Monogatari Series: First Season
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Not my favourite arc by any stretch, but it does have a chillax OP and an interesting, 可愛い character so a fella won't complain too much |
| So this OP was from bakemonogatari wow. It's nice to discover the source of a meme ramdomly |
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| I liked the new opening. Sweet and chill opening. Not so very adventurous as the previous, but very good indeed. Looks like Kanbaru loves to annoy Araragi which makes it very funny. With clinging on his body and trying to find his porn magazines. LOL! Seeing butchered snakes was something weird, but it's somehow related to Sengoku. Looks like everyone who is near her doesn't feel that well except for Araragi which is probably immune to any demonic power. Looks like they went in full ecchi mode with showing Sengoku nude body: . Their Bloomer's reaction was very hilarious: . Good ep., the only sad part that Araragi and Tsubasa never kissed: . In an ecchi series like that may happen. |
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tr25a3 said: It was the same with Senjougahara in Ep. 2 when she suddenly stood completely naked in front of Araragi whom she just met. Shamless character? Or just fanservice? Most probably fan service. Both Senjougahara and Nadeko aren't that shameless to show their nude budy to anyone. ^^ |
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| nice episode plus we got a delicious fan service at the end which is always good! |
| oh my god it's her AHHHH THE MEMES I mean, I knew she was from the Monogatari series but I didn't expect her to appear in the very first season. I frankly don't even feel like commenting on that last scene (before the ending/outro). Stuff like that is the only thing I don't like about this series so far. It's slightly unsettling to know that it will get even worse in the future since... I have heard about t͘҉̪̮h̗̗͚̺̤͚̹ȩ̧̪̰̥͔͘ ͎̻̲̗͟ṭ̵̮̟̞͈̮̀̕o͏̛̞̝̙͍͉͇̤o͚͖̣͖̲̗t҉̰̥̮h̴҉̫͉͖b͖͚̝͇̥̟r̻̦͚̱̲͍̺͉̰̀ù͔̭̤͓ͅs̴̥̞͕͓͎̰̮̦͜h̴̯͕̗̠̞̥̕̕ |
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I FOUND THE HOLY RENAI CIRCULATION! It sounds like this arc is going to be quite interesting. As someone who really doesn't like snakes seeing those dead snakes was very scary. I am interested to find out what is up with Nadeko's body and why it has snake prints on it. You can see two different kinds of thought in the last scene, Araragi takes a closer look at the marks on Nadeko's body to see if there is anything sketchy about them and if he needs to take her to Meme, while Kanbaru straight up says it looks like rope bondage, What would make her think a middle schooler would do rope bondage is beyond me but that shows her weird thought process. |
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| Ah yes, the iconic Renai Circulation I'd be partially lying if I said that I didn't start watching this series because of this OP. Araragi and Kanbura work pretty well together, I'm glad Senjougahara stopped her from killing him lol. Those scale marks on Nadeko's body are really interesting, I'm looking forward to finding out how she got them. And I don't thing it was from rope bondage lol. |
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| Nadeko's arc is interesting crab-snail-monkey-snake I wonder what's next. Good episode love it I kinda like it when Tsubasa was going to kiss Araragi I was like "God I wish that was me" anyway love this episode it's very well made and I think Nadeko is probably the one causing headache on Tsubasa just a hunch^^ . . . . . . . . . Btw nice body. |
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| lol i really thought hanekawa were going to kiss him. hope this nadeko arc is good as the other ones. |
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| Finally I have ascended, I have finally experienced Renai Circulation from whence it came. Great episode though, I am really liking Sugura, she's very entertaining. Nadeko is adorable, I wonder what the deal is with those snake scales on her body.  |
sKyBlazer08Jan 28, 2021 7:21 AM
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| i have transcended and experienced renai circulation from where it belongs |
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dompsterfire said: i have transcended and experienced renai circulation from where it belongs congratulations with that lol,the best op in the world after aot s2 |
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| I reached the Renai Circulation part. I am now part of the elite. Praise me. (But the fact that I prefer Kaerimichi probably makes me unworthy of that title... Dang it, I was almost there.) And with that, I also get to meet THE controversial Monogatari character, Nadeko Sengoku herself. I really wonder what makes her so hated and I must admit, that's one of the things that make me curious about the Monogatari series. But Ararararagi is kinda scaring me, between him touching Mayoi's breast and now admitting he has dirty thoughts when seeing Nadeko's naked body, I'm starting to see why some people call him a pedophile. And that's messed up. |
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| Finally I heard that epic op from Bake itself! I loved the background art in the bamboo forest! |
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| Kanbaru is a bit close to Araragi If I might say, This OP sounds catchy and good actually Damn those were a lot of massacred snakes, Tsubasa was aiming for a kiss to Araragi and I was anticipating it but I knew she wouldn't dare to continue A naked loli this is uncomfortable, So she's the next girl Araragi's helping with a snake's curse seems connected to her. |
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| "time to look for some pornographic magazines" XD Oh Kanbaru... |
 Hanekawa's probably my second favourite of the girls, maybe my favourite. Hachikuji is a whole lotta fun, though.  I love Studio Shaft. Also, the whole fetish talk, was laughing my ass off. Bloody hell, Kanbaru, hahaha. |
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| So this is the source of the legendary music I have heard on Youtube so many times. I never knew Bakemonogatari was the source for this song named Ren'ai Circulation. Easily the best OP so far. The OPs have had amazing visuals but not particularly memorable songs, unlike this one. 140M views is insane. I think it's fitting that the best OP goes to the girl who hasn't physically assaulted Arararararagi in the first episode of her story. Also, the art during the time Kanbaru and Rararagi stayed at the temple was really good, especially with that colour palette. |
RioFSAug 29, 2022 8:00 PM
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Wiziliz said: Just found that meme Hanekawa's probably my second favourite of the girls, maybe my favourite. Hachikuji is a whole lotta fun, though. I love Studio Shaft. Also, the whole fetish talk, was laughing my ass off. Bloody hell, Kanbaru, hahaha.  was actually a Japanese meme the entire time wow |
EpiccgaymerMay 25, 2023 1:01 AM
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| Story: 9/10 Visual: 6/10 Detailed: 8/10 Characters: 6/10 Emotions: 9/10 Smoothness: 6/10 OP/ED: 7/10 Audio: 9/10 Originals: 9/10 Intense: 9/10 Uniqueness: 8/10 Fun: 7/10 NSFW: 8/10 Boring: 2/10 |
こんにちは！私の名前はマルハザクです！  こんにちは！私の名前はマルハザクです！ |
| I liked! The temple is full of dead snakes, what happened?. Does the girl have some kind of curse?...Snake. |
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| Oh my gawd so this episode is where the iconic op song "Renai Circulation" comes from damnz finally after many years since i was still in middle school lmao and it's obv the best one i've heard from this one. But first of all Sengoku is so kawaii with her voice i can't helpy help but find her cute then near end of episode happens where she just boldly strips her clothes XD. Also, that whole library scene with Hanekawa and Araragi kinda went hot ngl. This anime is seriously making me question of my women preferences at this point. |
StuartMckngTownJan 27, 2024 5:58 PM
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| Araragi and Kanbaru being such a good comedy duo was totally unexpected. By the way, first time I listen to Renai Circulation in its entirety. I feel weird. |
| yah alright, color me surprised to see a literal canonically 13yo 2nd grader undressed to their bloomers, in multiple angles n shots.... n the despicable sht prota comments... i wish i could be reminiscent abt Renai Circulation but this just reeks of yucks and ewws. disgusting p*do sht, i didnt know it was this rotten to core |
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| so this is where the song is from :O |
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| Finally, the start of Nadeko Snake. With the OP Renai Circulation sung by Nadeko's VA Kana Hanazawa herself. This OP is arguably more popular than Monogatari itself. Monogatari has lots of banger OPs so it doesn't surprise me that one of them went viral like that. It also shows just how good KanaHana is as a singer. She killed it. But Monogatari has a lot of great OPs. And I'm not sure if Renai Circulation is actually the best one. But, interestingly, the early forum posts didn't talk about the OP at all. The earliest I could find mentioning it was from 2013. And only much more recent forum posts talk about it like they discovered the origin of something legendary. I think it may be just cause the TV broadcast version didn't have the OP. I remember watching a version of this anime that skipped a lot of the OPs. And it was a conscious decision made by the uploader. That was so shitty. Man, Kanbaru is a little too friendly with Araragi, isn't she? Especially considering he is her senpai's boyfriend. It's cool that I watched this episode on July 8, one day after Senjougahara's birthday. It doesn't surprise me at all that Kanbaru is a lolicon. If I saw a bunch of snakes that were clearly killed by someone in an abandoned snake shrine, I would BTFO of immediately. That's clearly some voodoo shit. That near kiss with Hanekawa tho. Kanbaru is a funny character if nothing else. Her banter with Araragi while they were in his room was funny af. |
0451Jul 8, 2024 2:12 AM
| Nadeko's pretty interesting so far, I wonder her apparitions would be about. Also, huh, interesting that they did cut out Senjougahara from this one. |
KiroTheAssassinOct 2, 2024 8:06 PM
| When you finally find where an anime song from. Always a fun feeling. |
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