Monster Chapter 162 Discussion

"Peak fiction" was the only word that came to my mind after reading this chapter.

Kinda felt like the real monster in the end was his mom for sending Johan out there

Man, when Johan just woke up like that I actually started to shake a little bit. That last chapter was crazy, Tenma "imagining" that the mother of the twins just gave Nina instead of Johan because they look similar is crazy and that's probably what happened, she probably told Tenma that she is the real monster because she had to choose between Nina and Johan... Damn what a great manga, definitely 10/10

What a fucking masterpiece of a manga. It was already great, but those last chapters just elevated everything. Loved the ending, Johan waking up gave me all the fucking chills and the final revelation about his mother and her Sophie’s choice was beautiful. Also Nina getting and blushed and excited about Tenma coming back was cute, hope they actually end up together. Can’t say I imagined the ending would be like this, but it was a pleasant surprise for sure.

Man, that was such a thrilling ride.



I agree with most people that it was a little too long for its own good and got pretty complicated at times, and that nearly brought its score down to a 9 for me. It also took me looking back and reanalyzing the final volume to realize that my head was just a little fried when I finished it from all the reading. (I also read it in Japanese, so that definitely contributed to the fatigue)



However, this ending did speak powerful volumes and the open-endedness of it might be slightly anticlimactic for some, but I think the amount of interpretations it leaves behind proves that it might have been the best way to end it all.



Urasawa is a fucking genius for this. He wrote such a complex story without giving into any obvious tropes and ended up with a masterpiece. I ended up reading Pluto during this and that was also an amazing story. Can't wait to attack 20th Century Boys towards the end of spring.

Also, not to crowd the thread unnecessarily, but Lunge's apology to Tenma a few chapters back and Grimmer's last words hit so fucking hard. If this were ever to be adapted into a western drama and they executed it well, Grimmer's line would forever get cemented with famous movie and TV quotes, I swear.

I would say that the ending fits with a character like Johan, just as at some time I thought that the ending of MW also fit with the character of Yuuki.

It was definitely a cryptic and ambiguous ending... But I do feel that it has its grace. It was an end in which the mystery dominated.

I just... Idk, Urasawa does such a good job with some of the characters, coming up with secondary character situations and of course the suspense and tension that dominates so much, but there are other characters that I really don't feel like they were that strong, although well, it is difficult to do everything correctly.

Well, despite everything, I feel that this manga is really worth reading, it is one of the exponents of mystery, thriller and suspense in the world of manga, and at the same time one of its pioneers.

10/10. No word can describe this masterpiece.