The Greatest Side Character In Anime And Manga.

Grimmer from the anime and manga Monster. Let's talk about it.
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[@nandishsenpai4646]

For someone who was introduced so late into the story, Grimmer quickly became the story’s most fascinating character and everybody’s favorite. I loved Tenma so much but Grimmer was more than just a character to me…he was a feeling. All hail the Magnificient Steiner❤

[@jee098]

It was more like he was the counterpart of what Johan was. He compliments the whole ideological battle of good vs evil in the series.

[@riverbanzachamploo9725]

Amen you put it perfectly

[@kristopherwillis8075]

@@jee098 🎯

[@mr.prince7681]

​@@jee098in my opinion that's the case with every single character when you think abt it but grimmer counters "the monster" wheteas other characters counter other johan characteristics/themes

[@jee098]

@@mr.prince7681 well Tenma is too pure for this world. He's perfect protagonist for the series where Johan is the antagonist. Whereas both Grimmer and Johan came from the same circumstances. Both are the monsters, Johan manipulates innocents but Grimmer kills the bad guy. Both smiles like angels, Johan smiles to manipulate people but Grimmer forces to smile to spread positivity. Both don't have emotions, Johan became psychopath but Grimmer chose to find emotions to be human. That's the beauty of Grimmer's character. That's why I said that Grimmer compliments the ideology of good vs evil in the series.

[@Mystic_Shiki]

"cause he's nice" has to be the best reason for liking a character, extremely valid 😂

[@chip2508]

I think the more messed up the circumstances in a story are, the more valued a character like him becomes. That attitude by itself brings hope and comfort.

[@Toneill029]

@@chip2508 Kind of like real life. Just being nice can do so much.

[@chip2508]

@@Toneill029 it can? I'll give it a shot

[@Abrhm77]

facts compared to the remaining messed up broken people in monster. He made so much impact

[@gintaman5706]

Grimmer is Easily top 5 best side character in Anime/manga

[@jee098]

Imo the best.

[@antviper135]

And he ain't number 5😂

[@carlosdanielcalderonmontoy3723]

Fiction, actually my top 5 characters in fiction, even 10, would come from animanga xD

[@archivesoffantasy5560]

@@carlosdanielcalderonmontoy3723Who are your top ten?

[@carlosdanielcalderonmontoy3723]

@@archivesoffantasy5560 that's a difficult question actually haha, I have never thought about my top characters to make an official list. Later I will answer you with some

[@Pekara121]

You have no idea how happy I am that you made a video about Grimmer. What a surprise. Most people just talk about Johan (which is deserved) but I always felt that the entire cast of Monster is just so damn good. Urusawa just somehow has the ability to make the most despicable characters but also the nicest and purest. His characters just seem so oddly realistic. It’s like he can hit every spectrum of human characteristics.

[@iamham0k]

You could honestly make an analysis for half of the cast in monster, urawawa is crazy good at not only making characters so likeable in such a short amount of time, but also character development.

[@datbui6009]

So true. Monster has so many great side characters. Even some characters who only show up in 1 ep turn out to be good and memorable

[@zainab_hashmiii]

I KNOW RIGHT!! there are so many amazing characters in monster, and theyre well developed in such a short amount time, like the old village doctor, i honestly loved him so muchhh. his entire romance story with the old lady and everything was fANTASTIC- or that instructor from the earlier episodes who taught tenma how to handle a gun, his story with the child was so sweet i was literally sobbing at the end, i have so many more characters that i can talk about, but itd take a veerry long time LMAO

[@NinthShinigami]

Absolutely agreed. Johan is still my favorite character, but Grimmer made me bawl my eyes out due to his overall arc, making him my second favorite for sure.

[@nitinpriyadarshi269]

4:43 "A soft-spoken version of Low Tier God" 💀 I didn't expect hearing those words. It's brilliant.

[@jee098]

Any mature reader or viewer knows how cringe Johan is. Nihilism is itself a great ideology but those teens who make it their weapon of argument are nothing but cringe. The older you get the more you realise how great characters Grimmer, Tenma, Eva, Lunge were. I'm thankful to Johan coz he always makes me realise how beautiful Grimmer is.

[@Pekara121]

@@jee098nihilism in itself is cringe imo

[@jee098]

@@Pekara121 it's upto your interpretation. I won't argue you on that matter coz I'd left this teen's nihilism phase long time ago. And I'm now much happier compared to when I tried to be a nihilist. So I think you aren't wrong either.

[@Ash_Wen-li]

​@@Pekara121edgy nihilism is indeed cringe

[@nitinpriyadarshi269]

@@jee098 I totally agree that it's all upto interpretation. Nihilism as an idea might seem grim at first. If nothing matters then why do anything? If someone interprets it that way it would be of no use and only lead to sadness. It could be much more useful if we look at it another way. If life has no meaning then we can give it our own meaning. If nothing matters then it liberates us in a way. I watched a video on 'Optimistic Nihilism' it was pretty interesting.

[@SamTheGumMan117]

Grimmer is a beast and man among men through his own trauma to help those in need like that one kid on the bridge I'll never forget that panel 😢

[@rus.t]

Usually the main protagonist is the antithesis of the antagonist, but not Monster. Grimmer is the opposite of Johan. He went through the transformation Johan underwent through but he took a different path in the end. The dark & the light. The nihilist & the pessimist. The Monster & the Magnificent Steiner.

[@justsomerandomweeb2678]

Sorry, but the "He went through the transformation Johan underwent" part made me laugh so hard, because it was clearly stated that Kinderheim 511 had nothing to do with Johan's monstrosity, one character even stated that he was already a monster before Kinderheim 511 if I remember correctly

[@rus.t]

@@justsomerandomweeb2678 Oh you're right. Damn. I have brought shame to my family. I can't show my face to my friends. My dog hates me now.

[@aayushattri3238]

I'd say he's less of a contrast to johan and more the antithesis to roberto, i mean hell we even find out he was his friend and knew his name. I wonder how it would've turned out if roberto met grimmer.

[@lolstfu2950]

Johan was already a "monster" before Kinderheim

[@LightFykki]

One thing I like about the Monster manga is how it potrays mature characters as the pivotal actors in the story. It shows their acts of weakness, but also strength and bravery. Where manga and anime in general largely focus on an younger cast, the majority of the main characters in Monster and middle-aged and above, making scenes when their act with kids all the more heartfelt. This is especially noticeable with Grimmer.

[@avinabpandey4258]

Monster is one of those manga that can be as perfect as it can be

[@polyman6859]

He really had the best dialogue in the story. When Grimmer died I understood how Itachi and Jiraya fans felt.

[@CinemaMovie_vibes]

Fu*king spoiler

[@Aospazz]

Shit I hadn't finished the series yet😭🙏

[@pleaseshutup7053]

@@Aospazzyou deserve the spoilers for going into the comments section of a review about a 20 year old anime

[@Aospazz]

@@pleaseshutup7053 My bad I do apologize

[@Aospazz]

@@pleaseshutup7053 I just couldn't help looking at the comments after such a nice video that I couldn't resist watching

[@Pdrock2001]

Grimmer is essentially a net positive things in Monster universe . He has the capacity to cause incredible violence but chooses not to until when pressured . He expresses the love and kindness which once was lost or not recieved in his case . So ultimately it shows you that you matter no matter the pain .

[@alexsaho572]

I finished the anime recently, its kinda crazy how there isnt a single bad character in this show. Even the more side characters we dont see often.

[@antviper135]

That's what I'm saying! I was like, "Damn... even the side characters are great!" I have never felt tgis way about an entire cast of characters

[@tylerblox99496]

Martin is one of my favorite characters despite the fact he only appeared for about 3 episodes, fantastic writing

[@atuvera9021]

Even Eva, a despicable woman, was able to gain my heart. She realized what a shallow way of living she chose and actually changed. I love this anime, Naoki Urasawa never disappoints.

[@TheDarkKenpachi]

When I went into monster I knew about johan and tenma but my man grimmer was the biggest surprise for the series because I was more attached to him than any other character in the series

[@yutikoo]

johan*

[@TheDarkKenpachi]

@@yutikoo thanks

[@zainab_hashmiii]

spoilers!! when he died i actually felt genuine grief :( his final lines ripped my heart into pieces, im so glad he was finally able to feel some genuine emotion. grimmer is hands down such a complex and amazing character

[@michaelhall736]

I liked Grimmer a lot because he seemed so much different from Johan. While Johan is an emotionless monster who manipulates children into doing horrible things to try to satisfy his own ambitions, Grimmer tried to live a better life, tried to be a better person, tried to enjoy life, and was really kind towards children. It was really sad to see such a great character die. I would love to see a spinoff with him going over the things he went through in his life right until his death. I even kind of respected the Magnificent Steiner within him because to me he felt like a juggernaut of justice taking out horrible people who deserve it like he did during his final act.

[@adityabhaledar831]

"I think I know how the show ended. The Magnificent Steiner...probably became human again." That's easily the most heartbreaking line in all of Monster. And in my opinion, in all of Anime and manga, if you consider the context and all the emotions behind it.

[@antonioa.jepkoko4588]

They say he foreshadowed Johan becoming normal, but didnt he escape?

[@Aksriv100]

Hard to imagine the amount of pain and sadness that is hidden behind that smile

[@ayushvishwakarma5795]

I really wanted the short conversation between Johan and Grimmer.

[@surafelselondis5566]

parallel lines never touch

[@RandomSerialKiller]

When we look carefully, Johan and Grimmer are literally the same (nameless monsters), the only difference is Grimmer chose to be a nice person while Johan chose to be the last person alive in the world

[@mgtowphilippines8164]

Some suggest that was his original plan but he stumbled on the book again finding out that it was just a memory. So he look to his roots and found out his mother wanted to vengeance to franz bonaparta

[@Narekz]

Johan never had an identity. His mother raised them both as "Anna" to conceal the presence of the twins. She raised Johan to avenge her and his father, and she left them abandoned when she got the chance to do so. Nina/Anna is just as a monster, but the monster in her died when she lost her memories and got raised as Nina Fortner. When she is put into hypnosis, her Monster comes out again, and she was not in Kinderheim 511. So having the memories of what happened in Pray is was made them monsters.

[@dante22723]

Agreed, cried so much for this guy at the end, amazing character

[@germ187]

He fucking held it down man. It was so fucking sad seeing what happens to him. I’ll never forget monster, first time I watched it was 2010 and until today I recommend it to anyone who’s into realistic/ psychological anime. This is a master piece

[@yeetusnoodle]

Masked, I truly think this is your best video essay. Yes there's a bit of bias cuz it is the magnificent steiner himself. But to perfectly encapsulate his character; you more than succeeded. Truly an amazing character. Those 3 lines about learning to smile, what face he's making when comforting the child and true sadness feels a lot like happiness im finally sad my son died. I think he's my favourite take on emotional complexity in media, period.

[@larsnyman2455]

I love Wolfgang Grimmer so much, his last scene was the he first scene in a manga to actually bring me to tears

[@jeanthemachine007]

He will forever be our Magnificent Steiner. What a hell of a goated character 🐐

[@Pekara121]

8:22 wow you even mentioned the sugar scene haha. That’s one of my favorite scenes.

[@TheG1PowerBattery]

The lowtier god line fucking SENT me 😂

[@Faby07aleixo]

GRIMMER MY LOVE I WILL NEVER FORGET YOU!!!!!

[@rathenn6959]

Very well put together video. Monster is a masterpiece and Grimmer is one of the really important characters to show the harshness of the world yet still keeps going. Such a pleasant, forced smile. Really sad but honestly, incredibly well written character.

[@jwest88]

I think Grimmer is my favorite character as well. I can relate to him most. Due to depression and the like I've bottled up emotions for at least a decade. The moment he was able to feel again was cathartic in ways. I hope I can get there too. I feel like a lot of us bury our problems and just work and get by day to day, but don't truly feel or live. Some of us can do that while from that outside looking in, people will see happy/successful people with a family/loved ones. Then there are others like myself that cannot allow themselves to get close to others and just do not know how to stop being alone. Haven't read the Manga but the anime was awesome; I just finished it today.

[@biwart]

Living your whole life with bottled up emotions and not being capable to externalize them is hell. U desperately try to escape from the loneliness, but u can be loved only if u expose yourself and learn to be more intimate with others. Even if the vast majority of them will not have interest, or will try to harm u, u can't let that get to u. Only by not taking that personally, u will find it more and more comfortable to live with yourself, despite what the others think. And then, before u will realize it, u will start to get surrounded by people that actually like u

[@leeebio]

Even without actually seeing monster, watching videos like these really make me want to check it out and really peep it.

[@leeshapon]

You should. It’s peak

[@antviper135]

Only 74 episodes!

[@angelgomez7081]

It’s a masterpiece

[@soulpunisher743]

I just finished the monster anime for the first time yesterday

[@Grayson-Winchester]

I feel like Grimmer is the most reliable character in this story. Tenma, Anna and Johan are completely obsessed with each other to a point where it's hard to follow as a reader.

[@tm8089]

Masked introduced me to berserk and monster a few years ago, the two stories i now consider the best ive ever seen. So now seeing this video and hearing you call Grimmer the best supporting character got me hype because i agree! Gotta thank you for showing me these masterpieces (and my mom technically too because i showed them to her)

[@stonekeper]

Grimmer is such a fascinating character. His personality was a great contrast to that of the rest of the cast

[@EnLitenSkejtare]

Finally a video about Grimmer! One of the best manga characters.

[@LostboyZoro]

He was always my favorite character in Monster. What a 🐐

[@elijahrandis]

Holy shit I was just thinking about Grimmer yesterday. It’s crazy how many amazing supporting characters Monster has, on top of having near flawless leads.

[@elsieoneill6181]

I always liked the chubby blonde doc that was Tenmas friend from the start. He was was another underdog character that was cool and devolved well over time.

[@victoriaburciaga1498]

Oh Rudi Gillen!!! I liked him too !!!

[@mrcoolguy32]

“Soft spoken version of low tier god” 😭

[@Bestedits_0]

Saddly, noone can explain any character from Monster, no matter how long the video or how mamy the words, every character in Monster is so deep that noone can say anything to capture everything

[@leeshapon]

Amazing video. I watched Monster for the first time back in January and Grimmer was by far my favourite character. I just love how even though he’s been through so many horrible things- losing his whole identity and emotions- he still tries to treat people with kindness, especially children. That bridge scene got to me a lot. And his death scene where he says his emotions finally came back was so beautiful. I also really liked Lunge as a character even though his whole thing was just being obsessed with Tenma lol. Idk having the detective character be sort-of an antagonist was fun, he reminds me of L from Death Note in that way. I read a really great fic on AO3 that fleshes out both Grimmer and Lunge as characters, as well as the world they live in, it’s called So Much To Say. I’d recommend checking it out, it is slash but it’s not explicit or anything and I’d say the relationship aspect is very tastefully handled.

[@Pekara121]

I really liked how Urasawa wrote Lunge too. Yes he's the best detective in Germany but at what cost? He neglected his family so much they ended up leaving him. He had a cold personality. Always striving to solve cases but was so broken and confused when Tenma wasn't the perpetrator. Watching Lunge slowly recognizing his mistakes and discovering the truth was satisfying to watch.

[@semimarshmallow5602]

R.I.P. the Magnificent Steiner ❤

[@museumofmusic9702]

Thank you for this! I absolutely loved Grimmer and no matter how much they incorporated him into the story, I wanted more. It's a sign of great writing that such a compelling and interesting character isn't even the protagonist. I wouldn't mind a Grimmer spin off but I think it's probably a bit late for that 😅

[@DragonD_Dojima]

Grimmer's story changed my outlook on life

[@rhinseout]

He’s always literally carrying psychological backlog too ❤

[@Johan-vw9xp]

4:42 johan is soft spoken low tear god 😂😂😂

[@nitinpriyadarshi269]

The video is great but I also love what you did with the thumbnail. Really good.

[@laithdahhan1220]

I think losing his feelings was a copping mechanism Because they returned when he admitted for the first time that he was the one who killed the men and not steiner +he kinda felt some extrem emotions for short times with means he had damage in the lymbic brain

[@maxmorgan3370]

Absolutely incredible video about the best character in one of the best series ever.

[@anetery1226]

I only recently watched monster and l have to say for someone who bothered me a bit at the begging he ended up being one of the best characters in the story and his end was one of the Saddest things l have seen

[@thepoet_ag]

i’ve never seen this anime before, now i have to check it out.

[@veronxska]

I paused this series for over half a year, almost dropped it totally, but when they introduced Grimmer-san I couldn't stop watching. He stole the show! 🧡 I wasn't even expecting to cry over an anime character's death 😢

[@epxix]

i’m so glad that there are so many people that love grimmer

[@LeonHuang-nj2nr]

Wow how did this obscure anime from 2005 suddenly getting so much coverage 😳.

[@Bunni89]

FUCK YEAH GRIMMER!!!! All of my goddamn tears for this perfect man. Genuinely the best part of this already awesome manga!

[@jee098]

My favourite character, not only in that anime but also in whole animanga universe.

[@Dabitard]

Made me wanna watch monster again lmao

[@mrnoone19]

The title does put a smile on my face RIP THE MAGNIFICENT STEINER

[@kingleothesomethingsomethi285]

Describing Johan as a soft spoken LTG is too funny.

[@luqha7886]

Like grimmer is a great character and all, but i just want to say that this video was scripted and delivered perfectly, like holy shit man. You have gotten so good at these vids man. Keep up the great work👍

[@goofygoober9719]

Man, monster is such a masterpiece

[@cornyshub]

Grimmer is a goat but don’t forget about my man Martin,he’s so underrated

[@shkmru2]

Bro always tried to help when he knew himself he was someone with power to change how things should be, I loved him a lot, even when things went bad he expected the magnificent Steiner show up but didn't, he had to do it himself to fight the bad guys

[@NoName-fz9qm]

I’m a simple man I see monster content I click

[@jonsistoso3349]

Grimmer was such a goated character.

[@Bass7am]

The most underrated character of all anime and manga

[@shkmru2]

The happiness I got when I heard the English va's for monster are in pluto

[@aloox395]

I only just recently watched and finished monster and boy im disappointed I didn't see it sooner but god man Grimmer was the one guy I wanted to see live... 😭

[@Faxsama02]

Monster all character are top notch written. All characters are goated and well written. And yeah for me grimmer is the best animanga side characters i ever seen. This is the reason I always suggest monster in my channel Urasawa is such a goat 🐐

[@sethmakitra8981]

Ikiooioooookoiv😅huvgvi😊vb

[@mrstone9400]

This was a beauty it just comes from words and by the way i think we should veiw one more chrather lunge as a side antagonist

[@IceBear-mj3qc]

Him and otcho from 20th century boys are my fav side characters in animanga

[@ryumura6615]

Finished monster just yesterday and you made a video about the best character in monster today

[@zazenbo]

MAGNIFICENT STEINER

[@lycorisaurea8993]

Yeah Grimmer was a special one. Despite everything he chose to be kind to others, thats true strength

[@crowlord8729]

love him

[@bluewings2]

Thank you for this video, he is a very important character to me.

[@isracarbajal7405]

Started monster about a month ago and finished it a while ago. And i like grimmer because he nice =)

[@Infinity-vn3nv]

The biggest crime in the entire series, is the way this guy pronounces lunge 6:23

[@encikfroggy9067]

If Grimmer can only meet with Roberto (Adolf Reinhar) for one last time....

[@theclawyaww3740]

Bro, I have been saying this for years. He is such an amazing character!

[@oworeki]

I still remember crying when he died

[@prakharaditya001]

Recently I rewatched Monsters again, watching Wolfgang Grimmer made me realize that the anime wasn't kind to a great character like that and I can't get enough of him. I wanted to see more of him but that's not quite possible. So are there any characters that share the personality of Grimmer out there? I would really appreciate it if you let me know your opinion and thoughts on this.

[@bappp0]

Another reason why monster is one of my favorite and one of the best manga of all time

[@goodbyepie321]

I watched the first like 10 episodes of monster with my friend but he wanted to stop to watch other anim but recently ive been thinking of watching monster but idk if its worth it to get the manga or just watch the anime

[@Ash_Wen-li]

Manga is just as good arguably better due to the pacing. Depends on how much you prefer the animes setting of tone and atmosphere over a better pace

[@goodbyepie321]

@@Ash_Wen-li honestly i dont mind its just i ussualy buy hard copys of my manga so its kinda a pain plus i have like no shelf space left

[@Ash_Wen-li]

​@@goodbyepie321I feel that shelf space pain and I only own like 5 series

[@strawhatoden1251]

i read monster in like 3 days, 2 weeks ago and ngl, he is the goat.

[@hish33p32]

Big L for the people who dropped the series before Grimmer was even introduced

[@sunflowersamurai10]

GRIMMER SUPREMACY ✊🏿

[@adamquenano8563]

When I got to the last episode/Chapters of Monster I cried for Hans.

[@Ball4aLivin]

GRIMMER APPRECIATION LETS GOOOOOO

[@buccurabuccura2949]

Bro casually referenced Mr. Rosso

[@ryancoleman4839]

Great video!

[@TheAutistWhisperer]

Grimmer is easily one of my favourite characters in all of fiction.

[@_Slypi]

Please keep the video format like this. The last video was cool, but it felt like I was watching a tiktok video.

[@theastronaut6786]

9:02 Can someone please tell me the song in the background ?

[@ArchiduquesaMA]

Grimmer my beloved

[@flygod.]

This dudes character was so cool

[@prikolman9317]

Grimmer isnt my favorite side chracter. But he is truly amazing character and of the best character in manga. Defenetly my favorite Urasawa character

[@AlmaTorran97]

Kingdom has bunch of greatest supporting characters...

[@topcat59]

Great vid bro.😺

[@tzwhi1667]

Most of the people defend the ending but I am still pissed off. And the book doesn't solve much. Monsters built up so much and when you expected to pay off it didn't.

[@JesusChrist2000BC]

Agreed ending was dissappointing.

[@imamekrim9291]

If we have 2 bullshit philosophies in story so the ending must to be bullshit 😂🤷🏻😅

[@zenokai2538]

The ending was very good in my opinion