Audience reviews
20 · Sample from the first available page, separate from the total number of ratings.
CaptainKenshiro
The first thing to say about this season is that it’s best not to watch it unless one is at their 100% ‘cause I was kind of sleepy when I watched it and boy was it tough.
In terms of visuals and sound I didn’t find much differences from the previous season so I don’t bother much with it. The opening has Kanbaru and some other girl acting as friends even when they are enemies, though there’s a part where the vocals change completely and it is nice. The ending has a very creepy and completely different art style so it was cool to watch even though the song itself was more of the same. Some recurring characters has different designs which are good but the most important one isn’t permanent so fuck it.
This season takes two risks. One, coming out at this point even though chronologically is…
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Hanamonogatari's frequent malignment, or perhaps indifference, within the Monogatari series is always something that has puzzled me. It is without a doubt my favorite entry, one that is characterized by the profound, inexplicable feeling of melancholia that is left in the wake of what is perhaps the most tense, oppressive atmosphere the series has established.
Hanamonogatari, like many other arcs in the second season, is a fairly serious character deconstruction which highlights facets of the new narrator's personality that were hitherto mostly obscured. I would say this is a good thing, because as much as I often enjoy Monogatari's stream-of-consciousness banter, fourth wall breaks, and inopportune lechery (which, let's be real, quickly lost its impact/appeal no matter how tongue-in-chee…
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Hanamonogatari is (depending who you ask) either the closing arc of Second Season or the middle arc. I personally watched it after finishing all of Monogatari Series: Second Season, I don't necessarily know which order is best, and I don't think it really matters. Its story is pretty detached from the rest of Second Season, taking place the following year after the events of the previous installment in the series, and because of its detached nature I think it doesn't really matter. I could probably make up some weak arguments for watching it in a certain place, but it doesn't matter and nobody cares. If I had to give one argument for each side, I'd say that Hitagi End is a much more fitting ending for the season, while watching Hanamonogatari last gives you the deeper look into Kaiki that…
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If you don't like dialogue and like action, this isn't for you... well you probably won't even be enjoying the Monogatari series to begin with. Since that's what the series mainly is. This one is basically to summarize it, 95% dialogue and 5% basketball.
Not everything in the Monogatari did I enjoyed, I enjoyed Bakemonogatari and Second Season (which is my favorite). This is would fall in third place and focus mainly on the one character who was missing in the second season.
I enjoyed the overall plot, it was what I would say... very bitter-sweet and I enjoyed the misery we all shared in watching this one. It was beautifully tragic.
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So this is where Monogatari turns from a supernatural detective show to a yuri sports romance. Just kidding.
Well, not entirely kidding. Hanamonogatari follows Kanburu Suruga in her senior year of high school, after all her friends graduated. The story covers how she adapts to being alone, being confused, and being doubtful, all parts of becoming an adult. It's very much a relatable story.
Not so much humor in this season, but the story is actually very insightful into the feelings of a character who hasn't shown up much recently, which is great.
All in all a nice short season.
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I'm going to talk about Hanamono's story, since every other metric as per a Monogatari production is tip top.
Breaking down the walls and walls of dialogue set up by Nisio Isin, you can ultimately summarize the central idea of this show in 1 sentence: Growing up is to realize that people (in this case herself and her mother) are not perfect and that it is okay to be flawed. This alone is great. It's a great theme and Shaft delivers on its execution. What's the problem here then? Well, it's a rehash of many many other Monogatari stories without bringing out something fresh.
From Nadeko Medusa to Tsubasa Tiger, Ougi Dark to Koyomi Reverse, all of these stories had a similar main idea of coming-of-age/self-acceptance, but they consistently had something tangible and substantial to sort of s…
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Hanamonogatari is a relatively average arc from the Monogatari Series. Hanamonogatari was originally supposed to be part of Monogatari Series: Second Season (it is in the light novel), so it fits pretty well with those arcs if you’ve seen them. Hanamonogatari is another monkey arc, but we follow Suruga Kanbaru as she meets up with an old friend.
What makes Hanamonogatari stand out is the writing. It has an intricate plot, which is the highlight of the arc. Sadly, I cannot talk about it in too much detail because it’s 5 episodes that depend on a plot twist. What I can say, is that I enjoyed the first three episodes. Hanamonogatari tells you a full, well written, convincing, wholesome story; then, it pulls a big plot twist in episode four. I’m not gonna say the plot twist original, or clev…
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Warning: spoilers.
Let's start saying that i really liked Hanamogatari, of course i watched the full movie version in one go. Visuals are above average for monogatari stardards, and the feeling of a movie as a whole arc was really great. Some of my friends said that this is a bit of a plot heavy arc. I don't think it was boring tough, it caught my attention and curiosity for it's whole duration, i've even watched it a second time to write a better comment.
As usual, i especially like to speak of the "food for thoughts" this series give, so lets begin.
The arc starts with Kanbaru mentally speaking with her dead mother, which is considered a bad person. In "being the poison" i think she mean that it's better to crush others than to be crushed, but Kanbaru refuses this reasoning and wants…
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Hanamonogatari just didn't do it for me as a fan of the Monogatari series. It's more of a side story focusing on Kanbaru and an old basketball rival of hers, Numachi. And really, that was a problem for this anime. Kanbaru is a likable character, but she is not nearly charismatic enough to carry an entire anime as the lead, especially when her foil, Numachi is particularly bland.
The entirety of the anime focused entirely on these two characters and only briefly featured cameos from the Araragi family and Kaiki Deshuu. This was a mistake, as most of the engaging dialogue and mystery was missing from this installment, precisely because most of the cast was either gone, or only involved for a cup of coffee.
But what really hurt the anime was the insanely long backstory of Numachi, she spe…
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This series is basically just talking. Talking, talking talking and talking. I know the other Monogatari seasons contains a lot of talking and mystery, but this one is the worse yet. It really didn't quite feel like the typical monogatari seasons where Araragi is the Main character, and he walks around to explore the mystery that the viewers also are queries about.
Anyhow.. Ever since I started watching this Monogatari series, I noticed a high frequency sound when sound effects were played. So I guess either the sound wasn't checked through an equalizer, or the people making these sound effects didn't have the possibility to hear these high frequencies.
Overall I feel like this have been the most boring Monogatari series Yet. But you might like this kind of mystery.
Read at the sourceArtrill
(7.5/10)
Hanamonogatari, or "Flower Story" as i so expertly managed to google is a story about Kanbaru. Our favorite tomboy who actually managed to stay mostly out of the second season.
Apart from a mention in the first arc of the second season, she didn't make much more than a visual appearance throughout, however, she really has a solid story to deliver with Hanamonogatari.
In a way, Hana is a like an old friend you just recently got a message from. "Hey, wanna meet up?" At first you toss it aside and decide to go about your day. Whether that's watching anime, wack the one-eyed wonder weasel, or both at the same time. The day passes and the sun sets, you relax in bed after your tranquil day and decide to browse whatever social media website you prefer on your phone.
However, you h…
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Hanamonogatari is yet another entry in Studio Shaft's ultra offensive anime franchise. It lacks humor, the characters are dull, and the show is just getting worse.
After the surprisingly good Hitagi End arc of the Second Season, we're left with this trite piece of...something. I'm loathe to call it art.
Hanamonogatari continues the show's long running gag of placing power point slides in the narrative that move too fast for most people to read. There are words there, but you'll never read them. Other times it'll be a black frame or red frame with the words "black frame" or "red frame" on them. This is just in case the viewer is too stupid to figure out what it really is. Hanamonogatari really stretches it by showing the viewers the elusive pink frame, however. Is that a plus? I'm not sur…
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I'm not a fan of Kanbaru Suruga so it took me 6 days just to finish 5 episodes of Hanamonogatari. However, I'm not saying that I hated Hanamonogatari. I just didn't like it as much as the previous Monogatari shows.
[Story]: (7/10)
Hanamonogatari is a sequel to Monogatari Series: Second Season and it chronologically takes place after the events of Owarimonogatari. The show features Suruga Kanbaru and is set after Koyomi graduates from high school.
From this point on, everything that comes out of my mouth....I mean, everything you read from this point on are just my opinions. So if I say the show bored me to death, that's not going to be the case for everyone. Ok then...
There's a reason why I found Hanamonogatari to be the most boring out of the Monogatari Series. Firstly, it doesn't…
Read at the sourceDankPeanut420
I'm going to make this quick. This is NOT gonna be a full-review of the series, but a little overview of the Sugara Devil (Hanamonogatari) arc. It pains me to make this quick because it might just be my favorite Monogatari arc so far.
We start after everything ended. Araragi and Senjougahara gratuated, Hanekawa left on her trip, you know the whole thing is ended. That's pretty much it.
Hanamonogatari stands out among the other arcs like Bake, Nise and Second Season in that it doesn't use a lot of the trademark abstract moments, having little to none of those particularly weird transitions. With that, Sugara Devil feels... empty. Emptyness fills this arc. It basically was only Kanbaru, Rouka (a great character by the way), a little of our home boy Araragi and the glorious return of best…
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Hanamonogatari - 9/10
Hanamonogatari is a sequel of Monogatari Series Second Season (Adaption of 7th book Nekomonogatari Shiro, 8th book Kabukimonogatari, 10th book Odorimonogatari, 11th book Onimonogatari, 12th book Koimonogatari) which itself is a sequel of Nisemonogatari which is a sequel of Bakemonogatari.
This one is about Kanbaru Suruga, this whole story is set after Araragi graduates so he is not related to the plot, neither is any other Monogatari characters, except for Kanbaru, Kaiki and some new characters, aswell as breifly mentioned Izuko Gaen.
By far, one of the best things i've ever seen. First of all, yes this is one of the most dialogue-heavy stories out of Monogatari, and is almost irrelevant to the actual plot, except for some clearance in what connection did Kaiki and K…
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(This review has been adapted from my reddit thread. Spoilers ahead!)
The Monogatari series; famous for its style, dialogue, and humor, this show is held in high regard by many fans of anime (myself included). So it is no surprise that there was considerable hype for the next arc in this lovely story.
STORY
Monogatari doesn't follow the simple structure of an overall arc that encompasses the rest of what is happening on screen. Instead, the show deliberately lets us know which arc we are on, and each arc is mostly stand-alone with some cross-over occurring depending on the circumstances.
This is once again the case with Hanamonogatari. Consisting of only five episodes, this arc contains the "Suruga Devil" story. It follows Kanbaru, the main protagonist and previous side-character from…
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Over and over again Shaft stands and delivers, this time is no exception. Being a fan of the Monogatari Series, you (and I) were probably excited to hear about the adaption of Hanamonogatari. While its release was delayed a bit I have to say that the wait was well worth it.
Hanamonogatari is kinda the odd ball in the Monogatari Series Second Season. Released in the middle between Kabukimonogatari and Otorimonogatari, Hanamonogatari is set after all events of the Second Season and is told through the narrative of Suruga Kanbaru. While we are use to most arcs being told through the eyes of Araragi, Hanamonogatari a different look and deeper insight into one of the Monogatari Series overlooked characters.
Shaft once again creates something that only Shaft can create. Anyone who has seen any…
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I really enjoyed Hanamonogatari and much of the dialogue (and that Kanbaru-service!!) was superb throughout. It was great to finally get a huge focus on Kanbaru Suruga alone and have SHAFT flesh out her character, her past and her continuing issues because I felt as though she never got the treatment that she deserved in her previous arc and episodes. Her rival basketball player and our "antagonist" of sorts, Numachi, acted as an incredible foil (or as a mirror if you payed attention more closely later on) to Kanbaru and her naivety and unwillingness to move forward. It was interesting to hear Numachi's philosophical takes on her "misfortune" and "devil" collecting.
That being said, Hanamonogatari was a little light on action, variety and progression at least until we got to the last 2 ep…
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There are numerous characters and their characteristics that exist in anime community, starting from the most common and arguably the most famous, tsundere, to kuudere, darudere, megadere, yandere, dandere and many more. However, those who have either read or seen any of nisioisin's--the writer of monogatari series and katanagatari above others--work would know that the characters he make are quite something else. They are obviously not normal, thus letting the story progress without boring the viewers/readers, but they are complex. They get angry like a normal person would, they get happy like a normal person would, they cry like a normal person would, and most importantly, they think like a normal person would.
Of course, people may argue that some of the characters of monogatari series…
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Watching Hanamonogatari is like reading your favorite book on a weekend afternoon. And essentially, it is adapted from a novel written by NisiOisin. But rather than adapting it as a full TV series, Hanamonogatari debuts as a 5-episode show that offers more than just a sensational appeal to its fans. Hanamongatari (literally translated as Flower Story) is like a flower – beautiful, elegant, and has the pedals that shine like no other. For its creativity and cleverly thought out written story, we witness the story of Suruga Kanbaru and what her life is like after Koyomi Araragi graduates from high school.
Similar to the style of the previous Monogatari series, Hanamonogatari quickly takes command and lures viewers in with its cleverly constructed dialogues. The on-screen text serves as both…
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