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Bakemonogatari
The title itself is a word play combining Bakemono(monster) and Monogatari(story). SHAFT really hit the target this time. However I must warn you, that if you're the kind of person who hates to watch anime with looooooooooooooonnnnnnggggg dialogues from the character, then STOP! Don't watch this anime. Though I would say, that you're missing a really smart-made anime.

Bakemonogatari is consisted of different arcs which is all connected to the male protagonsit, Araragi. Each arc is quite interesting. Though I must admit, it did not really caught my interest that much. Well, maybe except the scened where Hitagi (heroine) and Araragi are together. The two characters ... are just awesome. Well, back on the plot. It is not a one-in-a-million plot. It's about a guy who got bitten by a vampire and was cured by some other older guy. And the kid then helps the other heroine in the supernatural problems throughout the story.

Bakemonogatari is an anime with a really really long dailogues between the characters. Though the plot did not caught my interest that much, you must be wondering why I gave this anime a perfect score of 10. Simple. It's the characters. The characters are well developed and made that it will be hard for you to hate them. Each character have unique and VERY interesting characteristics and personality (especially Hitagi ^^)

Despite of all the long dialogues. I enjoyed this anime. Though some may find it boring and cannot stand the characters yapping throughout the episode, I do like it. Cause behind all those long line, the humor. The humor just makes my day. I like how they throw in some humorous line every now and then (which will sometime catch you off guard). I especially like how Hitagi teases Araragi and Araragi explaining to Hitagi.

Another strong aspect of this anime is the are, the animation itself! Being made on 2009 you would definitely ecpect a very high quality of animation. An yet! The Bakemonogatari exceeded my expectations and blew me away. The animation is so great and unique that it will be the first thing that will attract you into watching it.

The sound! Oh man! The opening song changes depending on the arc. The song is GREAT. Special mention is the song KIMI NO SHIRANAI by supercell. Man! Oh man! That is my new favorite song. ^^ The song is another of the strong aspects of this show. Must hear! ^^ Not much more to say. Just go on youtube or whatever and type bakemonogatari and listen to the songs and be entranced by it's great melody. XD

Story-9
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Character-10
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Ga-Rei:Zero
"Will you kill someone you love, because of love?" just seeing the tagline used in the anime, Ga-Rei definitely caught my attention, and it REALLY suit the anime. I was like WOW. Just from the tagline you can know what the main conflict will be. Despite that you will still feel eager to watch each episode.

I gave this anime a 10 cause basically, I loved everything about it. From the pilot episode until the ending episode, I had my eyes glued on the screen, sitting at the edge of my chair, anxious about the what will happen in the next episode. I actually watched this ... in one sitting cause I can't wait as to what will happen next. I even finished watching it at like 2 in the morning even though I have class that day ^^

From my perspective, Ga:Rei's plot is its strongest point. It is something you don't see too often. Amongst few animes I have watched, Ga:Rei does not have any similarities in comparison to their plot.

I really liked how they developed the way the anime starts and end. The pilot episode is something that really caught my interest. For me, the pilot and ending episode are the most important factor of the anime. This is for the reason that the first and last episodes are the episodes that leaves impression to the viewers. And Ga:Rei did not fail in both. Ga:Rei started the episode introducing the main and major conflict in the story (which, did I mention, is REALLY interesting, and did not really introduce the main characters 'till midway) and then flashes back on how the conflict started. The ending episode covers some of the scenes of the pilot episode, and it was an epic ending (though bittersweet). Action scenes are quite good too. I especially liked the scenes where Nori and Yomi are all love-love and L.Q. ^^

The characters are also great. I liked how the characters' personality changed because something inevitable happened. Any way I like their personality. I can't really point out what I liked about them. I just do^^

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*I really recommend this anime. You won't regret watching it. At first you might be saying to yourself "oh, another supernatural anime, etc" it does not actually quiet focus on it but focuses more on the bonds the characters have to the people surrounding them. Really nice anime, I even bought a DVD after watching it for free at some anime site ^^