Monogatari Series: First Season
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| I think I like it, but it does make my brain itch somehow :DD |
| Wow I wasn't expecting that at all .. so that little chibi girl was a ghost eeh .... I have to admit that knowing her story, her car accident made me cry :/ But now at least I'm fixed ! This anime is genius |
| Definitely feels at the end. I actually like how that arc played out over 3 episodes. It seemed like it could've been slow at times, but i feel like it's all worth it when it hits you that Araragi was the cursed one. |
| At this point, the best episodes seem to be the last episodes of any given arc, and even those are pretty damn boring. 2/5 |
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| Man those dialogs are soooooo slooooow and flashy, it's so annoying Anyway, Koyomi x Mayoi battle is awesome, you should at least say something after touching a girl's delicate chest!!! Gives her money. Thanks. XDDD second part is very good, I was even shocked, poor girl :'( so all this time he fought with and touched ghosts breasts, just think about it.... Hitagi's confession sounded like shit, honestly. Without any feelings, not knowing his feelings just like robot or repaying a favor. Mayoi summarized it very good, congratulations -_- XD Mayoi was the best in this arc <3 |
tsundereharasserJul 3, 2015 4:52 PM
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 |
| If I said, "I love you", could we talk more? ep 5. Plot: The truth of Hachikuji Mayoi comes to light and a new relationship blossoms for Senjougahara and Araragi. Character: Senjougahara finally confesses and learns some things about Araragi in the process. She still has a strange way of thinking (kinda like Araragi. Must be an Oddity thing) but she manages to communicate her new love for the guy. Koyomi sticks with his need to help others. It's not a matter of who it is but just that they need help. Seems like Chronic Hero Syndrome but you can't help but support him. Mayoi is a tearjerker of a snail girl. A child that didn't want to lose her mother but couldn't go home again. And when others try to help, she must keep them away or else misfortune will befall them. Animation/Sound: I think one of the bgm was the one used for the Exorcist. Kinda played up the creepy angle. Extra: Communication seems like a big theme for the Mayoi arc. Hitagi's at first inability to say the truth of her feelings. Araragi's issue with his sister and how to verbalize it. Mayoi's need to not communicate in order to keep people safe. And finally Mayoi's parents who argued and argued until they split which started and unfortunately ended things for the Snail girl. 5/5. The arc kinda got boring in the middle but came back with a bit bittersweet/happy resolution. |
 I go where I wanna go, even if its into Oppai. |
| This episode was okay, I guess. I'm just bothered by how they are trying hard to make the episode longer... |
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| Okay, this episode was just genious... The dialogues were so good and meaninful to the arc itself, loved it 5/5 |
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| I don't know how to feel about this show. The episodes are all basically the same thing, talking, but I love some and hate others. This one was pretty boring but I do like Senjougahara |
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| That was very fast... I can't believe Senjougahara would just confess that fast. I mean she literally hated him or whatsover and then she confessed? I will never understand that girl from the beginning she had staples as weapon... It was genious of the anime to make Mayoi actually the ghost who haunts Koyomi. I didn't really expect that, though I should've thought about her bag looking like a snail home. But they did it too long and it got some people too bored. |
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| Starting to really enjoy this series now, i do have to say i'm a little confused with what they're saying sometimes though >.< |
| I swear, the talk so fast I can barely understand things. I do understand some things but not the 100%. Let alone that I sometimes pause the video to read with calm. |
End of story snail. heavy dialogues while dynamic, for a simple story, but also increases the overall plot. ------ Fin de la historia del caracol. Diálogos muy pesados a la vez que dinámicos, para una historia sencilla, aunque aumenta la trama general. |
RanxomareApr 24, 2016 2:44 PM
| Rewatching the show for the third time, damn this confession is still absolutely amazing ! |
| I don't really get Senjougahara at all, but she's weird and I like weird people :3 |
| Oh, Senjougahara decided to confess! That was quick, but also very sweet. I don't care much for the snail loli, glad her arc is over because I was getting bored of seeing the same park over and over again. |
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| She Really Did Eat A Little Flesh Off Araragi`s Hands.. |
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| That was an absolutely incredible episode! Im so engaged in this now! |
| The dialogue and character interactions are turning out to be a delight to watch and listen to. Overall, quite an entertaining episode, I didn't expect a happy ending which was surprising, I thought Araragi had to abandon the poor girl. I keep noticing the focussing on araragi's eyes, it's either the left or right eye (miraculously not covered by his fringe). And sometimes his eyes become beastly or vampiric. This is also observable in other notable anime but that's another story.. I think it's quite interesting how the viewer gets ultimate access to the face that the characters put up around friends and strangers and their true face when they slip up. It's also interesting that other characters learn and bounce off on these slip ups and common pleasantries alongside the viewer. I'm kinda waiting for the show to 'slip up' as I've long forgotten each particular instance for each eye. I am also getting quite sick of the rapid text and nonsensically abstract fast dialogue info dumps at the beginning, end and spread throughout the episodes. I mean either, the viewer is simply unable to take in the information or it's pure gibberish. Or worse, there's truth mixed in with the gibberish. Questionably entertaining surely must have crossed their minds during their meetings. "Do we really need to do this?" Does it come off as pretentious? I personally think so. E.g. Lain threw in a few lines and symbolisms and let the viewer work it out. FLCL also had a short burst of quick paced chit chat at the end, but having only rewatched once, I immediately understood it... Bakemonogatari is INSANE! It's off the rails conversations that jumps through several conversations that require retaining and understand the previous conversation to follow up on the next one. Another gripe, unfortunately I'm missing out on all the amazing word puns. Dang. |
Cloud_IllusionMar 5, 2017 4:17 AM
| Nothing can happen until you swing the bat. |
| Purple-haired girl's noodle neck makes me want to stab her. Can you keep your head straight for more than 5 seconds PLEASE? |
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ExoticBankai said: Rewatching the show for the third time, damn this confession is still absolutely amazing ! What a coincidence, me too! |
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| I'm kind of gutted because Shaft made my favourite anime Madoka Magica so I felt it would be my favourite studio. However this show is supremely boring and I'm just slogging through it to see if it gets any better.. If it doesn't then Shaft is definitely not my favourite studio. 2/5 |
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| It gets better and better on every rewatch. Seriously, you will pick one or two new little details you might have missed first time you watch. They certainly make me appreciate Bake more and more. |
| I got pretty sad for Hachikuji when it was revealed that she's a ghost, but I couldn't help but laugh at this scene. I'm really glad that she'll be sticking around 😊 I was wondering how they were planning to tie in the fight with his little sister with just half an episode left, and then they did it in a matter of seconds. That was really cool. Lastly, the dialogue between Araragi and Senjōgahara at the end was wonderful. I can tell why anime fans love her so much :) |
AnimeWatcher021 said: What does araragi mean when he said " I hope senjougahara fascination is popular"? Did he reciprocate hitagi feelings? It's a reference to something Senjougahara said in conversation earlier in the arc. Something about how the word fascination is becoming the new way of expressing attraction. I think it was to show that he also finds conversation with her fun. Short answer: yes. Another note from the arc, I was into how following Hachikuji led Arararararagi astray morally. He starts off well intentioned, earnestly trying to help a lost girl. But over time he beats her up. then again. then again, with some sexual harassment thrown in for good measure. His internal monologue after every instance of this is especially poignant. He speaks of it in third person, then eventually accepts that he was the one who actually did it. But when he gropes her, he doesn't want to accept it. It really did lead him astray, in more ways than one. I really do like Hachikuji, but I don't know if keeping her around was the best decision. Is she just going to be there to be cute? felt like her character arc was completed. Oh well, It could probably pan out. I'd say this arc has really sold me on this series |
HannibalQJul 17, 2017 1:12 AM
Big breast are full of dreams, but small breast are full of hope. |
| Interesting that it was actually Araragi who was the victim of an apparition this time- I was pretty much spoiled on Hachikuji being a ghost, but it was a great twist nonetheless. It's nice to see that she hasn't entirely disappeared just yet either. Arc was good, but I still think Hitagi Crab was much better...probably because of Senjougahara. She's pretty captivating so it's gonna be difficult for any of the other girls Araragi helps to beat her out. Also, did this series just break the Harem rule? Did the ship just sail this early into the series? *o* Seems like Hachikuji did her job exceedingly well. Araragi really was led astray...in more ways than one, amirite? ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°) |
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| Oh that's just stupid. if she was a spirit what she needed money for? that 'Nisio Isin" seems to be a bloody pedo, writing a scene about sexual harrassment of a child, no wonder he prefer his name written in such moronic way. oh wait... but it was a joke! riiight... i just don't understand shit! pretty funny, molesting a kid, right? riiiiight... oh but wait! she is a "ghost", and that changes EVERYTHING. riiiiiiiiight. |
| see you, space cowperson . . . |
| This show is really making me love dialogue-heavy anime. Ugh. Or this show's just so gooood that's why I'm enjoying this dialogue-heavy anime? Ugh. Naaaah, this show made me love dialogue-heavy anime. In love with this show so much. Why did I put this On Hold for months? Goddamnit, me! That reveal, though. Mayoi is a lost snail and only Araragi can see her including Hanekawa or anyone who have household problems. Haha. Mayoi being a 'rabid' and wanting to bite Ararararagi. I love it when she does that "Arararararararagi". Pfffft. Hitagi just dropped that "I LOVE YOU" outta nowhere, I can't process it. Holy shit. Did she really love him? Goddamn. I ship these two, alright, so don't fool with me. Waaaah. Mayoi's "Omedetou gozaimasu", though. Pffft. Hahahahahahah! Just when I thought it hurts seeing Mayoi go, though I know she's happier now and saying rest in peace, Mayoi. We still get to see more of her because she's a wandering spirit now. Awww. :3 This episode, maaan. It's so good. |
     "Maybe he's trying to take a shit, but the shit just won't come out." Captain Levi, 2014 (／^-^)／☆♪  ♪☆＼(^０^＼) |
| This was great, best ep so far |
| Another great episode, man the banter between Araragi and Senjougahara is too fucking good lol |
TheFreycookDec 25, 2017 12:31 AM
| “I love heroes, but I don't want to be one. Do you even know what a hero is!? For example, you have some meat. Pirates will feast on the meat, but the hero will distribute it among the people! I want to eat the meat!” - Monkey D. Luffy |
| Interesting little twist in t his episode, but still excruciatingly slow paced. |
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| This show doesn't make sense. At one point there is all kinds of feelings and stuff, at another point, it just goes in the opposite direction. Looks like the other episodes will have Araragi saving a girl, the girl crying, then girl will be saved. That relationship development was just not that great as I thought. It looks like there is absolutely no chemistry between those two. Am I hyped? No. By the time the twist came and went, it wasn't that much impacting at all.Maybe it is better to put this on hold after all. |
 Without change,we end up becoming the very person we hate. I was dead until the moment I met you. I was a powerless corpse pretending to be alive. Living without power, without the ability to change my course, was bound to lead me to a slow death. |
| lol, amazing last episode of thearc. XD Arararagi Ararararagi Arararararagi Aragi 5/5 |
"No matter where you go, everyone's connected." Iwakura, Lain. |
| I like Senjougahara's confession to Aragaki. Mayoi's arc is over. In the end, she was just a ghost. It was a good arc. |
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| Good episode, but it's kind of unfortunate that they chose to put spoilers in the text screens that flash up right after the OP. It was pretty obvious after that, but maybe they thought if they were only on screen for a split second, they wouldn't be seen.. |
| Ararararagi-san |
eski514Dec 21, 2018 12:51 AM
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| Well this was a better episode for sure, and I do love the dialogue between Senjougahara and Araragi |
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| 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. |
| He who smiles in a crisis has found someone to blame. |
| "You should at least say something after touching a girl's delicate chest!" "Thanks?" LMAO  Brilliant. I think Senjougahara and Araragi are pretty interesting together, so it was kinda funny seeing her confess. I like it. They're a cute couple. This was the best episode we have gotten thus far. Pacing and soundtrack was excellent. I enjoyed it quite a bit. |
| Great episode, the best one so far. Didn't expect them to start dating so fast. |
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| This was a great ep. I had a feeling that Senjougahara couldn't see Mayoi-chan. What was rather unexpected is that Mayoi-chan was the snail and that it was Araragi who was lost. I am glad Mayoi found her home. Looks like Tsunade-san was her mother after all. I were thinking she was an acquaint to her mother, but this was better than my hypothesis. It's good to still see Mayoi-chan and that she hasn't disappeared for good. Looks like the anime world and it's fan is a fond of good protagonist and that the mc is a helpful type. It's always these anime that are on the top on every list where ever you go. LOL! Something Senjougahara is a fond of too. I loved the moment where she said "I love you". That was really unexpected and so genuinely said. Right from her kokoro. The same with her genuinely/beautiful smile. Great ep. I loved this arc. This anime is great and only gets better. No wonder I gave it such high rating the first time I watched it. Next time it's athlete-chan. Gonna be good. |
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