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I read the manga and loved what I saw, but I never finished it. Naoki Urasawa's stuff often drag on longer than they should, I read like 2/3rd of the whole thing. I've always wanted to pick it back up but the story is so dense that I probably have to start over, and I don't have time for that.

But if you loved Monster, you're going to really like Pluto, which is a different anime by the same author that released in 2023.

One of the greatest of all time and I couldn't believe how late I was in finding it. I found the ending to be just a bit lacking? But it really just was great in terms of the story.

The animation also was extremely well done. They didn't fall into making everyone looking Japanese while being based in Germany. I thought they captured the diversity of European faces and voices well and kept it justifiably centered on a Japanese protagonist in a manner that didn't disturb or interrupt the suspension of disbelief.

Both the villains and protagonists have convincing arcs with good payouts at the end.

It does go on a bit long, but its not displeasurable. It also gives a nice slice of life aspect with some of the more filler episodes. It fleshes out the world in way thats convincing and engrossing. It did kind-of drag out in terms of pacing, but not even close to as bad as most modern series. But if you compare it to some contemporaries, its quite slow. At the same time, the series actually finishes in a manner that completes the story and satisfies what it set out to do, even if it takes a bit too long to get there. This is something you definitely can't say for modern series, which often meander around each season wondering if they are going to get renewed, with no sense of them trying to complete or accomplish the telling of a story.

I would suggest it to any or all looking for a non-fantasy psychothriller who want something that will last a while.

Its a TV show, so yes. It can be talked about here.

Top 5 anime. The first episode is the most intense episode I ever watched in any medium

I’m arriving at the end of JoJo and my anime savy friends recommend this.

Yep, also loved it! The characters were understandable and didn't feel like cheap cliches. They were all broken in their own fascinating way. And while the ending is more of a slow burner,I do think it fits to the theme of the whole work. What can create such a monster? And who was the monster?

And I also like them for having an evolving outro. I always appreciate it when creators do that. The song for the outro was a great touch as well.

And the way Germany was portrayed was really well done. None of that "it's just Japan with other colors" shit, but rather a great understanding of the history of post war Germany.

Only two negative things are the slow pace as you said and a personal problem of mine, as I had one of my worst nightmares from this work:

I read the manga, and it's extremely well done.

I watched it many years ago so I barely remember the plot, but I know it was great.

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