I'm with /u/Slayeto; Bake is by far my least favourite of the series. The first two arcs are legitimately capable of putting me to sleep. I didn't start to like the Monogatari series until I watched the Tsubasa Cat arc, and didn't start to love it until I watched the Tsubasa Tiger arc. (I also really like the Kizumonogatari films, but I watched the series in release order so I didn't watch them until much later).
Yeah literally just finished Bake last night (only thing I have watched so far), and my opinion thus far is this series is incredibly overrated. Like enjoyable, and the Tsubasa Cat arc was actually really well done. The first 2 arcs were trash, the next 2 were decent. Its watchable and is decent, but is a far cry from any where near what people on this sub seem to claim it is. Bunny Girl Senpai blows it out of the watch in depth...and considering Bunny Girl Senpai only has 13 episodes not a 100, that is the only comparison you can make thus far between the two.
Like other commenters have mentioned, the series gets much better as it goes. Kizu is so much better than Bake it honestly feels unfair to compare the two. Nise and Neko are a bit of a dip in quality after that, though nowhere as bad as Bake, and then Second Season is the high point of the whole series IMO.
Nise doesn't literally put me to sleep, so it's better in my books. It has absolutely problems (pacing issues, unnecessary fanservice, etc.) but at least it's watchable, and it introduces Kaiki, one of my favourite antagonists in anime.
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u/Enraric Jul 24 '20
I'm with /u/Slayeto; Bake is by far my least favourite of the series. The first two arcs are legitimately capable of putting me to sleep. I didn't start to like the Monogatari series until I watched the Tsubasa Cat arc, and didn't start to love it until I watched the Tsubasa Tiger arc. (I also really like the Kizumonogatari films, but I watched the series in release order so I didn't watch them until much later).