Monster

Monster and 20th Century Boys are both written by the same author (Urasawa Naoki) and are both heavily psychological works that primarily explore the nature of evil. 

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Both are by Urasawa, and among his best work. Monster deals with deeper issues while 20th Century Boys focuses more on character interactions and relationships, but the basic element of good people against a terrifying, ruthless enemy is the driving force of both.

Monster is more tightly plotted and cleaner in terms of unnecessary side plots and characters, so I recommend starting out with 20th Century Boys as the slightly inferior (and I hate using that word for anything Urasawa has written) work. 

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Both are mistery manga written and illustrated by the same author.
Both have a  supreme interesting story about conspiracy and the fight between good and evil. In both cases, the "bad" one has childhood traumas, responsible for their behavior. 

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Both series are written by the same author. Due to this the art (very well done in my opinion) looks alike in both series. If you like the way Naoki Urasawa tells a story and you like the general atmosphere of his stories than you should really read Monster. In my opinion Monster is by far his best work. It is the most deep and well written story I ever read. Both stories feature a main character who is on a quest to discover something. This quest changes his life completely. 

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These particular works by Naoki Urusawa carry an uncanny feeling of veracity; Monster and 20th Century Boys are complex, unified thrillers that are able to hold your interest (and occasionally give you chills down your spine) while still feeling rooted reality.  

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Both manga are written by Naoki Urasawa, so their art styles and plot elements are quite similar. Both works have intricate plots, filled with numerous subplots and plot twists, which raise many questions and slowly answer them as the story goes by. In both works, there is a main character with an unshakable sense of justice, who gets involved in a web of murder, lies and secrets, which he tries to solve. Both manga have many likable and well-developed characters, as well as interesting villains. While the story and philosophy behind Monster is deeper, both series have a similar style of storytelling and create a lot of tension. read more 

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Monster and 20th Century Boys are two Mangas, which were made by Naoki Urasawa and center around different shapes of pure evil. 

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-Both are from Mangaka Naoki Urasawa
-Both have a powerful antagonist with influence in various spaces of the society
-Both have a Psicopath as The Principal Anthagonist
-Both have a protagonist that is put by the villain as a bad guy in the look of the society 

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Both are written by mastermind and awesome mangaka Naoki Urasawa (Pluto, Billy Bat...) and both follow the psychologic task of understanding the idea of evil in the humans. Why does a human became evil (Friend), or why does it became a monster (Johan). Their drawing is exactly the same and the characters are lovable, enjoyable and developed pieces of art, even if there are twenty that have a huge relevance in the plot. 

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Both made by the same author.
Pot boiling intense psychological mystery-thriller
Well written antagonists, The level of story telling exceeds expectations. 

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20th Century Boys and Monster share the same mangaka, Naoki Urasawa. As such, they both share a lot in common.

Both manga are psychological mysteries. Both also have slow pacing, but this benefits these series, as they are character driven. Both are also thrillers as well.

Naoki Urasawa’s manga are highly acclaimed for a reason, and I’d recommend checking out any of his works, especially 20th Century Boys and Monster. 

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Both are thriller manga by Naoki Urasawa. Both are drawn in the distinct Urasawa style and have similar panel layouts. Both are set in the past. They are around the same length.  

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Both have the similar, eerie themes of being chased for taking actions that the antagonist party views as correct. 

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The series take opposite perspectives (Death Note has a villain protagonist, Monster a villain antagonist) in a reverse whodunit scenario, where the reader knows all along who the villain is and watches as the (comparatively) heroic figure has to piece together evidence and catch him. 

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These two are often compared together, and that's no surprise - they are both psychological thrillers that provoke discussions of morals and ethics, nature versus nurture, and life and death. Death Note deals primarily with the issue of justice and who has the divine right to take a life; Monster questions the equality of lives and what it means to save lives, whether they deserve it or not. With two main protagonists, Tenma Kenzo and Yagami Light, working non-stop to find their enemies, Johan Liebert and Detective L, the clock ticks on with a cat-and-mouse game, as various characters find their fates intertwined with that of Tenma and Light. Death Note is based around supernatural elements, such as shinigami and a mysterious notebook (well, it's fairly obvious at this point), taking place in modern Japan. Monster, on the other hand, is more realistic, and takes place in 1990s Germany, drawing on historical events and the social and political impact of those events. The difference in demographics is clear (shounen and seinen), but the atmosphere of both is dark and terrifying in their own ways, built around mysteries and complex characters. Along with realistic art styles, both series are sure to keep readers guessing. read more 

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It has the same dark atmosphere and some of the guys who are in this manga just could be in Deathnote! Although they have weirder noses :P 

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Monster and Death Note both have the same feeling to them. They both are an absolute thrill ride, and will keep you on the edge of your seat.  

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Pure evil... That's what you are going to find in both of these series? At first you think that certain characters are just pure evil, but somewhere deep in yourself you can understand why they do what they do. These manga will be a deep ride to uncover what evil is. In both of the manga there are people who are trying to stop the main character from doing what he is doing. But he is trying to do the right thing. Or is he? Discover it for youself! Read both of these manga. They will leave you breathless, I can promise that 

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Monster, just like Death Note, is a thriller about a man pursuing a serial killer, and both villains (Johan Liebert and Yagami Light) are straight-up geniuses. The point of view is different - one is from the hero and the other from the villain. But both make a good work talking about ethics and morality. 

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Monster and Death Note alike follow a "battle" of sorts between two brilliant minds, but where Death Note falls short midway through the series, Monster just continues to get better and better. If you liked Death Note, Monster is essentially a seinen, more fleshed out version of it. If you liked Monster, you'll like the first half of Death Note. 

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Both have people trying to track down psychopathic killers because they feel obligated to. Many dramatic moments and plot revelations in both. 

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These two manga are both psychological thriller with very unique villains, and their take on morality and justice is also very interesting.  

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Despite being nothing alike, both follow the investigation of a genius serial killer from different standpoints, both the detective's and the killer's on the latter and only the detective's and that of those implied on the first one. Both are a must-read for the fans of the detective/police genre. 

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Pluto addpermalink

Same mangaka. Both series have the typical epic/seinen Urasawa stile and great characters. 

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Well, Pluto is, first of everything, a manga by the same author, Naoki Urasawa. And they both contain misterious stories, wich characters are involved in a continuous spiral of sensational developments (sorry, i translated it with google) that bring them to an emotional finale. For the excpetion that Pluto is an original work by Osamu "God" Tezuka, and it's already a genious strike, because it tells a story settled in the future, where characters are protagonists of a mistery involving a beast who is destroying the most powerful robots in the Earth. Somebody could see some relevance with the writer Philip K. Dick and the "robots laws"; Monster, instead, is one of the most memorable thriller manga of all times, with a unique villain and a moltitude of brilliant characters. So, here's for you two wonderful mangas by a really talented author. Enjoy. read more 

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Both series are written by the same author. Due to this the art (very well done in my opinion) looks alike in both series. If you like the way Naoki Urasawa tells a story and you like the general atmosphere of his stories than you should really read Monster. In my opinion Monster is by far his best work. It is the most deep and well written story I ever read. 

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-Both series were created by the same author
-Both series have a very mature tone with very little comedy
-Both series feature adult males as the main protagonist
-Both series have a very similar art style 

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Both manga are written by Naoki Urasawa, so their art styles and plot elements are quite similar. Both works have intricate plots, filled with numerous subplots and plot twists, which raise many questions and slowly answer them as the story goes by. Both stories feature main characters who seek to find the culprit between a series of murders. The main character of "Pluto", Gesicht, and Lunge from "Monster" are both highly-skilled detectives, and they also look similar to each other. Apart from the, both manga also have other well-developed characters, as well as interesting villains. The main different between the two is that the events of "Pluto" happen in a futuristic world where robots exist, while "Monster" is realistic. Overall, both manga have a similar tone and create a lot of tension. read more 

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Written by the same author, and both mystery series. Much overlying intrigue and interest in mysteries over the entire series, and both are very captivating. 

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Monster and Pluto have the same art style and same amount os suspense and thriller because they're from The Psychological Thriller Expert Naoki Urasawa 

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Both written and drawn by Urasawa, both seinen manga about murders and finding a serial killer. Very similar art and characters. Both have a character called Dr. Tenma. 

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Pluto is very similar to monster cause they both focus on a mystery. The same person who wrote monster wrote pluto so there kinda similar. And they both have interesting main characters 

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Adolf ni Tsugu addpermalink

Thrillers full of conspiracies and plot twists in a German setting.  

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Bastard addpermalink

Both are psychological crime drama that explore the mind of a killer. 

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ES: Eternal Sabbath addpermalink

Same type of assassin, a very psychologic story, characters trying to change their own lives. 

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MW addpermalink

Naoki Urasawa's Monster was definitely influenced by MW. Both Johan Liebert in Monster and Michio Yuki are highly intelligent, manipulative, attractive, and dangerous sociopaths. And the reason both committed horrendous acts without conscience - or the justification they use - comes from unnatural origins. Both stories also have the 'good' character, playing a good vs. evil cat-and-mouse game and being influenced negatively by Johan or Yuki.   

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Loose Senki: Old Boy addpermalink

The protagonist is an adult man that gets dragged into a grand scale machinations and faces off the antagonist in psychological warfare. 

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Billy Bat addpermalink

Suspense and thriller mangas created by the same author.
Both's main character fight against an evil that is suposed to be bigger than themselves. 

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Manga: E.D.D: Eliminate Dangerous Doctors

E.D.D: Eliminate Dangerous Doctors addpermalink

Monster centers around this young genius brain surgeon, Tenma, who decides to save the life of a young child, a high profile political figure, leading to his firing from the hospital. This event launches a series of murders and crimes that Tenma tries to stop.

Like EDD it raises moral questions about ethical medical practices and politics within the hospital. Monster, however, goes beyond EDD in its questions about moral ambiguity in broader and more general issues. 

It also has much deeper characterizations and setting ambiance.   

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Kami no Kodomo addpermalink

These two are so similar that you could make a review synopsis of one via finishing the other. Monster is of course longer and doesn't go into the creepy artwork until the latter arcs while God's Child totally relies on it to deliver the horror. If you can stick to only one, I would probably go with God's Child but as mainstream rating already decided - most would probably head straight and prefer to read Monster rather than pay any attention to God's Child (as of this writing, I was the only one who submitted a review) 

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Homunculus addpermalink

Similar in pace, short fast chapters.
Both have lots of mystery and deal with psychological themes. 

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Berserk addpermalink

even though monster and berserk aint similar this thing makes me do one but anywho i picked of monster most recently after tokyo ghould and chainsaw but monster generally hits differnet just like berk did so ill recommend monster after berk as its peak but it may not be youre cup' a tea if you like the style of berk and more battles n that but hear me out give it a vibe check innit 

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Boku dake ga Inai Machi addpermalink

Both MCs are heroes and rescue people.
Both MCs save a person from child abuse. This person develops a close relationship with the MCs. Dieter = Kayo in BokuMachi.
Both MCs are framed for murder.
Both MAs are highly intelligent and trick people's minds. Both get inspired from stories. (Monster Without A Name = Spider's Thread in BokuMachi).
Both are mystery, psychological and seinen.
Both are adapted into anime.
While Monster primary takes place in Germany around 1986, BokuMachi primary takes place in Japan around 1988). 

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Yuureitou addpermalink

Both main characters are both on the run and trying to solve a crime they did not commit. As they both continue their journey of trying to solve the crime the stories become more in depth. Both mangas will have you sitting at the edge of your seat. There are definitely a lot of OMG moments in both mangas.  

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Blue Heaven addpermalink

Ever wondered what would happen if a serial killer was after you? In both of these manga the main characters are in danger because a serial killer is on the loose and wants te kill them. If you like deep psychological stories with action, then these manga are perfect for you! 

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Bloody Monday addpermalink

The protagonist chases the antagonist.  Has Mystery and Thriller elements. 

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Gunslinger Girl addpermalink

both are set in europe; both stories are centered around political games, social injustice, rebellious groups and terrorists, and a certain family's tragedy. 

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NeuN addpermalink

Neun is also a conspiracy on the backdrop of a historical setting and similarly to Monster's Johan it has children of genetic manipulation that turns them into manipulative sociopaths. However Monster is more grounded as Neun has some psychic powers and nazi experiment component in the story. 

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Manga: Death Note 13: How to Read - Shinsou

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Has characters that uses their genuis brains to solve tangles of mysteries surrounding them. 

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Kiseijuu addpermalink

Both manga explore the same question - What separates human from monster?

Monster does this via a character drama exploring the monster within all of us, as its protagonist chases what he see as the biggest monster of all.

While Kiseijuu does this via showing the contrasting differences and hypocritical opinions between humans and the alien parasite, as its central pair continue to grow closer together from a mental state of position. 

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Litchi☆Hikari Club addpermalink

The main villains of "Monster" and "Litchi Hikari Club" have very similar characteristics.  Both characters are sociopaths and nihilists, and use their charm to convince people to commit crimes for them. Both are leaders of cults composed on dangerous individuals, and both are created as metaphors of the dictator Adolf Hitler. Apart from the characters, both manga create an atmosphere of suspense and deal with disturbing and taboo themes related to serial killing and psychopathy. 

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Strain addpermalink

Policial thrillers, where a wrongly accused fugitive and a young girl get involved in an intense chase for a sociopath, that is closely related to their past.
While Monster is more psychological, Strain is more violent and explicit, but both stories are dark, thrilling and filled with twists. 

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Chainsaw Man addpermalink

Politics. In terms of politics, Chainsaw Man and Monster are surprisingly similar using both of these themes as part of a sub-story.

CSM does this with references to country wants. Monster does this to references to past political figures and ideas.

Both are great manga, with CSM being a crazy action shounen compared to the psychological mystery of Monster. 

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Among Us addpermalink

This world is not as light as it makes itself out to be. Behind the smiles of your supposed "allies" may lie some of the most dangerous faces you have ever come across. Natural intuition is your only means of survival, you know there is something there, waiting in patience for your eternal parting. You try to end its vile and evil farce but it cannot be proven who until the blunder is absolute.

Urasawa's Monster and Berabou's Among Us picture this reality in a way like no other. Be it a mature adventure of a doctor trying to put the monster to rest or juvenile "games" where risk is one's own life and the gamble is against death, one cannot deny the correct atmospheric tension present in both respectively, whether that be comedic or mysterious. Monsters and imposters alike are something of a well-crafted character in their motivations to bring an end to life around them.

Read these stories, very vast audiences for sure, but the deal is clear, and the execution respects both platforms. read more 

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Usogui addpermalink

Not too similar to Usogui but terrific story and Superb Villian. Full of mystery and Thrillers 

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Tomodachi Game addpermalink

Yuuichi Is similar to Johan cause johan is a very dangerous person it's  more like yuuichi is the kid of johan, johan is more good than yuuichi
THIS IS MY TOP 3 OF HUMANS WITH NO POWERS
Johan>Ayanokoji>Yuuichi 
 

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Buddha addpermalink

Intricate multi-layered stories that beautifully portray human emotion and ambition. 

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Hikaru ga Shinda Natsu addpermalink

Similar themes  

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Ajin addpermalink

Both follow a seemingly average protagonist with some sort of 'genius' aspect. In Monster, its a genius surgeon and in Ajin its a highschool kid with what can be described as a really high IQ. Both protags are fighting an evil genius antag alongside (mostly) likable side characters. Monster's protagonists are all adults while Ajin follows highschoolers and adults, plus the settings are different. Ajin takes place entirely in Japan with some references to places like the United States, and Monster takes place almost entirely in Germany (and Czech Republic). Both are good underdog stories, and I'd say the art in Monster isn't as good as the later Ajin chapters but it's still good. Another pro is that Monster is completed since it's pretty old while Ajin is still ongoing (as I'm writing this). read more 

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Kasane addpermalink

Both have dark themes and delve deep into the motivations and actions of a monster. Tenma's monster does not feel much emotion and engages in a number of killings. The monsters in Kasane, Kasane's mother and Kasane herself feel too much emotion and their strong desire for beauty motivates them to harm others for their own personal gain. 

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Dorohedoro addpermalink

Well thought out mysteries with tons of dark and gruesome moments but still managing to be wholesome and hopeful and full of human expressions that are beautiful. 

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Manga: Higurashi no Naku Koro ni: Onikakushi-hen

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Both are highly addictive murder mysteries with intriguing stories that keep you on the edge of your seat.  

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Line addpermalink

Both manga keep you on the edge of your seat and are highly addicting. They both follow someone trying to stop people from dying. In Monster it's a serial killer and in Line it's suicides. Line is only 4 chapters long but the story is very intriguing but no where near as good as Monster. 

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Darwin Jihen addpermalink

Story that involves a MC that is swept into a mistery against is will, but soon he takes on the role of the Hero to try and figure out eveyrthing that's going on with whats happening, with new twists and information constantly appearing.

Set of characters that increases little by little, with the Hero's "Squad" increasing as the chapters go on, with previous villains becoming part of it as well.

Main BBG that is a psychopathic evil guy with misterious intentions.

Also has a female deuteragonist of sorts that has balls, fights against the system and is smart, although reckless.

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Happy! addpermalink

Both series are written by the same author. Due to this the art (very well done in my opinion) looks alike in both series. If you like the way Naoki Urasawa tells a story and you like the general atmosphere of his stories than you should really read Monster. In my opinion Monster is by far his best work. It is the most deep and well written story I ever read. A must read for every manga fan in my opinion. 

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Master Keaton addpermalink

Both series are written by the same author. Due to this the art (very well done in my opinion) looks alike in both series. If you like the way Naoki Urasawa tells a story and you like the general atmosphere of his stories than you should really read Monster. In my opinion Monster is by far his best work. It is the most deep and well written story I ever read. Of you like one of the main characters I am pretty sure you will like the other one too. If you haven't already you should give both series a try! 

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Hanged Doll addpermalink

Unlocking the past reveals a monstrous nature within.

It is rather psychological and makes you think. There are twists! 

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Black Jack addpermalink

Doctors, the value of life.
Black Jack contains several short stories, Monster is featured in one long, thrilling plot. 

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Hitsuji no Uta addpermalink

Both very good plot and somewhat dark :) 

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Ijousha no Ai addpermalink

Both have a psychopath in direct relationship with the protagonist and that he does not want to kill.

Both begin because the protagonist was kind to the psychopath.

Both have an excellent maturation and decadence of the protagonist that takes up to years, no maturation from one day to the next.

In none can they go to the police due to the nature of the crimes.

In both the secondary characters end up having a lot of weight in the plot in a logical way.

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Ore to Akuma no Blues addpermalink

Although the subject matter are vastly different, both stories deal with a kind of horror that is most keenly felt by those in isolation. Like Monster, 俺と悪魔ブルーズ is a disconcerting tale for grown-ups. In it, the author makes a real attempt to treat subjects like racism and life in the American South realistically and with respect.  Perhaps he does not always succeed, but between the quality of the art and the originality of the storyline, it's worth picking it up. 

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Banana Fish addpermalink

First of all, the similarities is both manga have dark genres and involves killing. The protagonist in 'Banana Fish' Aslan Jade Callenreese (Ash), have some similarities with the antagonist in 'Monster' Johan Liebert (Johan), both characters have intelligent/smart/genius brain, childhood trauma, dark past, have the ability to manipulates peoples mind and both have handsome face.
Both manga takes places in western, move one place to another. 
Long volumes series, contain politic, psychological and human experiment. 

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Kyoufu Jigoku Shoujo addpermalink

Manga that explores the concept of twins and one of them being evil, and how the circumstances might influence whether one is evil. Both of these are horrors, though Monster is more on the psychological side and Hell Baby more on the visually gruesome side. 

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Life 2: Giver Taker addpermalink

Protagonist on a quest to catch a dangerous derranged individual who is a mastermind behind string of crimes and is using other people to do his bidding. 

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Kirihito Sanka addpermalink

In both mangas main protagonists are doctors that have been cut off from the society and are trying to clear their names.
 

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Black Jack ni Yoroshiku addpermalink

A professional doctor's wordwievs are shaped and changed as he meets various people and their life stories are unfolded, the manga ofering philosophical musings on the theme of life. 

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Kozure Ookami addpermalink

Both manga revolve around a man on a journey (through Tokugawa-era Japan in Lone Wolf and Cub, through post-Cold War Germany and The Czech Republic in Monster) to find and kill a man who had done a great evil to them. Both series are leisurely in pace and almost slice of life-like in nature, with a heavy emphasis on side characters and their interactions with the protagonist and antagonist. The main difference between the two, however, is the nature of the main characters: whereas Monster's Dr. Kenzo Tenma goes out of his way to avoid harming and killing others despite is ultimately murderous intentions, Lone Wolf and Cub's Ogami Itto embraces the life of the wandering sellsword, carving a bloody swath across Japan in his quest for revenge. read more 

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Iryuu: Team Medical Dragon addpermalink

Both series deal with hospital politics and the corruption of a normal Japanese hospital/medicine. At least in the beginning for Monster though..Well developed seinens that are appropriate for a much older fanbase. And both main characters are genius surgeons.  

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Eden: It's an Endless World! addpermalink

Both have very complex story lines, probably some of the best I've read. Both have lot of characters dying, but still manage to make us care for all of them. 
If you like one, you'll probably enjoy the other  

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