Southern_Writeoffs #6: Monster
Monster is simply one of the greatest thrillers in any medium, period. Despite its 74-episode runtime, it never feels like the story is dragging. Every episode, every plotline, every character is important. No stone goes unturned in this show. I read the manga two years before I watched the show. It was my first year of college, the second semester after my disaster of a first one. I had made a few friends, but had social troubles and a totally unknown future that kept me up at night. Monster was one of the few things that kept me sane. I was dragged along by its pace, reading volumes at a time. The anime is a 1-to-1 adaptation of the manga, and it shows. …