I havent found a series that i could watch several episodes in one sitting and actually enjoy it since owari no seraph and fmab :-( when does fairy tail get really good because its just kinda dull for me
Agreed! Monster is actually the longest anime I've ever watched (I'm a lightweight haha) and it did drag on a little in parts. Most of them, yeah, when Johan started acting a little kinder. I think that was the university arc? I don't super remember but I feel like he had some kind of weird double personality thing going on. I really should rewatch it.
Lunge/the detective was a really good character for sure--at times he was almost 2srs4me but he kind of needed to be. I have to say Tenma was my favorite just because he's like, one of the few anime character's I'd be 100% down for knowing IRL. He's such a sweet and level-headed guy, even down to the wire. I just like that in a character. Also Deiter was cute--or whoever the little boy was that Tenma basically adopted.
Oh, you're thinking of Grimmer! Gosh, that guy. My heart still hurts for his character arc, the poor thing.
The poor budget, though. I swear most of it was used on Johan; he was the most dynamic-moving thing in the whole anime, lmao.
tenrou island > > > > >> edolas but edolas > > > > > key of the starry skies. i can't even ironically encourage people to watch that disgusting arc. the anime producers have 0 sense of creativity and can adapt the manga. but the GMG arc is better anime than manga imho because the animaters not only adapted it perfectly, but extended everything that needed to be extended and nothing more.
loved Monster, but i cant say i remember all the details, since i saw it about 4 years ago. it was very thrilling, albeit there is a good chunk of episodes that drag on a bit with a sluggish pacing in the plot. i think it's roughly when he goes to visit the university iirc? idk
i think Monster is v compelling, and my fav char is still the detective. also found johan's righthand man v intriguing. the fight scene btwn these 2 is great also.
as for the thematic elements, i feel like it's a little heavy-handed at times. repetition sort of drives the point home, but the most beautiful, haunting moments come when new characters interact and further unravel the mystery. the tall guy who helps the doctor towards the end (i forget his name, but he was also at -that place- with johan) was a really great touch. the characters in the story really make the show.
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who the frick actually runs with bread in their mouth like come on.
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watashiwa baka
the edolas arc was so sh*t then it got gud in the last few episodes
