Famous Japanese psychological detective comic series debuts for Vietnamese readers

Having won the Excellence Award in the manga category at the 1997 Japan Media Arts Festival, won the General category at the 2001 Shogakukan Manga Awards and the Grand Prize at the 3rd Tezuka Osamu Cultural Awards..., Monster (Deluxe version) has officially "hit the shelves" in Vietnam.

Panorama of the Monster book launch ceremony at Kim Dong Publishing House ( Hanoi ) on the morning of October 5.

Since its inception, Monster has taken Vietnamese and international readers on the tense journey of an outstanding doctor, when his belief in the equal value of life accidentally pulls him into a vortex of fate.

The original Monster Deluxe Edition and many attractive gifts are exclusively for Vietnamese readers at the ceremony.

Not simply a story about chasing a mysterious “Monster”, Monster opens up a deep picture of human psychology, where different ideals, opposing choices and the desire to build a good life lead to unexpected consequences. Each character that appears carries within it both darkness and light, creating conflict and reflecting the question: “Where does true justice and happiness lie?”.

Mr. Dang Cao Cuong, Head of the Comic Editorial Board of Kim Dong Publishing House, briefly introduced the comic series.

Not only special because of the unpredictability of the journey to discover the truth, the masterpiece of Japanese artist Naoki Urasawa is also captivating because of its humanistic depth, where the boundary between right and wrong, good and evil is breathtakingly fragile.

A journey to realize that what makes this world is not cold discrimination, but "humanity", the thread that connects people together among countless choices...

Ms. Lien Vu, translator of the complete version of Monster, shares about the process of bringing the series to Vietnamese readers.

After a long process of copyright negotiations and preparation for the book series, Kim Dong Publishing House will officially launch the Monster (Deluxe Edition) series of Monster on October 6, 2025.

A reader immersed in the pages of Monster at the launch.

However, during the launch of this masterpiece organized by Kim Dong Publishing House on the morning of October 5 in Hanoi, hundreds of young people had the opportunity to buy the first volume of the series early, own large posters 60x80cm and many related attractive gifts, and participate in interactions with many characters such as Admin of Detective Story Lovers Association Nam Do, Admin of Manga Shelf Pham Tien Dat...

A large number of Monster fans attended the ceremony, participating in mini games to win special limited prizes.

Volume 1 of the full version of Monster is listed at 125,000 VND on the homepage of Kim Dong Publishing House. The target audience of the "brainchild" of artist Naoki Urasawa is adult readers (over 18 years old).

LINH PHAN

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