Monogatari Series: First Season
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| Well it's finally over and it took long enough. Trolling aside I'll give it a solid 9/10 just because I enjoyed the earlier episodes. |
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| wish i could have seen this without SHAFT's shit dripping all over it. |
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a_l_2606Jul 3, 2010 5:07 PM
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| Great ending for a great series, full of mystery, romance and the usual flawlessly-timed direction. That's a very good thing Bakemonogatari ended, and ended like this. 9/10 |
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Thousand-Eyes said: My rating of 9 will not change. That's my first and final score throughout the show's ups and downs. It might be a rating single-handedly credited to episode 2 or 3 (I can't remember which). I think I've said it before, but the plain/simplistic backgrounds with no people at all blended with the nice mellow music is something I can't describe. It gives me a good feeling and I'm surprised this show emitted that so well and symmetrically. The lack of Senjougahara really hurt the entertainment value later on in the series, and I had hoped she'd have some more screen time, but I'm content with how much time she got in episode 2 or 3. Those were some of the best dialogue-based episodes I've ever seen in Anime. And you forgot episode 12... Sorry for ranting on such small details. But for me, every character has his/her fair share of contents... (my English is that bad, sorry). But it would be OK if this show is nothing but Senjougahara & Araragi, though. |
a_l_2606Jul 5, 2010 2:23 AM
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| Damn great series 10/10 Shinobu was pretty amazing XD |
| About time =) Anyway it was worth the wait, what a great episode! We saw some shinobu action and uncovered the secret love of hanekawa, Hitagi sure is <3 lucky you arararagi =/ shame we didnt see much nadeko tought. Anyway 10/10 Masterpiece indeed. |
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| Awesome Shinobu action aside, the ending turned out to be much more straightforward than I expected. The series lost a little bit of momentum with the delay, but still very enjoyable. Not something that's praised very often when it comes to anime, but thanks for the dialogue lol. |
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| Great series. The waiting times for episodes 14 and 15 were ridiculous. Shinobu was awesome, I really thought she was going to kill evil Hanekawa. The ending seemed a little original, but nonetheless, I whole heartily enjoyed this series. It gets a solid 8/10. |
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a_l_2606 said: They could even remove Araragi, and only have Senjougahara, it would still last for some 100+ episodes~But it would be OK if this show is nothing but Senjougahara & Araragi, though. ..Ahem. Anyway, don't mind me. |
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| Now how long has Shinobu REALLY been the shadow? |
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Oosran said: a_l_2606 said: They could even remove Araragi, and only have Senjougahara, it would still last for some 100+ episodes~But it would be OK if this show is nothing but Senjougahara & Araragi, though. ..Ahem. Anyway, don't mind me. If Araragi is removed, Senjougahara will not have a guinea pig to toy with! ..Ahem. Anyway, today's Tsundere-chan's birthday, it seems... |
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| It all feels imcomplete, honestly, but besides that, it was a good place to end the series. At least, we have a clear understanding of everyone's feelings, and a resolution of all the main character's problems, not a weak harem ending. Quite enjoyable, overall. |
| It all feels imcomplete, honestly, but besides that, it was a good place to end the series. At least, we have a clear understanding of everyone's feelings, and a resolution of all the main character's problems, not a weak harem ending. Quite enjoyable, overall. |
| Great ending, imo. Yes, the wait was annoying but I don't think it affected the quality of the show and the entertainment value it had. I'm going to re-watch this when a batch with good subs is released. 10/10 |
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| the ending was very nice. I'd liked to see more HitagixKoyomi scenes but nevertheless I loved this show. nice experimental animation style and a nice sense of humor. my starting date for the show was July 8 2009 my ending date was July 9 2010 ;D 10/10 |
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Fabienne said: the ending was very nice. I'd liked to see more HitagixKoyomi scenes but nevertheless I loved this show. nice experimental animation style and a nice sense of humor. my starting date for the show was July 8 2009 my ending date was July 9 2010 ;D 10/10 Wow, one day and a year... good job. Frankly, I picked up this series quite late (when 14 episodes have been released already), so the delay is not a big deal to me... Only 2 months or so. |
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| So I finally became bored enough to watch this episode hoping that they might actually try, and put some effort into the very last episode. Oh and behold how wrong I was though.. Same level of mediocrity, boring pointless conversations, cut-scenes and generaly incoherent setting. How anyone can give this a perfect 10 is completely beyond me, I guess the total lack of quality make them think it's 'unique' and therefore equals good. I'm not completely unreasonable though and the anime did have a few interesting scenes and highlights, plus the characters was actually surprisingly interesting (most of them at least) Overall though I'm curious as to what Shaft tried to accomplish when they decided to produce this, especially later with the massive delays. Either way I'm scoring this a 6, and that's only because I'm in a good mood ;} |
game8910 said: Maximatum99 said: patlagik said: Delicious trolling to the Bakefags. I am proud.why the hell release this episode in 5 parts? what kind of human being does this kind of thing to a last episode of an anime?!!!? I agree, this man is a trolling genius, SHAFT makes fans wait a whole year to finish this series, neglects to animte the OP for the last episode, and then when released the ONLY one willing to sub the show (u'd think other groups would seeing how this is supposed to be popular) will sub it over a period of 6 days to make the fans and the bloggers talk their hearts out. Truly the bakemonogatari fags are one of the most trolled fanbases in recent anime only second to the Haruhi fanbase Haha I guess I wasn't the only one laughing at the people getting upset at all the trolling. Then again Trolling is the heart and soul of this anime. Thank you Shaft. I think it sohuld have ended at episode 12. The last three episode were meh. So I'll give it a 8/10 |
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| It was ok, though ep 12 was a better "ending" type of episode I think. |
| Finally the end. It was an average ending and overall the series gets a 4/10. |
Persocom said: It was ok, though ep 12 was a better "ending" type of episode I think. I agree,it would be better if they didn't even released these 3 last episodes and let ep 12 as the ending. |
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cadu_ said: Persocom said: It was ok, though ep 12 was a better "ending" type of episode I think. I agree,it would be better if they didn't even released these 3 last episodes and let ep 12 as the ending. Well yeah in term of his relationship with Senjougahara it seemed like a better ending but the cat business was left open. Also this episode also showed his strong connection with Senjougahara. At the end it wasn't that bad at all. Is still a good ending that gave closure to everything. Just not as romantically epic as 12 was. BTW Shinobu can really kick ass huh. The cat didn't have a chance. Ok the cat wanted it a little but anyway. It was a really nice ride. And had nice feelings watching this show. The time for the last three episodes was too much though. |
MonadJul 13, 2010 1:57 AM
| Wow, that was actually a satisfying ending. Nonetheless, for all the people who followed this show all the way, the wait is definitely not worth the series of this lackluster quality. It had a nice arc to open and a good arc to end, but Mayoi Snail, Sugara Monkey, and Nadeko snake were awful to sit through with all the non-animated parts and only satisfactory animation when there were some. I'll be generous though, since I hear there were budget problems. But then if that was the case, then Shaft have planned this out better than just crappily animate some episodes. An 8/10, but it should have been only a 7. |
| Lalalalalalala ep 15 lalalalalala. |
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| Very nice ending. I'm satisfied with this one. 9/10 Okay did Shinobu just appeared from Araragi's shadow? Lol how did that happen? Also, the ghost cat told him to move to a place where there's no shadow. Does that mean she knew where Shinobu was from the start? Senjougahara x Araragi in the end was just awesome. I hope they make babies soon. I'd love to see what's the product of a crab and a vampire. |
| << kind of wishes there would be a second season, even though there isn't much to make one out of =\ |
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| good ending too a good series but really i like the ending in episode 12 better :) |
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| Yea ep 12's ending had more sentimental value as an ending, but as for overall closure I think 15 was perfectly in sync. I mean animes like this with this kind of story usually have ending that are a complete let down, but they wrapped it up in a way that all the main characters got their moments, saw a glimpse of how powerful Shinobu is (imagine how bad she was in her real form), and Hanekawa's position was settled with Senojogahara coming out on top. Granted it wasnt a pure harem, but a very satisfying ending considering its tags as romance, ecchi, harem. Now if only theyd release some OVA's about the prequel when he was a vampire of the ones about his sisters then id be overjoyed. |
| Pretty good series.. I liked its being unique and original in terms of the art and animation and so with the complexity of the characters...The ending is good.. Waiting for the 2nd season with Araragi's sisters!! =) |
| Shinobu was awesome. She kicked ass. :) Nice ending to a great series. Was kinda sad Oshino left though. |
BTW Shinobu can really kick ass huh. The cat didn't have a chance. Ok the cat wanted it a little but anyway. Duh, Shinobu can kick Psycho-monkey-armed girl's butt if she is needed. Oshino even mentioned that Shinobu can cut that "skinny" arm before breakfast! |
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| its an okay ending o_o .. but was expecting something better though |
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| Amazing ending. Loved BGs and animations. This anime will forever marked as my favourite anime. 10/10 |
| Pretty good episode, it was worth the wait. <3 But the animations looked worse, or was it just me? :/ |
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Marow said: I thought it was opposite. Animation was flawless, abstract interpretations were fantastic as usual. It wasn't slideshow heavy as mayoi arc did. Definite, the most well animated episode of all, honestly.Pretty good episode, it was worth the wait. <3 But the animations looked worse, or was it just me? :/ |
| I personally don't understand why the other main character is not involved for like 3 arcs |
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ringoo4 said: Marow said: I thought it was opposite. Animation was flawless, abstract interpretations were fantastic as usual. It wasn't slideshow heavy as mayoi arc did. Definite, the most well animated episode of all, honestly.Pretty good episode, it was worth the wait. <3 But the animations looked worse, or was it just me? :/ Hm... I think I have to rewatch it then. Something just didn't feel right to me. Maybe it was because I hadn't watched anime in over month since I've been on vacation... :p |
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Blutspender said: Finally the end. It was an average ending and overall the series gets a 4/10. O_o a 4/10 , ARE YOU FUCKING MAD !?!?!?!???!??!?!? Damn this was a freakin' good anime . How the fuck could you give the it 4/10 .....dude....I don't know what to say......o_o |
| Masterpiece. The ending is probably good, but I'm clouded with the "I don't want it to end I want more no end no end no end" bias. Wanted more Hitagi in the end... |
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| ^If SHAFT decides to animate every single one of upcoming monogatari series, you will get proper ending with Hitagi. :P But not possible I guess. |
| I'm not sure what happened exactly in the end, but that was ok. ^_^; |
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ringoo4 said: Oh god..I can still hope for it can't I? xDxD^If SHAFT decides to animate every single one of upcoming monogatari series, you will get proper ending with Hitagi. :P But not possible I guess. |
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