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...then you might like Death Note add

These two anime are similar in the way that they both delve really deeply into the minds of psychopaths, Johan and Light, respectively. However I feel like Monster did it in a more "show, don't tell" sort of way, which I preferred. Whereas in Death Note, a lot of the thoughts going through the characters are spoken on screen. Both these anime also explore the backgrounds and characters of the villains as much as they do the heroes. I've always seen Light as the villain of Death Note, he kills because of his ego, nothing more. Johan kills because he wants to see the end. These two are relatable because their motives disgusting but yet understandable. I also find that L and Inspector Lunge bear very strong resemblances to each other, they are both cold, emotionless and absolutely single minded when they are working. Both of these came out at roughly the same time, albeit having distinctively different art styles, the colours and contrasts used are strikingly similar. Death Note does contain some supernatural elements to it, where as Monster is set in our universe.