Monster
Yeah fuck it, i was writing a long review that was with about 800 words now but it was just a huge mess and wasn't even halfway through. Also i do not feel like doing it, i might post it some day, i'll just put here a short review for now.
Monster had been in my watchlist for a long time and i heard many things praising this anime and especially Johan but oh well, i was shocked that it was much better when my expectations were already pretty high.
Not only one of my favorite shows but also my 2nd fav piece of fiction ever. Just flawless from start to finish, the only issues i had was with getting fully hooked in the story (which was more of my problem than the shows) but after like ep 20 something i got ADDICTED to this. I ate up the rest of the show in a few days and well it was the best time i had watching something in a while.
The writing is flawless, everything is tied up (even having an open ending) and it's a pretty complex story when it comes to themes, moral dilemmas and especially, Johan's character. Johan has to be the best antagonist ever for me, my 2nd favorite is Dutch Van der Linde and he doesn't even come close imo. He also is a top 3 character of all time, he's genuinely perfect, i can't see how someone would not like him. Tenma is also REALLY underrated, people seem to underrate characters that aren't the anti hero type and stick with good morals and Tenma is one of them and goood he's so well-writen. Grimmer might actually be the greatest tritagonist ever but idk if he's a side character or a tritag, either way i absolutely ADORED his character and his conclusion is one of the best in fiction. Anna is also really underrated and an amazing character but i think the other 3 are on a different level (also props to my underrated goat Lunge)
The ending is aging SO WELL for me, the more i think about it the better it gets. It's an open ending but unlike Berserk (anime) it is actually perfect and i genuinely cannot think of a better ending. I'll talk more about the ending and bring up Berserk's finale too in the full review.
Overall, perfect show, i'm thinking of this all the time even though i finished it almost 3 weeks ago, WATCH THIS! (Logging it on the day i finished it either way)