Review of Monster

This is my first review! Just thought I'd give my two cents. I just finished watching Monster today after ~a week of watching. The story is very interesting and really brings up some thoughtful philosophical questions. The beginning started off great, and I really enjoyed it! The last 3/4 was kind of slow, boring, and confusing to me and at first, the ending really disappointed me because I'm not a huge fan of open endings. Johan's character can be difficult to understand because he never really outright says what his motives are or what he wants: you really just need to infer those from his actionsand what everyone else thinks about him. I think that understanding him is key to understanding the ending.

I think this series still leaves quite a few unanswered questions, but I guess that's just normal for something with an open ending. After reading other thoughts on this series as well as reflecting on my own, I've decided on a theory about the ending that I'm happy with. To each their own, I suppose.

I'll give Monster a 9/10. It would be a 10 if the middle wasn't so slow, but otherwise I think this series had an interesting story line, characters, and message. I don't think this anime is for everyone, but I personally enjoyed it!