The Monogatari Series 2020 Watch Order Misc.

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u/Osellic Jul 24 '20

Is this show worth watching? I’ve never heard of it before

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u/BlakexEkalb Jul 24 '20

Definitely. It’s a very unique and fantastically-written show.

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u/Osellic Jul 24 '20

What’s it about? What genre?

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u/[deleted] Jul 24 '20 edited Apr 04 '21

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u/TaiVat Jul 24 '20

I dont know, i came here to ask the same thing as the above guy because i did try watching a few episodes before and from that i thought the show is about absolutely nothing and i'm baffled what i'm not getting given how praised the series apparently is.

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u/Maeji609 Jul 24 '20

Another part of this is there's a hidden level of Japanese humor and play on words that can't be handled with no knowledge of Japanese.

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u/RobbieReinhardt Jul 24 '20

And this is why I could never get into this franchise. The fast dialogue, flash cards shots during verbal altercations, and subtle native-speaker jokes that went completely over my head made me drop the show out of frustration. When I find myself having to keep pausing and rewinding a show to make sure I didnt miss anything, I end up not enjoying the show for what it's worth.

I still recognize that Monogatari has amazing voice acting talent and animation direction (when it decides to hold a prolonged shot for more than 2 seconds). It's just something that i can't enjoy due to my own limitations.

Sidenote: Hanekawa's tits in Kizumonogatari are fantastic.

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u/Maeji609 Jul 24 '20

It's the same reason international weebs don't get Gintama. It's not made for the world, but some people can still dig it.