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Naoki Urasawa's Monster #7
Naoki Urasawa's Monster, Volume 7: Richard
Johan is a cold and calculating killer with a mysterious past, and brilliant Dr. Kenzo Tenma is the only one who can stop him! Conspiracy and serial murder open the door to a compelling, intricately woven plot in this masterpiece manga thriller.
When Johan works his way into the inner circle of powerful financier Hans Schuwald, things get dicey for Richard Brown, a private detective hired to find Schuwald's long-lost son. As Richard edges closer to a horrifying truth, his path clashes with Johan's hidden agenda - and his unfortunate fate is all but sealed.
When Johan works his way into the inner circle of powerful financier Hans Schuwald, things get dicey for Richard Brown, a private detective hired to find Schuwald's long-lost son. As Richard edges closer to a horrifying truth, his path clashes with Johan's hidden agenda - and his unfortunate fate is all but sealed.
216 pages, Paperback
First published December 1, 1997
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Naoki Urasawa
356 books2,803 followersUrasawa Naoki (浦沢直樹) is a Japanese mangaka. He is perhaps best known for Monster (which drew praise from Junot Díaz, the 2008 Pulitzer Prize winner) and 20th Century Boys.
Urasawa's work often concentrates on intricate plotting, interweaving narratives, a deep focus on character development and psychological complexity. Urasawa has won the Shogakukan Manga Award, the Japan Media Arts Festival excellence award, the Kodansha Manga Award and the Tezuka Osamu Cultural Prize. In 2008 Urasawa accepted a guest teaching post at Nagoya Zokei University.
Series list (not including short stories collections):
- Pineapple ARMY (パイナップルARMY) 1985-1988, written by Kazuya Kudo;
- YAWARA! 1986-1993;
- Master Keaton (MASTERキートン) 1988-1994, written by Hokusei Katsushika;
- Happy! 1993-1999
- MONSTER 1994-2001
- 20th Century Boys (20世紀少年) 1999-2006
- 21st Century Boys (21世紀少年) 2007
- PLUTO 2003-2009, based on Tezuka Osamu's Tetsuwan Atom
- BILLY BAT 2008-2016
- Master Keaton Remaster (MASTERキートン Reマスター) 2012-2014
- Mujirushi (夢印-MUJIRUSHI-) 2017-2018, collaboration with Musée du Louvre
- Asadora! (連続漫画小説 あさドラ!) 2018-ongoing
Urasawa's work often concentrates on intricate plotting, interweaving narratives, a deep focus on character development and psychological complexity. Urasawa has won the Shogakukan Manga Award, the Japan Media Arts Festival excellence award, the Kodansha Manga Award and the Tezuka Osamu Cultural Prize. In 2008 Urasawa accepted a guest teaching post at Nagoya Zokei University.
Series list (not including short stories collections):
- Pineapple ARMY (パイナップルARMY) 1985-1988, written by Kazuya Kudo;
- YAWARA! 1986-1993;
- Master Keaton (MASTERキートン) 1988-1994, written by Hokusei Katsushika;
- Happy! 1993-1999
- MONSTER 1994-2001
- 20th Century Boys (20世紀少年) 1999-2006
- 21st Century Boys (21世紀少年) 2007
- PLUTO 2003-2009, based on Tezuka Osamu's Tetsuwan Atom
- BILLY BAT 2008-2016
- Master Keaton Remaster (MASTERキートン Reマスター) 2012-2014
- Mujirushi (夢印-MUJIRUSHI-) 2017-2018, collaboration with Musée du Louvre
- Asadora! (連続漫画小説 あさドラ!) 2018-ongoing
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August 24, 2022
Probably my least favorite volume in the series so far, needed more Tenma haha, this one had so many side characters that I didn’t care too much about.
April 3, 2025
Este tomo siempre será uno de mis favoritos, súper escalofriante.
Aquí se avista lo perturbado, manipulador y terrible que es Johan desde un lado más emocional y mental. Juega y rompe la psiquis de otros. Brutal y espantoso. Como hila las cosas y se mete en todo, es inteligente y astuto.
Y luego otro que da miedo es Roberto, pero él ya es harina de otro costal y un tipo de miedo diferente.
Aquí se avista lo perturbado, manipulador y terrible que es Johan desde un lado más emocional y mental. Juega y rompe la psiquis de otros. Brutal y espantoso. Como hila las cosas y se mete en todo, es inteligente y astuto.
Y luego otro que da miedo es Roberto, pero él ya es harina de otro costal y un tipo de miedo diferente.
April 3, 2015
Ok, so i'm getting to the point that I'm probably going to read this all through the night, keep going all the way until I get to the last page of volume 18 in one sitting. Maybe. This is some exciting stuff. Not only are we getting some real face time with Jahan, but we're seeing well crafted characters I like to like get bumped off like they were written by GRRM. So much love for the darlings.
I'm also going to go ahead and say this is better than Death Note. I know, it might be sacrilegious to say such things, but I'll pay the consequences.
I'm also going to go ahead and say this is better than Death Note. I know, it might be sacrilegious to say such things, but I'll pay the consequences.
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November 18, 2024“She doesn’t want to see you.” —I nearly cried thinking that would be the saddest part of the story…
He is the best representation of a man fully deserving of a second chance.
This volume shows how everything is more connected and complex than we thought. And more importantly, it shows that Johan is truly the personification of evil.
My heart breaks seeing Dieter crying like that :( he deserves all the happiness in the universe.
“Once you conquer the world comes the hard part, what kind of world would you create?”
June 19, 2024
3.5 stars
In addition to the core cast, a number of supporting characters were introduced in Volume 7, and I believe it's long overdue for Johan and Tenma to meet. However, I feel awful for poor Dieter. I feel like the plot is starting to pick up at this point, and I can't wait to see what is ahead for us.
In addition to the core cast, a number of supporting characters were introduced in Volume 7, and I believe it's long overdue for Johan and Tenma to meet. However, I feel awful for poor Dieter. I feel like the plot is starting to pick up at this point, and I can't wait to see what is ahead for us.
September 4, 2018
Urasawa knows how to make you sympathize with characters you'd thought you'd hate. Unfortunately that means it also really sucks when someone you've become invested in gets killed off. This is story about a sociopath, after all, and characters may become collateral damage at any moment.
January 13, 2022
Don't care.
November 29, 2024
These are all excellent volumes in this amazing story, but thus particular one might give you nightmares. The creepy factor with the puppets is off the charts.
Don't read this one right before going to sleep. Trust me.
Don't read this one right before going to sleep. Trust me.
August 5, 2019
Man this work of Naoki Urasawa Sir is hell of an epic and masterpiece. The tale is getting more complex, stressful and thrilling. Johan is fearsome.
July 5, 2022
"And I will keep on doing what I am doing to cut the ground from under those who want an opportunity to be considered equal with us in the things they boast about. For such people are false apostles, deceitful workers, masquerading as apostles of Christ. And no wonder, for Satan himself masquerades as an angel of light." 2 Corinthians 12-14
"He never sleeps. He says that he will never die. He dances in light and in shadow and he is a great favorite. He never sleeps, the judge. He is dancing, dancing. He says that he will never die.” - Blood Meridian
I tend to be a sucker for strong concepts. Give me a good hook for a story and I'll read it, even if it doesn't entirely grab me in the end. Much of the time, I'm disappointed when a concept is misused or the author/artist doesn't explore the concept's full potential, merely touching upon it to get the readers hooked and then going on about their own interests or in the worst-case scenario, destroying the momentum that's been built. But Monster is different, as it's the rare series that delivers on its concept, while also being a very fast paced, entertaining story.
I've tried to expand my horizons in the world of comics and read foreign comics, and manga has been on that list of foreign comics to read. I've read several manga such as Lone Wolf and Cub, Akira, Bastard, and Death Note which I've enjoyed to various degrees, but the name Naoki Urasawa has come up with almost religious reverence in the circles that I've come across in the manga fandom. I'm happy to say that Urasawa is a writer-artist combination who proves to be as skilled of a storyteller as he is a draughtsman.
Urasawa shows himself to be a master of pacing, a master of suspense, and a master storyteller. While Monster starts off slowly, Urasawa keeps the audience invested with deft plotting and intricate attention to character, before taking the audience on a wild ride from beginning to end. Much of his skill also comes from his sense of the mystique, giving us little niblets of a much grander mystery that keeps his audience coming back for more. It is this ability that kept me coming back for more. I was impressed with the psychological progression of the characters, how their beliefs change throughout the story, and how they grow from the experiences that they go through during the events of the story.
Urasawa's art is likewise skilled, it is cartoon-like, while also being filled with character and personality. All his characters have distinct designs, and a character rarely looks similar to the other. An issue I often find with manga art is that all the characters look like children, and at their oldest late teens to early 30s. I wouldn't be surprised if Urasawa was influenced by the artwork of Katsuhiro Otomo, as he shares his eye for detail and distinct characteristics of his characters. Though Urasawa's art often runs toward the gothic. My friend Dave put it nicely when he said that this series has such an ominous and otherworldly feel that it sometimes feels fantastic.
Proof of this idea is with the main antagonist Johan, the titular monster, someone who is so detached from the rest of humanity that it seems that he is something otherworldly. Like Anton Chigurh or The Joker, Johan's evil is something that is so incomprehensible to the human psyche, that even when his motives are clear we are still unable to penetrate why he does what he does. What makes him so frightening isn't that he's particularly malicious or sadistic, it's that he is completely indifferent towards the lives around him, including his own. Urasawa plays his cards beautifully by never showing Johan too much or stooping to cliches where he taunts the heroes, he proves to be more of a force of nature than a cartoon bad guy.
Much of the series explores the relationship of protagonist Dr. Tenma and Johan and how both effect the world around them. They're not merely enemies, but existential opposites who are forced to collide. As Robert McGee pointed out, a protagonist's journey is only as good as the forces that antagonize him. Tenma's journey is ripe with struggle as he uncovers the mystery of who Johan is and all the forces that seek him for good or ill. Yet what allows Tenma to win is the fact that he chooses to hang on to being good, despite being in a world that is so transparently corrupt, becoming just as incomprehensible to the people who want to exploit or use him for their own ends.
I was also very surprised with the depth of the side characters that Urasawa introduced and how many stories he weaved into the story without losing the threads of the main plot. While they might seem frivolous at first glance, Urasawa always manages to find a way to weave them back into the main story somehow, where no detail is lost in the abyss. Much of the emotion that I felt through the series came from the side characters often, and Urasawa proves to be as gifted with characterization as Stephen King, creating characters with depth and nuance that gives the story its heart despite all the horrors that happen in it.
I continually stand in awe with how Urasawa manages to connect all these seemingly loose threads together to create one big story. It's rare that a story delivers on its core concept so adroitly, yet Urasawa does this and then some. He puts many comic creators around the world to shame, and he has fun doing it. His boundless imagination and his sense of set up and pay off will keep readers entertained as the story moves along as it does, culminating to an ending that is as oddly fitting as you could be with this story.
It's rare that a story explores evil with such nuance and creativity, we see all aspects of human evil be laid to bare through this series without reservation, rather it be the casual indifference of Johan, the selfish opportunism of the neo-Nazis, or the banal cruelty of the scientists from Kinderheim 511. One can also see the film Halloween being an influence on this series considering how Johan is much like Michael Myers, especially with the ending which I won't spoil here. Good might have triumphed today, Johan might be stopped, but he'll never truly be gone...
After all, evil never really dies, does it?
"He never sleeps. He says that he will never die. He dances in light and in shadow and he is a great favorite. He never sleeps, the judge. He is dancing, dancing. He says that he will never die.” - Blood Meridian
I tend to be a sucker for strong concepts. Give me a good hook for a story and I'll read it, even if it doesn't entirely grab me in the end. Much of the time, I'm disappointed when a concept is misused or the author/artist doesn't explore the concept's full potential, merely touching upon it to get the readers hooked and then going on about their own interests or in the worst-case scenario, destroying the momentum that's been built. But Monster is different, as it's the rare series that delivers on its concept, while also being a very fast paced, entertaining story.
I've tried to expand my horizons in the world of comics and read foreign comics, and manga has been on that list of foreign comics to read. I've read several manga such as Lone Wolf and Cub, Akira, Bastard, and Death Note which I've enjoyed to various degrees, but the name Naoki Urasawa has come up with almost religious reverence in the circles that I've come across in the manga fandom. I'm happy to say that Urasawa is a writer-artist combination who proves to be as skilled of a storyteller as he is a draughtsman.
Urasawa shows himself to be a master of pacing, a master of suspense, and a master storyteller. While Monster starts off slowly, Urasawa keeps the audience invested with deft plotting and intricate attention to character, before taking the audience on a wild ride from beginning to end. Much of his skill also comes from his sense of the mystique, giving us little niblets of a much grander mystery that keeps his audience coming back for more. It is this ability that kept me coming back for more. I was impressed with the psychological progression of the characters, how their beliefs change throughout the story, and how they grow from the experiences that they go through during the events of the story.
Urasawa's art is likewise skilled, it is cartoon-like, while also being filled with character and personality. All his characters have distinct designs, and a character rarely looks similar to the other. An issue I often find with manga art is that all the characters look like children, and at their oldest late teens to early 30s. I wouldn't be surprised if Urasawa was influenced by the artwork of Katsuhiro Otomo, as he shares his eye for detail and distinct characteristics of his characters. Though Urasawa's art often runs toward the gothic. My friend Dave put it nicely when he said that this series has such an ominous and otherworldly feel that it sometimes feels fantastic.
Proof of this idea is with the main antagonist Johan, the titular monster, someone who is so detached from the rest of humanity that it seems that he is something otherworldly. Like Anton Chigurh or The Joker, Johan's evil is something that is so incomprehensible to the human psyche, that even when his motives are clear we are still unable to penetrate why he does what he does. What makes him so frightening isn't that he's particularly malicious or sadistic, it's that he is completely indifferent towards the lives around him, including his own. Urasawa plays his cards beautifully by never showing Johan too much or stooping to cliches where he taunts the heroes, he proves to be more of a force of nature than a cartoon bad guy.
Much of the series explores the relationship of protagonist Dr. Tenma and Johan and how both effect the world around them. They're not merely enemies, but existential opposites who are forced to collide. As Robert McGee pointed out, a protagonist's journey is only as good as the forces that antagonize him. Tenma's journey is ripe with struggle as he uncovers the mystery of who Johan is and all the forces that seek him for good or ill. Yet what allows Tenma to win is the fact that he chooses to hang on to being good, despite being in a world that is so transparently corrupt, becoming just as incomprehensible to the people who want to exploit or use him for their own ends.
I was also very surprised with the depth of the side characters that Urasawa introduced and how many stories he weaved into the story without losing the threads of the main plot. While they might seem frivolous at first glance, Urasawa always manages to find a way to weave them back into the main story somehow, where no detail is lost in the abyss. Much of the emotion that I felt through the series came from the side characters often, and Urasawa proves to be as gifted with characterization as Stephen King, creating characters with depth and nuance that gives the story its heart despite all the horrors that happen in it.
I continually stand in awe with how Urasawa manages to connect all these seemingly loose threads together to create one big story. It's rare that a story delivers on its core concept so adroitly, yet Urasawa does this and then some. He puts many comic creators around the world to shame, and he has fun doing it. His boundless imagination and his sense of set up and pay off will keep readers entertained as the story moves along as it does, culminating to an ending that is as oddly fitting as you could be with this story.
It's rare that a story explores evil with such nuance and creativity, we see all aspects of human evil be laid to bare through this series without reservation, rather it be the casual indifference of Johan, the selfish opportunism of the neo-Nazis, or the banal cruelty of the scientists from Kinderheim 511. One can also see the film Halloween being an influence on this series considering how Johan is much like Michael Myers, especially with the ending which I won't spoil here. Good might have triumphed today, Johan might be stopped, but he'll never truly be gone...
After all, evil never really dies, does it?
March 11, 2017
4.5. Was really feeling Tenma's absence in this.
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November 25, 2024
RICHARRRRD 😭😭😭
Urasawa's ability to make u fall in love with ppl n their fight against their own personal struggles is acc mindblowing. For others it takes volumes, for him it takes him a SINGLE CHAPTER
Urasawa's ability to make u fall in love with ppl n their fight against their own personal struggles is acc mindblowing. For others it takes volumes, for him it takes him a SINGLE CHAPTER
May 10, 2022
probably one of my favorites so far i rlly liked the different pov
February 14, 2023
Richards investigation into Johan is still one of the most thrilling things ever made
January 29, 2024
Es muy bueno que el autor logré crear personajes con los que me encariñe demanera tan rápida, y es muy triste que el decida matarlos en el mismo tomo.😥
March 6, 2024
my favorite volume yet
January 28, 2025
honestly every time I always wonder "how is this going to stretch to 18 volumes" but I enjoy every one I read.
August 27, 2018
Manga marathon
July 5, 2025
this bitch aah johan is really getting on my nerves now like whhyyyyy richaarddd nooooo he was going to see his daughter 😭
February 18, 2017
De início já senti aquela sensação de não haveriam respostas e sim mais dúvidas. Mas além de Tenma, tem mais pessoas de olho em Johan. Um deles é Richard, a gente fica torcendo para tudo dar certo e que ele consiga dar a volta por cima. Mas...
Johan está cada vez mais ousado, mostrando seu rosto a luz do dia, aparentemente se expondo ou fazendo com que acreditem nisso. É difícil chegar a conclusão do que ele quer com tudo o que faz e porque focar em Schuwald. Melhor que o anterior e quase sem Tenma que apesar desse volume ter sido eletrizante, fez falta.
Johan está cada vez mais ousado, mostrando seu rosto a luz do dia, aparentemente se expondo ou fazendo com que acreditem nisso. É difícil chegar a conclusão do que ele quer com tudo o que faz e porque focar em Schuwald. Melhor que o anterior e quase sem Tenma que apesar desse volume ter sido eletrizante, fez falta.
March 14, 2021
One of my favorite things about following several disparate plotlines throughout a story is the moment when they all finally start to merge together and form a coherent picture of *why* we're getting all of these different people's stories. And that's why I really enjoyed this volume. What seemed like a bit of a side story in volume 6 was very quickly and cleanly tied right back into the main plot, and that was done in a way that added even more detail to Johan as a character/villain, and that was really cool.
The one complaint I guess I do have about this series is that it's very easy for me to get characters mixed up and confused, or to forget about a character altogether. There are SO MANY characters and different plots, and often a character will show up in a small role and then come back more prominently a few volumes later. But with the vast number of characters, it's SO easy for me to forget who that person was, or not realize that they're someone we already were introduced to. Which might be more of an indictment of me than the series-- the way these characters come in and out is rather cleverly done. I sometimes find with manga that I have a bit of trouble distinguishing characters-- they're easy to mix up in my mind. Which is why I sometimes wish manga had color, because hair colors help with that.
The one complaint I guess I do have about this series is that it's very easy for me to get characters mixed up and confused, or to forget about a character altogether. There are SO MANY characters and different plots, and often a character will show up in a small role and then come back more prominently a few volumes later. But with the vast number of characters, it's SO easy for me to forget who that person was, or not realize that they're someone we already were introduced to. Which might be more of an indictment of me than the series-- the way these characters come in and out is rather cleverly done. I sometimes find with manga that I have a bit of trouble distinguishing characters-- they're easy to mix up in my mind. Which is why I sometimes wish manga had color, because hair colors help with that.
December 27, 2014
Monster is a layered thriller that has been building from the very first chapter. Don't start here - it really must be read from the beginning.
A powerful, eccentric financier has hired a private detective to investigate college students who may be his long-lost son. But among them lurks Johan...
This entire volume, plus more chapters to come, is devoted to the story of Hans Schuwald started at the end of volume 6. The groundwork there was a bit slow, but here it's developed into the intricate, layered mind-bender Monster's known for. The secondary characters are compelling and have fully formed problems and agendas of their own, while our main characters spiral closer and closer. Several long running threads tie together and the stakes are higher than ever leading into volume 8.
After a slight slowdown Monster is back up to full throttle as it nears the halfway point. Highly recommended.
A powerful, eccentric financier has hired a private detective to investigate college students who may be his long-lost son. But among them lurks Johan...
This entire volume, plus more chapters to come, is devoted to the story of Hans Schuwald started at the end of volume 6. The groundwork there was a bit slow, but here it's developed into the intricate, layered mind-bender Monster's known for. The secondary characters are compelling and have fully formed problems and agendas of their own, while our main characters spiral closer and closer. Several long running threads tie together and the stakes are higher than ever leading into volume 8.
After a slight slowdown Monster is back up to full throttle as it nears the halfway point. Highly recommended.
December 31, 2022
Once again we are introduced to several new characters and plot lines. At first I was a bit confused because the timeline keeps shifting, and it was slower reading at first to get situated to the new characters and plot, but toward the end several earlier plot lines start to merge with this one, and I got really excited!
The tension and suspense built to an all time high by the end. I loved how much Johan we are getting. Tenma was mostly absent from this volume, but it still was a very exciting read!
The tension and suspense built to an all time high by the end. I loved how much Johan we are getting. Tenma was mostly absent from this volume, but it still was a very exciting read!
June 22, 2008
This volume was quite sad...
What a fantastic series this is. I dare anyone to remain emotionally distant from the goings on in Monster.
What a fantastic series this is. I dare anyone to remain emotionally distant from the goings on in Monster.
August 6, 2011
Tenma and Johan keep dancing around each other, just missing each other. Suspenseful.
April 3, 2014
new character? DEAD. new character? DEAD.
still the same revolving cast except for one addition who I can almost guarantee will die next time.
and yet I keep reading.
still the same revolving cast except for one addition who I can almost guarantee will die next time.
and yet I keep reading.
September 13, 2020
Richard's death broke me. I cannot see Robert's face anymore he is just fucking boring and annoying. Tenma fucking slays. The therapist too.
July 17, 2021
JURO se esse vei morrer eu paro de ler
July 20, 2021
Richard (ch 51) made my heart ache for its eponymous character and the fact that I sympathize with him. The tension between him and alcohol was too great. This chapter was quite simple, yet it still held so much within it: working man's struggles, killer's guilt, man's regret, and father's love. I really adored the storytelling, characterization, and visuals here. And the fact that it can actually probably stand alone.
Article of Evidence (ch 52) was so touching. My heart wept for joy when Karl acknowledged his real parents then in pain after he called Schuwald his father.
I am really enjoying the way Johan felt both so angelic and devious. His smile when he asked "what is it" has got to be my favorite.
In Broad Daylight (ch 53) was amazing, and had some of the best panels! Robert was haunted by his guilt, the ghost of the boy he shot, and perhaps more- his state of mind when he shot the serial killer and perhaps Johan. I initially thought that he felt a kind of thrill when he killed the juvenile, and I was wondering why Johan was not yet shown to be hot on his tail. Robert was definitely an interesting character: unlike Lunge, he still saw the cases he solved as tragedies and the people involved in them as humans, and he actually was determined to connect the dots to solve his cases. I am starting to appreciate his relationship with his counselor too.
Schuwald was so funny. He really lost interest in Edmund Fahren who he thought was his son- who committed suicide. I love when he said "Johan's coming."
Just One Case (ch 54) tied everything together so nicely! Johan, you dummy.
The atmosphere of Johan's Journey (ch 55) really reeled me in, and had me feeling tense and confused. I thought Johan got his name from the Lieberts who fled from East Germany. How did Richard get his photo?? I am also especially terrified for the latter who was getting way too close to the truth. I really want him to see Rosemary.
The reveal in Execution (ch 56) was fucking brutal.
To be honest, somehow learning that Richard shot the kid sober redeemed him even more in my eyes somewhat. He was not, for the lack of better terms, irresponsible after all. Despite Stefen Jost's crimes, I know that Richard was wrong for killing him, but I like that it was a conscious and deliberate choice based on his own moral code.
I enjoyed A Decision (ch 57). The badass Professor Reichwein took centerstage now that Richard was gone. I liked the depiction of grief, attempting to keep on living in spite of the recent loss, and the promise to continue what Richard was doing for his sake and presumably that of justice. The ending was poignant, and the last few panels filled me with so much excitement!
I was expecting Professor Reichwein to remember that Richard mentioned that Edmund Fahren's suicide might actually be a murder...
Reichwein's Days (ch 58) had a vibe similar to that of the preceding chapter. It contained a bit more excitement and suspense though, and its final panels were so thrilling!
Into Broad Daylight (ch 59) was a nice break from all the action these past few chapters. The stark contrast between Reichwein's optimism and Tenma's gloomy disposition was almost maddening and definitely saddening for me. The latter was almost like a guardian angel for so many people, and I appreciate that the people by his side want to keep him from becoming a murderer.
Article of Evidence (ch 52) was so touching. My heart wept for joy when Karl acknowledged his real parents then in pain after he called Schuwald his father.
I am really enjoying the way Johan felt both so angelic and devious. His smile when he asked "what is it" has got to be my favorite.
In Broad Daylight (ch 53) was amazing, and had some of the best panels! Robert was haunted by his guilt, the ghost of the boy he shot, and perhaps more- his state of mind when he shot the serial killer and perhaps Johan. I initially thought that he felt a kind of thrill when he killed the juvenile, and I was wondering why Johan was not yet shown to be hot on his tail. Robert was definitely an interesting character: unlike Lunge, he still saw the cases he solved as tragedies and the people involved in them as humans, and he actually was determined to connect the dots to solve his cases. I am starting to appreciate his relationship with his counselor too.
Schuwald was so funny. He really lost interest in Edmund Fahren who he thought was his son- who committed suicide. I love when he said "Johan's coming."
Just One Case (ch 54) tied everything together so nicely! Johan, you dummy.
The atmosphere of Johan's Journey (ch 55) really reeled me in, and had me feeling tense and confused. I thought Johan got his name from the Lieberts who fled from East Germany. How did Richard get his photo?? I am also especially terrified for the latter who was getting way too close to the truth. I really want him to see Rosemary.
The reveal in Execution (ch 56) was fucking brutal.
To be honest, somehow learning that Richard shot the kid sober redeemed him even more in my eyes somewhat. He was not, for the lack of better terms, irresponsible after all. Despite Stefen Jost's crimes, I know that Richard was wrong for killing him, but I like that it was a conscious and deliberate choice based on his own moral code.
I enjoyed A Decision (ch 57). The badass Professor Reichwein took centerstage now that Richard was gone. I liked the depiction of grief, attempting to keep on living in spite of the recent loss, and the promise to continue what Richard was doing for his sake and presumably that of justice. The ending was poignant, and the last few panels filled me with so much excitement!
I was expecting Professor Reichwein to remember that Richard mentioned that Edmund Fahren's suicide might actually be a murder...
Reichwein's Days (ch 58) had a vibe similar to that of the preceding chapter. It contained a bit more excitement and suspense though, and its final panels were so thrilling!
Into Broad Daylight (ch 59) was a nice break from all the action these past few chapters. The stark contrast between Reichwein's optimism and Tenma's gloomy disposition was almost maddening and definitely saddening for me. The latter was almost like a guardian angel for so many people, and I appreciate that the people by his side want to keep him from becoming a murderer.
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