Comments on: Monster: The Medical Annotation (Volume 3 – Part 1)

By: CC

CC — Tue, 19 Jul 2011 18:54:50 +0000

Interesting thing about the stapler. I guess Urasawa just threw that in to make Tenma look like some sort of medical MacGuyver or something. :P

By: Monsterfan

Monsterfan — Tue, 19 Sep 2006 18:57:39 +0000

@mike: He can’t speak aout that thing in front of a child!

By: mike.

mike. — Fri, 08 Sep 2006 20:48:48 +0000

I have no medical background whatsoever, and even I thought it was rather strange how Tenma manhandles the gunshot victim when the victim is so near death, not to mention just saved from bleeding to death with a stapler. But the thing that bothered me the most about this volume was when Tenma was at Dieter’s foster father’s house, and the father is RIGHT ABOUT TO reveal EVERYTHING about the orphanage, when Tenma looks at his watch, and says, oh, look how late it is, I’ll come back and hear the rest of the story tomorrow. Um…what? Yeah, I realize that Tenma is a real stand-up guy and very polite and all that, but give me a break.

By: Scott

Scott — Mon, 14 Aug 2006 20:05:30 +0000

Thanks Justus. So much for my mistranslation theory. I guess I’ll just have to call it “sub-optimal medical treatment” now.

By: Justus

Justus — Mon, 14 Aug 2006 19:56:41 +0000

FWIW, in the original Tenma calls the wound “kanou” which means purulent or suppurative.

By: Justus

Justus — Mon, 14 Aug 2006 17:38:06 +0000

Yep, a synopsis of the early chapters of Monster makes it sounds like The Fugitive. The story quickly progresses beyond that becoming much more complicated.

By: Scott

Scott — Mon, 14 Aug 2006 15:29:07 +0000

He’s an innocent neurosurgeon on the run for committing murders. He’s trying to track down the real killer, a young man whose life he saved 10 years ago. Despite being a fugitive, Tenma’s altruistic side keeps showing through and he puts his freedom in jeopardy by treating patients he encounters on his quest.

By: Carl Fink

Carl Fink — Mon, 14 Aug 2006 15:23:13 +0000

Why is Tenma wandering the streets and intruding into the homes of strangers? Is he a medical superhero or something?