Reason: Blood,violence,cute sexy and dangerous girls


Otohiko wrote:Anime : Monster
Reason(s) : Very mature, genuinely deep and often as creepy as it is inspiring; offers little in the way of action, humor, fanservice, or bright flashy art - and everything in terms of plot, athmosphere and character. Although it does center around some pretty contrived conspiracies, there is nothing supernatural involved and everything ultimately comes down to human nature - and this show does raise some extremely poignant (and more or less unanswerable) ethical questions.
Also, it's set in 1990s Europe and revels in very accurate athmosphere - visually and otherwise (it's surprisingly well-aware of social issues in post-communist Europe, for example). The art, while not flashy as I said before, soaks in beautiful European cities and landscapes, and the characters designs - many of which border on ugly - are realistic and unglorified. Also, in a break from the usual teen domination of everything, the protagonist is in his late 30s - ironically that's a median age for the cast, who with a few exceptions are all adults.
All in all, a breath of fresh air who want a bit less flash and a bit more substance in their anime.
Wabius wrote:URASAWA NAOKI FTW!
Otohiko wrote:Great, fellow monster fan![]()
It should also be noted that unlike what some people may assume, 'entering people's minds' doesn't involve anything any secret techniques or superpowers. That's why it's so genuinely creepy.
Otohiko wrote:And for those who haven't, it's worth mentioning that 20th Century Boys, his next manga, could possibly top Monster in complexity and character development. Some people seem to resent the idea of animating it for some reason, but I personally hope that maybe one day it'll be turned into anime like Monster was.
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