Rate this anime day 89: Monster

Rate: Monster


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Slic Ric

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7-7.5

I'm very interested to see this one feedback, the first 40 or so episodes are OUTSTANDING but then it kinda fizzes out and ends kinda interesting. I also think Johan is probably the most overhyped villain in anime
 

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I use Monster as an example for why manga > anime when the adaptation is 1:1. It would take you at least a week to finish 74 episodes of this show unless you straight binged it whereas the manga can be knocked out in two or three nightly reading sessions. The anime doesn't really enhance the source material in any particular way unless you love the OST's (just okay imo). It's just far slower and requires more patience to get through.

At the time I read Monster 9-10 years ago I thought it was the best psychological thriller ever. One of the great debates is whether or not Tenma did the right thing saving that child over the politician regardless of how Johan turned out. Probably the best cat and mouse game in the medium. Gave the anime a try years later and hit a point where I could barely get through episodes because of how long it stalls on scenes that are delivered quicker through manga pages. If I had the patience it would probably be a 10, because I don't it gets a 7.
 

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Never seen it, but heard about it for years.

Heard some good things, but also heard a lot of complaints about the pacing so I never put it on the list to watch.
 

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As a casual anime head, this was the first series I watched with an intricate, dramatic plot and it completely blew me away. It introduced me to a whole world of anime outside of the shounen genre - so far that reason I rate it a 10.
 

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Just started this. I'm only a couple episodes in, Dr. Tenma is a real ass dude :obama:

That hospital though :scust: I can tell dude is about to get framed for those murders :smh:
 

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Monster kinda falls off, that show starts off heat though & lowkey features the most overrated villian in anime
 
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