Review of Monster

Plot: 8/10 Starts good. Took only 2 episodes to get my intentions. Great storytelling. I enjoyed most of the story. However, there are a lot of subplots which push the main story and characters aside. Some of them were good and well connected to main plot, but most of them were boring and unnecessary. Big plus is that there are no “real” superpowers in this anime . Big minus is a length of this anime: 74 episodes. Plot is mostly very good and interesting, but I felt huge disappointment at the ending. The progress of plot suggested that there is going to be ahuge spectacle in the final episodes. But the ending was very weak and nothing big happened at all.

Characters: 9/10
I enjoyed most of the characters because they looked very realistic and unique: young and old, strong and weak, thin and fat, cruel and kind, scared and fearless. The only unrealistic character is the main villain who is the symbol of this anime. His personality is total opposite of his looks . Very charismatic and memorable character, one of the best ever created. A true human monster. The only character I disliked was the main protagonist because he was a real pussy sometimes.

Drama: 9/10
Loneliness and despair are felt whole time. There are lot of main and supporting characters with sad or tragic fate. Most of them are finding their place in society. There are even disturbing scenes of torture and abuse. Good dialogues. There were no cheese lines at all. I really enjoyed drama in this anime, but what it lacks are romantic scenes

Art: 7/10
Good, but not great. Sometimes to plain.Nothing special.

Music: 7/10
Mostly atmospheric. Not very memorable. Only one opening theme.

Overall 8/10
Worth seeing. Enjoyed most of time except the ending. Very lengthy. Great storytelling. Highly recommended.