Story: First, let me give you a brief about the story. It's main protagonist is a Japanese doctor, Dr. Kenzo Tenma. He's an excellent neurosurgeon and life's going in a perfect way. One rainy night, he falls into a complex fork. He was going to operate on a ten year old boy who has a gunshot in his head. Then, he gets instruction from the director to save a critically wounded mayor. Dr. Tenma believes in the theory all lives are equal. He makes up his mind and saves the boy with a lot of hardwork. Then various unusual events arouse. Obvoiusly I won't spoil it. Reviewing the story, I'd say it's brilliant . The story is like an epic jigsaw puzzle with the central piece missing . The piece only comes up at the end of the story and makes everything feel complete. The plot also has references to literature and psychology. It has various lines which will leave you thinking for days. The main antagonist of the plot is Johan Liebert. He compromised most of the plots's psychology. The story is a masterpiece. One of the best stories I've come across not only in anime, but also in my entire life. It's a classic example of perfection.
Story Rating: 10/10
Characters: The story has a LOT of characters. Most of the characters have been majorly touched in the storyline. You'll feel as if the characters are real. By saying this, I'm not exaggerating. Dr. Tenma as a central protagonist is perfect. MonsTer showed how a succesful Neurosurgeons life drastically changed. The supporting characters are Dieter, Wolfgang Grimmer, Inspector Lunge of the B.K.A, Nina Fortner. They were pretty likeable and intersting characters. But the most important character of this show is Johan Liebert. Johan has to be the best anime villian. Most villians are aggresive, hot headed and masculine. But Johan's only weapon is the monster inside him. You'll realise more when you watch the anime. He is kind and cruel. Ironic huh? But true. Johan increased the epicness of this nail bitting thriller. I can't pick out any flaw in character development.
Characters: 10/10
Sound(Voice Acting+Music): I watched the English dub. It was rather flawless. I liked every single characters voice. My favourite was that of Johan. His voice expressed his calm. All characters could express their emotions. Especially Nina's voice. Getting to the music part, it was okayish. The music felt good during the show but it didn't make me want to hear it after the show. It could have been better IMO. Just my opinion.
Sound: 8/10
Artwork: It was pretty good. The drawings were sharp and the animations were almost fluid.The faces and eyes could clearly speak the emotions of the characters.
Artwork: 8.5/10.
Conclusion: AWESOME. Has to be one of the best anime ever made. Definitely the best psychological thriller. Light years ahead of the other psychological thriller animes I watched. Naoki Urasawa is a legendary mangaka.
Overall: 9/10
