Review of Monster

I have never felt so betrayed by the anime community in my life. This is the most overrated anime I have ever seen, and I have seen a lot. But let's speak about positive things first. The idea of it is great, the anime is a thriller that takes place in Europe. The plot in general is also great. I also appreciate the number of characters and locations. The main problem of Monster is that it wants to be taken seriously, not by anime standards, but by cinematography ones. Sadly, it simply fails to show how actions we see are motivated, many characters' decisions feel illogical,they act how the author wants them to act, which doesn't correlate with how people act in real life. In the end, when the plot was fully disclosed, I felt sad, because the author didn't have anything up his sleeve to prove me wrong, on contrary, the characters' actions felt even more made up.

For sure, many scenes are thought-provoking, but overall I had a feeling of watching a cheap tragical sitcom, not 9/10 elitist anime. I'd rate it 8/10 as anime, but if it was a movie, no way I'd rate it more than 6.5/10.