Owarimonogatari

Honestly I shouldn't be surprised anymore on how good Monogatari can get. Owarimonogatari is probably my favorite season thus far; It's honestly comparable to Bakemonogatari in terms of quality. There wasn't a single moment in this season that had be bored, even when episodes were just two characters having a discussion. But at this point into the series, that's not that big of a surprise either. The characters interactions and writing were superb, and the humor was just fantastic. The jokes in previous installments had me going with a nice chuckle, but the gags in Owarimonogatari made me actually laugh out loud. The story gets quitedarker around this season, as I and other's have noticed. There's also a lot of character building for Araragi in Owari, which is nice seeing him be the focus once again. Owarimonogatari is just truly amazing. From the much more mature tone of the story, to the compelling music, SHAFT and NisiOisiN have really put in their heart and soul into making this season stand out.

::Alright here's a quick summing up of my thoughts. Consider it a short review. No need to waste your time with long-ass pretentious writing that doesnt cut to the chase:: So I just saw Owarimonogatari. And it was quite the fun time. The writing is just as impeccable, and it goes without saying that the franchise still is able to maintain my undivided attention despite 65 episodes of conversations stretched across several cours. Ougi Oshino proves to be a surprisingly interesting character. Back when I first started Bakemonogatari and I saw the front cover for Owarimonogatari, I thought Ougi would just be another member of Koyomi'sharem, who would essentially be "the Weird and Quirky one". Ougi is a surprisingly intimidating character for someone who looks so unassuming (for lack of a better word). Her (or His) words cut pretty deep, and everything Ougi says has this ominous undertone that I find unsettling. To say any more would be to cheapen or spoil the experience, so sit and watch as she (or he) talks your ear off About things you'd never normally find this interesting (as is common practice in Monogatari). The other standout character this time around is Sodachi Oikura, a childhood "friend" of Araragi who, unlike all the other girls, hates him with a passion (talk about a departure!). Her short time with the cast has proven to be quite powerful, and her presence felt just as strong as any of the other cast members (as Ougi would likely call them). Sodachi is easily my favorite character in this particular title of the franchise. Not only is she not involved with aberrations, but also is a spiteful and hateful ball of depression and resentment. Her connection to Araragi's past means she's very important to his development as a person, and is even a catalyst for how Araragi became the man he is. Sodachi's seiyu does a fantastic job at portraying her to be snobbish and unforgiving. She's quite the hottie to boot. The arc called Shinobu Mail takes up the second half and is told by Araragi as a flashback to what he was up to while Hanekawa dealt with a rather troublesome Tiger in the Tsubasa Tiger arc. I mostly consider this arc to be a follow-up to Shinobu Time, and what happens in Shinobu Mail is pretty relevant to a lot of the strange occurrences in Araragi's hometown, which i was very satisfied to see. Needless to say, it began about as engaging as the rest of Monogatari. The renewed focus on Shinobu was very nice seeing as I really like her character, and Kanbaru being around was also really nice to see, because she's also a big favorite of mine. It answered a lot of questions, and yet, despite being a part of Owarimonogatari, Shinobu Mail feels more at home when compared to Monogatari Series Second Season. Nonetheless, for some inexplicable reason, this arc felt a little less engaging than usual, as it went on. The likelihood that this is my fault is pretty high, considering I was getting pretty tired by the end of it. Regardless, I still enjoyed it immensely. I give Owarimonogatari a 9 out 10 Oh yeah, as usual, the show looks amazing and distinct, and the music is pretty great, blah blah blah. It's monogatari, what else would you expect?

Many people who gave this monogatari series or owarimonogatari a lower than average rating, let me say this. The meaning of "owari" or the prefix name of this monogatari means the resolution or the end of something. By this sense, many of the monogatari that we saw with its prefix name tells you, and predetermine what you are about to see, within those monogatari series that will entails as its main theme or topic of the anime's discussion or introductory standpoints, until it meets it resolution or the end of that specific monogatari series. And if you notice something about this owarimonogatari series. Both shinobu'sproblem and Araragi problem are resolved when the story meet its ending or the last episode of the owarimonogatari. For Araragi it's the realization or understanding about his forgotten past. In which later helps him to deal with his contemporary problem with Oikura Sodachi (not spoiling, it's what he planned to do when she returned and was exposed in episode 1). Is it out of context of the story? No. Is it not related to the main arc? No. Is it meaningless to the development of the story? No, liked i said before. It helps with Araragi's understandings to unravel and resolve his past problem with the way he does or thinks things logically, to his contemporary time's problems with Oikura Sodachi. A filler episode tend to have no meaning to further the progression of a story and holds no relevance towards the goal of achieving it. Conversely, the not really a filler or rather the detective game that Ougi tries to resolve or rather helps Araragi to resolve it, are just a style of the author's story telling where you, the audience can think and theorize along the points that were given visually or verbally through its dialogue and visuals, about the answer or the act of using deduction by Ougi to further the understandings related to the happenings at the current topic of discussion or whether or not. With your guess or theory is being right or wrong at Ougi's deduction about the case of rationalism in human's actions and causation of it. That's the whole point of a detective game in Owarimonogatari or deducing points or rationalizing the reason for each character's actions with its possibilities in mind. By this sense, it was an extremely a well done job for Nisio Isin (the author) to organized and formalize these argumentative ways of deduction and rationalizing assumptions in this monogatari series. Incidentally, in some cases, Ougi ask Araragi to give an ending statement on the very near end of the episodes to shows the end of the deduction in theorizing Oikura Sodachi's reasons for her particular actions. If you go to law school or study philosophy or any argument related subject then you'll get how it's done. My enjoyment for this is 9, the sound is 9 (Oikura Sodachi voice acting was top notched lmao) with a fitted OST for a specific scene or talks in the anime, while the story is a subjective matter whether you like this kind of story with its premise given in the prefix of the "-monogatari" while ending the show with the conclusion of how the prefix it, is exactly what it's. But i'll give it a 9 since I enjoy it hella lot. And i like how they make the random text that usually pops up sporadically alot more noticeable and easy to read thanks to the cool and slightly bit slow transition into those random texts, so you have enough time to read all of them or possibly pauses it. Despite the shorter amount of dialogue for this. There are plentiful of westerner's references like "monty hall" (and some other ones) and uses of english words like, "field work", " Do your best" etc. And some indication of the fallacy that the character is committing like the ,"red herring" that was mentioned by either Ougi or Araragi in a certain Episode. The cutted in short dialogue did a hell lot of job for the audience to follow onto the story and understanding the happenings much easier than the previous monogatari series. Plus, their ways of smooth talking through the same topic or premise over and over again, while adding new info in over the extended period of their dialogue is pretty interesting as well. It's kinda clever to see this around. Nevertheless my overall is a 9, It's the best monogatari series so far in my subjective opinion.

Owarimonogatari 1/Formula Ougi/ Sodachi Riddle/ Sodachi Lost: Surreal. The premise is intelligent and greedy, because it presents a new character at the time of 45 seconds — even with the arc coming a bit before the start of the Second Season. The run begins, someone is shown and someone that has already been shown must be presented as a beginner now. Really interesting, the mysterious mood, the subtle air, it’s all part of a little mystery’s set that hasn’t even been mentioned before and that it's now featured — or so it has seemed. The insertion of said Ougi, the memory of said Oikura. It’s mentioned like a dichotomy,or rather, “convergence”, even if both of them havn’t ever met, they had a relationship in common, the said protagonist. However, in a courageous way, Oikura is inserted in the story, having, until then, the weapons to be a character of weight, which she doesn’t only accomplishes to become one in the end, with the vague idea of a return (which has already been confirmed), as she have a very solid representation in the protagonist. The pace isn’t slow, isn’t weak, isn’t without desire. It’s intense, gradual and even ominous. The said formula it’s a practical lecture of human relationship, the majority rule, the pure representation of mankind’s ugliness as an inventor. The said riddle, as insinuated, it’s a solid question, the warning in the end saying to check the beginning again, the pure representation of human forgetfulness, of its ugliness as a defect. The said lost one, the mystery, the engaged, the prideful promise of a closing to the whole riddle, to the whole formula; it’s indeed a truth about human frustration. In the end, Owarimonogatari 1 it’s a promise of mystery, which only tends to grow and become better, where the end it’s satisfactory and surreal, where the three works as one and three at the same time, therefore, it’s great (9.0 in a whole). ------------------------------------------------------------------ Owarimonogatari 2/Shinobu Mail: End, the closing of said arc, what’s there to say about it? What can really be said about it? In a cruel way, the word “boring” could be used in a brutal and even condescending way, but, this would be said just envisioning the usurpation of the arc’s focus to one character in particular, and that would be unjust. Being that way, no, because it is that way, it’s necessary to quote the divergences and convergences until the end — or rather, from the start. Beginning with a suggestive presentation of the plot, the tale, passing through a roller coaster of quality, goes from the momentary fun to the cumulus of tedium, but not in a sequential order, of course. With the apparition of a new character, the interesting Seishirou, the first oddity-slayer, the first servant, the first love, maybe? The relationship between he and the said iron-blooded, hot-blooded and cold-blooded vampire, Kiss-shot, it’s indeed intriguing. In certain point, it’s understood that the exchange of feelings between the two it’s almost the opposite. In the end, their relationship it’s like any other, of any kind, therefore, it’s something good. The closing events, like the duel, the devouring, the consolation, everything fulfill a emptiness of almost three 1/5 of the arc, which occults it with a speech that’s even irritating. Even so, the end, the said summary, the pay-off it’s really beautiful, therefore, it’s something good. The connected dots and the ones that are left at the end of the protagonist’s report to the coadjuvant Ougi are really well-made; more so with the collaboration of the “chat” between said protagonist and the said coadjuvant Yotsugi. In the end, Owarimonogatari 2, Shinobu Mail, it’s a well-presented arc that screw its way to its beautiful end, which leaves a great tip and close other ones. We can catalog everything as a whole as being great (8.5-9), but, the bad use of explanations in the filling of this cake leaves it tasteless, therefore, good (7.5-8.0 for the end). ------------------------------------------------------------------ Owarimonogatari/As an anime altogether. Good adaptation, great display of scenes and metaphors from the book in form of frames, frameworks and even the ending. If both parts are to be divided, like in the books, it would be a 9 and a 7 in sequence, but, as they’re put together, I risk myself at giving it a 9. There’s no meaning in despise the first part for the slouch of the second one.

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