![]() The chemistry between Shinobu and Araragi is also solid as heck, one of my favorites actually. Other than that, it’s nice to see the adult Mayoi (bring out such a bittersweet feeling), it also brings the vulnerable side of Shinobu and you can further learn how much Araragi means to Shinobu, even without her saying so. For all I know, it might as well results in Araragi not meeting Heart-under-Blade in the first place. It’s a bit too simplified in my view, as such crucial action from Araragi can have a much grander butterfly effect, way before the events that happened in Tsubasa Cat. It implies that as a result of Araragi saving Mayoi from car accident, he’d die by the event of Tsubasa Cat, thus Heart-under-Blade reverses back to her full vampire form and wreak havoc. The main issue I have with Kabuki lies in its inconsistent time-travel implication, and that is an essential part for this arc to work. This arc can serve as a companion to Shinobu Time, as this really is about Shinobu and vice versa. That’s not a bad thing per se, but I just wish she has more screen time because she really is an awesome character. The series uses her mostly for Araragi’s romance (dating) or for Araragi’s emotional support – hence the reason why she’d disappear for an entire arc and only there when Araragi reaches the climax/ after he resolves everything. She’s clearly underwritten, to the point not even the main character in her own arc. The ending is nice if a bit underwhelming, but I have issues with how it portrays Sodachi’s character (she has no trait at all except for being a girl next door room).Īlso, I have my suspicion but this final arc further re-establishes that: Senjougahara’s role (or the lack thereof) within the series. ![]() The girls act out-of-their-own-established-tropes isn’t without any context, given that these traits are their vulnerable sides. We follow Araragi to a mirrored world where the girls he encounter acts a little more eccentric than what they usually behave – and for me that’s one of the reasons/ joys to watch this arc. Within the context of a side story though, this chapter works. Even in its prologue, it acknowledges that very fact. It’s a side-story of an aftermath, where everything is already resolved. In essence, Zoku Owarimonogatari doesn’t need to even exist. “This novel was written on a 100% out of whim.”, said NisiOisin, and that pretty much sums up this mobile-app adaptation, although he pretty much says this to all of his novels so take this with a grain of salt. In this case, they just tab on their dominant traits and their usual banters with Koyomi and this results in them being one-dimensional. To make it worse, the girls often shine because they have a personal arc. Except from the final chapter which is relevant to the main story (thus the only one you’ll need to watch), the rest is filler. This is essentially the existence of Koyomimonogatari, which contains 12 stories about Koyomi encountering with each girl over the course of 12 months. If there is one bad tendency of Monogatari series (it has quite a few, which I will run them down later), it’s that the series is too fond of its characters, to the point it doesn’t mind just spending time with them, even without any context whatsoever. ![]() Without further ado, let’s chase them down: THE SKIPPABLES 18. ONA’s Koyomi Vamp and trilogy-movie Kizu are included as well, that make it a total of 18 arcs. I will go with NisiOisin’s original intention – 2 small arcs. This gets tricky, though, when you scroll back to the Bakemonogatari season, which contains 5 mini-arcs of the same theme, and the Japanese novels and English publishions differ in the way they arranging (split into 2 in the former and into 3 in the latter). Some arcs that consists of several mini stories – will be included as one (like the Sodaichi arc). Of course, as per any ranked list, there’s some rules that needed to mention here. Monogatari has its ups and downs for sure, and we will get to that in this ranking of all the Monogatari arcs, from worst to best. With an “Off-season” is around the corner (of which there is no official announcement for anime adaptation as of yet but hey, do you seriously think that Shaft will get pass this golden egg? – and of which I’m mixed about: it’s time to move on), the 10-year era from 2009-2019 follows the completion of Monogatari’s main arc, spawning 15 plus mini-arcs and an entire cast larger than a football field. ![]() Monogatari series is one rare show that despite its extreme visual style and convoluted storytelling, it still draws a delicate fan-following and becomes one of the most popular and enduring franchises the last ten years have to offer. With the end of the decade is drawing near, it’s time for me to revisit one of my favorite franchises of this last decade – and my all times as well – Monogatari series. ![]()
0 Comments
Leave a Reply. |
AuthorWrite something about yourself. No need to be fancy, just an overview. ArchivesCategories |