I watched it in one go because the story took me in immediately. It is a story connected to the people of the previous century and that includes me too. As much as I haven't lived through the reality of the time depicted in the anime, it is really nostalgic, in the good way.
What I first took note of in the anime was the art. It gave a strong impression. The chracters are really well drawn that you can judge by their looks and facial looks what kind of people they are. That is really something difficult to achieve in animation.
As for the sounding, I give it a ten because it is well picked and submerges your senses completely into the story and places you right where the story takes place.
As for the story and characters, I give them a 9. The script, as much as there is a center figure in the plot, some episodes highlight other characters, making them the main ones for that time. I really enjoyed that because it builts the story itself and gets you into it, thus clears the picture more and more. So, as the story is mainly built by revealing the characters, I have marked them both the same. The reason I don't give them a 10 out of 10 is because even after finishing the anime, I had some questions left answered and noticed there are some events not answering to the facts. Maybe I have dismissed some facts from the plot itself or, as it is an anime made after a manga, some things have not been managed to be included in the animation.
Nevertheless, donnot let the last paragraph let your spirits down. 'Monster' is one of my favourite animes ever since, and I would reccommend it to anyone because it is worth the watch no matter what!
