Been so long since seen first few episodes of Monster that I completely forgot about. Picking up the perfect edition I was excited to hop back in.

This is the story of a doctor named Tenma, and his life changed the night he decided to save a boy's life. This is the work of any doctor, their whole job is to help those who need helping. Tenma didn't know that the day he choose to do the operation on the boy instead of the mayor would change his life in more ways than one. Since he gave up on a big case and the mayor died, he got demoted and basically dragged by the hospital head chief as a nobody for choosing to save a child's life over an important icon. However, that boy grows up to me a major serial killer as he goes through his childhood and teen years. Tenma decides he must find this killer before he keeps slaughtering people.

I really enjoyed this one. It's a slow burn without a doubt so it takes a bit to get warmed up to. Urasawa never will never shy away from having more human moments for the characters to let them grow. His build on their life and persona in public and in their own thoughts is all well done. The villain in here is both frightening and devious. I can't wait to see more of him. The political nature of a job is also a interesting world that anyone who works or worked in corporate places knows how it goes.

I'm eager to continue the series. It has slow moments, and some things like everyone seems to die if Tenma doesn't do the operation, is a bit odd. But overall it's a great read and well worth the title as one of the best manga ever. A 4.5 out of 5.