The Big Picture While recent releases like Trese and Junji Ito Maniac: Japanese Tales of the Macabre use supernatural premises and disturbing visuals to terrify audiences, one of the most horrifying shows in the history of anime is actually the one where all the monsters are human.
Monster TV-14Crime Release Date April 7, 2004 Cast Liam O'Brien , Keith Silverstein , Karen Strassman , Richard Epcar , Laura Bailey , Tara Platt Main Genre Animation Seasons 1 Creator Naoki Urasawa Writers Tatsuhiko Urahata , Naoki Urasawa Streaming Service Netflix Directors Masayuki Kojima , Morio Asaka ‘Monster’ Depicts the Horror Inside of Humanity Close As a broader genre, anime is certainly no stranger to using gore and magical elements to keep its audience afraid.
The result is a being whose terror stems from the fact that he isn’t the kind of monster people expect — he’s an evil that could be anyone. By taking the form of an average human and committing the worst crimes against humanity possible, Johan proves the scariest horror to imagine is the kind anyone is capable of. The kind that plays with children but can also convince them to jump off roofs and plummet to their deaths.
Related The 7 Best Anime To Watch in May 2024 Oh boy, here we go slayin' demons again. For a Horror Show, 'Monster' Is Surprisingly Heartwarming Yet, while Urasawa doesn’t hesitate to expose his audience to wanton murder and torture, the power of Monster doesn’t rest solely on its horror. For such an unsettling show, multiple episodes contain a surprising degree of wholesome dynamics and touching subplots.