Review of Monster

The premise of the story itself, that a noble, well meaning doctor chose to save the life of a child with a fatal gunshot to the head instead of a powerful person only to find out the child he saved was a sociopath who killed his parents himself and instructed his own sister to shoot him had me pulled in immediately. I finished the whole show in just a few days and have watched it several times over with friends and family. I love that this anime is so mature in the realness of the fiction. Nothing magical or supernatural happens in the story. Exceptfor maybe Mr Grimmer's badass mode. :P

The symbolism all throughout the story of the nature of the human spirit and the characters who represented different aspects of the human condition was so well done. The story's process goes plot progress --> character development --> plot progression --> character development and it's so well done. Every arc brings us new people who we are given a chance to get to know. And every arc brings new revelations about the monster.

The overall message of the story however is actually pretty simple, it's a story about the mind of a sociopath and why ordinary people don't get overtaken by darkness. And the reason is hedonistic pleasure and meaningful relationships to your fellow man. Love and fun. It's a beautiful story that anyone should enjoy.