This is the most Monogatari video about the Monogatari series I've ever seen.

Damn This is a great run down of this topic. Gave me more than I bargained for and was well edited. This deserves more views

@thatfisherr

Жыл бұрын

totally

I don't read books normally and I really enjoyed all of these. Possible the only books I'll ever read for the next decade. Everything about it just clicks to me. Araragi, the comedy, the serious moments, all the references from media, japanese mythology and folktales, and it's something you definitely can't get anywhere else.

I recommend the manga as well. They change it up a bit too, but Oh Great!'s art is superb and so detailed from what he's done before.

@Scrogan

8 ай бұрын

Oh Great! is a hack. A good artist, but I can’t agree with his characterisations.

@medievalplayz8327

6 ай бұрын

@@Scrogan especially oshino meme's he looks like a real human

i cant even pick between either the light novels or the anime i love both but they are different. I cant even really define what makes it so great but if i had to give it a try i'd say its - for the novels : a easy read pages just flow books end before u know it and u slowly familairize yourself in this very rich and deep world full of quirky conversations that arent totally meaningles really just start reading. The anime is for me personally amazing mostly due to the art style and how well it fits the story, the empty backgrounds and very stylized actions and really there are some real god tier highlight episodes among it that rival any other god tier anime episode and not just because of flashy animations its the things the show does with its animations and their willingness to experiment within its boundries. really again just watch. Also i love how i always fail at getting friends to watch it by now i enjoy the questionable looks if ppl catch a glimps of it simply because if they just knew what they where missing. good video btw, you resurrected a craving to binge the shit out of it again sometimes weird youtube recommendations are good i guess. thunks

great video. u answered several questions i was considering and some more that i didnt even think of. what an absolute godsent of a video. thank you youtube gods

The quality of this video is excellent and Extremely well presented so I was quite surprised when I found out you only have 500+ subs When watching your videos I was for sure you had at least 100k you sir are a diamond in the rough

I've been reading manga for as long as I remember. Now and again I'd stop by my local Barnes & Noble to get a new volume, but every time I mystified by these novels with gorgeous cover art that I seemed to find in random places all over the shelves (due to how they were ordered alphabetically). Not knowing anything about the series, I bought the first volume (Bakemonogatari 01, going by Japanese release order), and over the course of the next year I finished all twenty volumes of the English release. Its likely my favorite English release of any series, despite its inconsistencies. I dont think I would have ever gotten into the series had it not been for me finding these books, and for that they will always hold a special place in my heart; Amazing video, its a great reminder of what I love about the Monogatari Series!

I've looked and the English TL. There are mistakes, liberties are taken, and there are omissions. It is probably one of the best LN translations there. The author is a linguist. Its a miracle anyone even bothered to TL this at all.

Great Video man, I enjoyed it!

I'm planning to buy kizu trilogy cuz I absolutely love the kizu movie trilogy , like legit if kizu movies were a person I would've married them

@ymaxsss

Жыл бұрын

@@notvkn wait really ? I though it had 3 books

@ymaxsss

Жыл бұрын

@@notvkn i see

@Azrael_Terminus

Жыл бұрын

Good choice, the movies left out essential things to understand Araragi and Shinobu's relationship

@ymaxsss

Жыл бұрын

@@Azrael_Terminus ooooh interesting

The most comprehensive review of Monogatari LN series. Bruh I love this series so much

In regards to your comments on the spines, I've seen some creative ways that some people get around that including turning only the ones that break the unity to face forward. Depending on where the titles don't line up, it can look pretty nice! Sometimes. I've also seen some people who'll do it in a pattern even if it's a book already uniform, basically just playing with how it's displayed until it looks just right. Personally, I've never cared too much over whether the spines are perfectly aligned (whether it be in size or just the title- heck, I have some Petshop of Horrors that are reprints vs my originals, and I still love them). But I've still got to admit that some setups look really cool when arranged with turned books, and it's a creative work around

This was well done, I've watched all of the anime but was curious how it compared to the books, thanks!

Thanks for the information video! I just completed the monogatari series anime (heard the off season and monster season anime are coming out this year as well) and this series really changed my perception of how far an anime can go. I really wanna read all of the novel versions too but ig ill hold off on that until i get out of school and find a job since $200 isnt some random sum i can find off the streets

Great video 👍. Thanks

Bice video man I really appreciate it 🙏

GOD those cover artworks are amazing

Bought 'em. Read 'em. I'm a 'book guy' long before I'm an 'anime guy'. That said: the show is superior. The whole way through the books, I couldn't shake the 'man, I bet this was real clever in its native language' feeling. I'd still suggest them. The show feels like a better watch

@pondererofpointlessdreams5029

Жыл бұрын

in my opinion, the show is more engaging (and the jokes more accessible since the official translation has no translator notes ☹️) but the books are superior if you're interested in the characters' psyches

Really enjoyed this video, you have a great way with words 🤣

Great video. Thanks.

I would happily buy Off Season and Monster Season books, but they are not available in English.

Great video ❤️

Thanks for the heads up

Kudos to the light novel review. As someone who read then watch Bake, I decided to read the light novel, w/o touching the anime. Except watching certain specific scenes, given the fact SHAFT really gave their all, how god-tier the avant-garde adaptation they did, its like NISIOISIN himself. I know I missed a lot from the anime, but man, I love to read LNs w/o touching the anime.

I could never get into the Monogatari stories but I always admired how beautiful the books looked.

Absolute masterpiece and it really aged well

Monogatari was one of the series that got me into anime. Wild to see how long ago that was and that its become a classic since.

amazing video, make more monogatari thanks

You just made me buy all 3 box sets, thank you

great vid

Nice video Yay! peace peace!

Great video, very informative and entertaining. Plus, Monogatari novels are not popular topic when it comes to the series

No clue why this was recommended to me by youtube, but good work!

This clip was a huge breath of fresh air o:

i love ur voice

The color coordination of those spines is exceptional.

This is pretty late, but I think Funimation has all or most of the anime. At the very least it has the full 15 episodes of the first season. That's how I watched it! Weirdly on the TV app I was using, Spanish subs were the only option so I had to go back and forth between Funimation and Crunchyroll. Also for some reason I thought your editing and pace of your script was perfect for a video on the Monogatari series lol. Very enjoyable.

Big fan of VOFAN's Monogatari work. Got to meet him and see his exhibition at Anime Central a while back. I have about half of the novels. I'm up to Hanamonogatari but not sure if I want to read it as I didn't care a lot for the anime story.

@PhantomGato-v-

Жыл бұрын

Hanamonogatari is for best girl screentime. By that I mean Kaiki.

Well, the illustrator for the novels is amazing, and I have his art book, in addition to the novels.

I was so happy when humble bundle offered all 20 of the light novels and 9 of the manga and 2 of the audio books digitally, drm free. I know it’s not the same as a physical book, but at least it saves space, I can read them anywhere and they are drm free

lmao the end called me out. I've never seen any part of the series and just wanted to hear someone ramble

I like the light novels quite alot maybe about as much as the anime. Infact the reason I decided to buy the books was that otorimonogatari was so good and provided a such clearer picture of nadeko than the anime that I thought: These books are really good and pretty different in alot of ways. might as well read them all and gain a greater appreciation of the story. Personally I don't regret my decision in the slightest.

VOFAN illustrations are peak

I like the original Japanese box covers, the color and spine are consistent and simple enough (with additional Nisio's wordplays printed onto stickers perfectly describing the content of the books slapped on the bottom right side of the box covers). Though, I like VOFAN's alt cover arts for the English version, they are pretty.

I already read manga and watched the full series. I have the 1st book only to find that the only available books in our country is until the nisemonogatari. I cannot read the novel since I consume the other. Main reason, I always feel bad for Hanekawa but still support Senjougahara. So it is another heart break if I read it again. But thank you for the review.

@joplys2697

Жыл бұрын

Im just gonna say that the manga isnt the same story (I mean it is but isnt at the same time you probably understand what im saying) as the anime and light novel. While this has nothing to do with what you said I just wanted to say it

damm i never thought it was so expensive in anime , being in France we had wakanim which had EVERYTHING of monogatari, and EVERYTHING was free with ads for 480p and with a subscription 1080p or you could even buy episodes by episodes for 1eu EACH( except kizu which was 5eu per movies), but still compared to the thousand and hundreds you got over there, what da hell

Me who already has all of the monogatari novel: mmmh yes internet man, I agree with you

Monogatari and 13 Sentinels is such a wild combination and I hope you cover 13 Sentinels in a video one day.

9:25 LMAO I ALMOST CHOKED TO DEATH LAUGHING 😂😂😂

does anyone know what chapter in the light novel to start at after finishing the animated series, I've probably looked at almost every wiki but no one has an updated answer

You can buy the book collections S1 and S2

i got the books and theyre so damn good

@PurpleRupees

Жыл бұрын

Are they worth reading if I've finished the anime? While watching the anime I was thinking that I would have enjoyed it more by reading but if there isn't much new in the books to experience it might be a waste. Curious what people who have experienced novels and anime think

@friend4596

Жыл бұрын

@@PurpleRupees I have only read until kizu in the novels but personally I find the books better than the anime specially in kizu there's so much important information essential to fully get the story which just cut out in the anime some characters just lose thier entire personality and important things go unexplained which I never really thought were needed until I read the novels

I really liked the Kizumonogatari novel and was taken back how diffferent the movie was having none of Koyomi’s inner dialogue, and the that certain scenes played out

I just bought the novels and as much as I love the Monogatari series, I find it hard to fully enjoy them. The artworks on the novels are absolutely gorgeous though and I really think it was worth it getting them. Really nice exposition in this video btw and you have a calm relaxing voice. Subscribing!

@Vajrapani108

Жыл бұрын

For some reason it's the opposite for me. Whenever I read the novels i start by default reading it in the voice of the anime VAs, and as I read it the anime scenes and the soundtrack plays in mind, something just hits different

That's why I like fan translation, most fan translation give thing in their translation trying to explain the book to make us read as native Japanese

I just got myself Kabukimonogatari physical and plan to buy the least on Book Walker

I tried getting into the Monogatari anime back in 2014-2015 but for some reason I could not for the life of me tolerate Hanekawa. I enjoyed most of Bake when she wasn't in focus but ended up not liking it overall because of her and eventually dropped the series after finishing Neko Kuro and realizing the next arc was ANOTHER Hanekawa arc. Tried watching it again this August and while I still didn't really like Hanekawa in the first few seasons, I was able to get past her and really loved the show. Once I watched Neko Shiro, which I had originally dreaded, I actually ended up LIKING her! Second Season ended up being one of my favorite seasons of anime ever and I binged the entire show in less than two weeks. After loving the anime so much I figured I mayas well read the novels too, so I'm now 4 books in and about to start Nise. It's hard to say for sure but with all of the extra dialogue and Araragi internal monologues, I may end up enjoying the novels more than the anime. Needless to say I'm excited as hell to finish through Zoku Owari and get to some new material! I'm someone who IS very bothered by the spine issue you talked about, so I've been reading digitally while I wait for a good time to pick up physical copies of all the books for cheap.

@PurpleRupees

Жыл бұрын

I'm currently watching the series for the first time and I'm having a similar experience with Hanekawa. Actually she's been fine in Nisemonogatari but she was dreadful in Kizumonogatari.

@itmealice

Жыл бұрын

@@PurpleRupees When I had first watched it was a bit before the Kizu movies had come out so I had even less early development for her, it was rough. All I can say is even if you hate her right now, it's SO worth trying to look past her because the series only gets better. Hope you're able to overcome the Hanekawa-phobia and get to enjoy the awesome anime like I did zura :)

@ivansyomkin2156

Жыл бұрын

Please explain why you don't like Hanekawa? She's one of my favorite characters.

@itmealice

Жыл бұрын

@@ivansyomkin2156 Like I mentioned in my original comment after getting through Tsubasa Tiger I didn't really dislike her anymore, but initially (and still to a MUCH lesser degree) her fakeness really put me off. I also really liked Senjougahara immediately and am not much of a fan of harem/ecchi aspects in anime to begin with (why did I decide to watch this show? idk don't ask me) so all of those things added up soured me on Hanekawa pretty quickly, especially on my first attempt to watch where I went in not really knowing what to expect. Side note: I get that Hanekawa isn't the only character in the series with an aspect of "fakeness" about her or that puts on a facade (in fact MOST of the characters do), but hers is the most stifling and character defining in my opinion which is where my issues with it stem from.

@ivansyomkin2156

Жыл бұрын

@@itmealice For me her fakeness, the impact it's shown having on her mental health and the way she overcomes it is honestly my favorite part of her character. She isn't fake for personal gain or out of malice, she was physically and emotionally abused as a child and thus developed it as a defense mechanism. (if I'm always nice and forgiving to people then they won't hate me.) I guess she was the most relatable for me, and I saw parts of myself in her.

Monsieur is the pun for kind monster sir

you are sorely mistaken if the honorifics and 鬼お兄ちゃん are your main gripes. nisioisin doesnt simply toy with words from time to time, its a huge portion of his writing. i mean take a look at his name, 西尾維新, have fun cramming that nuance into a subtitle. reading bakemonogatari rn and i have to say i have no fucking clue how this can be translated without doubling the word count with translator notes. for example the entire stapler scene seems to be a setup for the double entendre 面の皮が厚そう. just looked up the english version and they translated it to "thick skin" which is just not at all what the expression means. nuance will always be lost with translations but specifically with this series there is just so much that gets lopped off.

I have the books but haven't read past the first one, why? Because I haven't read anything in years

In which order should I be buying the novels? pls, cuz I know that the order of the anime is confusing, but I want to read the novels first and then watch the anime. so pls tell me

@TheKeysmash

10 ай бұрын

0:28

"Koyomi" translates to "calendar" in case you didn't know.

That this was a Manga turned out to be a novel. My read the book in the near future.

i know its an old video, but how do you feel about the fan translated off season LNs?

@TheKeysmash

2 ай бұрын

Haven't read them. But, I'm always appreciative of fan efforts at the very least.

@Redpenguin00

2 ай бұрын

@@TheKeysmash i just started reading the first fan translation of off season, I didnt plan to even read it but I was hooked. I was looking for an entrypoint after the anime and I guess I found it. It will be interesting to see how this one im on now is animed in the fall when the new season comes out

The box sets are a good value especially if you use rightstuf

I wanted to watch the Serie but I never did due to perplex saying it hat a complcated watchorder. Like some told me that you have to watch the 1st season of this than 6 Episodes of that and then watching another. So is it really that complicated? And if it is what is the order? And if not can I just watch it in the order that it appears in Anilist?

@TheKeysmash

Жыл бұрын

The watch order is just the release order. So, go watch it in order of when the series aired. Anyone who tells you otherwise is making it more complicated than it should be.

@thenew4559

Жыл бұрын

The watch order for the series is a bit complicated because the entries aren't clearly labelled "Season 2, Season 3, etc", so it's best just to follow the release order. Therefore, the watch order for the franchise is the following: Bakemonogatari (2009) - 15 episodes Nisemonogatari (2012) - 11 episodes Nekomonogatari Kuro (2012) - 4 episodes Monogatari Series: Second Season (2013) - 26 episodes Hanamonogatari (2014) - 5 episodes Tsukimonogatari (2014) - 4 episodes Owarimonogatari (2015) - 12 episodes Kizumonogatari (film trilogy, 2016-2017) - 3 films Koyomimonogatari (2016) - 12 episodes Owarimonogatari 2nd Season (2017) - 7 episodes Zoku Owarimonogatari (2018) - 6 episodes Note that most of the series are not ordered chronologically, but that is intentional. The show is intended to be experienced in the order it was released, not in the chronological order.

@PurpleRupees

Жыл бұрын

Look up the order of the novels, then watch the corresponding anime adaptions of them. Or just follow the anime release order, it's close enough. Just make sure to watch Kizumonogatari before Nisemonogatari as Kizumonogatari movies came out way later than they should have.

Kizumonogatari ❤️❤️❤️

I really got Shafted when I bought the Monogatari blu-rays. ...And then Little Witch Academia. I dread to find what expensive anime series I will purchase next.

@TheKeysmash

Жыл бұрын

I bet LWA triggered you after that

@CaveyMoth

Жыл бұрын

@@TheKeysmash I even bought Sword Art Online. It was A-1 time deal.

3:22 it's very common to call men around the ages of 16-30 "onii-san" even if you're not familiar with them in Japan, it's like saying "young sir" but a little less formal? So while she does use -chan in stead of -san, between her flat demeanor and the fact that her interactions with Araragi start off as being something she's reluctantly forced to do on orders, the familiarity implied by -chan is sarcastic. "Kind monster sir" is not actually a terrible translation for the meaning, as it has a sort of fake deference in the same breath as a tongue-in-cheek insult. It does lose the wordplay, so I wish the localized novels had just used romanization and furigana to help explain the wordplay for people who don't understand some Japanese words. But, it's actually a fine translation. Can't say that of everything in the localization butchery, but hey, I wanted to defend something I thought wasn't half bad just because I felt like it :)

"like a fucking degenerate" lmfaoo

It must be a play on kind monsieur (monster sir)

Your commentary on honorifics and pun phrases can apply to just about all of this sort of media, not just light novels. Anime, manga, official or fan translated - ALL of it can suffer unfortunately. Hey, translators: we're watching the sub version or reading the manga; we actively sought it out this way. *Leave the poor honorifics and complicated phrasing alone. We're nerds, we'll figure it out (or leave a TN if you're that worried about losing someone's attention).*

13 sentinels is such a great game.

i got kizumono on dvd from ebay for 30 aud just undrer 20 usd. all three moives, eng sub

Has the anime fully adapted all of monogatari or is there still some parts that haven't been adapted

@armormakes

2 жыл бұрын

The anime has adapted 3 out 5 ‘seasons’ so far. The ones missing are known as ‘Off Season’ and ‘Monster Season’

@charlesgallardo5781

Жыл бұрын

I already finished all of the monogatari anime, if i want to read the continuation then im going straight for either of this two?

@MrRys

Жыл бұрын

@@charlesgallardo5781 yes, but off season and monster season aren't officially translated yet

@charlesgallardo5781

Жыл бұрын

@@MrRys oh that's why i cant find any of them welp we just need to wait, anyway how do i know if they get translated in the later dates?

AHKTUSALLY It's Onii no onii-chan Gomen

random thought now, oni onii would prolly work if translated to like... big brogre? heh

Funny how before i got into mono the fans always said “read the books” so I started and then the anime blew up BrUh

They look pretty

4:43 bruh I came here for the spoilers

The audiobooks r good

3:43 WHY DID THAT REMIND ME OF ROBLOX 💀

i find books waay easier to consume than television

The books got scoliosis

You can't call yourself someone who read the source if you read the translation, in mu opinion

Monogatari Series.

I plan on buying all of them and then buying them all again in Japanese ☠

Am I really the only person that absolutely HATES french flaps on books? Absolutely LOVE a full slip cover, but French flaps disgust me to the point of shivers sometimes lol. Like bent covers are the nightmares of most collectors, and you're telling me this comes intentionally bent? no thank you.

wait you have 300 subs what

@TheKeysmash

Жыл бұрын

I know right, shit's wild.

Had the entire series like new up on ebay for 111€ for months now and nobody's interested... :(

@urfavguy

Жыл бұрын

send me ur link right mf now

@Kaytenorg

Жыл бұрын

@@urfavguy Sorry, they sold right around Christmas! :(

Watched the whole series for $0

Im buying box sets couse there cool

No leo libros, no hablo ingles, pero aun asi vi el video. Interezante

80$ for a blueray?? We are not in 2006 XD! Really wish they would reprice their products, but since they sell so well they can't bother

@TheKeysmash

Жыл бұрын

Shit's crazy

I bought Nekomonogatari (Shiro) the light novel in traditional Chinese (Taiwanese print) and I don't regret it

if i remember correctly it says episodes 13-15 of bakemonogatari are ova's and werent released on tv. so crunchyroll still has all the main content of bakemonogatari and you wont be missing main plot points

Nah man, gatekeep this masterpiece. Imo it is perfect where it is.

Oh Great!'s art for the manga is amazing. He's always been a GOAT artist but his writing goes off the walls and gets unintelligible.

Don't read light novels because I'm scared of them. Don't read Monogatari because I'm scared of not fully appreciating them since I don't understand Japanese. They look good on a shelf, scared I'm not gonna like them.

@TheKeysmash

Жыл бұрын

You don't have to fully understand something to appreciate it. Tons of shit fly over my head about the things I love, and there's no problem with that.

@realkingofantarctica

Жыл бұрын

@@TheKeysmash That is true, but I'm not the kind of guy to reread/rewatch things, so if I am to experience something once, especially something as lengthy as this, I would want to experience every little piece. Maybe I could get a Japanese man with a nice voice to read them to me and explain the little things.

@sboinkthelegday3892

Жыл бұрын

This review being anything to go by, there's plenty to miss in the anime by sheer visual illiteracy, which you're sure to develop by never going back to anything more than once. I just hope people with that attitude aren't hired to build any bridges. Or participate in society in general, can't imagine what good would ever come of it.