Honest Review Of Bakemonogatari

In This Video, I will give my honest review of Bakemonogatari. This is the start of reviewing all of the Monogatari series, so if you need something for your second monitor use me I beg I need money. My content is satire in nature and while it may sound like I disliked the anime it's mostly bad jokes. This anime was released on Jul 3, 2009. There is a light novel and manga that you can read if you want. This video contains LARGE spoilers so be aware if you plan on watching the anime. This anime is not currently available in the English dub. (And never will be lul)
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0:00 Intro
0:37 Synopsis
7:26 Scuba Diving Community
9:36 Characters
10:18 Visual Storytelling
11:04 Animation
11:27 Reading Bleh
12:00 Music
12:17 Is It Good?
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[@siamahamed2354]

I currently at monogatari series 2nd season. After watching 2 episodes i gave my brain a rest, because my brain was literally frying with information

[@adroitws1367]

its better to just vibe with it in the first watch, then you can rewatch later to catch hidden meaning and context for more in depth appreciation

[@siamahamed2354]

@@adroitws1367 no i finished bakemonogatari. It's just 1 episode of monogatari is equal to 10 episode of good average anime in terms of content

[@herbertwalter8693]

i started reading it

[@lebendig8204]

MONOGATARI MENTIONED‼️‼️ 🦇🦀🐱🐌🐍🐒🐝🔥🐦📐📊📚 RAHHHH 🗣️🗣️🗣️🔥🔥🔥‼️‼️‼️ WTF IS A SIMPLE WATCH ORDER ❓❓‼️

[@arivald6677]

0:29 There is an imposter among us.

[@benbrown4783]

bro has never made a bad video I swear. Keep doin ur thing man

[@LunarEquinox]

Thanks I will live off this comment the rest of the day

[@luqha7886]

Btw the hachikuji intro actually has meaning behind it lol

[@LunarEquinox]

If anyone knows it’s me… it’s just so funny to me

[@luqha7886]

@@LunarEquinox fair lunar... Not enough Subaru in this video tho🔥

[@wowdude8710]

this dude embodies zoomer humor. i hate that i love this stuff so much

[@neetshogun]

This can't be zoomer humor. I'm almost 40 and I'm eating his vids like candy. Dude is on another level of jokes and reviews. Can't wait for him to get a few hundred thousand subs and finally stop being so good.

[@ParthaYT096]

You really did make a video on this complex anime Now review WHOLE Monogatari franchise

[@LunarEquinox]

I am about to lol

[@ParthaYT096]

@@LunarEquinox hey man Have you watched any of the Girlfriend, Girlfriend or 100 Girlfriends yet ?

[@LunarEquinox]

No to girlfriend girlfriend made a video on 100gfs

[@LARVideos]

@@LunarEquinox Girlfriend Girlfriend is a lot better.

[@someguy535]

It is a series, much more appreciated once you reach the end. Many viewers of Bakemonogatari make the mistake of just watching the first season, and viewing the series from that lens. It's sort of like a puzzle you solve, slowly building new pieces until you get that final key piece that brings the whole picture together, and you finally realize the point of it all. It can be a very rewarding experience if you let it take you for the ride, and allow yourself to analyze it critically. Everything in the series, (with varying degrees of importance) serves a purpose. So If you ever spot a weird piece of dialogue, or the characters appear to meander about a seemingly off topic subject, just know there's a point to it that might not be realized immediately. You may find yourself lost in all the dialogue and fanservice at times, asking yourself, 'why?' But I can assure you, if you stick with it, eventually you'll reach that moment where it all just clicks, and that's when you fall in love. I have never met a soul on earth who's actually finished the series and came out of it unsatisfied, and with the recent news of more seasons to come around the corner, I hope you can find the same connection with the story as I and many others have.

[@lenaalt2387]

i like series where each piece is competent on its own better so i'm scared to get into it but i might give it a try after this

[@someguy535]

@@lenaalt2387 each season is competent on their own, they’re only just elevated and made better with the whole picture in mind

[@simplysolus8916]

IMO, its sounds like you dived too deep. Things like Araragi asking the snail about the color of her underwear doesn't really mean much. A lot of the stuff is just random without depth, and is just enjoyable dialog. If one likes fun conversations the show can be quite enjoyable. Throw in that season 2+ has Kaki.

[@someguy535]

@@simplysolus8916 uhmm, no. I mean I said in my original comment that some scenes serve less importance then others, like the hachikuji gag scenes. But even those serve to show Araragi’s character. Besides having pedophilic tendencies, it’s important to show his childish side, which is exemplified when he’s with Hachikuji. Each character he talks to, he has a different rapport with. Things he would say to kanbaru, the sexual jokes he would make, he would never make with hanekawa or Hachikuji for that matter. At the center of it, Araragi is an emotionally stinted man child, so it would make sense that the person he acts like a child with the most, is the one who literally takes the form of one. Notice how they never inherently sexualize the scenes with Hachikuji, as apposed to Hanekawa. It’s because in Araragi’s mind, he doesn’t look at hachikuji in that manner, but Hanekawa on the other hand is the embodiment of sexual appeal to him. It’s called media literacy. If you’re struggling to see it here, then I worry you may just not know how to read between the lines in any show.

[@simplysolus8916]

@@someguy535 I don't have trouble noticing things, but with the Monogatari series there are a lot of fans who dive too deep and praise it for being a deconstruction, looking into things so deeply that they fail to notice the surface.

[@blackman7186]

Bakemonogatari is like Bunny girl senpai but 100 times morr crazy and bizarre.

[@o0ugi860]

Bunny girl senpai is often called 'normiemonogatari' funnily enough

[@blackman7186]

@@o0ugi860 that makes sense.

[@BradleytheDavis]

And also not mid.

[@typhoidj3007]

Finally bro reviewed an anime i actually watched so i dont gotta not watch the videos to avoid spoilers

[@sxained1261]

me asf except its an anime that i dont care for but still somewhat do to watch the video on it.. yea ok maybe not me asf

[@rychu8546]

Great video, as a monogatari fan I approve XD No but honestly, all the points you made were so valid. Also the more you watch the more you get invested to later seasons improve the rating significantly (for me). Can't wait for Monster and Off season to release :D

[@gpabuser4859]

Man I just found your channel like an hour ago and watched a few videos and I have to say I usually forget to subscribe but you earned it! I feel like nothing has made me laugh in the past 10 years as much as one singular video of yours that I just watched did! Here's to more

[@wolflink9000]

Petsonal favorite series of all time and im currently reading the light novels.

[@sephzefia705]

Already subscribe bro,you really fantastic

[@Stryfe52]

Great review. Honestly, Monogatari was super confusing for me on a first watch too. Biggest draws for me though were just getting the answer to my confusion and the fact that Araragi was a friggin vampire and I love vampire stories

[@blockeontheleafeon]

7:48 And then there's someone like me who only knows this song because it was used in several meme mashups.

[@sachingorkar305]

Bro finally got into rabbit hole, hope it turns out like sao series

[@insideurwalls3758]

Bro, why do you only have 60k subs? Wtf, you deserve at least half a million. Your sense of humor, editing quality, script; Everything's top notch! You're one of the most underrated creators

[@luqha7886]

The monogatari series is the best anime series of all fucking time, im so glad you are watching this

[@zyada7med]

perfectly executed video LunarEqqqqquinox san

[@DSAedits1]

your always the best youtuber

[@Its_Argo]

Bro I just randomly clicked this video because I'm thinking about watching the show, but you're actually hilarious. This video was killing me 🤣

[@EmirderFuerst]

Thanks for the videos I’m missed it. I know your video idea list is very long but if you want you can review Sacrificial Princess and the King of Beasts I read manga 1-3 and the last 15 (I couldn‘t buy all mangas because of my budget) and I watched the anime its a great love story between a human and a demon king (literally demon king not a human that’s called demon) and most of the characters are animals called demons. Just our protagonist is a cute little girl with light blue hair. I rate this anime 9/10 I like it very much. And also the second opening is great. It would be really nice of if you could review it, it would be a win win situation I would have a very good video to watch under you would make money ( I hope so because copyrighte). Its your decision and thanks for the fate videos you catched me fate fan with this videos and I rewatched up to 20 times. Ok now bye thx for videos.

[@ifesieboh4941]

Please do every show in the series !!!

[@Kwingo]

God bless the algorithm for recommending this channel!

[@mer576]

Perfect timing

[@paternosterandraz1264]

Bungo stray dogs/ d gray man next???

[@shinnomeen8236]

I hope Bungo Stray Dogs

[@guillermoperez3614]

Naw f*ck em do D. Gray Man

[@oisif950]

YO YOU DID A MONOGATARI REVIEW ???? How did I got recommended your 7 deadly frames instead of this ? I literally went through a phase where I rewatched monogatari 7 times in a span of like 2 years. And how did I not come up with some crazy idea that the two snakes on nadeko represents the owner, one who constraints her and one who wants to violate her. Lmao you sir have a wilder imagination than I do. "It feels like competitive anime watching" Honestly. YES. Years of being a weeb led me to this. Here comes the not so twist... I am so gonna watch this an 8th time before the newest season comes out... Man monogatari fans finally found their oasis after being stuck in the desert for how many years now

[@Fearrlezz]

Omw to rewatch it too 🫡

[@ezrapierce1233]

I had that frame as my profile pic for like a year at one point 4:49 😂

[@InfernosReaper]

I genuinely despised how I had to pause that series to get the 1 frame of info dump text that randomly would show up and was vital to understanding what was going on. 'Twas infuriating.

[@yuuichi4356]

I assure you, Lunar, that I will return to this video, after I finish the Monogatari series. But since we talked about the Monogatari series, this is a chance to recommend to you one of the best anime in my opinion, which is from the same author as Monogatari, ' Juuni Taisen '. This anime is simply the best Survival and Battle Royale anime for me, after Fate Zero. I also consider it one of My Top 30 anime I have ever seen in my life. And don't let its low ratings on IMDB or MAL fool you. The anime is much better than these ratings, I personally rated it 9/10.

[@LunarEquinox]

lol I kept seeing that name when researching for this video ill check it out eventually (my list is really long)

[@tjplaygames3767]

loved that anime too

[@nytro2693]

13:48 funny you say that, since a monogatari podcast aleady exists in form of the audio commentairy that was created for the blue ray and dvd releases

[@Funz]

this video is gas 🔥🔥💨💨💨

[@Funz]

on the real please make more monogatari videos

[@mrmap4875]

Somehow we are still talking about this 18 year old anime nd it's been 6years when heard about the series nd I'm still at episode 6

[@Stonewielder]

This video deserves a 'Like' for your last sentence alone. Anyone got a toothbrush??

[@youmer_5746]

I love mono guitaree

[@thewildcard600]

currently addicted to the novels

[@antoniojsanchez7892]

are you going to review the other monogatari series.

[@LunarEquinox]

yeah it won a vote so I am doing the series

[@antoniojsanchez7892]

@@LunarEquinox you know that 2 more season will come this year those are Off season and Monster season. That means by the time you finish those season may have a relase day. P.S. I love your videos keep going

[@InfernosReaper]

Since every female within a 5km radius has the hots for Arararagi it's very important that his mother spends as little time around him as possible

[@KumbaIvor]

I absolutely loved this show. Top class.

[@AskAScreenwriter]

And then there's the realization that the second Nadeko OP (Mousou Express) is basically the first Nadeko OP (Re'nai Circulation) with every thing in reverse. And, of course, that the OP's for almost all of the story arcs are sung by the voice actors for the main female star of that story. And, well, you know, you could go on for hours!

[@elijahmiller323]

as a Monogatari fan, I didn't truly loved the series, until the 2nd season. almost all of my enjoyment of Bakemongatari came from the future season of Monogatari.

[@nameless8789]

Monogatari is definitely the type of series that has a Stockholm syndrome effect on people. It’s really hard to start and get into, but the more you watch of it, the harder it is to stop watching. It took me 3 tries to get into it. I couldn’t get past the first 3 episodes the first 2 times because I just wasn’t in the mood for all that talking, but I binged up to what was out at the time the 3rd time I tried, which I believe was while Koyomimonogatari was still airing. I watched almost the entirety of Monogatari Series 2nd season in a single day. My brain was exhausted. I’ve seen the whole thing about 6 or 7 times now.

[@elijahmiller323]

@@nameless8789 not Stockholm syndrome for me, just that most of the payoff I expected to get in Bakamongatari came in later arcs. for example the revealed I expected to get in nadeko 1st arc, came in her 2nd arc.

[@rexrip1080]

7:25 Fun fact, the highest the cat fell from and survived (on record) is around 120m. It was in New York and my dude just sprained a leg and chipped a tooth. The funny part: Cans have a higher chance of survival by hitting terminal velocity. This is because of the way they land when they do. They basically have enough time to spread their legs so they can slow down similar to humans with parachutes... So, the cat would still splatter if it dropped from around 300m (Eiffel tower) but at least now you know a fun new fact! Also, cats in zero G is one of the best videos on youtube...

[@Exalter06]

Madara is that you?!

[@perryekwueme996]

Lucky for me I watched the prequel movies first (by chance) so I understood everything that was happening. When I got into the series I could only imagine how confused people must have been.

[@herbertwalter8693]

when do we get nise und kizu?

[@hassansonicxd2749]

Bakemonogatari ahh i see you walk really hard way

[@ibrahim5463]

Lunar:add two swords and he might be Me:shirou or the other one Lunar:kiriko Me:oh Lunar:add a third an he might be astolfo Me:???

[@LunarEquinox]

Araragi is deff a femboy

[@CaseNumber00]

Each character or arc is basically someone trying to overcome trauma. Instead of a normal story that has story with dialogue moments, its mostly dialogue with some story.

[@argy7526]

until this synopsis i hadnt understand shit about the show yet its one of my most favourite anime of all time

[@PlagLeFleau]

The only thing I can remember about this show is the plain color background with text on it every 10sec

[@englishtacos1232]

I feel like I love this anime because it has an early 2000s vibe to it. It doesn’t bring me nostalgia and I didn’t watch it as a kid but the show has a strange feeling. It’s like it’s old but it’s not

[@haruto_yuma_arts]

Season 1 was freaking awsome

[@user-qx2ju9le5r]

物語シリーズ、懐かしいです。当時はめちゃ流行ってました😆

[@kitetenjo4246]

after all that critic i was expecting minimum 7 max 8(which i gave) so 8.5 is a really good rating. I who gave bake monogatari an 8 give the later seasons and different names a F***ING 1000000/10 your in for a ride

[@LunarEquinox]

LOL It was an 8 for me but for some reason researching stuff, I felt like a Redditor saying THIS IS A MASTERPIECE so it kinda changed my mind a bit lol.

[@kitetenjo4246]

@@LunarEquinox either ways the later seasons will show u why this a a loved show

[@The_Black_Swordmen.]

Drop the kizu video already

[@Zeroyue622]

Nishio Ishin is the forever goat to me.

[@JJR93]

"And I watched all of Oreimo twice!" I watched Season 1 once and pretend Season 2 does not exist, LOL.

[@tron0150]

I personally only watched enough to understand h-doujins of it. It just fels like most of the humor was lost in translation, because you can't traslate humor based on hieroglyphs into anime form, and then into completely different language. It's too complex for that, now simple jokes based on something universal like poop are much easier for adaptation.

[@LunarEquinox]

lmaoooo that is deffinetly one reason to watch it

[@shianpanchal8699]

Peak anime peak LN

[@KellinKingdom]

I'm kind of envious of snails and crabs.

[@cristianh.187]

You can't review just one of the monogatari seasons

[@chrissdevano]

Sounds like it would be much more interesting to a japanese speaking person than to a subtitle reading scrub like me

[@LARVideos]

Nisemonogatari next!

[@herbertwalter8693]

hope he acknowledges best girl

[@gameme-yb1jz]

do eminence in shadow

[@-perry]

You could’ve just said if you like reading books this anime is for you

[@LunarEquinox]

I don't read books lol thats why I don't do light novels

[@naingaung2748]

On a break from this show. Started watching in 2017. Still on a break.

[@JJR93]

Araragi is objectively such a sleezeball but still stupidly likeable....he even seemingly starts to make confirmed Lesbian Kanbaru bi-curious.

[@2SSSR2]

Irony is that this anime is widely known for toothbrush scene which is not even in it. xD

[@herbertwalter8693]

Nisemonogatari was one of the wilder seasons

[@Ivop2015]

I LIKED DIS VIDEO

[@funmilopeheritage4896]

Please do a drifters review

[@jaqarious4339]

You should do rewatches of better known anime. Fans want to see it and it'll grow your channel

[@LunarEquinox]

lol its the 90th most popular anime, plus I am doing it because I put out a vote and the monogatari series won

[@BekindBekbek]

So you did mention Shinobu without even telling who she is?)

[@LunarEquinox]

She sits in the corner the whole season how am I supposed to know who she is

[@BekindBekbek]

@@LunarEquinox someone important from Araragi past and clearly not human

[@kalahana6572]

Another peak review

[@mightymightyenapack2530]

I did not know crabs were unaffected by the 2008 housing crisis

[@-shikumotemoshi2484]

peakkk

[@philipmurphy2]

Well thats something I haven't seen befoee, Then again back in 2000 anime wasn't commonplace where I am apart from children shows

[@perryekwueme996]

The one anime that desperately needs an English dub. The dialogue is so much to process.

[@clifford45658]

The issue with that is even the creator is against it. It's either you become a fast reader or learn bloody japanese lol

[@wirmofe]

Mr. Crabs the really robber

[@agabasamuel4466]

I thought the fate series was weird clearly just like John Snow i know nothing 😳

[@atgamer4091]

The worst she can say is no

[@ShotterGames]

I love Monogatari but beside the art and animation I gotta say that Bakemonogatari is one of the weakest seasons imo, and that's not saying that it was bad but every character is just better at later seasons in every way and the arcs being more interesting or going deeper into the characters, I felt that the series was truly special to me at Monogatari Second Season. And this is probably one of the best rewatching experiences for me because I changed my opinion for better multiple types even at 3rd and 4rd rewatches.

[@RainingSaturn]

Watch season 2

[@Darkwing__Duck]

Great video once again! Monogatari will be back this year with a new season, so it's the perfect time to get into it

[@wut99989]

tfff for real bro??im damned hyped then

[@davarlewis3174]

you watched oreimo twiceeee???? oh nah😭😭

[@-_soy_-888]

Ya know. I almost respected this review. But then you said you watched Ore Imo twice. Once is weird, twice means you might need therapy.

[@Vagolyk]

Hitting pause for the vards during the show mostly does not worth it. That didn't stop me from reading everything. The show is a great thirst trap and if you keep watching it becomes intriguing. My invested enjoyment was shattered by the ending which went nowhere.

[@porquenadielopidio1913]

The most unnecessary fancervice scenes in most animes are the most necessary fancervice scenes in monogatari

[@bondsie2]

"This is the start of reviewing all of the Monogatari series, so if you need something for your second monitor use me I beg I need money" Commitment? Have you see the whole thing already or are you watching through first time? Also just fyi since the actual details are more or less right in the video, you got the Hachikuji part wrong. Her parents were already divorced she just lived with her dad and she felt like she was forgetting her mother since she didn't see her much anymore thus why she went to try and visit her on Mother's Day.

[@branule6673]

I will get better and better every time you rewatch

[@FirstLast-hd4oe]

7:22 not true actually a cat can survive an indefinite fall it might be injured but it would most probably survive exspecialy with vet all around these day, I cannot stand for this false cat trivia

[@LunarEquinox]

Cats can survive falls from anywhere between 2-20 stories and even upwards (Eiffel tower 81 Stories, do they have a chance to survive yes but the highest recorded fall is 32 Stories.. who tf told you this)

[@treesuschrist1782]

Monogatari positives: great characters Great story Some of the best art direction ever Ougi. Just Ougi. Monogatari negatives: It forced me to realize how bad my taste in women is.

[@akiradkcn]

10/10 would grope the hachikuji

[@herbertwalter8693]

why do you have to be like this

[@akiradkcn]

@@herbertwalter8693 I didn't chose the araragi life, the arararararagi life chose me

[@almostcheesecake]

Monogatari, the yapping anime

[@BusrtNova]

I'm sorry I checked out at 00:15

[@janisir4529]

I gave up on reading after 5 episodes.

[@bernieburton6520]

This series is insane and I absolutely love it. LOL

[@Poipletoitle331]

Bakemonogatari more like you're a bakamonogatari if you dont review the Love Lives

[@povey2084]

I realy liked the style of the whole anime, it felt fresh compared to the other shows getting released even now, but i couldn't stand half of the characters in this show which made me drop this show after 2nd season. Every time there was someone else then Araragi, Senjougahara, Hachikuji (except the scenes of her being groped, why would someone think that was funny?) or Oshino on screen i would just get either bored or annoyed, i forced myself through those interactions hoping for characters that i liked to come back on screen.

[@samjosuedesire6526]

😂 Oh sweety you're the reason of the divorce