain to me? Which one reminiscing is true?

[@SeaGee]

The final chapter shows one of the kids being sent to the red rose Mansion. It's not clear which one goes but it's implied through the series that Nina really was the one who went. So I guess to answer your question, Nina's is true. You could make a case that Johan was the one who went to the Red Rose Mansion but I think the "canon" answer is Nina went.

[@marcolarega8560]

@@SeaGee Thanks for the answer so Johan is just hallucinating??

[@SeaGee]

I think that final shot with Bonaparta coming is an actual flashback meant to show Nina being taken. Bonaparta came for either child and the mother ends up sending Nina not being able to tell the difference between her own kids

[@smileandlaughs]

What's confusing to me is Johan was kept by his mom and Nina was the one given away. Once realizing that his mom picked him instead of Nina shouldn't he feel loved and not unwated? On top of that Nina was the one that actually experienced the trauma and the one force into experimentation by Bonaparte. It would seem Johan was the one with the better life before the event in the orphanage. I don't see how that would cause him to turn into a monster.

[@canwegetmuchhigher729]

Go re-watch the anime. His mother was going to give Johan away, than hesitated, and gives Anna away instead. This made Johan wonder which one of them did she was ready to let go. Was it actually Nina or did she got confused?