Monogatari Series: First Season
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Neverender said: Rudgald said: Thanks! No I get it I think - he simply meant that there should be more people like Hitagi, right?:) No, he meant exactly what he said. Senjougaharaism. Said in other words that it's should be a trend that people get fascinated by Senjougahara, if I have interpret it correctly. |
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Kish0 said: Sexual assault on child. Wait, if only Araragi that can see that snail then why Hanekawa interact with the snail too? Or maybe she's just pretending like what Senjougahara do. Definitely gonna be a love triangle. Lol she confess her love in english. It will probably be shown later. A hint was given in this ep. I don't want to go further on this subject. I am not a fond of spoilers, even with spoiler tags. :P |
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When you have too much freetime. xD |
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Kayflower said: 64SuperNintendo said: At this point, the best episodes seem to be the last episodes of any given arc... I agree with this, based on these first 5 episodes. I've been getting bored, but I found this episode to be quite good! The lost snail reveal and Hitagi's opening up both had my full attention, no doubt about it! :P So is Mayoi going to be a regular character still? That would be fun! It would be great if every episode could grab my attention this way. ✿ 5/5 That's what I love with this anime. As we know by now this is not an action shounen series where there is tension is every ep. Analogy to the arcs of this anime is a symphony it has a slow start. Slowly it gets better and eventually reach the climax where it really gets enjoyable. When one person has heard the whole symphony one can see a whole picture and see how each piece has contribute to the symphony. The same with these stories. It begins slowly. Get a build-up and at the end reach a climax where it shows it tension and gives us, the viewers, joy. That's a great trait I like with the monogatari-series. ;) |
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| yayyyyyyy sexual assault jokes because that's always funny especially in an anime that made serious light on sexual assault just a few episodes ago for shock value!!!!! /s So we finally get an explanation for what's been going on with this girl and in an absolute miracle for this show, it's a solid 10 minutes of actual interesting content. Maybe at this rate the next arc with end with 15 minutes of something besides idle chatter. A girl can hope. I took some time to look up positive opinions of this show and try to understand the appeal. After all, so many people seem to enjoy it. The general defense against people who find the show boring seems to be rather smug: Oh, it's about character development and introspection, and slow is just the style! You can have character development and introspection in an interesting way that moves the plot forward, not to mention said character development is only about half of the dialog while the other 50% is awkward flirting and lewd humor that feels like padding. A relaxed pace is one thing, but this anime seems to want to waste the time of anybody who needs more than constant shots of cute girls and artistic flair that quickly gets repetitive while trying to spice up an anime that has so far mostly taken place in a single empty location. Which is especially odd, given the show is INTENTIONALLY LONGER than a single cour, which means the director felt this amount of time was necessary. Maybe later the series ties together and justifies every piece of dialog it's ever produced into some brilliant endgame narrative, but even if it does that won't automatically make this series a masterpiece in my eyes, because there are plenty of series that manage to spin a grande finale AND make the journey there enjoyable. |
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| thats the best episode so far. didnt expect that |
| loved this episode, the twist was great even tho i expected it but it was executed really well. love the sound direction!! i freakin’ LOVE the MCs they are both very strong characters & even if i still find this too quirky i’ll keep watching for their sake, SO entertaining |
 ꕤ but i’ll probably remember over and over again you were there and everyone else was there — the day we all searched for just one thing ꕤ |
| Damn, didn't see that twist coming. On the plus side, Mayoi got promoted to a 'wandering spirit.' Hitagi is a pretty cool character so far, and the dynamic between her and Koyomi is great. Hopefully there'll be more development between the two of them as the series goes on. |
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| I think this episode finally sold me on the Monogatari series as a whole; I am now very excited to see the other story arcs and different seasons after this. That twist was well done in my opinion, and after seeing it, I can see that it was hinted at in some of the splice ins. I thought that after Mayoi went home, she would disappear, but I am kinda glad she just got promoted so she can stay in the story. I was confused with the love confession at first, but I am glad that it was legit. I think subconsciously, I was rooting for those two to be together. |
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| Very good episode |
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| Very good episode It's such a shocked to see that Mayoi was dead, and it's also a shocked on that confession that Senjougahara gave to Araragi. Araragi was able to capture a GOD TIER WAIFU lmao |
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| I really enjoyed this arc and I want Mayoi's backpack now |
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| lol that confession scene was somehow unexpected. gladly hachikuji isn't "dead", but im excited to meet the other characters too. it was a great episode. |
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| By far the best and most entertaining one. It was sad to know that Mayoi were already dead but still glad that she’s not just an episodic character. |
| Senjougahara is best waifu |
| Based Certified. I love anime armpits. |
| That was a really great episode, probably my favorite one so far. I was confused on how Mayoi was affected by the snail in the previous episodes, but now I understand, Mayoi was the snail herself and Araragi was the one who was affected by it. That was cool. And now Araragi and Senjougahara are offical, fuckin nice. Mayoi is also not gone forever, that's good, she's now a wandering ghost. |
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| yo damn this is really well written, even if I can't particularly understand japanese, I can understand that the wordplay in this is exceptional. The way this arc ends blew my mind with many hints given at the start too. why did it take me this long to get into the monogatari series |
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| Anyone else conclude that Hitagi's song for Koyomi should be After School Tea Time's (from K-On!) "My Love is a Stapler"? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O8acFdnSnSo (Japanese) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zmCawQqwQm0 (English) |
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| Come on english queen senjougahara! |
 just wanna feel wanted by someone other than the police 😫 |
| That "Omedetou gozaimasu" was hilarious lol Did not expect that Mayoi would be a ghost... damn. Quite tragic. And if I didn't misunderstand, it happened 10 years ago? Again, if I didn't misunderstand, Hanekawa could see her because like Araragi she's running away from something as well, right? Loved the romance progression this episode. Hitagi's straightforwardness is awesome, and I like how she didn't want to leave without an answer. Araragi's answer too was interesting lol But still, thrilled that they're together! |
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| A lot of playful dialogues or banters they're having quite a fun while But Senjougahara is back and she finally revealed the truth about Mayoi, Araragi was the one who's being followed by Mayoi herself not Mayoi her story was really sad to hear and experience imagine the pain to travel all the way but never reach the destination she's going to So that concludes her story, But coincidentally they met yet again but she's a wandering spirit now which was relieving to see her cute annoying face again. |
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| Dang that was a good twist Hitagi and Ararararagi are couple goals<3 |
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| This is the episode that has me sold on the whole Monogatari lore. After 2 eps of nice but very slow-paced buildup, we get this emotional rollercoaster thrown at us. Honestly surprised they were able to pack so much in just 25 minutes. Also based we get to see Hachikuji again 5/5 |
| Camera angles and Animation are very different & complex in this series from a regular anime it's like they are trying to create a mystery which is a very good approach in my opinion. Nonetheless it was a good episode and better than previous one. |
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| Damn, really nice episode, I teared up, haha. Love these characters. |
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| it was amazing! i'm starting to get why people call this series a masterpiece, and there was so much development of the characters in this ep!! well, except for the loli stuff and groping.. |
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| That plot twist got me, especially with the way it was revealed. And then the climax. But what got me even harder was Senjougahara's confession. Turns out she was trying to play Love is War but gave up midway and confessed. Still, her not wanting a vague relationship is something I respect and a relationship where they talk things through is certainly going to be helpful in the long run. The subtitles were a bit confusing here though. |
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| I really liked the way this episode played out. Hachikuji's reveal was done in a very interesting way, and Senjyogahara's reasoning kind of shook things up for me. Overall a very good episode with a satisfying ending; Also glad to see that we may see more of Hachikuji in the future. |
| So that incident happened about 10 years ago in this town. Would've been interesting to see Araragi and them as kids meeting Hachikuji. Thinking back on it after watching the series, considering Tsubasa also saw Mayoi makes sense. At least Senjougahara doesn't have any issues at home. |
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| I thought there was going to be a harem but Hitagi is very straight-to-the-point, love it. I wonder if it's all going to be episodic stories of each character, my expectations were diffent. |
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| Damn. I teared up when she "went home" man... That was nice. |
| Koyomi caught Mayoi the right way xD "I love you" was so heartbreaking. The episode was great. |
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| I don't know if I'll be able to continue this for much longer... The nonsensical rambling about nothing for the entirety of each episode, the flippant & sassy dialogue is just relentless, and every character aside from Araragi talk in the same long-winded, riddle-style loops to just prolong conversations. And when we finally get a slightly normal & direct confession, the MC's response is to repeatedly say "I see," and avoid confronting a single word of what that person is saying? Ok... exciting I guess? Also, I really hope the creepy child fetishizing stuff is over now. I never want to see the words "Touched a little girl's delicate breasts" pop up on screen ever again. |
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