Naoki Urasawa's Monster, Vol. 1

Monster is a stupendous diversion from the manga mainstream. It's a world of stark realities and human failings, where our tenuous grip on what is and what is not blurs until indistinctness. And even as this story explores some of the darker corners of our psyches, it also evokes tremendous moments of poignancy. This is more than a manga lover's story. Anyone who can appreciate a terrific story will empathize with Dr. Tenma on his journey to combat a real monster.

I'll keep this one short - you need to buy this to see how easy it is for a master to pull you in without even introducing characters or a plot! It's an incredible page-turner, even backwards and in black and white. Reader beware: there are only 4 or 5 volumes of the 18 or so available right now! If you start this you will be in for the long haul. If you get really addicted you can always torrent some fan subs of the extremely faithful anime production.

I watched all 74 episodes of monster in a month, and I never do that. The anime was a masterpiece and matches the manga almost word for word. I would recommend this series to anyone, pretty much.. unless you can't handle a great story.About the book itself, it arrived on time and in great condition other than some nicks on the cover.

This is a very long series.. I got bored of it - not my cup of tea.. however it is an excellent story line and the illustrations are fantastic. If you are a Urasawa fan like I am - you will enjoy the illustrations even if you dont like the story.

Urasawa a beast

I adore this book! I've seen the anime, and I have volumes 1-4. I plan on getting the whole series. Some people think it's to slow moving, but that's just part of the style. It is well on it's way to becoming another classic.

Great manga, loved the anime too

I really liked the volume, but it arrived with a huge bend on the cover and it also smelled really weird. Ok, but you really could do better some place else.