Protagonist
Dr. Kenzo Tenma
A Japanese surgeon whose one act of conscience costs him everything — and who refuses to stop being good.
The story
What's it about?
Brilliant surgeon Dr. Kenzo Tenma saves a young boy's life over the mayor's, destroying his career. Years later, that boy — Johan Liebert — has grown into a charismatic serial killer, and Tenma is the only one who knows. He sets out across Germany to kill the monster he saved, while police suspect Tenma himself.
Meet the main characters
Deuteragonist
Nina Fortner
Johan's twin sister, a law student with buried memories, hunting her brother for her own reasons.
Antagonist
Johan Liebert
The 'monster' — a man of terrifying charisma who erases his own existence and drives others to ruin and suicide.
Side characters
Detective
Inspector Lunge
A robotic, brilliant detective convinced Tenma is the killer.
Ex-fiancée
Eva Heinemann
Tenma's bitter ex, whose life unravels alongside his.
Boy
Dieter
A boy Tenma saves from abuse, proof of what Tenma fights for.
Ally
Wolfgang Grimmer
A cheerful man hiding a fractured past from the same orphanage as Johan.