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The series centers on a group of high school students in the fictional South Korean city of Hyosan, and their struggle to survive amidst a zombie outbreak. It is
based on the Naver webtoon of the same name by Joo Dong-geun, which was published
between 2009 and 2011. [3][4] This series was filmed at Sunghee Girls' High School in Andong, South Korea. The series was released on January 28, 2022, on Netflix. [5][6] Following its release, the series was watched over 474. 26 million hours in its first 30 days on the service.
[42] Reviewing the Monster manga for Anime News Network, Carl Kimlinger
called Urasawa a master of suspense "effortlessly maintaining the delicate balance of deliberate misinformation and explicit delineation of the dangers facing protagonists that only the finest suspense thrillers ever achieve. "[43] He commented that even the stories and characters that had felt unrelated to the greater picture are "eventually drawn together by Johan's grand plan. "[44] Kimlinger deemed the art "invisible perfection," never "showy or superfluous," with panels laid out so well that it is easy to forget how much effort is put into each and every page. [43] Though he did not find the characters' physical designs attractive,[45] he praised their expressiveness, writing that the characters "wear their personalities on their faces, communicating changes in their outlooks, psychology, inner thoughts and emotions with shifts in expression that range from barely perceptible to masks of rage, hate and fear. "[43] UK Anime Network gave the first volume a perfect score based on the engrossing story, but felt the artwork, while appealing, was not "groundbreaking". [46] On the other hand, Active Anime felt the art improved across the manga's serialization. [47] A. E. Sparrow of IGN described Monster as a "Hitchcock film set to manga" and felt its real strength comes from its huge cast of interesting characters, who each have "a unique story and history to relate". [48] Carlo Santos, also for Anime News Network, called Monster "a one-of-a-kind thriller" and suggests that one of the most overlooked qualities of it is that "amidst all the mystery and horror, there are moments of love and hope and all the good things about humanity. "[49] Though she praised the manga for its "cinematically precise" art, never confusing the reader, and making each person visually distinct despite the large cast of characters,[50] Casey Brienza from the same website felt that too much
time was spent developing minor characters "who are likely to be dead or forgotten just a few dozen pages later," and that the series' ending "went out with a whimper.
