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Sep 8, 2021 4:55 AM
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Jeez their theory for the disappearance of Oikura's mom was darker than I had expected. But Oikura accepts that theory anyways and she now has the opportunity to get a fresh start in life! She didn't really get enough screentime in this arc. I wish they had shown the conversation between Araragi and Oikura and what was in that letter:/

The arc is a 9/10. I also loved the countdown scene in this ep.

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Sep 8, 2021 5:02 AM
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MuriDaWeeb said:
Hol up a rotting corpse smells it's even dangerous to live with one because the smell extracts poison that can kill that doesn't make any scene how is oikura even alive when she lived with a fucking rotting corpse next door

That was just a theory that Oikura accepted. The point here isn't to find her mother, it is to give her some form of closure.
Sep 30, 2021 3:59 PM

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No apparition, boring realisation, focused on a character so flawed it's hard to have any kind of empathy for her. This really was the weakest arc of the Monogatari Series so far. Araragi is even more of a spectator than we are in this story where everything is handed to him despite the fact it is about his own past.

In the end, the most interesting moments were the dialogues with Ougi since they have a unique dynamic to them.
Dec 4, 2021 9:49 PM

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Wasn’t really a fan of the Sodachi saga, if I’m honest. I get that there needed to be a realistic catalyst for Araragi becoming such a misanthrope—and I appreciated the pathos of this essentially guest character—but much of what came before the reveals in this ep just… dragged.

There were some good character moments. I like that Araragi and friends are maturing into young adults who have this desire to help people with increasingly ordinary problems. I really like Ougi; she feels fresh. But man, so much of Owari’s first half felt like a waste of space.

Hopefully a nice Shinobu arc can cleanse the palate..
Dec 10, 2021 11:02 AM

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Damn! For a moment I thought she ate her mother. I need to stop watching these serial killer documentaries.
Araragi-kun, genki ii ne? Nanika iikoto demo attanokai?



Apr 15, 2022 2:08 AM
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Damn.

If that's the last we will ever see of Oikura, then I'm going to be sad


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Jun 1, 2022 4:53 AM

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JPthugnificent said:
It was nice to see Hanekawa's striped hair again. (Though I thought she dyed her hair? How does that just come off by a quick shower?)

Ougi is as ominous as always lol
She has to do it every morning.
I'm surprised to see people who are upset we didn't see what was in the letter, I was hoping we wouldn't see and I felt it was much more satisfying that way, hahaha.
Incredible, beautiful finale to a really amazing art. I didn't think this episode would wrap everything together, honestly expected another episode or two, but then halfway in, we skip to the conclusion, but in a way I really, really enjoyed. Surprised me.
Oikura's development was beautiful, she was really well written. Her keeping her word at the end with everyone as well as not simply leaving without a trace. Honestly, throughout a lot of the end segments of the episode, I was tearing up, haha. Don't know what more I can say, other than my basic Monogatari praise. Loved the pacing, composition, sound effects, dialogue, etc.. Hoping Owarimonogatari keeps being this amazing cause it's a definite 9/10 if so.

Funny laugh.

Ignore what I said earlier. 10/10.
Mar 27, 2023 9:25 AM

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Every child deserves a parent, but not every parent deserves a child.
But I still don't sympathize with Oikura for her unnecessary way of complicating matters to have someone help her. She's loco.
Phew, that melodrama dragged on for too long. So anyway, it's all up to Oikura if she wants to be happy. In the end, we know ourselves best.
Dec 10, 2023 5:02 PM

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I freakin' love Ougi Oshino already
Mar 24, 2:38 PM
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I loved this arc(10/10) but it is a bit interesting how Oikura reacted when Araragi told her what happend with her mother!

She tought "it is what it is""
Apr 5, 12:34 PM

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I figured she was dead but it was way worse than that.




May 15, 6:01 PM
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Here we are at the end of this 2nd Oikura arc and what I’m assuming is the end of this 6 episode Oikura saga, or 7 episodes since episode 1 was split into two where I watched it. I liked it a lot despite my distaste for Oikura, all the way up to the end I don’t think she truly came around for me but I am glad she seems to have changed by the end by actually being able to talk to Araragi without berating him and also leaving him an actual message this time, although I hate that they blue balled us on what it says lol, I’m thinking all of those pages are blank but perhaps we will never know for sure.

And this final episode of the arc itself was quite the wild one with Ougi battling Hanekawa once again, it was pretty funny with Ougi sucking on Hanekawa’s chest with her sleeve tentacles and how she forced herself between them lol, this reaction from Ougi made her seem more human imo, just making me like her even more. And damn that Hanekawa is smart af, had a quick cold shower and she figured out what happened lol, poor Araragi apparently needed 30+ hints but it’s possible he was turning away from the truth the whole time, as I personally think it was kinda obvious that Oikura’s mom killed herself, or lost her will to live, whatever boats your float. Pretty fucked up situation tho, the fact Oikura cared for her mom’s corpse for YEARS is wild, I’m surprised she never smelled the rotting body but maybe she just didn’t know what the smell was. I may not like Oikura that much but damn, that is terrible, she’s a very tragic character.

But, I’m glad she’s moving on now, I hope she returns at some point and we can witness her glow-up, because even after her unhinged introduction I do kinda like her, just not much lol, I can at least say I really enjoyed her story and her OPs. But with that we move on to the next arc which goes on for the rest of this season, I’m interested in seeing why it needs to be this long.
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