Naoki Urasawa's Monster Anime Debuts on SyFy Channel

The anime version of Naoki Urasawa's Monster debuts tonight on the SyFy Channel, as part of SyFy's Ani-Monday programming. You'll kinda have to take my word for this, since SyFy Channel hasn't bothered to update their website to announce this new addition to their anime line-up.

If you have cable and your cable provider broadcasts SyFy, you can check out the first two episodes tonight at 11 pm, and see two new episodes every Monday. Missed an episode? You can check out the rebroadcast the following week on SyFy's sister channel, Chiller.

If you're not already familiar with this award-winning manga suspense series from the creator of Pluto and 20th Century Boys, you're in for a treat. But just so's you know, the "monster" of Monster is not literally a "Where the Wild Things Are" type critter. "Monster" refers to a cold-blooded, manipulative murderer who leaves a trail of death and deception wherever he goes.

The hero of Monster is Dr. Kenzo Tenma, a young, idealistic Japanese doctor who has made a name for himself in Germany as a neurosurgeon. Dr. Tenma's skills help him to save the life of a young boy who was near death from a bullet wound, but Dr. Tenma later discovers that he may have saved the life of a killer.

Get a taste of what's in store by visiting http://monster.viz.com/ to see the trailer and learn more about the story and the characters of this suspense-filled series.

Don't get SyFy? Not to worry. You can purchase and download episodes of Monster from iTunes starting on October 13, 2009. The DVD box set of Monster will be hitting the stores on December 8, 2009 and is available for pre-orders now.