Monster (manga)/YMMV


 * Alternative Character Interpretation: Johan. Is he truly heartless? Or is he just broken? Or is he heartless because he was broken?
 * Complete Monster: Johan is widely considered to be both the poster boy and a remarkable Deconstruction of the trope.
 * Crowning Moment of Funny: There is an unintentionally hilarious moment when
 * Crowning Music of Awesome:
 * Al Green's "Let's Stay Together" being played in Episode 23 when Roberto and Eva are at the bar.
 * "Medium Shot" with its jittery violin and clattering percussion (including the triangle!) is the one of the most delightfully creepy songs in the OST.
 * Family-Unfriendly Aesop: Franz Bonaparta's books contain plenty of these like, "Sometimes you're simply screwed no matter which choice you take."
 * Ho Yay: Roberto describes Johan to Dr. Reichwein as if he were having an affair with the man. Also doubles as No Yay for a lot of people.
 * It Was His Sled:
 * Like You Would Really Do It: Will Tenma actually confront the problems of his Thou Shall Not Kill code? Of course not, don't be ridiculous.
 * Magnificent Bastard: Johan Liebert, the monster himself.
 * Mind Game Ship: Johan and Tenma. To a lesser extent, Johan and Nina.
 * Misaimed Fandom: Most people appreciate Johan's Magnificent Bastardry. Others seem to ignore all that, and move on to a Roberto-like level of worship.
 * Moral Event Horizon:
 * Johan skips right past it in the first volume and keeps going from there.
 * One could even say that this series doesn't have one. People are redeemed (sometimes at a large cost) for crimes so heinous even death wouldn't be enough in most series. At the end,
 * Nightmare Fuel: The show, for the most part.
 * Some Anvils Need to Be Dropped: Tenma is this trope on legs. Without the Aesops he provides, this series would be far too grim to bear.
 * Tear Jerker: Many, but in particular 's death. Not to mention the poor guy with his baby in Ruhenheim
 * Too Cool to Live:
 * The Woobie: Tenma, Grimmer, Nina, Dieter, and Wim are all excellent examples.
 * Jerkass Woobie: Eva.
 * Woobie, Destroyer of Worlds: Johan may be pure evil but after all the crap he's been through, you really can't blame him.
 * Or you can, the Freudian Excuse is complex