Review of Monster

You never really know what you expect from an anime you've never seen. Especially if you've never heard of it, went for it on a whim, or where bored out of your mind at the time. Monster blew away all my previous expectations of what an anime was like, and what an anime should be like. Let it be known that this isn't your usual anime shtick with robots, maids and the ilk as this is a disturbing look of how men can be transformed into monsters. The term "monster" originates from the ancient Latin monstrum, meaning "omen" from the root monere "to warn". A personreferred to as a monster can be seen as evil, sadistic, unusually cruel, a biological sport (in a very strong sense of the word), unwaveringly strict or psychologically ugly. In this anime, all of this is shown within the main villain/victim. The character development is first-rate, the music suits the mood and the plot is dynamite, shocking the avid watcher acts of surreal cruelty. The anime sheds light on what made the villain a monster, and follows Dr Tenma's attempts to track him down, and the surrounding circumstances of people involved in the story as well.

I'm not one to name characters in my reviews or whatever, because I may place a spoiler in here. Just take my word for it, as this is truly one of the most essential animes that has ever been created. It is well worth your time.