Monogatari Series: First Season
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| I finally found some time to watch it.As the rest of monogatari titles, this was truly amazing.The dialogues, humour, emotions and characters are all on such an AMAZING level.I can't wait to see monogatari 2nd season, im all fired up! |
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| OST # 25: Love is just beautiful. |
| damn shinobu strike again.. looks like the sword is really dangerous :3 btw I like the blood scene.. I like no love when araragi split in two ... yey yeah! :D |
| I'm not sure if I agree with Oshino, but I have to admit that it must pretty hard to live with someone like Hanekawa, every day being crudely reminded how inferior you are in every aspect and no matter how much you would try to get better, that someone would only need to lift a finger and defeat you without batting an eye. Props to Araragi, his plan worked somehow. I was really hoping that the ending of this would somehow tie in with the first episode of Bakemonogatari, so I loved that last shot of Senjougahara 5/5. Well, this was more Bake than Nise, heavy focus on the folklore and we have gained some insight into the Hanekawa-Araragi pair, but something was still missing to make it as spectacular as its forerunner. Might have been just the length and lack of the other characters actually...I'm definitely looking forward to the continuation of the franchise anyway! 9/10. |
| Finally got around to watching this. Just in time for the 2nd season! Wow. This was certainly a breath of fresh air compared to Nisemonogatari. It was a pefect blend of fanservice and sharp, witty dialogue. Araragi was back to his usual cool self here too. Good to see Oshino with a major part in the story as well. I've always liked Hanekawa, so yeah, this was just great. |
| Not gonna lie.... I was pretty disappointed with this. :/ The sword scene didn't make sense to me. How on earth could he swallow that? Vampire or not I just didn't get it. |
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typhlosionwolf said: Not gonna lie.... I was pretty disappointed with this. :/ The sword scene didn't make sense to me. How on earth could he swallow that? Vampire or not I just didn't get it. Supernatural sword = doesn't need to be bound by realistic rules (might as well ask how on earth Shinobu could swallow it, or why Hanekawa turned into a cat) Also the absurdity of the whole scene means that some morbid humor was definitely intended on their part. |
DEMOLITION_D said: Stuartxtr7 said: Didn't enjoy it as much as Nise and Bake, cause I don't really like Hanekawa. Still great though. 8.5/10 For me, Nise is the weakest link. Bake was the best. This lands somewhere in the middle. I hope the new season of Bake rocks my little socks off. As much as I loved Bake at first, I found Nise much more enjoyable (Shinobu talking and his sisters = win for me). Nekomono was nice, but the plot was pretty much already in Bake =/ 8/10 |
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| Watch all four episodes in row, and i loved them!! I just love the dialogue brought by monogatari, its really just amazing. I can't explain how awesome it was in this arc. Defo one of my favs, though i Hanekawa isn't my favourite character :p 9/10, tempted to give it a 10 >_< |
| Beautiful adaptation. |
| I really love Bake & Nise because Shinobu actually talked more & I love Karen & Tsukihi.Neko:Kuro was alright but I enjoyed Bake more.8/10 |
VanishingKiraJul 24, 2013 10:31 PM
| This guy always naruto's his way to the top you have to respect the power of words |
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| I forgot how bad-ass Shinobu is! ^_^ 8/10 overall for me. |
| 5/5 These were not particularly bad, in fact condensed sublimely witty and a brief moment of life of the protagonists. Eventually even a girl like me, always with his head elsewhere perceived well the meaning of the dialogues and in what time frame you position this tale of Nekomonogatari Kuro! : D Drawings not bad, I'm sorry for the guys who can no longer enjoy the intimate Black Hanekawa for so many minutes! ASD Very nice to see the expectations of Araragi be broken in a manner so brutal, his face was too strong to be hard, do not suit him because you already know your chances! And the figure of shit that does eventually intervenes when Shinobu is epic! ROTFL Rating of 5/5 more than deserved. The final grade for now I leave it at 7/10, but as soon as I the opportunity to review the entire saga will not argue on the event to raise it to another point! |
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| TVA version is better than BD one. |
| 日本人はイッちゃってるよ あいつら未来に生きてんな |
| I like this anime, it's a nice f*cking anime. |
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typhlosionwolf said: Not gonna lie.... I was pretty disappointed with this. :/ The sword scene didn't make sense to me. How on earth could he swallow that? Vampire or not I just didn't get it. actually in the novel it stated that he didnt really swallow it. he pierced it through his stomach, through his leg and through the ground. basically in the 30 minutes while araragi was waiting for hanekawa to appear, he constantly kept healing his body while keeping the kaii cutter (which constantly eats his flesh from inside away) in his body, standing (he could neither sit nor bow, since it goes through his legs) and waiting in pain. being immortal have some benefits, i guess? |
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| *it seems my last post got deleted?* for those who are wondering about the sword, in the novel it stated that araragi didnt absorb the sword, but pierced himself inside throught the ground, basically in the 30 minutes araragi waiting for hanekawa coming the sword kept constantly cut away his flesh and he kept constantly healing his body. in the scene before you guys did see how long the sword actually is. basically the sword pierce him through the stomach, through his leg and pierce the bottom under his feets, resulting his lower body still standing while getting split into two. |
| current LN reading: Death March kara hajimaru isekai kyousoukyoku translated here for those who are interested in other forums about animes, check randomc.net, reddit.com/r/anime and forum.animesuki.com |
Urek said: *it seems my last post got deleted?* for those who are wondering about the sword, in the novel it stated that araragi didnt absorb the sword, but pierced himself inside throught the ground, basically in the 30 minutes araragi waiting for hanekawa coming the sword kept constantly cut away his flesh and he kept constantly healing his body. in the scene before you guys did see how long the sword actually is. basically the sword pierce him through the stomach, through his leg and pierce the bottom under his feets, resulting his lower body still standing while getting split into two. That sounds even more ridiculous and it explains why it looked so absurd, but damn I still loved every bit of it! SatanicBeaver said: And lastly, Please stop using the word pretentious to describe anything that's not exactly the same as every other fucking anime under the sun. It's not pretentious to have a different visual style. It's not pretentious to actually have underlying themes instead of just having a straight up action show with nothing underneath the surface. Maybe Shaft (correctly) thought that it might be boring to have a show that consists of at least 75% people talking and just show them standing there moving their mouths with traditional, boring camerawork, and decided to do something interesting and different instead. /EndRant Pretty much agree with this. I highly agree that at least with Monogatari, Shinbou is actually trying to be experimental with his direction and narrative style unlike lots of other anime out there, and he really nails the tone and atmosphere when it matters. It sure as hell makes for a more interesting watch than a lot of shows out there. |
ronriJan 9, 2014 6:08 PM
| Not Bad 8/10 for me looking forward for Bakemonogatari S2... |
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| man that suppression for his love for hanekawa. so intense. hitagi gonna come steal his first love |
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| I really liked whole Nekomonogatari: Kuro, just finished 4rth episode, and at the end is : "Next Time. Tsubasa Tiger, Episode 1." is it about Bakemonogatari (supposed sequel)? Or? And by the way, where can i find the story of how it all started? i mean i got this kind of feeling that Nekomonogatari: Kuro story is already after some major events, and not the beginnimg right? |
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kcp_snag said: I really liked whole Nekomonogatari: Kuro, just finished 4rth episode, and at the end is : "Next Time. Tsubasa Tiger, Episode 1." is it about Bakemonogatari (supposed sequel)? Or? And by the way, where can i find the story of how it all started? i mean i got this kind of feeling that Nekomonogatari: Kuro story is already after some major events, and not the beginnimg right? "Nekomongatari: Kuro" is set after "Kizumonogatari" which hasn't come out yet (it's planned to be released as a movie) and will feature Hanekawa meeting Araragi for the first time (it's also the first time that Araragi encounters oddities/aberrations and his first meeting with Shinobu). "Tsubasa Tiger" (also known as "Nekomonogatari: Shiro") is sort of the last arc focusing on Hanekawa which is a part of "Monogatari Series: Second Season", which is in turn, set after the events of "Bakemonogatari" and "Nisemonogatari" respectively. Hope that helps! ^_^ |
ronri said: kcp_snag said: I really liked whole Nekomonogatari: Kuro, just finished 4rth episode, and at the end is : "Next Time. Tsubasa Tiger, Episode 1." is it about Bakemonogatari (supposed sequel)? Or? And by the way, where can i find the story of how it all started? i mean i got this kind of feeling that Nekomonogatari: Kuro story is already after some major events, and not the beginnimg right? "Nekomongatari: Kuro" is set after "Kizumonogatari" which hasn't come out yet (it's planned to be released as a movie) and will feature Hanekawa meeting Araragi for the first time (it's also the first time that Araragi encounters oddities/aberrations and his first meeting with Shinobu). "Tsubasa Tiger" (also known as "Nekomonogatari: Shiro") is sort of the last arc focusing on Hanekawa which is a part of "Monogatari Series: Second Season", which is in turn, set after the events of "Bakemonogatari" and "Nisemonogatari" respectively. Hope that helps! ^_^ thanks, that cleared it up. btw. im really curious about the story behind the events of spring break when is supposedly all started |
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| I love all of the monogatari series I don't really know why I put this one off some much but i was kinda happy to see something new wile waiting for the new season and movie! Over all I loved this episode Dialogue just screamed bakamonogatari Fight scenes were amazing and that cat outfit was to die for O-o another amazing addition to the anime series! |
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| lol...i liked how shinobu healed araragi's shoes and pants with her blood...thats the mighty power of vampires indeed :I |
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| i though that pants and shoes was a bit too much.... i mean seriously? i get the part about body regeneration but damn :P |
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| Really love Oshino dialogues. His take on Hanekawa in relation with her parents was very interesting. Lovely Shaft style direction once again. I honestly don't think Monogatari would be as appealing without Shaft animation because of the dialogue -heavy nature of this show. 9/10 onto second season! |
| that was pretty good! |
| Koyomi always know how to end an episode. ^^ The scene where Shinobu regenerated Koyomi's lower body was so awesome. I feel bad for Hanekawa after seeing what she has been through. I'm excited for the second season! (Even though I'm already late on the hype train...xD) Overall, it is a pretty good despite only having 4 episodes. I'm impressed at the Monogatari series. It's always has a consistent quality and never fails to entertain me through its witty dialogues, interesting characters and plot. I might read the light novel in the summer. 8/10 |
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| At the end of episode 4, did it give a preview saying the next episode was Tsubasa Tiger part 1? Was that a mistranslation? Or was this arc meant to fill the information gap prior to starting the Tsubasa arc in second season? |
Jonesy974 said: At the end of episode 4, did it give a preview saying the next episode was Tsubasa Tiger part 1? Was that a mistranslation? Or was this arc meant to fill the information gap prior to starting the Tsubasa arc in second season? Yup it's meant to be the last one so it's not a mistranslation. It'd be hard to understand Hanekawa's arc in the second season if you haven't watched this one. |
| Ver nice, short series. Liked the ecchiness. 7/10 |
ronri said: Rewston said: 8/10 I have to say tho I was a little confused at the start, and I still am. It's not so much she'll get possessed by it again. Remember that at the end, Oshino said that she actually absorbed it, so it essentially became a part of her. In Bakemonogatari, I assume that she did the reverse in comparison to Nekonogatari. While the Sawari Neko (Meddle Cat) allowed Hanekawa to use its abilities to terrorize people in Nekomonogatari, I would assume that in Bakemonogatari that Hanekawa hid herself and allowed the Sawari Neko to do its own thing because she didn't want to confront Araragi about her feelings towards him. I think it's really cool though, and it certainly offers an interesting dynamic about Hanekawa's character. Now it has a sense. Thanks for explaining! :) Anyway 7/10 I enjoyed Nise much more. |
| Dub = fake crap. Always. |
| Besides the non-sense sword's scene inside her body, there is another one that left me irritated: --What the fuck that, when Shinobu started to regenerate Araragi's body with her blood, his clothes and shoes were regenerated, too?! WTF..?! This really pissed me of... An anime/'light novel' level that is Monogatari (considered by the most of the persons) and good view by the most of the viewers make this..?! That's right that everything do not exists and it's all fiction... but regenerate clothes and the shoes, too?! -.- Please, give me a GOOD reason for that... for example: (1) "If he regenerated only his body he would be naked" -> Cut it out... don't come me with this excuse; (2) "The clothes, shoes and other accessories are part of his body" -> Even being also another no-sense excuse, as the regenaration of his clothes, I'll accept it as the reason that justifies his clothes and shoes regeneration. |
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| It was amazing. Except that I would've liked more characters, I have nothing to say against it. |
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| I don't get it. Can anyone explain to me why you love it so much? I give Nekomonogatari a 7/10. To me it was good but not so good I'd say I truly love it with all my heart. To me it was interesting really, the dialogue, the funnyness, the ecchiness, the gore, the animation, but it didn't get me as me as much as I thought it would. I'm definitely gonna keep watching the monogatari series, but I'd like someone to explain to me why they thought it deserves a 8/10, 9/10 or 10/10. Maybe it's because I don't understand every piece of the dialogue cause english isn't my primary language, but I truly don't understand why the monogatari series receive such a high score on MAL, but I truly want to. I hope someone's explanation can open my eyes to the greatness I'm missing from the monogatari series. An example of something I don't understand is why Araragi didn't love Hanekawa. What I understood is that he couldn't love because she's too righteous or something and because he only lusted after her extremely hot body. |
| Nekomonogatari: Kuro was really just all around decent. It's predecessors (Bake and Nise) were much better, and much more... interesting. However, the last episode of Nekomonogatari: Kuro is one of my favorite episodes of the entire series so far. I see little appreciation for the very first scene after the opener, which was so creative and cool. When everything went slow-motion and strings started playing in the background music. Straight up insane. |
Affie15 said: I don't get it. Can anyone explain to me why you love it so much? I give Nekomonogatari a 7/10. To me it was good but not so good I'd say I truly love it with all my heart. To me it was interesting really, the dialogue, the funnyness, the ecchiness, the gore, the animation, but it didn't get me as me as much as I thought it would. I'm definitely gonna keep watching the monogatari series, but I'd like someone to explain to me why they thought it deserves a 8/10, 9/10 or 10/10. Maybe it's because I don't understand every piece of the dialogue cause english isn't my primary language, but I truly don't understand why the monogatari series receive such a high score on MAL, but I truly want to. I hope someone's explanation can open my eyes to the greatness I'm missing from the monogatari series. An example of something I don't understand is why Araragi didn't love Hanekawa. What I understood is that he couldn't love because she's too righteous or something and because he only lusted after her extremely hot body. he realized that the hanekawa he used to hang out is not the real person. to explain more about the hanekawa character will spoil alot from the first arc of second season, Tsubasa Tiger. for now i will refrain to explain untill you watched these. |
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| Not bad! Definitely a good prequel arc! |
| Shinobu is the real MVP here <3 |
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| 1/5 for the episode, overall rating 2/10. |
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