Monogatari Series: Off & Monster Season Episode 1 Discussion

Even though Araragi's story ended six years ago, that doesn't mean the story of all the other apparitions Araragi had saved were over. It's just the beginning.

With the first of the story's to be in this series being Orokamonogatari. And with it a 50-minute special to kick things off!

so glad to kick things off with the GOAT of all apparitions, Ononoki. YEAHHHH!!! PISU PISU. Ononoki has some crazy patience to stay at Araragi's place as a still plushie for so long. She's been here since the end of Tsuki and she just now got caught. Thinking lying dead gonna make it less believable. LMAOOOO. Then Tsukihi just starts playing with her like an actual doll and COVERS HER IN SALAD OIL???? That maniacal ass laugh man, she's as crazy as ever.

Ononoki over here tried to use Rulebook to get away, but Tsukihi was weirdly welcoming of her plushie just waking up out of nowhere all because of Ononoki's LITTLE white lie of being a Mahou Shoujo. AND THEN SENGOKU MADE HER RETURN!!! So glad to see she's working on her manga. Kaiki would be proud. This combo of Ononoki and Sengoku was weirdly interesting. Do hope for not only more Sengoku this season, but more of this combo.

From what I got, Ononoki basically enlisted Sengoku's help to get her to make a giant slug monster at the park in order to make the whole Mahou Shoujo lie seem real. The most Ononoki plan ever lol. Fight animation looked stellar. To no one's surprise. The scene where Ononoki was running in the fire... HOLY FUCKKKK. AND THEN MA GIRL HACHIKUJI CAME TO SAVE THE DAY!

All's well that end's well at the end of the day, and Ononoki's life returns back to normal, as being the Araragi household's plushie. And than for all that to go down the drain because she wanted some more ice cream and ate the entire stock out and gets caught... AGAIN. Lmao. This definitely felt like a classic Monogatari story: introspective inner dialogues, engaging conversations, a monster to fight, and a series of surprise twists leading to a goofy ending. Seeing how Agent Double Ononoki thinks gives us a peek beyond her emotionless face and blank stare. And ofc, Tsukihi's manic violence on full display, as usual.

Highlight was definitely seeing Ononoki's struggle to keep it together was hilarious, especially with her expressive, vindictive inner monologue contrasting her still face. This entry is one of the most bizarre in the series—totally nonsensical and senseless, yet thoroughly enjoyable. The comedic factor was through the roof in this one.

Even though I'm not that big of a YOASOBI fan, ngl this ED slaps. Has Ononoki written all over it. PISU PISU!

What a start to the Off Season. Even six year later, Shaft still has it in them to give their best franchise the best direction and animation possible.

Don't know if they'll adapt the other two arcs in Orokamonogatari, but this was a chill episode to start things off on.

Well it's nice to see this back again.
This has been going on for such a long time that we could be watching an anime about Araragi and Hitogi's children, and yes they would be in high school.
It was nice to see the little sister tho.
I wonder when we will see the other one and what more weird events we will get.

My fav anime is back <3
And...
Hyouka reference??? Lol

We’re so fucking BACK!!

It really does feel like nothing changed; in fact the visuals reminded me more of Bakemonogatari than the later seasons did.

Tsukihi as always been one of my fav girls so it’s nice to see her in the spotlight again.

I can’t wait for the next one!

OK I swear this had a 7 score when I checked yesterday but now it's at 8.96. That's a fast turn around.

Man I do not think i could describe in words just how happy i am to see the Monogatari series continued to be animated, this series absolutely amazed me start to finish when i binged it during 2019 quarantine and so very quickly became my favourite series because of how unique and beautiful it was. I'm so happy some of the original directors and screen directors came back to continue with a future season, cus man seeing the unique visuals, animation, screenplay and characters once again after so many years was enough to make me shed tears, it's like they never left.
I may not of caught any of the previous seasons live, but by God did the wait feel long and Jesus did the announcement of a new season bring me joy. Being able to watch the rest of the series animated, and new season live, feels like one of the best time line for me. Also 31 minutes of screen time per episode is a welcome surprise for sure, pretty sure that makes this season have the longest screen time length per episode in the series, which i'm not gonna complain about at all.

Seeing Ononoki and Tsukihi interactions were great, an interesting pairing with funny as shit results. I really liked seeing more of Ononoki's perspective on life as a being that experienced death and rebirth, i thought the way she explained how her, Araragi and Nadeko can all be considered the same in terms of "human turned into apparition", Araragi the vampire and Nadeko the Snake God were both still able to find a way out whist she is now in a state of complete irreversibility, therefore she views them as "survivors" that she "just wants to support" which is a really heart touching line and one that makes her feel more human.

Was great seeing Nadeko again, Nadeko snake God arc was a crazy final appearance and ending for her before this season. Nice to see she's living some what better, it also just clocked with me how Nadeko and Ononoki have never met formally, and their first meeting consisted of Ononoki pounding on Nadeko's window and introducing herself as a magica girl while covered in vegetable oil.

The OST already sounds brilliant even if we're still on ep1. Another thing that made the series stand out for me was the OSTs, and i'm already inclined to believe Satoru Kosaki, once again, cooked VERY well with this season.

I think i've laid it out enough, but i'm again, so happy to see more from this series and cannot wait to see what this season has.