By NISIOISIN. Released in Japan by Kodansha. Released in North America by Vertical, Inc. Translated by James Balzer. The afterword of this volume of the Monogatari series says that Nisioisin never [...]
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Initial impression – if you haven’t seen Bakemonogatari, go watch it so you can fully enjoy its sequel Winter 2012 (11 episodes) (title literal translation – Imitation Story) (more info) Perhaps I simply received bad information or maybe I read it incorrectly, but I had the distinct impression that Nisemonogatari was going to be primarily [...]
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Low camera angles, white colored silhouettes, delicious, abusive sarcasm, lens flares. What can I say. Okaerinasai. (Yes, there are already a tonne of voices going nuts about Nise out there, my own incoherent tweet included. Sue me, I’m filing another entry into the chaos. Besides, a little birdy told me to, you know who you … Read more →
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I didn’t like Bakemonogatari all that much. I’m usually perfectly accepting of the Shaft/Shinbo combo – Madoka was my favourite show of last year, and I can’t get enough of Sayonara Zetsubou-Sensei – but Bake felt overwrought and bloated with imagery for imagery’s sake. Nisemonogatari continues the trend that its predecessor set, and I happen [...]
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I wasn’t exactly excited over Nisemonogatari since I was pretty much expecting already that they’ll really adapt the rest of the Monogatari series given that Tsukihi and Karen haven’t had their respective arcs yet. But right after I saw the trailer, I can’t believe how much I missed the characters, especially Hitagi. The surreal backgrounds [...]
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Somewhere over the course of the 2 and a half years since Bakemonogatari aired, I had forgotten how utterly strange [...]
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I have high hopes for Nisemonogatari.  What leads me to believe in these high hopes is not for the mere fact that this is the sequel to the beautiful Bakemonogatari, a favorite for both art and dialogue, but that this series can improve upon the lofty accomplishments from its predecessor.  And if the first episode [...]
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Rice Balls. I have no idea what is going on in the opening sequence, but sure as hell don’t tell me what is going on! I have not read the books and I do not want to be spoiled. Why did Senjogahara lock him in that room? Is it because she wants to make Arararagi a slave [...]
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Writing on Nisemonogatari was a hard decision, mainly in that there was a lot of excellent writing on Bakemonogatari and I thought my own writing would never come close to that level. I’ve already written on Amagami and Pirates this … Continue reading →
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