Review of Monster

This was the first time where I entered the realistic side of anime. Prior to watching this I saw a lot of animes that had power-ups, transformations, and really just a bunch of non-realistic shit(not complaining tho). Monster was all about realism, realistic characters, realistic conflicts, and a realistic story. I felt it was best to watch it dubbed since it took place in Europe and after watching the whole series here's what I thought. Story:9/10 Very complex and beautiful. Since this was also a thriller, it was very suspenseful and contained a lot of dark moments. It heavily revolves around morality issues and coercive human conditionthat gives the series an incredible tone and give interest to its audience for people who don't much of the dark side of humanity. The story also had great conflict. It does however, lose a point for its slow pacing.

Art:8/10
Due to it being released in the mid 2000s the animation isn't gonna wow anyone today. It was however very good for what it was given. For one it had a nice cinematic quality to it and gave a good grim atmosphere. Another thing it did well was the use of facial expressions as they were realistically portrayed to match the tone of the series.

Sound:8/10
One of the best dubs Ive seen so far. The actors brought a lot of emotion to their characters. Although I wasn't crazy about the soundtrack, it was very acceptable. The background music was used very well especially during suspense and it has a very good opening theme. The one thing that bother however was that it wasn't very versatile plus there weren't a lot of tracks.

Character:9/10
Superb characterization and great development. Dr. Tenma made a great protagonist becuz we cared deeply for him. One of the show's biggest standouts was its main villain. What made this villain so great was the enormous impact he played on Tenma, plus the villain had amazing charisma and great at manipulating other people making him a HUGE threat in the series. I conduct a point here cuz there were some side characters that didn't feel relevant to the plot. They instead hinder plot progression which was one of the main reason why its storyline had a slow pace.

Final Verdict

Due to its slow pacing this is one series that u have to be patient with. But this is still a MUST watch anime becuz the characters and storyline are very worth watching. Plus it shows that anime in general can handle realism very well. Monster is imo one of the best thrillers ive ever seen and highly recommend this one to all fans.