Beystiman It's fun, it's light, [but] it has a hard time when its tries to get heavy.

Glucedee It's hard to see any effort in the film. There's no comedy to speak of, no real drama and, worst of all.

Robert Joyner The plot isn't so bad, but the pace of storytelling is too slow which makes people bored. Certain moments are so obvious and unnecessary for the main plot. I would've fast-forwarded those moments if it was an online streaming. The ending looks like implying a sequel, not sure if this movie will get one

Kodie Bird True to its essence, the characters remain on the same line and manage to entertain the viewer, each highlighting their own distinctive qualities or touches.

ianmitchell-45214 I'm going to keep it simple. What I liked and didn't like summarising with my conclusion.I liked the voice acting. I watched it in English dubbing and the voice acting cast gave me nostalgia of the mid 80s early 90's cyberpunk era of anime with voice actors like Kirk Thornton, Doug Stone, Michael Mcconohie and Steve Kramer. All these old school voice actors have a touch of class that really improves on the overall viewing quality. I also liked the complexity of the storyline. It's very intricate and well thought out.I did not like quite a few episodes though. Several of them were sending me to sleep. Some aspects of the storyline and moments of drama seemed pretentious and downright irritating. I remember feeling underwhelmed by Full Metal Alchemist for the same reason. It's like the director has to be absolutely certain we like the main characters by making them ABSOLUTELY ANGELIC! El in FMA had to be sooo damn noble and it felt that way with Dr Tenma or Anna. My favourite ever main character in anime is Golgo 13 since he's not really an holier than thou good guy. Another parallel between FMA and Monster is the subject of Nazis. Is this why everyone loves both animes so much? Good grief, I'm sick of hearing about the damn Nazis in media.In conclusion am I glad I watched the series? No. I'd have rather never watched it. Others may love it (the majority judging by it's high IMDb rating) but I would not recommend this anime. Too pedestrian for me. It didn't even have to be an anime really.

matthewhayes1 The only series that I have seen that I have enjoyed as much as this are Lost and Breaking Bad.I absolutely love this anime, it seems to touch on every single walk of life, both light and dark, it has made my cry on so many occasions, not necessarily out of sadness, but also because of the beauty in which it presents many parts of life.The only criticisms I would give is that the dialogue is not always worded in a realistic way, but this might be more to do with the translation from Japanese to English, and this was only a minor, minor problem to me.What I really like is that the main protagonist is so likable, and so many characters are met on his journey who are also likable and interesting.I also love the amount of travelling the characters do, which really gives the series a sense of adventure.I don't feel the pilot is a good representation of the whole show, so I would suggest watching at least 5 episodes before making a judgement, but even then it doesn't cover the scope of where this anime will take you.

Bla Flu This is one hell of a suspense anime. Too long? It has got so much story. People who think it's boring probably didn't understand it. Each episode (Except one which might be a filler... not sure though) has something big and important to do with the actual story.It seems like it has too many side stories but they're actually all related to the same thing. People should NOT compare this to Death Note. 'Death Note is Highly Overrated!'. It's an anime for those who are new to anime. Death Note's story isn't even a quarter of the story involved in Monster and yet people call it stretched. If you were to calculate, for the amount of story Monster has it should have 4 times the number of episodes that Death Note has but is got only twice as many. Which means there is absolutely no wastage of time.I honestly do not know whether they couldn't understand it or maybe not their type but those who consider this boring should give it another try and try to recall everything that's happened and how Dr. Kenzo Tenma actually caught up to Johan and did what he did.I admit the ending was OK. But this is one anime in which the ending is probably the least important contributing factor to the story.

xodanielcasterox Elfen Lied, Shiki, Black Butler? Out of those three--well two because Black Butler had dark tones but there were a lot of corny moments in it also--which are good, this is by far the darkest and most suspenseful anime I have ever seen in my life. There are no fantasy elements, no vampires, werewolves, witches, wizards or anything that seems far from being realistic except for science fiction, of course. But science fiction doesn't take away how brutally realistic this show is. It has a great story, great voice acting, great animation, and great atmosphere. I love the opening to this show. Unlike most anime openings, it definitely fits the tone of the show and has an unforgettable soundtrack to it. Most openings would be all action packed, corny or just weird and isn't honest to the shows tone like Shiki or Black Butler. And, I swear to god, it has probably the scariest villain in all of anime and TV shows nonetheless. I won't tell you who it is but every time I hear this guy's voice it sends shivers down my spine. Definitely one of the best and scariest villains of all time since Hannibal Lecture (which is whom he reminds me of) This show is also thought provoking. Even if it's for the greater good, do we really have it in us. It's a very hard and controversial choice to make. Until something else comes up, MONSTER is my favorite anime of all time.