#monogatari shinobu x araragi

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Bakemonogatari Manga - Kizumonogatari: Koyomi Vamp

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Just some cute anime ships I like (in no special order) may have some spoilers

Akira Takizawa x Saki Morimi (dating)

Anime: Eden of the East

Koyomi Araragi x Shinobu Oshino (soulmates)

Anime: Monogatari (series)

Soichiro Arima x Yukino Miyazawa (married)

Anime: Kare Kano

Claire Stanfield x Chané Laforet (married)

Anime: Baccano!

Gajeel Redfox x Levy McGarden (dating)

Anime: Fairy Tail

Son Gohan x Videl (married)

Anime: Dragon Ball (series)

Wakana Gojo x Marin Kitagawa (love interest)

Anime: My Dress-Up Darling

Haru Yoshida x Shizuku Mizutani (married)

Anime: My Little Monster

Hatsuharu (Haru) Sohma x Isuzu (Rin) Sohma (married)

Anime: Fruits Basket

Ikuto Tsukiyomi x Amu Hinamori (promised)

Anime: Shugo Chara!

Jacuzzi Splot x Nice Holystone (married)

Anime: Baccano!

Jellal Fernandes x Erza Scarlet (love interest)

Anime: Fairy Tail

Kobayashi x Tohru (one sided)

Anime: Miss Kobayashi's Dragon Maid

Kyo Sohma x Tohru Honda (married)

Anime: Fruits Basket

Miroku x Sango (married)

Anime: Inuyasha/Yashahime: Princess Half-Demon

Natsu Dragneel x Lucy Heartfilia (one sided)

Anime: Fairy Tail

Asahina Natsume x Hinata Ema (one sided)

Anime: Brothers Conflict

Nezumi x Shion (soulmates)

Anime: No.6

Roy Mustang x Riza Hawkeye (not together)

Anime: Fullmetal Alchemist/ Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood

Ryouma Ichijou x Izumi Sena (boyfriends)

Anime: Love Stage!!

Ryuuji Takasu x Taiga Aisaka (married)

Anime: Toradora!

Sanji x Nami (one sided)

Anime: One Piece

Sasuke Uchiha x Sakura Haruno (married)

Anime: Naruto/Naruto: Shippuden/Boruto: Naruto Next Generations

Sesshōmaru x Rin (married)

Anime: Inuyasha/Yashahime: Princess Half-Demon

Tadano Hitohito x Komi Shouko (boyfriend-girlfriend)

Anime: Komi Can't Communicate

Tanjiro Kamado x Kanao Tsuyuri (married)

Anime: Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba

Tomoe x Nanami Momozono (married)

Anime: Kamisama Kiss

Vegeta x Bulma (married)

Anime: Dragon Ball (series)

Yuzu Aihara x Mei Aihara (married)

Anime: Citrus

Zenitsu Agatsuma x Nezuko Kamado (married)

Anime: Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba

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Monogatari series!

THE OTP: That’s Koyomi x Hitagi even if she’s too much for him but... at the end, I love them together :’D 

M/F OTP: Thanks to a friend I was into Koyomi x Tsubasa a while ago but I stopped it, the same applies Koyomi and the old version of Kiss Shot, cute but...M/M OTP: Nah, there’s not much material lol.F/F OTP: I ship Hitagi and Hanekawa SO HARD, damn you Araragi.

Fav Female: Man, that’s Kiss Shot, I’m in love with her ;; Fav Male: KAIKI ♥Least Fav Female: I can’t with Sodachi... I just can’t...Least Fav Male: Araragi I have none.

Why I joined the fandom: I was chilling and I found that infamous video of Hanekawa and I was like: “WHAT THE HELL, SHE’S CUTE”, and then I started watching it. At first it was quite difficult to me but then I fell in love with Shinobu and everything got better ♥

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“Owarimonogatari”

Speciale TV, 12-13 agosto 2017

Episodi: 7 x 24 min.

Seconda parte di “Owarimonogatari” che adatterà i tre archi narrativi “Mayoi Hell”, “Hitagi Rendezvous” e “Ougi Dark” della serie di romanzi  “Monogatari Series” scritta da NisioIsin ed illustrata da Vofan.

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-STAFF-

Direttore generale: Akiyuki Simbo

Regia: Tomoyuki Itamura

Sceneggiatura: Akiyuki Simbo, Fuyashi Tou

Musiche: Kei Haneoka

Character Design: Akio Watanabe

Direttore del suono: Yota Tsuruoka

Direttore della fotografia: Rei Egami

Montaggio: Rie Matsubara

Studio di animazione: Shaft

Sigla di chiusura: ClariS “SHIORI”

-CAST-

Koyomi Araragi: Hiroshi Kamiya

Ougi Oshino: Kaori Mizuhashi 

Hitagi Senjougahara: Chiwa Saito

Mayoi Hachikuji: Emiri Katou

La prima parte di “Owarimonogatari” è andata in onda durante l’autunno 2015, adattando nei suoi 12 episodi gli archi “Ougi Formula”, “Sodachi Riddle”, “Sodachi Lost” e “Shinobu Mail”; la serie è licenziata in Italia da Dynit e disponibile in streaming su VVVVID.

La serie di romanzi di NisiOisiN ha già ispirato diversi adattamenti animati fra serie tv, special, miniserie e film: “Bakemonogatari”, “Nisemonogatari”, “Nekomonogatari: Kuro”, “Monogatari Series: Second Season”, “Hanamonogatari”, “Tsukimonogatari”, “Koyomimonogatari”, la prima stagione di “Owarimonogatari”, “Kizumonogatari I: Tekketsu-hen”, “Kizumonogatari II: Nekketsu-hen” e  “Kizumonogatari III: Reiketsu-hen”.

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[1] I think the biggest problem is that same sex deep friendships between non gay characters is very, very common in media, while same sex couples are not. There are plenty of anime about male-male friendship and bonds, like Naruto and the platonic relationship between him and Sasuke for example. This isn't really comparable to m/f platonic friendships, as the reverse is true--more m/f relationships are valued over friendships

[2] So what I think what anon was getting at is that having a same sex pair portrayed in such a healthy and, to be blunt, romantic light is a rare thing that people cling to. There is no shortage of male-male bonds, so erasing a same-sex relationship into being something non-romantic is more akin to whitewashing a poc character under the guise that “it doesn’t matter”, while your f/m examples would be changing a character from white to poc, which is less harmful

I can think of just two such relationships off the top of my head: Naruto and Sasuke, and Gon and Killua (Hunter x Hunter). Maybe I don’t read enough shonen manga anymore, but I struggle to think of other protagonists with such intense friendships with someone of the same sex. I wouldn’t say that Kenshin or Ichigo did, for example.

(Speaking of Bleach, though, I guess I am glad that Ichigo and Rukia turned out to be ‘platonic’, since I do regard them as having a romantic bond (= a strong emotional connection). Though there are also a few other m/f pairs like that that I can name— Araragi and Shinobu from the Monogatari series, for example.)

If by “romantic” you mean that the relationship is “sexually intimate,” then I’m afraid I do not agree with that interpretation of the show. To quote what I said in an earlier post:

There is NO CONSENSUS that they are in a sexually intimate relationship and/or are engaged to be married. The vast majority of YOI fans still talking about the show might argue that this is a fact, but there are a number who do not. I interact with several such fans on a daily basis, mostly via private messages, because they fear being attacked for their views. Most of the people who don’t believe they are in such a relationship have actually left the fandom — whether it’s because they felt the show was queerbaiting, or because they’ve been driven out.

To reiterate what I said in my last post: I personally regard Yuuri and Victor’s bond as being “romantic.”

More importantly: I do not regard sexual intimacy as being necessary to validate that bond. I’d like to see them end up in a traditional romantic relationship, i.e. one with both sexual and emotional intimacy. But for me, the emotional connection that they have is what defines and validates that bond.

I hope this clarification helps you understand a bit better where I am coming from. 

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Dust Watched: Nisemonogatari

Genres: Mystery, Comedy, Supernatural [R - 17+] // 11 episodes, 4 ONA, prequel (x), sequel (x)

Second season more or less focusing on the Araragi sisters. Warnings: blood, broken bones, violence, sexualization of underage characters, damn incest

✧  art  ✧

Same as Bakemonogatari but better. Nisemonogatari improved on the areas that I felt were lacking in the first season. Characters also change hairstyle which is fascinating. The only one who didn’t was Koyomi whose stupid emo hair is starting to annoy me tbh (10/10)

✧  sound ✧

Theme songs were kept from last season with some great new ones (Kaiki’s theme song is great). On the other hand, there are no OP and ED’s this time around. (9/10)

✧  story  ✧

Pacing was worse than Bakemonogatari IMO. There is a lot of filler which is great for getting to know the characters better but eh...it was alright and fitting for the style of the series but something was still missing (8/10)

✧  characters  ✧

The only characters who get GREAT character development are Karen and Shinobu (and maybe Kaiki). Now, they were great. Amazing. But something was still really annoying and that is Koyomi’s character. So, the Monogatari seres likes to play with archetypes and twisting them like with the incest theme (it was parody but it kinda went over the comfortable line for me) (but I HATE incest so *shrug*). Koyomi is supposed to be a parody of the typical harem MC. Helps everyone, kind, gets together with every girl he sees blahblah. It worked great in Bakemonogatarai but here I felt like the parody part went on the back burner and he REALLY became a typical harem MC. I just don’t get his character AT all because he doesn’t have one! He is used as a catalyst for the fetishists! He says that he wouldn’t fuck his sister and then BAMM incest. He says that he isn’t interested in loli’s and then BAMM he is feeling up a 10yo. Give me consistency! For fuck’s sake! (7/10)

✧  OVERALL ✧

If you enjoyed Bakemonogatari, you’ll probably like this. But if you were annoyed by the fetishist themes you should probably skip this. 

My Rating: 7.4/10

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Anime Review: Monogatari Series

With the Monogatari series coming to an end, with the beginning of the story, I feel like it’s time to write about this intriguing series. There are some spoilers, but parts of this series were made out of order to begin with, if it weren’t evident considering it’s ending with the beginning of the series. Although it could be seen that the beginning of the series doesn’t need to be at the beginning of the story, and it does an exceptional job of showing this.

The Japanese word ‘monogatari’ translates in English to “story.” Each set of Chapters within the series is named by the type of story it is. Koimonogatari, Nisemonogatari, Bakemonogatari, all mean Love Story, Fake Story, and a play on the Japanese words Bakemono and Monogatari meaning Monster Story. What sets this series apart from all the other series I’ve followed is the way each episode is narrated and viewed. It’s more like watching a story be told than to watch a story unfold. They break a lot of the animation for simple black screens or cuts in scenes to change location or setting to fill gaps in time. The only narration is done by characters and most of the story is told as conversation between the characters, acting as exposition as well.

During the story, it also breaks animation style to for comedic or dramatic effect regularly, following the main protagonist Koyomi Araragi and his interactions with his friends, family, and strange beings known as apparitions. In some instances, they’re like Gods, and others are more like roaming spirits of the dead. Japanese have a lot of mythologies and believe in many types of spirits and deities, and has left a lot of room for this series to give us insight into these different beliefs.

From the beginning, we are made aware that Araragi has been made into a strange type of vampire. Sunlight and other commonly believed methods of vampire extermination do not work on him as he’s still half human. This was caused by events that transpired during his Golden Week break from school. During this time he met with a vampire by the name of Kiss-Shot-Accelera-Orion-Heart-Under-Blade, afterwards named Shinobu, and a man named Meme Oshino. He specializes in encounters relating to apparitions or are occult in nature. Araragi begins to encounter apparitions in his daily life, relying on the newly met Meme Oshino to aid him in many cases to help fix or heal the people afflicted by these beings. A crab that steals a girl’s weight, a girl representing a lost cow or lost snail, a Monkey’s Paw taking control over a girl’s arm, and a girl slowly being constricted by an invisible snake, and several other types of apparitions.

I look forward to every iteration of the series because of how unique I feel that it is compared to every other show I’ve watched. It has its own style of animation and art, but it’s a series that is never too serious as it cuts away to make jokes out of over-reactions and changes to different ways of drawing the characters. Chief among the jokes can often be the attitude between Araragi and most of the girls reactions with him, as he can often be caught thinking of something lecherous in nature, and would make the show unsuitable for a younger audience. Another common feature of the series is how the writer, Nisio Isin uses wordplay with a lot of his dialogue. Araragi tricking a cat girl to use a sentence with a lot of words starting with “N”, as the Japanese consider a cat’s meow to be more of a “nya” sound, and listening to the resulting dialogue. Such as I’ve mentioned, Bakemonogatari is another example of the wordplay used in the series, and often having Japanese kanji play a role in ridiculing his own character names like Shinobu. Heart-Under-Blade’s kanji can be read literally as Shinobu, giving her a much simpler name to remember. Without knowing Japanese and the kanji for each word, it’s harder to fully appreciate the writing and dialogue, but it’s not necessary to appreciate the series.

Monogatari has also been fortunate enough to have had the same studio for its entirety, Studio Shaft, as well as we’ve had Aniplex USA bringing the series to North America for its entirety. It can almost completely be found on the Crunchyroll site save for the final Kizumonogatari (Wound Story) series of films which are airing in Japan in theatres, and is currently airing at the time of the review being written.

The series is serious and joking, relaxed and intense, and playful but disturbing during each set of chapters. The opening and ending themes have been energetic and catchy to listen to, and overall it has been a very positive series to invest the time into personally. I began watching it in 2012-2013, several years after it originally began airing, and have followed it ever since. It has been one of my longest anticipated and enjoyed series next to Hunter x Hunter and Fate, and it’s unfortunate that it’ll finally be ending. Now that it finally is nearing the end, I’ll have a chance to use the chronological order of the series to re-watch it all in its proper order for the story, so I suppose there is an upside to the end.

Anime Review: Monogatari Series was originally published on Game-Refraction

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Bakemonogatari Manga - Chapter 2

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