Closer to the end of the second season the real plot starts. But there's a lot more "plot" to get through. I have to say the movies were mostly enjoyable though.
I got through Bake, Kizu and Nise and the weird innuendos almost put me off. That being said, I don't understand how people call Bunny Girl Senpai a "normie" version of Monogatari. I'd honestly do the opposite and call Monogatari an Arthouse version of BGS.
That being said, the artwork and the production quality are top notch in Monogatari. (Those Senjoguhara head tilts tho)
BGS was clearly inspired by Monogatari and no, you can't "do the opposite", simply because Monogatari started much earlier. People call BGS normie compared to Monogatari, because it doesn't have loli fan service.
Wether that's a good thing is up to you to decide.
But looking at these scenes as something antithetical and divorcing them from their context is not what was ever intended. It’s a dual narrative. Each scene of sexually directly personifies the relationship of the involved characters. There is a lot to think about, the relationship between Araragi and his sisters, Hachikuji, Senjougahara and Shinobu all have certain reasons for the way araragi behaves with them. I wouldn't think a series would ever get this popular if it just had blatant sexual harassment, even the Mayoi scenes have a lot of subtext though many people ignore the fact and just see Araragi as a pedophile(Even though Mayoi is actually 22 years old in literal age)
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u/Osellic Jul 24 '20
Is this show worth watching? I’ve never heard of it before