Anyone else feel really bad for Johan

So I just finished Monster, loved it overall but a bit conflicted by the ending.

Throughout the series, I didn’t feel too bad for Johan and his evil ways and I enjoyed his character. Still, I could help but feel so bad for him during his suicide scene at the end. The way Nina tried to stop him and he said it was “too late” kind of got me.

Then seeing the ending, where everyone was living happy lives and he was all alone. Even Tenma and Nina had moved on. It’s just so sad. I know he did inexcusable things, and he had opportunities for change, but I still kind of rooted for him. It’s clear he’s been suffering for so long, and he never was truely loved or cared for.

I wish we got a final, non- hallucinated conversation between him and Tenma, I feel like it would have made the story feel more complete.

Anyway these are all obvious points and basic empathy, but I feel like a lot of fans see him as just a pure evil and a cool antagonist. I wonder how others feel and if they also felt kind of sad and hollow watching the ending.

So I just finished Monster, loved it overall but a bit conflicted by the ending.

Throughout the series, I didn’t feel too bad for Johan and his evil ways and I enjoyed his character. Still, I could help but feel so bad for him during his suicide scene at the end. The way Nina tried to stop him and he said it was “too late” kind of got me.

Then seeing the ending, where everyone was living happy lives and he was all alone. Even Tenma and Nina had moved on. It’s just so sad. I know he did inexcusable things, and he had opportunities for change, but I still kind of rooted for him. It’s clear he’s been suffering for so long, and he never was truely loved or cared for.

I wish we got a final, non- hallucinated conversation between him and Tenma, I feel like it would have made the story feel more complete.

Anyway these are all obvious points and basic empathy, but I feel like a lot of fans see him as just a pure evil and a cool antagonist. I wonder how others feel and if they also felt kind of sad and hollow watching the ending.