Review of Monster

Naoki Urasawa's Monster is truly the epitome of psychological thriller stories in anime.In fact,it never feels like an anime,it almost feels like it was ripped out of David Fincher's mind.Monster is a sociological study on human nature,a character piece,a 74 episode essay on psychology and a brilliant story of human perceptions. The manga of Monster is written by the great Naoki Urasawa,often considered as the greatest manga writer of this era and Monster is constantly named as his magnum opus.Once you read the manga you'll instantly know why it is considered as a classic.Now,you might question it's an anime review so,why am I talking about themanga?The answer is simple.The brilliance of the anime truly lies on the manga.It is the most intricately detailed manga adaption you are ever going to find and in my opinion the best manga adaption.Reading the manga just enriches your experience more because you see the artistic detail behind it's flawless adaption.
Monster is a story about a young neurosurgeon Kenzo Tenma,who was on the verge of having a big promotion and was engaged to the daughter of the Hospital's head.One day he has to face a moral dilemma,when he was forced to save a life between a severely injured child and the mayor.He chose to save the life of the young boy.You might thinkthat he made the right choice.But what if,that child grows up to be the most vicious serial killer the world has ever known.Would you be able to live with yourself?
The plot of monster is probably the best plot any anime has seen since Legend of The Galactic Heroes.It's a very slow building tension filled story.It won't suddenly jump into a twist.Instead it takes it's time into involving each character on their personal moral dilemma that helps the other charcters to grow on the story.That is not to say that the plot doesn't have any twist.Monster has some of the best twist any anime has to offer.Monster has some of the most impressive character development that I've ever seen.With it's variety of characters like Eva Heinemann to Inpector Lunge.All the characters are brilliantly well developed.Monster uses a very different technique of unfolding the story through character development.I am not only talking about the main two characters,The side casts sometimes outshines even the main cast.I don't want to spoil too much but Monster will offer you some of the most realistic character development and depth ever.The protagonist Kenzo Tenma represents good and antagonist Johan Liebert represents evil.This is a story that perfectly captures the essence of human nature and it's constant drive to evil and it's contrast against good.The animation sometimes might seem worn out but it actually works to it's advantage.The faded shades make it more serious and rich in story telling.The voice cast of Monster is absolutely phenomenon.Both the Dub and Sub are masterfully executed.A lot of time we see great shows ruined by sloppy ending.But I assure you Monster has one of the most satisfying and unsettling ending you'll ever see.The ending suits the journey.
This is one of the only few animes that I truly feel deserves to be called a masterpiece.