I think that there is nothing in this world that can be truly perfect because there will always be flaws there to see. I see masterpieces as a thing that has the least amount of flaws and finding an anime that is a masterpiece is a really hard thing to find but I can confirm that Monster is definitely a masterpiece.
Story: (10/10)
The story in Monster begins in the 1980s West Germany with an amazing neurosurgeon named Kenzou Tenma who after doing surgery on a young boy who has taken a bullet to the head his life begins to fall apart. The town mayor that he was supposed to operate on instead of the young boy dies making everybody who he works with hate him, his boss doesn't give him a promotion, and his fiancee leaves him which then makes him fall into depression. One day all of Kenzou's enemies die mysteriously and the boy that he operated on disappears. After a few years, Kenzou discovers that the boy he saved was a complete monster and thus causing Kenzou to go find him and stop all the madness. The story for this anime is amazing, it uses symbolism at the best times, the suspense that builds up during the whole anime is amazing, and the different moral decisions that the characters have to go through in situations leave the viewer also feeling the same way as the characters. All that happens in the anime is very thought provoking and gets rid of any anime tropes. The main problem I hear people have with the anime's story is that it uses pointless filler but thing is is that the pointless filler that they talk about is actually not filler at all, it all helps the story with the stories that the characters tell and even come up in later parts in the anime.
Art and Animation: (9/10)
The art in this anime is amazing. The realistic art style the anime uses all helps the scenes look very creepy and sets the mood. The backgrounds look all great because they all show how Germany would look. The animation is also fantastic because it also adds to all the intensity that the scenes have.
Sound: (9/10)
The soundtrack is great. It adds to the eeriness and the suspense of the anime. The OP and EDs are great and the voice actors all did a fantastic job with the characters, probably some of the best voice acting in anime. The sound effects that are used all make the scenes more intense.
Characters: (10/10)
The best thing about the anime definitely goes to the characters. The main character of the anime is Kenzou Tenma but will often switch to different characters and they will give us their perspective of things which I think is fantastic. Tenma is at first is a man that is usually happy most of the time because of which direction his life going in which was up, but as the story progressed into the later part of the anime he turned into a more complex character due to everything he was going through and how much more he views life. His morality always gets challenged with every situation he is in which definitely helps the viewer relate to him. The main antagonist in the anime is also a great character. He is much more different and complex than any other anime villain I have ever seen. His main objective is to cause as much chaos as he possibly can because he just finds it fun even if he is put in severe danger but it doesn't even matter to him. He doesn't feel any fear and cannot be swayed from his plan of causing destruction. An interesting thing that I found about him is that he rarely uses combat against his enemies, the thing he mostly does to kill his enemies is to psychologically attack them in a way that only that specific character can understand which I think is amazing because we rarely see this type of method used in anime. I could go on and on about how every character in this anime is amazing but that would take way too much time so I will just say that you will have to see the anime so it wouldn't ruin the fun of experiencing every character.
Enjoyment: (10/10)
I cannot express how much I love this anime. It is one of the best anime I have ever seen!!
Overall: (10/10)
Monster is such a great anime. Again, I cannot how express much I love this anime. You will get fully immersed in the characters and the story, it is a MUST watch for any anime viewer.
