Never forgetting the guy whose channel consists of classic books reviews and 1 video about Umineko saying it changed his life.
LeafRead you will always be famous
Frieren: Beyond Journey's End to me was a testament to the enduring power of love and the beauty found in life's transient moments.
Madhouse did an outstanding job in its adaptation, as the anime's artistry and soundtrack contribute wonders to the story's emotional resonance.
This is probably my favourite scene not only in Monogatari but in any series ever.
It still hits me the same even after years...
And Off Season has something that could even surpass it if adapted well.
I only hope that Shaft will do the magic again 🙏🥹
15 years ago, Bakemonogatari premiered, marking the start of the Monogatari franchise with its iconic first opening, Staple Stable.
The setting presented is a bleak, grey-toned, lifeless urban world, setting the mood & condition in which the first arc's heroine numbly lives in.
Nadeko Medusa is great because Nadeko snaps, kicks down a classroom door and screams and swears in Kana Hanazawa's voice.
Even Hanazawa herself has spoken about how out of her usual forte this role was, & how much it pushed her as a performer.
This scene always gives me chills 🙏
Love how Sodachi & Nadeko's OPs use similar visual representations to signify the reconcicliation of one's past & current self through the act of forgiving & accepting oneself.
No wonder Sodachi is the one who most of all was able to motivate Nadeko through encouraging words,
Guy who has read 1 visual novel: dude you gotta read Umineko No Naku Koro Ni
Guy who has read 10 visual novels: dude you gotta read Umineko No Naku Koro Ni
Girl who has read 50 visual novels: dude you gotta read Umineko No Naku Koro Ni
Monogatari's unreliable narrator is such a double edged sword bc people will take clearly false statements at face value & say shit like "here he realised he could never love Hanekawa"
He realises the OPPOSITE at the end of THIS arc but catching this subtext is too hard it seems
"No matter what anyone says, you don’t have to worry. Because you didn’t do the right thing, and you didn’t do the wrong thing.
It was all part of being young.”
Still love how this scene was visually conveyed sm.
Can't wait to see Kanbaru continuing to grow in Off Season 🥹
Monogatari Kizu × Waza
"And six hundred years later, for the first time, she was able to save one tiny life that had been sacrificed to her pure heart."
This Nise scene is so memorable to me bc I vividly remember my mother giggling during the ep, but when Araragi's "win" came, she said "he's so clever" & BURST OUT laughing.. so contagious.
Had to pause the ep for 10 min bc we laughing hard we could barely breathe.
2020 crazy year
Nadeko harbors profound and deep-rooted feelings of guilt, shame and estrangement towards the various phases her old self embodied.
Her past actions and choices haunt her, to the point of feeling disconnected from who she was once and unsure of who she is now.
Internally, she's
There are many great dynamics in Monogatari, but though not as "relevant" as others, this is still my absolute favourite one.
The two biggest liars in the series, for both of them the other was the only person they couldn't deceive.
The grumpy uncle and his airhead niece 🥹
One of my most disliked "criticisms" is "dont tell me that a story about [mundane premise] is better than a story about [cool sounding/fantastical premise]".
It reduces art to mere surface-level concepts.
It undermines the richness & diversity of storytelling by dismissing entire
Just read this scene in the LN and man, didn't remember it being so good...
Hanamonogatari is such a great arc, always appreciated a lot how it captures adolescence and Kanbaru🥹
Also if everyone had an Araragi in their life the world would be better ngl being dead serious rn
I'm still in disbelief at the fact that the Off & Monster Season adaptation isn't a feeble hope anymore.
I have been waiting 4 years & then been actually yearning for it ever since I read the novels 2 years ago.
Sometimes the world doesn't suck and life is worth living after all
An "interpretation" I always really disliked is "Hanekawa is the girl Araragi lusts over but never had romantic feelings for".
Not only is lame, it also contradicts the text heavily.
Tsubasa Family arc is powerful BECAUSE Araragi lies to Oshino & to himself about not loving her👇
People asking me what is Nademonogatari about and what's the deal with the hype, and the only description I can think of is:
"it's like if Nadeko had her own Tsubasa Tiger"
"But hey, didn't that already happen with Hitagi End?"
Maybe, but this one will be better 💯🙏
A friend finished Tsubasa Tiger today & it reminded me that although the anime's rendering of the letter scene is very expressive & visually inspired, the speech was supposed to last 40 mins & the full version narrated by Yui Horie is worth checking out👉
I cried reading this moment.
I cried again watching it now, 2.5 years later.
In my mind, I went back to my first experience with Otori and Koi.
When it was.
Where it was.
Many years later, Nadeko remains to me the same special character 🩷
Thank you Monogatari
Thank you Shaft
Gorgeous artistic direction aside (I kneel), my favourite aspect of the episode was how it improves & recontextualizes this Otori scene, adding layers to their dynamic.
Shinobu took this matter personally.
She's being especially vicious due to her kinship with Nadeko, who
On Yuasa's birthday, I felt compelled to celebrate one of my all-time favorite anime.
Kaiba stands out as the director's most intimate & personal creation, with the script written by him during one of the darkest chapters of his life.
Yuasa poured his heart & soul into this story
Renai Circulation is a big subtle foreshadowing that shows us what we can't directly see in the arc: it doesn't reference the simple events of it (like other OPs), but rather Nadeko's idolizing feelings for Araragi.
She even thanks God (ironic, considering SS) for their meeting
Shinobu isnt afraid to call out people being brutal about it, both with Nadeko here & in a similar confrontation with Black Hanekawa in Tsubasa Tiger.
She cut straight through their issues.
But here especially, she's taking this to heart bc this is almost a personal matter to her
Este arco de Naruto está re infravalorado y quizás sea el mejor de la serie.
No hay un una elección de dirección o una selección de color en el capítulo 82 q no cautive perfectamente la desgarradora emoción de perder a alguien cercano y cómo esto afecta a las personas q te rodean
Shinobu Mail should be more appreciated, not only bc of Shinobu & Kanbaru's confrontation & development.
Also bc Yotsugi's speech to Araragi is one of the realest in the series
"Are you one of those who think wallowing in unhappiness and bad luck is the same as toughing it out?"
Pains me that Shinobu Mail arc is so underappreciated, esp if by "Kiss-shot" fans..
This is where Shinobu is forced to confront her past & has real growth.
Hearing Kanbaru's pain & regrets born from her situation with Senjou is so moving too.
One of my fav convos in the series
Shinobu Mail arc is rightfully controversial but this was genuinely one of the best looking eps in all of Monogatari and I hope to see again this type of artistic direction in Waza.
It expresses so well the mysticism and legend-like, fairy tale aura in which her past is enveloped
A metaphorical tale about human relationships & separation.
An unconventional mystery that stresses the beauty of everyday life.
An ode to the fun of our highschool days & how these shape us.
A youthful romance depicting a simple & innocent love.
Kyoani my beloved 🥹🩷
I always say it but this scene is so powerful to me.
Kaiki's "Nothing is irreplaceable" struck me to my core at a point in my life where i was losing things that were really important to me
My biggest hope since the year's start has been that Shaft would go back to its glory days & after Monogatari Off & Monster, would continue adapting Sangatsu (since the manga is ending soon)
The shot referencing Hina/Sangatsu through Nadeko's expression reinvigorated that hope🙏
Monogatari girls after going through their meticulously crafted character development which infallibly reflects on their hairstyle and attire because NISIOISIN has an unparalleled grasp on the female mind:
Hitagi End is great bc Kaiki basically tries to convince Nadeko to keep living by telling her "Was there no new season of a TV show or a new movie that you were excited about?" & this was honestly his strongest argument.
Sad the line wasn't in the anime cause it would have slayed
I honestly think ppl who love Monogatari should try Umineko & vice-versa.
They got me into the subgenre of "supernatural phenomena as metaphor for dealing with emotional trauma & mental illness", & I always thought various characters had similar vibes or even uncanny similarities
Meek Nadeko is an inherently overlooked, dismissed & weak existence.
Exactly what could be said about Nadeko's arc in Bake, constantly at the bottom of fans' rankings.
Reason why having her being the most important contributor, the catalyst of the climax resulted in the most
And then you got mfs who never properly engaged with it slandering it and most of the time they are the ones who can't even read a book to save their life
"Humans won't change, & what's more, they can't.
Therefore, ladies & gentlemen, for those of you who readily believed that this tale would begin with a soliloquy from Senjogahara, I encourage you to do some serious soul-searching."
Iconic Kaiki line, should've been in the anime
I am so beyond excited at the fact in less than 24 hours we are going to get some kind of PV or even just key visuals for Off and Monster Seasons.
I will feel so blessed seeing my beloved characters and especially Nadeko again 🥹❤️
"The moment you speak something it gets disconnected from your feelings.
Words are all lies. No matter how true something is, it gets dramatized the moment you speak of it"
Thank you Kaiki-sama for your valuable lesson 🙏
I discovered that Ai Yazawa said in an interview that her favorite manga is Berserk...
i see this vision
i LOVE character dynamics whose nature of their relationship is "warped" & ambiguous & there are strong hints that support various interpretations but nothing conclusive🥹❤
Loved the part in which Yotsugi says Kaiki did quite a good job with Nadeko.
Especially because from the viewer's perspective, she's right in more ways than one.
Being reminded of it feels like a warm hug #愚物語 #物語oms
With Waza & Shinobumonogatari next, Nadeko & Shinobu will wind up being the 'protagonists' of this Monogatari season, the former being the focus of the first half & the latter of the second.
Both halves being thematically connected by their conversation in the Nademono epilogue
I think Shaft will likely release the Off & Monster arcs not in novels order, since Hachikuji is in the poster yet doesnt have a single appearance in Off Season..
I look forward to see her again, I think her character is very adorable & funny, same with her dynamic with Araragi
This little scene is so sweet.
Nadeko brightens up so much at Tsukihi's involvement and looks genuinely elated to be able to help her. Love their relationship.
They really made Tsukihi shippable with both Nadeko and Yotsugi.
Truly a Yurimonogatari
#物語シリーズ #愚物語 #物語oms
Reread Tsubasa Lion after years, a crossover short story written by Nisio, narrated by Rei that contains great interactions/content for him, Hanekawa & Sodachi.
Especially endearing for me being a big fan of both series.
Here for anyone who is intetested👉
I just found the hidden and subtle message this new Monogatari season has been weaving...
Thank you Tsukihi, Ononoki and Nadeko for this magnificent lesson I shall never forget 🥹
Mayoi is an oddity that makes people get lost though she doesn't want to, meaning she fails even when she tries her best.
This is visually represented in the first part of her OP: we see her messing up a lot of different activities.
Lyrics: "whatever I do, it's all the same" 🧵
Llegó EL momento.
Terminé Monogatari. Esa serie q cuando la veía en los tops de MAL pensaba "uh esta no la veré nunca". Es de los animes con más mala fama: sus controvertidas elecciones de comedia y su ejecución centrada en el diálogo no encuentra el gusto de todos,pero sí el mío
Dai ha hecho un video de 40 minutos sobre la "historia y evolución" de... un personaje que quizás ni los tenga 40 minutos en pantalla.
Este hombre no para de sorprenderme
Birthday of the best Monogatari girl and one of the dearest characters to me!
I can't wait for July to come and get to see every version of Nadeko again after years, gonna change my life ❤️🥹