-dual-audio... — Monster -the Complete Anime Series-

Sadly, a comprehensive North American Blu-ray release has been notoriously difficult to find. Viz Media released the series on DVD in slim-packs, but they are out of print.

: Tenma chooses to save a young boy’s life over the city’s mayor. Monster -The Complete Anime Series- -DUAL-AUDIO...

The series weaves in real historical elements, including the fall of the Berlin Wall and the psychological experiments of the secret police. Production Quality: Madhouse at Its Peak Sadly, a comprehensive North American Blu-ray release has

, a brilliant Japanese neurosurgeon. Tenma’s life is upended when he defies hospital politics to save a young boy, Johan Liebert, who was shot in the head, instead of the town's mayor who arrived later. The series weaves in real historical elements, including

From the alcoholic detective Inspector Lunge (who prints out Tenma's face on a dot-matrix printer and sleeps on his desk) to the gentle giant Wolfgang Grimmer (who has a terrifying split personality known as "The Magnificent Steiner"), the side characters are as compelling as the leads. With dual-audio, you can appreciate the distinct accents the English dub gives to German characters versus Czech characters.