Cinnamon Ass - Reborn Like a Zombie

Monster Episode 6 - Reported Disappearance

Tenma heads to a newspaper office to research any references to Anna and Johan in Heidelberg. He finally discovers a clue leading him to the Fortners, and alongside a journalist named Mauler goes to confront them and warn them that Johan is after Anna - however, she (i.e. Nina) has already been lured to Heidelberg Castle. Tenma races to save her, only to be confronted with a deranged criminal in Johan's employ who attacks Tenma with some wire cutters. Nina uses her judo skills to help Tenma who then races back to the Fortner house - but Mauler discovers the phone lines have been cut...

It's taken me literally weeks to get through this episode - the first five minutes or so were just really really boring. In a fit of caffeine-induced insomnia I watched it at 5:30 this morning and got through those five minutes, and the rest of the episode was typical Monster excellence. Ho hum. Wonder when the soundtrack's out - hope it has a full version of "Grain" on it. The ED animation changed slightly this episode too - the "monster" splits off in two directions and runs down a hill. Which is nice.