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Naoki Urasawa's Monster, Volume 1: Herr Dr. Tenma
by Naoki Urasawa
Fast-paced and often melodramatic, this combines a mystery with a medical drama, and a dollop of pretty heavy handed social commentary. The real hook is the mystery though, seeing him being groomed by the head of hospital and his daughter was not nearly as interesting as the mysterious deaths and strange twins saved by him, which go missing.
Every aspect of it leans into the melodrama, however, so if you’re not keen on that, probably move on. Even the quirky detective has a strange bent to him. His Sherlock-esk memory palace seems to be stored in a muscle memory type way, where he imagines himself typing on a computer, his fingers twitching during conversations, as he is able to recall or put down information in his “files”.
Every aspect of it leans into the melodrama, however, so if you’re not keen on that, probably move on. Even the quirky detective has a strange bent to him. His Sherlock-esk memory palace seems to be stored in a muscle memory type way, where he imagines himself typing on a computer, his fingers twitching during conversations, as he is able to recall or put down information in his “files”.