Alright Araragi, it’s time to figure this shit out. As I’ve suspected and Hanekawa seemed to confirm, this world we’ve been exploring is less of an alternate reality than an internal one; a product of Araragi’s mind, as he desperately … Continue reading
Alright alright folks, settle down, let’s get to the business at hand. So far, Zoku Owarimonogatari has done a predictably solid job of justifying its own existence, applying Isin’s perpetually skeptical gaze to the very idea of Monogatari having an … Continue reading
Hello folks, and welcome back to Wrong Every Time. Today I figured we’d check back in on Araragi’s progress in Zoku Owarimonogatari, wherein he most recently stumbled across an unexpectedly human Kiss-Shot. Aside from that, Zoku’s last episode was mostly … Continue reading
Alright Araragi, what the fuck are we doing here. When last we left off, Nadeko had just offered the team a succinct explanation of what this mirror world represents. Rather than simply “reversing” characters in the manner of a traditional … Continue reading
Hello folks, and welcome back to Wrong Every Time. Today we’ll be returning to one of the series that actually started my anime writing career, way back when I was just making rambling reddit posts. That’s right, it’s time to … Continue reading
With a new season of Monogatari on the way, it felt like the right time to once again explore some unique facet of this singular series. This time, with Ougi Dark having essentially concluded Araragi’s personal arc, I focused on … Continue reading
Today I’ve got a review of one of Monogatari’s strangest properties, the mini-season of vignettes known as Koyomimonogatari. This season’s certainly pretty different structurally from Monogatari’s usual fare, but if you’ve made it this far in the series, I can’t … Continue reading
Today I conclude my journey through Monogatari’s various art styles, diving into its evolution in the post-Oishi era. This piece bounces between general style shift appreciation and digging into the actual dramatic effect of Monogatari’s various visual choices, and on … Continue reading
Today on Crunchyroll, I’m embarking on another two-parter, this time cataloging the shifting art design of Monogatari. I’ve collected so many damn images of this series that at this point, it’s fun just to sift through my own personal galleries, … Continue reading
At last, the Monogatari franchise comes to something resembling a close. We’ve already got confirmation of a ridiculous surplus of arcs still to come, but as for the story of Araragi’s adolescence, this is pretty much it. Owarimonogatari somehow managed … Continue reading