Monster

Monster is an Anime based on the manga by Naoki Urasawa. It was adapted into an anime by Madhouse, which aired between April 2004 and September 2005 on Nippon TV. It was directed by Masayuki Kojima and written by Tatsuhiko Urahata, it features original character designs by long-time Studio Ghibli animator Kitarō Kōsaka which were adapted for the anime by Shigeru Fujita.

The anime includes an instrumental theme by the Chilean folk music group Quilapayún, "Transiente", which originally appeared on their 1984 album Tralalí Tralalá. David Sylvian was commissioned to write the ending theme, "For the Love Of Life", on which he collaborated with Haishima Kuniaki.

The English dub of Monster is produced by Salami Studios for Viz Media, which has the North American license to the anime.