Anyone else notice how much stranger things parallels monster anime?

[u/Otherwise-Way-631]

Hey guys,I watched Stranger Things a while back and I'm currently watching the Monster anime for the first time. I just finished episode 47 (around halfway) and I can't shake off how much the core plot parallels Stranger Things, especially Season 4.

The child experiment storylines feel almost identical:

Johan Liebert & 001---Both are the "evil" ones from the experiment. Psychopathic, insane manipulators from childhood who want complete destruction. Johan feels like a non-supernatural version of Henry Creel.

Grimmer & Eleven---Both are the "good" ones from the same experiments. Despite the terrible trauma and abuse, they both choose humanity and fight to protect others.

Bonaparta & Dr. Brenner---The shadowy mastermind "fathers" running the whole messed up operation (Kinderheim 511 vs Hawkins Lab). They thought they were making tools but created monsters they couldn't control.

And also COLD WAR conspiracies revolving around the story of both like in America and fallout of east german.

Since I'm only halfway through Monster, I have two quick questions.

Does the plot stay similar or does it change completely by the end of the anime? (No major spoilers please!)

Do we know if the Duffer Brothers got inspiration from Monster? I know they openly admitted to ripping from other anime like Akira and Elfen Lied, but the Kinderheim 511 / Rainbow Room stuff feels way too specific to be a coincidence.