Monster Episode 1 -

While Tenma is at his lowest, the hospital leadership—including the Director and the doctors who replaced Tenma—are suddenly and mysteriously murdered. With his rivals gone, Tenma is ironically promoted to Chief of Surgery, but the boy he saved, Johan, has vanished from the hospital along with his sister.

The first episode of Naoki Urasawa’s , titled "Herr Dr. Tenma," establishes a haunting psychological foundation by forcing its protagonist into a life-altering moral crisis. The Setup: A Surgeon at the Top Monster Episode 1

Haunted by his previous choice, Tenma defies orders and stays to operate on Johan. While Tenma is at his lowest, the hospital

The episode ends by setting a 9-year time jump, where Tenma will eventually realize that the life he sacrificed everything to save was that of a sociopathic killer. While Tenma is at his lowest