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I was dreading this episode for a month since some bitch narrator had to spoil it for me.

Seriously fuck you narrator.

srsly.. I thought the same T___T

This show never disappoints when it come to the unconventional. She definitely was a monstrous presence on the show. An awkward one, too. I'm gonna miss her.

By the way, that cute little moment after the ending credits, unnecessary. I was already feeling a little sad. And then you show cute little child version of them sleeping and eating watermelon under the tree. Too cruel.

It was very unique, awesome and outstanding episode, i liked the way they directed the episode.
As usual The dialogue is so entertaining.
However, i think Nanami death is too early, why they didn't make it after couple of episodes?

I think the ep was awsome, not entirely glad with how Nanami's charachter played out, but I did sort of figure she was going to die, when she was left out of the mission from episode one. I mean you can't leave a young girl alone like that for no good reason, so I expected something. Just didn't expect her to be a duble edged sword to her self, I wouldn't call her evil, her acts were her own decision as the only thing she could do. I suppose if she met the right master or something, she could have survived but it didn't happen. Even though she died and did so by baiting Shichika along, she was cool too the end, she even showed her brother how to perfect his skill, gave Togame a nice hair cut, and atoned for her own killing. thats a cool character in my book.

I can't tell if we just have opposite tastes or there is just something about this anime that makes everyone in the audience have mixed reactions for different reasons. I'm not sure if this was my favorite favorite episode so far, but I actually liked it a lot, even with the whole role-playing/retro gaming cutscenes thrown into the episode. And something about the general art direction that made it feel less generic from your average anime and more-so a unique design that tried to stay as true to the original material visually as possible (I'm assuming that was the case anyway. I've only seen a couple of artworks from the novel/light novel).

But I really need to ask, and I'm not trying to start a very heated debate or anything. Just what exactly is the general audience suppose to expect out of watching this anime in which they feel they were fully entertained? Meaning what kind of direction storytelling wise, art wise, etc. is the audience meant to get by watching Katanagatari? Or rather what is everyone suppose to get out of the way he tells this story (assuming the author is male)?

It seems that whenever anyone watches Katanagatari, they get mixed reactions for different reasons. They'll love some episodes and dislike others. Some will love the dialogue, others won't get it. Some will love the artstyle, others won't. Thus it feels kinda hard to make heads or tails out of this anime. It's probably why I've stayed away from watching Bakemonogatari all this time. I've seen the first episode-in-a-half of that show about a year ago and while it seemed interesting, I failed to understand the excitement and praise behind those that watch this show. And if I watched it from start to finish, then I fear I would not get a very positive reaction out of this show and trying to comprehend the hype behind it would frustrate the hell out of me.

But at any rate, my point is in the case of Katanagatari, is there some specific way you need to enjoy this show that I don't seem to know about? I'm merely asking for clarity at this point.

I'll say this one super elitist thing and then move on: I feel like art in it's truest form is personal, evoking a strong emotional reaction. And thus far, I do believe Katanagatari to be one of the shows that is very artful and entertaining at the same time. I personally had problems with the way this episode was done, and I made speculation as to why that is, but that's not to say that I didn't enjoy it. I gave it a 4/5 because I still enjoyed the episode a lot on the whole.

For me, because Nanami is supposed to be the strongest in Japan, a monster from birth, I needed the animation and tension to really support that. I wanted to feel like this was a battle between titans, and instead it felt like a challenge only slightly above last month. In a way, the comic, top-down RPG stuff really detracted from the atmosphere that I was anticipating the episode to have. This wasn't in a funny way like the troll episode that actually ended up being all about Nanami, so I can't really see any justification for a lot of the decisions that undercut the tone.

Now, I'm just one person, though, and a lot of other people responded in the opposite direction, so it is what it is.

I'd say it's the same for Bakemonogatari. You may find aspects of that show that you really love or really hate; you might love the whole thing; you might hate the whole thing; or maybe you'll be indifferent. Look at the hype for what it is. At the end of the day, a lot of people love the show because at it's base level, Bakemongatari is a harem that panders to a few major types. I love it for the dialogue and the relationship between the leads as expressed through it. Other people hated it for that very reason. It's up to you.

Nooooo! Not her pretty hair! The new style does look hot though. Loved the slightly different art style and the video game parts. Very cool.

I don't think there's ever been a case in anime where I've been satisfied with long hair being cut short. This is no exception -.-

@noteDhero
How powerful you want Nanami to be? Killing Shichika in one blow? LOL

Huh?
Nanami needed to die for the story. I just wish the fight would have been better (ie. good). In my perfect world, though, this show would have been about her, she would have joined Shichika and Togame, cock-blocking the whole journey-long.

If Nanami join Shichika,then the explanation of Shichika killing his father wouldn't fit in the story.
If Nanami is not a genius in the first place, her father would have threat her better.
If Nanami doesn't have his stupid sickness, She would have die during the maniwani fight .
If Nanami doesn't has a big reason to fight Shichika(such as killing herself),She wouldn't even have left that island and killing of Itezora clan and wipe out he entire priest in the forsaken mountain.
If Nanami didn't wipe out the clan of Itezora clan, then Shichika won't be dealing with simple minded kids that protect the sword solely because of loneliness.
Anyway, since I am late for my work maybe I should just get straight to the point LOL
I don't like clichéd in the story...

This is so wrong! ;____;


An alright episode. I really love how I can see how much Shichika has changed.

Guess I'm not the only one who thought that this series is very similar to Muramasa: The Demon Blade. This part was such a blatant reference:

Great creative and emotions-filled episode. Katanagatari is a fascinating series, really epic and with huge developments each month, which is a prowess in itself.

This. Well I didn't particularly cry, but it was a rather perfect song for this episode. Nanami ;____;

And please let Togame's hair grow back. I know I couldn't get used to her short hair. Psh.

This.

Didn't bother to read everything, only the last page, I came in too late but I'm finally back on schedule with Katanagatari.

I also thought this episode had a lower budget, and thought that the game-like scenes were a very clever way to disguise that fact. But that's not the only thing: a lot of stuff was simply worse than other episodes.
Let's talk about the things I hated the most: the closeups. When the camera zooms on someone, you expect it to be as neat as before zooming. This time around, you could count pixels: it was a pathetic digital zoom. Frequent scenes like that (I can count 3 by memory) killed the mood and took me out of the immersion in the story.
On top of that, we see a lot of expedients to draw less and obtain more lengthy scenes (Maniwani walking, rotating room with blur effect when Togame and Nanami speak...).

I can't believe they did THIS to the episode I've been waiting since Nanami came out of the closet. The plot was good enough to be the most intense episode of the whole series, and they scattered cheap tricks all over it.

Oh well! You can't stop a journey like that, you have to go on, and so will I. Let's just cross fingers for August.

Good Bye Nanami , ill miss u

Thank god she died, and didn't turn in to some sort of retarded end-boss.