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  • I'm already at episode 68.

  • I'm watching this anime right now and at first it started off a bit slow but now I'm hooked.

  • Death Note and Code Geass are two of my favourite animes, and while looking for another similar to those, I was directed to Monster. I started watching and after about ep 3 or 4 I got into it, then around the 20s is slowed down. The 30s were a crawl. I'm on ep 40 now, and OMG IT IS SO F-ING SLOW! I read a review, and I agree with its assessment that the story could've been told in half the number of episodes without losing anything...

  • @kindred84 Ghost Hound, Serial Experiments Lain, Ghost in the Shell, and Neon Genesis Evangelion should be among your favourites too, and if they aren't, they will be after you watch them once

  • i just began to watch it and the first thing i noticed was that EVRYONE HAS HUGE FUCKING NOSES!

  • @theswedishdude1 Well, most of the characters are Europeans... :X

  • is it SCARY? I am quite affected by horror movies etc. so is this anime scary, gory, or 'shock horror'?

  • @theprofitablehobo955 not really scary as oh shit but more like did he really do that horror its not scary but makes u think

  • For you fans out there check out this channels review of monster /watch?v=iMfKnNUYIFM you will be punching your screens out of anger and disgust after watching their review on it

  • If Johan had that douchey, smug "villian of the day" scowl like Light and his accompanying choir score that it comes with when he "wins", I'd throw my monitor out of my window.

  • Best anime ever! And very unlike the moeshit anime they usually show.

    Just one question: why was kid Johan wearing a dress when his sister came back home from the Red Rose Mansion?

  • @fmabfma [spoilers]

  • @uncensored008 I watched the whole series and I still don't know why Johan was dressed like a girl when he greeted Nina home when she came back from the Red Rose Mansion.

  • @fmabfma i think it was to resemble his sister. That way, even though Anna was gone, he has a "backup Anna". It's to confuse Bonaparta and his mother when they came to get one of the twins. It kinda relates to how he says that Anna and him are one, there really isn't any difference.

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  • i wish the guy wouldn't talk so slow.

  • Where did the anime leave off?

  • Have you read 20th century boys? Urasawa made that too. fucking amazing series.

  • Brilliant series which exceeded my expectation and became one of my favourites

  • I think you should hold back a bit on the spoilers, and try to sound less as if you're reading from a script. :) Not hating though, just some constructive criticism.

  • I plan on watching it

  • what anime is that at 0:38 it looks really cool

  • @Warhawke08 Its an anime called Fairy Tail really awesome and cool you should check oit out! :)

  • i honestly prefer it in enlgish dubbed. makes it feel more authentic as they are europeans. the english voice actors are spot on. Inspector Lunge sounds so much better than Runge. btw episode 59 is some of the deepest shit ive seen in a movie, tv show or anything else for a long time

  • @siccmadegames I watch it subbed, mainly because the dub seems to change some of the music in the series. But that's just me. I heard the dub voices and they sounded spot-on.

  • Good show but the ending did no justice for me at all. Idk but the way everything was going I thought the ending just might be a bit better.

  • the fuck's wrong with MegaGoodoldtimes? i am NOT an anime guy but i consider monster to be a masterpiece.i fucking LOVE that anime.and the fact that it's not some pussy ass but rather gory and violent anime makes this SO awesome.

  • than u dont no entiertanment

  • sweet review , iv just done a review off monster check it out

  • master piece :D i like how they grow up as story goes on..

  • i never consider watching it in dub version ( i watched in the sub version) still a master piece

  • im on the last 2 episodes and don't want it to end i love these kind of animes i love mysteries and long animes if anyone can tell me some other ones please do MONSTER is awesome

  • @YokuramaAnimeTalk

    This is why I find people like Red Skull and Black Mask to be much more scarier than villains like  Freddy Krueger.

    I wouldn't be surprised if Criminal Minds/Any crime drama show put in their own version of Johan Liebert as their main villain.

  • @killerk565656

    You watched the whole series, right?

    @Dante14361

    Well, Naoki Urasawa did some other mangas too: 20th Century Boys and the "Japanese I, Robot." (on the surface anyway.)

  • @QuiteRiQuite

    Could you give me the link to Liar Game?

    @MegaGoodoldtimes

    I thought you weren't an anime fan. Plus, this anime requires you... oh, I don't know, think  and pay attention.

  • is it worth investing time to watch this. I've never really liked anime, all i have liked was akira and the animematrix

  • Monster is not as psychological as it likes to seem. Borderline creepy, maybe. It's greatest strength is its villians (Johann? Epic evil!) and how drastically the main character changes (plenty of animes forget that we are on a JOURNEY with characters and should end in a new place mentally). Still, overall, it can't compare as a mystery/psych genre to masterpieces like Liar Game, and horror pieces like Oyasumi Punpun.

  • @QuiteRiQuite Liar Game is more brain teaser/mind games. It's a lot like Death Note.

    Monster is more about ethics, philosophy, and characterization.

    Both make you think. Just in different ways.

  • I did not like Monster as much as I thought I would because it turned out to have soap opera-like melodrama.

  • Is this as good as death note?

  • @MegaGoodoldtimes your either trolling or just retarded.. not sure.

  • @YokuramaAnimeTalk hes most likely both. i mean he must be not to like this GEM of anime!

    probably has the attention span of a 10yr old. and most likely didnt get through half of the 1st ep...

    finished ep49 and going 50, so far its awesome! were you surprised as i was about the "blond cross dresser?" yeah you know lol

  • @YokuramaAnimeTalk

    I'm sure you've heard this before but...ever heard of someone on YouTube named, "the4toedjoe?" He posts a lot of commentaries for a bunch of my favorite RPGs, and you sound just like him.

  • @MegaGoodoldtimes you on drugs for saying that just finished it, it was fucking amazing but it is for people who have a brain .

  • @whybeafakebitch and it has the most popular evil character ^^

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  • it's also available on Netflix & Hulu under "N" for Naoki Urasawas "Monster" and I totally agree. This is one of the best Anime series I've ever watched, and I've seen a few. It's on par with some of the more serious cable shows.

  • are there spoilers in these reviews?

  • This is one of the anime that I like where focus is on the story rather than distracting stuff that doesnt contribute to the plot moving forward (i.e. fanserivce). I loooved this anime just for that. Even as I type I m still looking for anime that are based on plot but....I have a lot to siff thorough to find gems like these. X.x

  • I salute you, good Sir YokuramaAnimeTalk!

  • Unintelligent people should not watch Monster.

  • @shaneymane15 Soooooooo true. Showed it to some classmates that thought it was boring, but that's because they can't stick around long enough to see the story.

  • Liam O' Brian pwns.

  • has any1 read 20th century boys? ive seen Monster and loved Urasawas work so i was wonderin if i should start reading 20th cent boys?

    ps: after i finish reading my Rurouni Kenshin XD

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  • This was recommended to me because i enjoyed watching Code Geass and Death Note, is this anime really as great as you claim ?

  • @killerk565656 ya watch it, youll be hooked in by the first episode

  • @Jmaster677

    @Jmaster677

    Im on ep 24, am i supposed to be hooked by now? Watching it such a chore, but I MUST FIND OUT WHY EVERONE LOVES IT. So i guess I'll have to endure :P, Johann seems interesting though :P

  • @Jmaster677 see iv been tryn to find non fiction anime to watch and i couldn't until now. i mean i loved gun grave but i loved it more on the first episodes because it became ridiculous by the end with all the fantasy. i want more anime like this do u know of any more that are eng dubed

  • @TheEgyptianOne lol ive been trying to find another anime to watch that fits under the same genre of Death Note and Monster. Maybe u should try Hell Girl, its an interesting concepts of a mysterious website that allows u to send a person u hate immediately to hell. But in return, u must also go 2 hell when u die. You should check it out.

  • @killerk565656 I googled "anime like death note" and got monster and code geass on yahoo! answers. I watched AND loved all three series. Monster is like death note, but extended. You probably like anime that have a realistic art style, guns and occasional blood spill, psychotic faces and scary dialogue and moving emotions. Monster has all of it. It requires just a little more patience as there are MANY characters introduced in the series. An EPIC anime, but i found the end a little disappointing

  • @Dante14361 SAME !

    Im on ep 24 now, after every ep on the comments section ppl are praising it though i dont find it that compelling though johan is interesting :P, please tell me that it will get even better? Right now i am forcing myself because its greatly reviewed lol I wanna experience its 'psychologically thriling excellence' :D

  • lol similarity to death note? light has no shit on johan even WITH the death note he count kill johan because theres brearly any pictures of him and no one can see him without living long but i dont think i can agree saying that johan is good and bad i agree that he dint deserve the experiments and the stuff he does is fucked up evil some of the kills he does is to cover his tracks like the old couples or because some asks it but the mind fuck with the little kid was SO evil no excuse!
  • i stopped the vid at 3:30 ... this is a anime i must see o_0

  • i thought this anime was amazing, it was just captivating from the beginning till the end and i totally agree with you its really underrated!

  • I'm very glad that you gave Monster a perfect score, because that's exactly what I would do. It's the absolute best anime and manga that I've come across. I would still be worshipping that popular Shounen crap if I didn't see this. It's so realistic but also thrilling and unpredictable.

    I've already got the first box set, but VizMedia is likely not to release any others! So people, go and buy it! It comes with both sub and dub versions and other features. We should have the other box sets!

  • i havent even finished monster yet and i already like it better than death note. its almost like death note is for kids and monster is for adults, i also love death note btw

  • omg i loved death note sooo much (even im really (!) NOT a fan of murder, detective, case, series and that kind of stuff) and after like 2 min of your review i started thinking about death not (how its similar ) and then i see like 4 from 5 comments talking about this and death note :D :D :D

  • Is the English Dub worth watching? That seems to be the only version I can get my hands on. And to the guy asking whether this is better than DeathNote; I didn't fully like DeathNote. It was okay but the perfect logic that the two main characters had was wholly unbelievable. Yeah, they were both geniuses but still... and the ending was unsatisfying as well. Along with a another thing that happens halfway through which I won't spoil but I'm sure most people would agree with.

  • @ScythePuppet Monster, IMO, is much better than Death Note. And, good god, the English dub was awful. Try animefreak.tv It has all the episodes up.

  • @ZovestaDark Thanks for the comment :) I managed to get the Japanese dub and am enjoying it so far.

  • i don't like the 2nd ending -.-

  • Naoki Urasawa gets five stars.

  • anyone discussing or comparing monster and death note clearly shouldnt watch either

  • Waay better then DeathNote. Yohan puts Light to shame

  • is monster better than death note???? >>>>>>>>i never seen this and im half way done with death note.

  • This anime keeps me wondering. Some parts of it seem irrelevant at times, I'm on episode 50.

  • Monster is pretty much the best anime ever imo

  • For sure, the best anime that i have ever seem. I wish to see olso animated 20th Century Boys!!! And yes, this anime is too much better than Death Note. One is a master piece, the other is a generic shonen with lot´s of plot twists, cliches, hype, and inconsistent cliffhangers.

  • is there going to be a 2end season? cuz they end tells us that johan didnt die which means the monster might come back !!

  • @Theshadow89 There is not going to be a 2end season because de manga ends there (and realy, this anime don´t need a 2end season).

  • hmm i wonder how do u preview the end of the anime?

    @jo53ha

  • Excellent review, really. I see it just like you. Now i'm just frustrated for not have watched it dubbed. 10/10 for sure. Best series i've ever watched. Keep it up with more reviews! If you find any other anime witch can be compared with Monster's quality/kind, i would be very pleased. Thank you

  • Great review. I have exactly the same opinion about Johann. 

  • Monster is an awesome anime that everyone should at least watch once it's like a long movie but it's a great anime a nuff said

  • @TheShotgunNut Exactly. like a long epic movie

    

  • Oh, Yeah, Yokurama, the english dub of this series is phenomenal, its just really really good!

    My favorites are Liam O'Brian as Tenma, Keith Silverstein as Johan, & Laura Bailey as Dieter, all the actors are excellent in their roles, but man, this dub is just that good=) And, yes, I agree that this the show, Monster, is underrated & Death Note overrated, but I really love them both=D I can't remember how I got into this show, but, yeah, awsome series!!!

  • Yeah, Monster is one of my absolute favorite anime series of all time=D FREAKIN EPIC OPENING!! See kids, sometimes just instramental music with creepy sounds is more awsome than actual lyrical J-pop songs=) Dr. Kenzo Tenma, Johan Liebert, Anna/Nina, Dieter, & Grimmer are all awsome! Oh, and Lunge, the detective obsessed with pinning Tenma as the suspect on all those murders!!! Gosh, I FREAKIN LOVE THIS DAMN SHOWXD Screw you Viz for not releasing the rest on boxsets, YOU SUCK VIZ!!>=P

  • if you guys loved this.......watch death note....i love both of them

  • @monuiaf GTFO.

  • Monster changed my way to see the world. Monster and Rainbow are the best anime I've ever seen.If u didn't watch Rainbow, watch it now! Best seinens I've ever seen

  • It really does show you what it means to be human.

  • Im looking for realist characters like the ones in monster, battle royal and even gantz, can't find none tho

  • @notfriendlyyurrf

    You would probably like "Claymore". It has brutally realistic moments. One split second can mean life or death.

  • @notfriendlyyurrf

    Vagabond try it, story of Musashi. Artist is Inoue Takehiko ( the one who made slamdunk) you shouldnt miss this manga, Inoue is a legend amongst mangaka.

  • Moribito was one of the most underrated animes of all times!!

  • in my opinion

    this is the scariest horror of all time

    why look at things that are not real

    the unknown is scary

    but when relality hits you...that is pure horror

    this is the best thing ever

    without a douth this made me change my view of the world

  • this review is too long. im stopping it at 5 minutes.

  • @NecronRon guess some people dont have much of an attention span thats over 5 minutes... xD

  • @YokuramaGameTalk take it as constructive criticism really. its not a question of whether i have the attention span, cos I do. It's just a question of whether I have the time and being a busy guy I don't. I did not criticize your reviewing skill however because I kept my word and stopped it at 5 minutes. Reviews should be precise, concise and straight forward. Take care.

  • @NecronRon saying the review is too long and just stopping is not criticism..

  • @YokuramaGameTalk Very well, I have some spare time and I'll listen to it. It's quite good as it has all the elements it should, you described the characters without spoiling the series, described the animation style and sounds, and dub vs sub, which is good. You seem to have either read the review which implies good preparation skills or else you have a good knack for providing descriptions without shuddering. You should speak a bit quicker though and again, it should be shorter. Take Care.

  • awesome a bunch of people who like monster 

  • Can some one please tell what anime is at 0:37 thanks.

    I came hear to see what monser is like. It sounds good. I love underrated animes like "Ergo Proxy, Elfen Lied" and I hate those stupid ones like "Bleach and Naruto."

  • @brazwen

    Or Moribito: Guardian of the Spirit.......

    Alot of these Anime action shows try to be too much like DBZ......

  • THANK YOU SO MUCH omg i jst watched the other Monster review, and the 4 ppl there jst pissed me off so much making me wanna hurt them so badly :]]

    I'm glad there r ppl out there that really enjoy this anime,altho its not flashy looking and doesnt stand out a lot, if you really pay attention and watch it, its way more unique and interesting and better than most animes out there O_O!!!!

  • Did you just read the description of monster from Anilinkz in the intro :D ?

  • i simply adore it !!!! masterpiece i am glad i am seeing a review of this incredible anime thank you

  • PLEASE try to sound less mechanical for your next reviews. The review was so good, but it was awkward listening to you speaking so... stoically? It sounds like you're reading a essay in front of the class...

  • This show really sent me on a trip. It truly is the Frankenstein masterpiece of the anime world. I don't think I'll ever be the same again.

  • Great review. But are you reading the review off a piece of paper? You sound extremely serious.

  • My fave anime of ALL TIME!!!

  • it didn't take me long to finish the series either my favorite anime of all time!!!!!!

  • Thank fucking god, you're not another moron reviewing Naratard and Bleach. Monsters pretty lengthy but it doesn't have the filler bullshit Shounen tends to have. I'm glad you're trying to introduce anime fans into some better stuff, people need to explore more things that don't involve powering up for 4 episodes with a character saying from afar, "this...this power...I've never seen anything like it!"

  • @ArcadeFire777

    "this...this power...I've never seen anything like it!"

    oh god I HATE it when characters do that. That's why I avoid anime like that :P

    I question the intelligence of people who find Monster extremely confusing. Come on guys, it's not THAT complicated. just pay attention and connect the storylines together. Others get bored easily when there's no action, hot bishies or convoluted plot twist every episode. It's really unfortunate.

  • @ArcadeFire777 Well, those 2 animes aren't bad, but they're used so much that they become generic and mostly boring for more "experienced" anime watchers., but yeah I agree as well, you should watch Trigun the end is really heavy.

  • @ArcadeFire777 Actually YokuramaAnimeTalk DOES review Naruto and Bleach.

    But in any case, Naruto and Bleach are Shonen. Monster is Seinen. They are meant for different audiences.

  • @mrsticky005 monster is actually the top of seinen. Still nothing like it!

  • @TheJackRapper2 True. Monster is a classic. I'm just saying comparing something like Naruto to it isn't even fair. Naruto is meant for a younger teenage audience while Monster is meant for adults.

  • @mrsticky005 yes, absolutely right. Its not even like death note. To understand this anime, you have to be atleast 18!!

  • @TheJackRapper2 i watched it when i was 9...

  • @ghfreakwierdo123 great for you man! 

  • @TheJackRapper2 I don't think you will suddenly become super intelligent the day you become 18....

  • you sounded so serious and dramatic, it made me laugh at some point b/c I'm used to "Dark Yokurama" lol

    great review, I always wanted to check out monster, and this review makes me want to read/watch it even more!

  • awsome review! ive been thinking about watching this but is longg its prob worth it though

  • Great review my friend, the manga and anime for this series is great! glad you got into it and liked it! :D

  • great review man Monster is one of my new favorites

  • Nice review ! I've been thinking of reading this ! My friend read it and ALWAYS talks about it! =p

  • Different format? I'm digging it. I didn't watch the whole review to not spoil stuff but I skimmed and I like this new format. Awesome review man

  • Amazing review man!

    Blows my manga review out of the water. lol

    I really like the new format.

    I'm so glad you loved it.  I'm going to re-read the manga and finish watching the series legally on MangaEntertainment's youtube page. (I think that's the one...I'll just follow your link. lol)

    Then I think along with our discussion video, I'll make a comparrison video: anime vs. manga. And give my opinions on both. :)

  • This is one of my favorite anime. I watched it a while ago with subs, now I'm watching it again in English.

  • Great review!!! It wasn't in a "recap"

    Style at all! Great work, i could really tell what an impact this series made on. I'm going to start watching it today!

  • I mean manipulater.

  • I never quite got how Johan was depicted as a serial killer more of a mass murderer.

  • nice review! have you read 20th century boys and pluto ?

  • Yeah this is a great anime/manga, need to buy the rest of the manga, but I hate that Viz fails at getting the second boxset out there.

  • I thought this anime was cool, I was gonna buy it at a store when I first saw it. But when I went to look for it a second time, it was already gone. Its a shame that there was only one box-set released...it would be cool if it got licensed again.

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  • @CreepiestTeacherKira haha i was going for a more dark Yokurama for this review lol

  • @YokuramaAnimeTalk Oops, I removed my comment by mistake! damn you youtube :(

  • @YokuramaAnimeTalk

    how did you go over the 15 minute time limit?

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