Monster

This is the legendary manga [Monster] drawn by Naoki Urasawa. Serialized from 1994 to 2001, it concluded with 18 volumes. Everything begins when Kenzo Tenma, a Japanese neurosurgeon working in Germany, saves the life of a young boy named Johan instead of a prominent politician who was brought in under the hospital director's political orders. He upheld his conscience as a doctor, but the problem was that Johan, whom he chose to save, was a villain who committed murder without hesitation. Nine years after saving Johan, Kenzo Tenma learns of this fact and, to take responsibility for the consequences of his choice, becomes a fugitive accused of murder and pursues Johan. This is the main plot. With its vast narrative, three-dimensional supporting characters, and the overwhelmingly compelling villain Johan, it is still considered one of the best in the suspense thriller manga genre. Among Naoki Urasawa's thriller works, this is arguably the one with the cleanest plot-thread recovery and ending.