And in fact once you arrived, you can't help but feel amazed by the attention to detail that you can observe, everything from the service, to the menu is beautifully crafted; maybe it's a little odd but in a good way.
When the first dish arrives it is indeed a novel experience, maybe a little heavy for your tastes, but man it's enjoyable; and the next one is as good if not better.
Reading the menu however, you can't help but see that the last dish is called "crash" but it can mean many things right? Probably it's called like that for its impactful flavors, there's no way they would simply crash the dishes and call it a day... right?
Well, after your full course it's finally time for the last dish, the smells from the kitchen are just great and after all you have experienced, you are just eager for the way they'll subert your expectations and then... they just throw everything to the ground while looking at you with a big smile, as if they're waiting to see your surprised face...
that's my experience with Katanagatari
I want to give it a 10 out of 10 and talk how its a hidden gem, but in this case maybe it's for the best that it remains hidden. Every chapter is incredible, all the details are perfectly crafted and if you know what to read, from the beginning the narrative tells you what to expect, of course you'll hope the protagonists will change that... and they do, indeed they do, but it's done in a way that -to me- feels empty and lackluster (I will not go into it further to avoid spoilers.).
I have no doubt that for many its final part is the best, but for me (and I would bet that for many others if this work were better known.) it does nothing more than ruin part of the development that the characters have taken up to that point, and it even throws in a couple of plot holes just to... be Novel? shock value? I don't know... It is true that the clues are there from the vary beginning, and a story should not always be about good triumphing over evil without any sacrifice but if you give the characters the tools to do it, it's a disservice to the characters and your viewers not doing it and just crashing everything in favor of greater impact.
