Is this anime worth watching? Is it the first of the series? Does it make sense as a standalone story? Are the many sequels better? Is it just fanservice?
you can literally ask google these things nowadays
>>291946364google is no /a/
Yes.
>>291946377/a/ has a rule against request threads and "please recommend this anime to me even though I've already been recommended it" is a doozy of a request
>>291946364Yes, Bakemonogatari is absolutely worth watching, but it is a highly unconventional, avant-garde masterpiece that isn't for everyone. It is famously dialogue-heavy, abstract, and relies on brilliant psychological character studies.Is it the first of the series?• By release order: Yes. It aired in 2009 and is the intended starting point for viewers.• By chronological timeline: No. The prequel movie trilogy, Kizumonogatari, takes place first and explains how the protagonist became a half-vampire.• The Verdict: Watch Bakemonogatari first. The Crunchyroll Monogatari Guide recommends the novel release order (starting with Bake) because the mystery of the protagonist's past is meant to be teased before it is fully revealed.Does it make sense as a standalone story?• Mostly, yes. It functions as an episodic introduction to the world.• The story follows a structured arc where the main character helps five different girls overcome supernatural "oddities" tied to their emotional trauma.• It reaches a beautiful, emotionally satisfying conclusion by episode 15, so you could stop there and feel like you watched a complete narrative.Are the many sequels better?• Yes, the series reaches massive creative peaks later on.• While the immediate sequel (Nisemonogatari) doubles down heavily on eccentricities, Monogatari Series: Second Season is widely considered an absolute masterpiece.• The later entries shift perspectives away from the main hero to the girls themselves, drastically deepening the emotional maturity and overarching plot.Is it just fanservice?• No, but it is incredibly prominent and difficult to ignore.• The series contains deliberate ecchi elements, suggestive camera angles, and fourth-wall-breaking perverted humor.• The distinction: The fanservice is rarely aimless. Studio SHAFT uses it as a surreal, psychological mirror of the teenager characters' repressed desires, insecurities, and trauma.
Start with Oremonogatari first.
>>291946425Thank you computer jesus
>>291946329>Is this anime worth watching?Only if you're a native Japanese speaker. Everyone who watched this without near native Japanese language likes it just for the tits and ass.
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>>291947807why'd you bump this useless thread you assnigger
>>291946329God damn, just watch an episode and decide for yourself. It's entertainment, a time waster.
>>291946329It's stylish but less deep than its fans will have you believe. Decent fanservice and at least you can't accuse it of being generic.
