Review of Monster

Monster - a great anime, so they said and I didn't watch it in all those years. I kept pushing it away because it has 74 Episodes, which can be really scary for people like me, who are dying to know how a story might end. So, here I am, finished it in a week and I am exhausted, but I need to write down everything I have to say about this anime. This review will remain short, the score is more then subjective, no spoilers till mentioned (only minor spoilers). This anime is for people who: - have time enough to absorb a lot of information This anime isn'tfor you:
- if you want to relax after work/ school etc.

Story

This story doesn't focus on one location only, but is a complex telling of every single character in it. Comparing to Durarara, we have many people who are defining the whole plot, but unlike Durarara, Monster is more captivating from beginning till end. Every episode seemed to be another story yet they all made sense alltogether.

Monster reminds me of a big puzzle, were every 74 puzzle pieces emerge to one perfect picture.

The Storytelling was brilliant in my eyes. It kept going back and forth with each characters memories without being complicated. Without the storytelling the story based on its own would have been only "good".

Logic

Logic doesn't quite exist in this anime and here is why.
I myself live in Germany and even though they speak of two or three days in between traveling cities it was kind of confusing.

For example, Düsseldorf and Frankfurt are really far away from each other, then they jump from Frankfurt to far south Munich. After that, they travel to prague, which is far in the north and they keep managing this even though they are
1. wanted by police, 2. couldn't have enough money, 3. not changing their appearance.

-Minor Spoiler-
I tried to logically explain it to myself. Dr. Tenma could have had the money and back in the days Information didn't spread like wildfire, but I couldn't find logical explanations how Nina could have afford it to go to Nice and Prague.

Also, Dr. Tenma made me quite furious at beginning of the story. So many things could have been avoided if he just would have called the police. His stupidity wasn't bearable. Again, I can find excuses for his behaviour but it still angers me to the degree I could throw Monster into the trash can. Thank god I have finished this anime, I couldn't sleep knowing he was on the run.

Conclusion

Like I said the score I give is more then subjective. So many characters acted in a way, that it will make your blood boil. I want to excuse their behaviours and naivety because of how back in the days everyone kept trusting each other.

Also I want to mention my favorite arc of them all, the prague arc, most likely because of Mr. Grimmer. He grew on me and I liked his whole character.

Monster is long, but fascinating. Watch it, if you want but do not force yourself to watch it.

Story: 8
Storytelling: 10
Art: 10, even though it was gloomy, every character was unique
Sound: 6
Character: 10
Enjoyment: 10
Overall: 10