No toothbrushes and no Senjogahara this week in Nisemonogatari. Worst episode ever. Why exactly have we started to cycle back [...]
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Written by: Zyl at Sea Slugs! Anime BlogSummary: Somehow escaping a grisly fate at the business end of Tsukihi’s awl, Koyomi decides to quickly fulfil his promise to introduce Karen to Suruga but, along the way, the Piggyback Express encounters Kagenui Yozuru. The elegant, high-up, Kyoto-accented Oneechan asks for the location of Eikou Cram School which Koyomi obtains after a quick call [...]
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Bakemonogatari and Nisemonogatari are extremely analogous in many respects, beginning with the obvious such as the recurring characters and static themes in each arc to the minor details like the specific visual styles employed during gags and how characters appear in certain defining shots.  As the sequel, Nisemonogatari borrows heavily from the original series but [...]
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「つきひフェニックス 其ノ貳」 (Tsukihi Fenikkusu Sono Ni) "Tsukihi Phoenix Part Two" Still no sign of Tsukihi or a phoenix, but an amagami, some nishishishis, and two new mysterious and dangerous strangers go a long way towards making up for it – I said, with a posed look.
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Episode 09 - Hrm, well now that Karen’s arc is officially over, I’ve been curious as to who exactly would be the new villain here. Instead of introducing a villain, though, Nisemonogatari has opted to introduce two very enigmatic characters, and it’s unknown as to exactly what their intentions are. They obviously hold some connection [...]
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Interesting episode as always. But wait isn’t this Tsukihi’s arc? Where is she? Again the episode is pretty much base on Karen and a little of Hachikuji. First of lets talk about Karen. Why did she make her hair short? lol! All for the sake of giving Araragi a piggy-back ride. Oh well, she still looks cute, [...]
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This episode picks off right where the last left off. After avoiding Tsukihi’s punishment, Araragi arranges a meet with Kanbaru for Karen and as usual, Kanbaru is naked in her house. I’m a little disappointed because I wanted to see the interaction between Kanbaru and Karen, they seem like they would get along very well [...]
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This episode picks off right where the last left off. After avoiding Tsukihi’s punishment, Araragi arranges a meet with Kanbaru for Karen and as usual, Kanbaru is naked in her house. I’m a little disappointed because I wanted to see the interaction between Kanbaru and Karen, they seem like they would get along very well [...]
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