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View Poll Results: Monogatari Series Second Season - Episode 9 Rating | |||
Perfect 10 | 23 | 41.82% | |
9 out of 10 : Excellent | 17 | 30.91% | |
8 out of 10 : Very Good | 8 | 14.55% | |
7 out of 10 : Good | 7 | 12.73% | |
6 out of 10 : Average | 0 | 0% | |
5 out of 10 : Below Average | 0 | 0% | |
4 out of 10 : Poor | 0 | 0% | |
3 out of 10 : Bad | 0 | 0% | |
2 out of 10 : Very Bad | 0 | 0% | |
1 out of 10 : Painful | 0 | 0% | |
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2013-09-08, 11:50 | Link #41 | |
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2013-09-08, 16:01 | Link #42 |
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I found this episode really touching. I haven't read the novels, and I loved the conclusion to this arc! In a sense you could say it was more about Shinobu then Mayoi, but it occurs to me they are in a similar position with Araragi--unlike the other girls, they don't die, they'll always be around. To explore his relationship with one, the other was needed.
And actually, this earth is very homophobic--sadly so are some monogatari fans, and recap episodes.
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2013-09-08, 16:33 | Link #43 | ||
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I hope the title of the next arc is not as misleading. I want more Nadeko!
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2013-09-08, 17:04 | Link #44 |
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Great episode. Was quite a nice surprise seeing grown up Hachikuji. She seems like a great person.
Onto another matter, how on earth did Oshino manage to deduce that Araragi time travelled? The reasoning the anime gave was this: 1) Hachikuji spoke about Araragi (in this world, no more than a person that saved her life long ago) to Oshino prior to Golden Week. 2) "I suppose you slipped through time to save her?" 3) ???????. A girl who tells you a story about someone saving her long ago does not imply someone time travelled to save her. Nor does it in any way imply Araragi did it. The only way to assume she was saved through time travel is to know that she is suppose to be dead. This would mean this Oshino (of route X) knows facts about the other world, route A. My conclusion is this: Oshino is omniscient. |
2013-09-08, 17:17 | Link #45 |
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Damn, this is sad.
This is the most emotional overflow ep, in the entire monogatari series i have ever watched so far. Before, i only regarded the series as rom-comedy, but now i finally feel the drama in this. I know not whether the author started to considered adding drama from this novel volume or shaft finally get themselves together and did a good adoption. It is the first time my emotion ran wild like this, i think not since the 5cm/s. Kiss shot seiyu voice especially that "pat me on the head" line, stirs my heart like there is an electric egg beater inside my body. (Is she and shinobou seiyu the same?) The soundtrack covered the screen pretty well. Static views with nothing but the leafs moving is good chemical mix for an emotional scene with emotional music. |
2013-09-08, 18:21 | Link #47 | |
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2013-09-08, 22:51 | Link #49 |
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When comparing this arc to the last one I can't help but notice the drop in quality. It's less clean, finely cut, not all that lush. Hopefully it's not gona be a constant downhill from here on out.
I also think Shaft and whomever are drawing/designing the backgrounds, settings, and architecture, do a nicer job when it's landscapes of the city this takes place in. It's probably that for me it looks better when it's done with buildings and streets with a present day vibe. That's also why neko white and other arcs looked nicer in my opinion than Kabuki. I'm being really unspecific here (really tired) but hopefully someone gets it. EDIT: I also just realized that's why for me the first episode of Kabuki looked so nice and felt good.
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2013-09-09, 02:55 | Link #51 | |
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In addition, Oshino perfectly knew Shinobu could time travel, although this was cut from the anime. I don't remember exactly where the scene was, but at a certain point Shinobu casually mentioned that Oshino told her to absolutely never time travel, which made Araragi freak out. One more thing: the title of the book, Kabukimonogatari, contains the word kabukimono, ronin who dressed and acted in a way that stood out, a reference to what Araragi unconsciously did. |
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2013-09-09, 04:23 | Link #52 |
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Really pretty disappointing. I guess I maybe wouldn't lay it all on the final episode itself, but this arc as a whole felt rather rushed and with a feeling of a great deal of substance being cut out. I don't have a particular attachment to Shinobu in the first place so SHAFT needed to more gradually build up the emotional development and more concretely highlight the tragedy if the finale scene was going to move me. I also would've wanted/expected a lot more action and exposition about other characters in the parallel world, their fates and experiences, before jumping right back to the current universe.
I seriously think 4 episodes is bullshit for any single novel adaptation. Not one of the volumes has worked out well in that format so far. Despite being so hyped for the rest of Monogatari S2 after the incredibly solid showing of Nekomonogatari White, and holding even greater expectations considering my understanding of the source material, I'm less excited for the rest of the season now. |
2013-09-09, 04:58 | Link #53 | |
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2013-09-09, 14:46 | Link #57 |
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I really liked the episode, although parts did feel a bit rushed.
The scene with Shinobu and Araragi marching to battle while walking in the flowers and holding hands was pretty cheesy. I would have liked that to be cut for more time on the ending. I always enjoy reading the novels more than the show but don't know Japanese. I hope somebody finishes the translation of this one someday, or at least the end. Would love to see how Nisioisin wrote it. |
2013-09-09, 16:44 | Link #58 | |
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no complaints from me, mostly because there were very few of those still shots this episode, I always have to keep my fingers on the pause button just to read those.
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2013-09-09, 16:53 | Link #59 | |
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I've always thought of it as some kind of subliminal messaging, or just something planned to be fragmented. I generally pick up keywords from it, and I've always assumed that's the whole point. Would be quite upset if I've been missing real content this whole time. |
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2013-09-09, 17:03 | Link #60 | |
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