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| Open end for viewer's interpretation. I would like to believe Johan recovered and started a new life (the Monster disappeared) and I'm happy that Tenma was proven innocent. 9/10 |
| What a strange and unusual series. The appeal was the story here. Complex, unpredictable at many times, and deep. Last episode felt a bit like too much happened and was skipped over, but I guess it's as good of an ending as any. Although the character designs were odd, the writing made up for it quite a bit. This doesn't "feel" like anime, but more like a crime drama. It managed to create its own reality, too. Not bad. |
| Having recently completed this series, I will admit that it is well-written. But it feels too much like life action, not anime. It was nothing like what I expected though. This turned out to be a psychological thriller on a high level. This last episode was a bit of a jump and as such, confusing. But I am glad to see that my hunch about Inspector Lunge being a good man with solid judgement turned out correct. Seeing him admit his error and owning up to it improved my impression of him all the more. He was one of the few cops not on the take with the corruption. Johan's disappearance at the end leaves a lot of unanswered questions. Seems like a lot happened in this episode, almost too much to cover in the time alloted. Overall, excellent series, even if the character designs were "meh". |
| one of the best endings in anime and manga |
| I realise that I don't actually know how to describe a masterpiece with words. Definitely my favourite anime ending. Monster remained a true mystery anime even after the ending. |
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| 74 episodes and I never understood the point of the mother dressing little Johan as a girl. Anyways, nothing much to say here. Standard epilogue episode featuring an ambiguous and slightly frustrating final scene. Of course Johan survived another shot in the head and now it seems he can also give you hallucinations in first person all of a sudden. Tenma looked quite shocked tho, not gonna lie. Now that makes me wonder if he will be able to sleep well at night after this episode. Considering the decisions he has made throughout this pointless journey and stuff. So... well. That was Monster for me. Another highly acclaimed show that ends up in disappointment. A real shame considering it has some truly fascinating characters (Grimmer, Lunge, Vardemann and Eva), an excellent sense of atmosphere and some quite immersive OST tracks. Not gonna lie, the execution of the story was incredibly mediocre. There was an absurd amount of plot conveniences, countless moments where the plot armour of some characters really hit hard and several plot-points that were never explained. Not to mention that Johan's almost divine exístanse was so hyped up it got ridiculous within the first third of the show and though I was indifferent towards Tenma at first, I gotta say this dude really got on my nerves during certain moments after the Schuwald arc. Especially during this last couple of episodes. But seriously tho... 74 episodes of somewhat promising buildup and we got this tasteless resolution instead? Man, talk about dissatisfaction. Maybe the author was the true Monster all along... 3,5/10 -> 4/10 - So... did Johan escape or did he jump out the window to his death? Personally, I think he heard Tenma talking about his mother being alive and about the fact of her knowing his real name so I gotta assume he escaped in order to go find her. And history repeats itself again... |
| I wasn’t expecting this ending overall I really enjoyed watching this the things that the characters went through and the people that they meet along the way were all interesting each person had their own story and problems and it made me enjoy and appreciate watching this series |
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| This one really didn't do it for me. Maybe ending it at Ep 73 would have been better. Ep 74 gets a 4/10. Such a happy ending for all characters, it's almost insulting. No trauma, no PTSD, nothing. Our cast witnessed one of the most horrendous massacres in recent times and...that's it. They just go on living their best lives. Wahey! Overall a good series which sadly dragged from time to time and just had to nail one more goddamn time what a good lad "Dokta Temna" is. Also if I have to experience one more "gunshot followed by blackout" scene I am gonna scream, I swear. So many copout deaths, it's insane. Speaking of copout death: Lunge should have been shot by Roberto at the end, not "knocked out". As if Roberto had had the strength (and patience) left to do that when shooting someone from behind would have been so much easier, give me a break. I really dislike how the final arc gets hyped up with this insane plan to eradicate a town of several thousands with like five dudes and some distributed weapons and then it just peters out with a drunk dude blowing Johann's brains out. Kind of a fitting end, but him surviving two shots to the head is laughable. Bonaparta also gets yoinked out of the picture as fast as he was introduced, more fleshing out would have been good. Or him surviving the entire ordeal. Or getting shot by Johann. Capek just got dabbed on by his own men, which begs the question whom they're truly loyal to. They just kill their boss and fuck off. Cool. Same with Johann shooting that bloke who made the "really good tea". No idea who he was but he gets introduced as someone who killed for Johann, was seemingly important and then he just..dies. Noice. Introducing the mother in the final episode also felt completely unnecessary and like an asspull. As if Temna couldn't have done that earlier. Quite the afterthought and it adds nothing. Johann of course survives and is off - and if the kinda sequel is to be believed, he goes on to live a normal, happy life because Temna cured him of his nihilism. Woohoo! All those people who died, all those poor innocent lives that were vanquished because Johann was misused and his mommy didn't love him - for nothing. Like pissing on someone's grave. Still enjoyed the ride but in the end it feels like many characters didn't really evolve (Anna) all that much from the beginning and the final episode just feels way too happy and contrived in my book. Expected more, honestly. Why everyone hypes up Johann, who barely gets two episode's worth of screentime, is also beyond me. Guess because he is so super duper mysterious, edgy and seemingly omnipotent, as well as fucking kawaii. 7/10, Inspector Lunge hard carried my enjoyment of this series because honestly, as honourable as Dr. Temna is, he is equally as dull. |
| great ending, thank god someone helped me understand it since the ending was ambiguous |
| good opinions on anything, block = I own you |
| im glad the characters got a happy ending really, but it seems like more of an ending to a slice of life than a psychological drama. maybe i didnt understand much of the mystery/clues/hints etc that led up to the final few episodes, but to me it was real boring and didnt live up to its almost 9/10 mal rating. im kind of pissed off i spent so much time on this show, i believe the story could have been summed up in less than 74 episodes. |
| Glad to see every character lived happily after ever. But god, the last scene, the empty bed metaphor for the monster is back will haunt me for weeks. I prefer letting Johan dies for good then the ending will be more entirety but this is far more than my imagination |
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Soullyy said: I have finally finished Monster and this show is truly a Masterpiece with the best writing I have ever watched but I have a few questions and wondering if anyone could help me out? 1. Why did Johan take Anna memories and act as though they were his? Was it because they were twins and as one? 2. Who was the real Monster in the ending? Was it the Mother? The hospital scene at the very end implied that she was. 3. What was Johan and Anna real name? 4. What was Johan real end goal to everything? 5. Why was Johan dressed as his sister when they were kids? 6. What was the purpose of the doomsday? Why did Johan want Teanma to see it and wasn't his plan suicide plan for Teanma to kill him so why was the drunk Dad? This is a late answer but if you still interested to understand the show well just google a complete explanation for the anime. I'll answer some of these questions: 3/ Their names have not been revealed (I didn't care to know their real names as I actually loved their current ones "Johan and Anna"). 5/ The reason they both were dress like girls was that there mother did it. She wanted for people to think she only had one kid so she only took one out at a time. Also that's why the guy next door told Tenma that there was only one child. |
| This was such a journey. I dropped this show a couple times because of the slow pacing in the beginning but it made me appreciate slow burns. The character developments were amazing to see and I'm definitely going to be watching some "Monster Explained" videos after finishing this series up. Glad to see Dieter having a loving home at the end. The ambiguity at the end with Johan really keeps the show's mystery/thriller genre and I actually don't mind it. It would be weird if Johan was normal and happy with everyone lol. Edit: I just read somewhere that either Johan was never really there and Tenma just hallucinated that last moment because Johan actually died!? Or Johan actually fled, ahhh open to interpretation!! too good, it's really up to the viewer. not a bad ending, really keeps the show's ambience. |
SoulpillMay 15, 2022 10:23 AM
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| A happy ending. I still don't know who or what Johan even is and the forced ambiguity just makes him look more pretentious. "Who is the real monster?" is a pretty good open ended question though. That made this at least somewhat satisfying. Still an experience I never want to put myself through again |
| I have a great time watching Monster. the story was excellent and I like the way it doesn't just tell from the protagonist's point of view. the characters we met through the journey of Tenma were not just some random characters they feel like people just like the main characters of this anime. Omg, the villain of this story. Johan really lives up to his reputation, I heard that he is the best antagonist ever in anime but now days fans most of the time just praise their favorite anime too high anyway, and now after finished watching Monster I can now say that Johan is the best antagonist ever in anime. He is the exact opposite of Tenma. Tenma save lives and Johan kills but not for fun or power, for him, human life itself doesn't mean anything and he feels the same for himself. Over all I love Monster.  |
| Interesting ending...although there was some stuff that didn't make any sense, it was a nice thrill ride. |
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The_Undying said: This one really didn't do it for me. Maybe ending it at Ep 73 would have been better. Ep 74 gets a 4/10. Such a happy ending for all characters, it's almost insulting. No trauma, no PTSD, nothing. Our cast witnessed one of the most horrendous massacres in recent times and...that's it. They just go on living their best lives. Wahey! Overall a good series which sadly dragged from time to time and just had to nail one more goddamn time what a good lad "Dokta Temna" is. Also if I have to experience one more "gunshot followed by blackout" scene I am gonna scream, I swear. So many copout deaths, it's insane. Speaking of copout death: Lunge should have been shot by Roberto at the end, not "knocked out". As if Roberto had had the strength (and patience) left to do that when shooting someone from behind would have been so much easier, give me a break. I really dislike how the final arc gets hyped up with this insane plan to eradicate a town of several thousands with like five dudes and some distributed weapons and then it just peters out with a drunk dude blowing Johann's brains out. Kind of a fitting end, but him surviving two shots to the head is laughable. Bonaparta also gets yoinked out of the picture as fast as he was introduced, more fleshing out would have been good. Or him surviving the entire ordeal. Or getting shot by Johann. Capek just got dabbed on by his own men, which begs the question whom they're truly loyal to. They just kill their boss and fuck off. Cool. Same with Johann shooting that bloke who made the "really good tea". No idea who he was but he gets introduced as someone who killed for Johann, was seemingly important and then he just..dies. Noice. Introducing the mother in the final episode also felt completely unnecessary and like an asspull. As if Temna couldn't have done that earlier. Quite the afterthought and it adds nothing. Johann of course survives and is off - and if the kinda sequel is to be believed, he goes on to live a normal, happy life because Temna cured him of his nihilism. Woohoo! All those people who died, all those poor innocent lives that were vanquished because Johann was misused and his mommy didn't love him - for nothing. Like pissing on someone's grave. Still enjoyed the ride but in the end it feels like many characters didn't really evolve (Anna) all that much from the beginning and the final episode just feels way too happy and contrived in my book. Expected more, honestly. Why everyone hypes up Johann, who barely gets two episode's worth of screentime, is also beyond me. Guess because he is so super duper mysterious, edgy and seemingly omnipotent, as well as fucking kawaii. 7/10, Inspector Lunge hard carried my enjoyment of this series because honestly, as honourable as Dr. Temna is, he is equally as dull. Very much so agree. 7/10 for the reasons listed above. It just didn't feel fulfilling and right for the ending of this show. There was also a ton of paths I thought the show was gonna take and now in hindsight really wish It had taken. |
"I'm not going there to die, I'm going to find out If I'm really alive." |
| Man johan surviving is really dumb how does someone get shot two times in the head and survive?????? The rest was fine I like that they showed that the mother was pretty evil too that was interesting And also how does he just climb out the window and not die or something lmao |
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| I'm still processing what I saw. |
| I've never seen a show like this one. the answers to mysteries weren't spoon-fed, you felt like you were solving the mystery throughout too. I knew early in the series that it was a 10. But, it's crazy b/c my first attempt watching I only got to ep. 2. Tried again and couldn't stop watching. In the end Tenma could only save lives, it's only right that he didn't shoot Johan. Ofc everyone has their opinions though. |
| Did Johan died or is he still alive ? Was the last scene real ? If he is alive, did he found his identity ? Is he no longer a monster ? What will he do now ? There are a lot of questions that comes to mind because ending was very open. Overall, this series was so great. 9.5/10. |
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bluntaba_sakuraMay 28, 2023 11:36 AM
| Crazy enjoyable anime despite the slow pacing, amazing characters and themes. I still wish it wasn't too straightforward but a bit more mindfucking like Texhnolyze or Aku no Hana. I LOVE MADHOUSE BEST STUDIO EVER |
| Brilliant show. Love how it wrapped up every single character's storyline, man I can't even speak right about anything in particular right now, I'm kinda speechless. Happy ending for everyone is not something I expected but I can't complain either, they deserve it. Johan suddenly waking up scared me. And the last reveal he gave was pretty ominous too. We will never know which child their mother wanted to save. Poor kids man. But then it turns out Tenma probably imagined that whole conversation? Gotta say I'm pissed off how nobody from the police is watching Johan considering he is one of the most infamous serial killers in the world. No wonder he... escaped? Right? My god it is such a relief seeing that Tenma's name is finally cleared. HE IS INNOCENT I'm gonna have to read a few articles and opinions about the ending, but this series was wonderful nonetheless. Bravo Urasawa. Time to check out 20th Century Boys! |
JedanKomadJan 26, 2023 2:28 PM
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