Anime Review: Monster

Synopsis

Kenzo Tenma, japanese brain surgeon in Germany, takes the controversial decision to save the life of a boy over the city's mayor. This leads him to lose almost everything he has. His fiancé, his career, his social status. The only thing he has left is his self esteem, knowing he did what is right saving the boy that arrived first. Things get complicated when he realizes nothing is what it seems. A bloodbath to Tenma's advantage that leads to the apparently innocent boy makes him question his own beliefs. (Synopsis adapted from spanish wikipedia).

Guiri comment:

Even though I haven't watched all episodes, I've seen 61 up to now, I can safely say this anime is one of the best (possible THE best) ones I've ever seen. It's not for spoiled brats (kids). It's based (or follows precisely, I don't know) the highly successful manga with the same name. It's a thriller and can get to bore you if you're a kiddo.

It's one of those anime that could be made into a real movie/series with human actors. (Why the heck hasn't it been done yet ???). Without wanting to spoil the plot, in the first episodes, of course, the doctor gets the blame for Johan's (the boy) killings. Tenma turns into a kind of japanese "The Fujitive" in Germany, while he goes discovering who Johan is and unravelling the plot.

All the characters are great. Tenma, Nina (Anna, Johan's sister), the cop goes after Tenma, I LOVE Tenma's fiancé.... and of course... Johan. By the way, Johan doesn't usually kill people himself, he 'manipulates' others in to doing so... totally awesome!

Well, there it is. Definitely a series that if wasn't an anime, but with real life actors, would be a blockbuster.

But... it's one of those 'weird asian cartoons'... and... you have to read... (the world is full of morons).