Monogatari Series: First Season
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| Don't even know what to make of this so far but I'm intrigued... and a little creeped out. |
| I'm liking this anime, let's see the develop of this first part of the Monogatari Series.:D Wow, Araragi weighing 100kg lol. Senjogahara's fanservice was perfect. |
"No matter where you go, everyone's connected." Iwakura, Lain. |
| The episode turned dramatic in the 2nd half. Senjogahara's past is sad. The heavy stone crab is weird and Araragi gain weight lol. |
| BANZAI NIPPON. Nippon is the Land of freedom. Nippon is the Land of Peace. Nippon is the Land of Justice and Prosperity. In Nippon, we trust. We love Nippon, we love Anime. Anime love us, Nippon love us. 日本 I believe in freedom of expression. |
| This episode was pretty gratuitous with fanservice, which I don't really care about either way, but since it tries to be artsy at the same time I guess it gets an easy pass. Based on the character, it might have been symbolic. Since her traumatic event involved someone attempting to molest her body, her feelings or shyness in regard to her body might have been part of the things taken away from her by the crab god. I'll have to wait and see if she is just as shameless after this episode's resolution. In that case, this fanservice would be plain gratuitous after all, lol. |
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| She finally accept her past and get her feeling back. So that's why she was so cold before. When she goes 180 it's her real personality. So I presume, the weight of Senjougahara is added to Araragi. |
Kish0May 10, 2019 4:35 PM
| He who smiles in a crisis has found someone to blame. |
| I still have absolutely no idea what is going on, but I'm enjoying whatever this is. Araragi is a great protagonist. And I knew the timeline for Monogatari is fucked, but it is already referencing events from the past that will likely come up in the future? This is so confusing. |
| Loved the interaction between Araragi and Senjougahara, that fanservice tho |
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Ahhh, the infamous head tilt. Really enjoyed this episode. It was a nice introduction to Waifugahara's backstory and the source of her insecurities and hostility. In the first episode she lashes out at Araragi (mayne, even though I speak Japanese now I still have a hard time saying that name for some reason lol), but in this episode she's able to express them in a more constructive manner. She's just like the crab: has a hard exterior and wields pincers. In this episode, you get to see what's under the shell. But she's not the crabs in the bucket type. That one piano piece apparently called "素敵滅法" is sooo good!~ The OP and ED too! &++ her smile at the end...  Gaaaaaah! <333 |
| I kept hearing about this anime and kept pushing it off to later, because I thought the fanservice would piss me off too much. But man, that was darker and deeper than I expected OO If you look pass the fancy visuals and supernatural elements, it's the story of a girl whose mother arranged to have her raped, and who as a result went completely dead inside in order to avoid dealing with the horror that she experienced. Damn. Plus the anime doesn't beat you over the head with it, just lets you take it in. That was unexpectedly good, I might have been too quick to judge on this one xD |
| I only just started the episode and the series for that matter but why was there a shot of just a nipple in the scene before the OP?? |
| Many great ecchi moments in this ep. Two of them that catched the eyes: 1. 2. Great moments of ecchi. The details and animation was great too. Funny to see Araragi be so embarrassed about seeing her naked and their talk about his virginity. I found this ep. good. Looks like she had a sad and traumatic childhood/past. By the end, it looks like they got rid of the crab and from the preview it looks like she regained her weight. Great ep. A new loli character is going to be introduced next time. This looks good. |
mangalicker94Dec 14, 2019 7:24 PM
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| I love the sister's banter introductions to the next episode. It reminds me a lot of Higurashi episode introductions. There's just something to having some comedic banter after an episode that I love. |
| Every day you can read a book or watch some anime is a good day! |
| It's great I was finally able to understand the story on the previous episode, and looks like the romance is going to start on the next episode. |
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| it was a great introduction. somehow i managed to understand what was happening. still wanna know what does monogatari series has to show me. |
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| Great episode, Senjougahara finally accepted the "weight" of what happened back then to her mother, losing that weight made her emotionless, so now that she got it back, she'll be livelier now I assume. I hope we get to see Tsubasa's problem too later on. I can definitely see now why bunny girl senpai is being compared to this show, but it's not exactly the same. Either way, both is great. |
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| Looks like I got this old version that has the unfocused or blurry look to it. And it’s on Crunchyroll? Wtf? I mean it’s giving these weird hazy kind of vibes which kind of fit but still if I look too close my eyes hurt lol Damn. What an anime so far. Definitely not the thing you’d recommend to a newcomer to anime. I’m still asking myself: what is this??! And I can answer that right now; it’s shaping up to be the makings of a masterpiece. I hope Edit: oh and the op and ed? Freaking love that shit |
  NYANPASU  whiskey tango foxtrot |
| I understood this episode a lot better than the previous one. And I must admit it was enjoyable. Loved the OP and ED too~ Bakemonogatari always seemed like something that would disappoint me, but so far I'm not let down. |
3099May 17, 2021 4:10 PM
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| That was A LOT of fanservice in the first half. Wow, it actually got into pretty serious territory. It's not often we see any mention of rape in anime. Damn, that is one horrible mother. To let your own daughter be raped. Thankfully, not successfully. Hope to see more of Hitagi. Honestly, her sharp words are hilarious lol This show really has a very unique art style. Also, Araragi's sisters are pretty cute. I guess they're the ones who narrate the preview? |
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| This really felt like a magical episode and a mysterious one Hitagi naked that's like a once in a lifetime opportunity Araragi is lucky to even had a glance there What a wondrous episode the weight has been lifted added to Hitagi but Araragi got heavier instead of tough break, Okay this might be a new problem at hand next episode. |
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| She has one Fed up backstory, like damn ! |
| Senjyogahara's backstory was incredibly disturbing and I was just laughing at the visual gags. I love this show. |
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| awesome episode, outstanding animation, great ost, awesome story all like last episode (*^▽^*) it seems that senjougahara's weight was passed on to araragi (she said she was supposed to weigh 45kg right?) and the wordplay with "omoi", which can mean either "weight" or "feelings" is interesting so i guess it's as if araragi is carrying senjougahara's weight and feelings. love the subtlety of that, very interesting |
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| actually pretty sad and emotional. the change of the background music in the second episode was interesting. the walls of text were confusing, but intriguing. the preview at the end was cute and the girls waking the mc up was wholesome and really adorable. |
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| Any confusion one had from Ep 1 should definitely be cleared with Ep 2 with more context from Hitagi's backstory. A pretty heavy backstory involving attempted rape and luckily delivered in the appropriate tone, much better than the gratuitous way some other anime portray it. I only wish we had seen her perspective as things were playing out but we do know how she coped with that and her mother's fall so it's all fine. I was also a bit confused why she would suddenly change her demeanor and be friends with Araragi but given her isolation thus far and return of her memories, it makes more sense. I was aware there would be several arcs revolving around different girls but this turned out to be shorter than I expected. |
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| It’s been many years (like 2014?) since I watched this but it is a bit scary to see how much detail I remember. Looks like Araragi is going to be carrying another person’s weight now that Senjougahara’s case is resolved. Her tone became a bit warmer but I know how she likes to tease Araragi. Also learned from a commenter on animelon that the ヶ in 戦場ヶ原 is like the の particle. For example 8ヶ月 is period of 8 months. |
| Notice: I read most manga in Japanese now so I'm not sure where you can read in English. Sorry in advance. |
| I liked the episode, she has a beautiful body, she wanted to show herself to him so much? Animation for the time is incredible. |
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| So he weighs 220 pounds now!? He basically doubled his weight and can walk normally??? Bro cmon a guy who is 121 pounds is not gonna be able to walk normally after becoming a hundred pounds heavier. |
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