Monster: The Perfect Edition, Vol. 3: The Perfect Edition
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Naoki Urasawa’s unforgettable thriller follows a brilliant doctor’s journey into the darkest depths of the human soul. 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 masterwork of suspense. Could Johan have a dual personality, like Jekyll and Hyde? Tenma calls on Dr. Gillen, an authority on criminal psychology, to psychoanalyze Johan. But Dr. Gillen secretly concludes that it is not Johan but Tenma who has committed all the serial murders. Dr. Gillen then tries to lure Tenma into various traps, intending to use him in his own experiments. Karl, a student at Munich University, visits a blind billionaire every week to read books to him as a way to pay for school. One day he encounters another young man named Johan who once did the same job for the billionaire. From that point on, strange events continue to befall Karl. Who is this young man named Johan? Is he the Johan that we know? Review: Fantastic book, but you already knew that! - If you're buying volume 3, I'm sure you already know how wonderful Monster is. It's possibly the best manga of all time. If, for some reason, you're reading this review and haven't started Monster yet... go do it, now! Naoki Urasawa is a master of his craft, the storytelling and art in this series are just completely above and beyond anything coming out today. This one (along with volume 1, I have had volume 2 since December) just arrived for me - the book itself is in very good condition and shipped with no damage beyond very minor edge wear from packing that is completely indistinguishable from the shelf wear a book may have after a couple of days (so long as you're like me and actually read your books instead of just displaying them, haha). The colors on colored pages are crisp and bright, and the scans of the black and white pages are very clean and high quality. I love the covers on the Perfect Edition volumes as you can lay them together to create an image (volumes 1 through 3 fit together in a row, together all volumes fit together in a 3 x 3 formation). As of Feburary 2022, some volumes in this series/edition are very hard to come by, and it looks like Viz is slowly putting out more stock of at least some of the volumes. Volume 4, for example, of Monster is still not available despite 1 and 3 coming back in stock. Dorohedoro, by the same publisher, is in a similar situation (though volume 23 of Dorohedoro is currently in stock, there have been people who waited upwards of a year to buy that volume at MSRP, and I'm sure more who will have to wait even longer if they miss out on the current supply). The situation is unfortunate, and definitely something to make note of if you're interested in collecting this or any other Viz series. It seems they don't print enough stock even for wildly popular series like Demon Slayer or JoJo's. This doesn't reduce the quality of the books, of course, and I think they're worth the wait. But, again, this is something to keep in mind if you're hoping to collect a series published by Viz. Review: An Underrated Masterpiece - Iv watched the Anime version of Monster many years ago and was blown away by its addictive story, drama, action and suspence, one of the very rare manga stories with a rapid turn of events for a humble Japanese docoter. You won't regret purchasing this one, highly recommended for anyone! Those new to Japanese Manga world, and those wanting something more if a non fictional taste and closer to reality. Get all 9 Volumes!
| Best Sellers Rank | #36,343 in Books ( See Top 100 in Books ) #39 in Mystery, Thriller & Crime Manga |
| Customer Reviews | 4.9 out of 5 stars 1,004 Reviews |
F**H
Fantastic book, but you already knew that!
If you're buying volume 3, I'm sure you already know how wonderful Monster is. It's possibly the best manga of all time. If, for some reason, you're reading this review and haven't started Monster yet... go do it, now! Naoki Urasawa is a master of his craft, the storytelling and art in this series are just completely above and beyond anything coming out today. This one (along with volume 1, I have had volume 2 since December) just arrived for me - the book itself is in very good condition and shipped with no damage beyond very minor edge wear from packing that is completely indistinguishable from the shelf wear a book may have after a couple of days (so long as you're like me and actually read your books instead of just displaying them, haha). The colors on colored pages are crisp and bright, and the scans of the black and white pages are very clean and high quality. I love the covers on the Perfect Edition volumes as you can lay them together to create an image (volumes 1 through 3 fit together in a row, together all volumes fit together in a 3 x 3 formation). As of Feburary 2022, some volumes in this series/edition are very hard to come by, and it looks like Viz is slowly putting out more stock of at least some of the volumes. Volume 4, for example, of Monster is still not available despite 1 and 3 coming back in stock. Dorohedoro, by the same publisher, is in a similar situation (though volume 23 of Dorohedoro is currently in stock, there have been people who waited upwards of a year to buy that volume at MSRP, and I'm sure more who will have to wait even longer if they miss out on the current supply). The situation is unfortunate, and definitely something to make note of if you're interested in collecting this or any other Viz series. It seems they don't print enough stock even for wildly popular series like Demon Slayer or JoJo's. This doesn't reduce the quality of the books, of course, and I think they're worth the wait. But, again, this is something to keep in mind if you're hoping to collect a series published by Viz.
C**R
An Underrated Masterpiece
Iv watched the Anime version of Monster many years ago and was blown away by its addictive story, drama, action and suspence, one of the very rare manga stories with a rapid turn of events for a humble Japanese docoter. You won't regret purchasing this one, highly recommended for anyone! Those new to Japanese Manga world, and those wanting something more if a non fictional taste and closer to reality. Get all 9 Volumes!
L**Y
Masterpiece
What a masterpiece comic book. Monster is the best comic that I have ever read in my life. Highly recommend starting to read it if you haven't seen this before.
M**L
Amazing.
Experience for yourself the genius of Naoki Urasawa. This one is for fans of amazing stories not just for manga fans.
S**E
Fire
Received in great quality, this manga is so fire 🔥
M**S
A classic thriller
The atmosphere of this book is amazing epic action scenes mystery everything you want in a story
K**T
It works!
Definitely one of the better anime from the Viz media group!
Y**I
One of the Best Series
Absolutely love the series!!!
M**I
Preso in Inglese poichè sparito in Italiano
Urasawa fantastico ho dovuto prendere la versione Inglese, meno bella della versione Italiana di panini, perche priva di sovracoperta, e le immagine non in rilievo
L**S
The Monster Abyss
Dr. Tenma vai atrás de um velho amigo psicólogo, Dr. Gillen, para ajudar a traçar o perfil do monstro, que pode ter dupla personalidade. O inspetor Lunge monta armadilhas para capturar o Dr. Tenma, que é procurado pelos incidentes no hospital e outros assassinatos cometidos pelo monstro. O psicólogo, assim como Lunge, acredita que essa é apenas uma invenção do Tenma para evitar qualquer tipo de punição. Outros personagens importantes são introduzidos, como Roberto, um guarda-costas cheio de segredos, Hans Schwald, um bilionário, Karl e Lotte, estudantes da universidade de Munique, Dr Reichwein, outro psicólogo e Richard, um investigador privativo e ex-policial.
S**H
Great product
The product came the next day and it’s in good quality
S**S
Meets expectations
The plot is obviously great. The manga also has very good quality pages and came with very minor damage
N**N
Book quality doesn't meet description
I purchased vol 2 and vol 3 both new, vol 2 came in seal, vol 3 came without seal, a second-hand one!
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