Add to My List Add to Favorites Read Preview Alternative TitlesSynonyms: Bakemonogatari, Monster Tale, Kizumonogatari, Wound Tale, Nisemonogatari, Fake Tale, Nekomonogatari: Kuro, Nekomonogatari: Black Japanese: 〈物語〉シリーズ ファーストシーズン InformationType: Light Novel Volumes: 6 Chapters: 107 Status: Finished Published: Nov 1, 2006 to Jul 28, 2010 Genres: Action, Comedy, Mystery, Romance, Supernatural Theme: Vampire Serialization: Mephisto Authors: NISIO, ISIN (Story), VOFAN (Art) StatisticsScore: 8.911 (scored by 16,919 users) 1 indicates a weighted score. Ranked: #192 2 based on the top manga page. Please note that 'R18+' titles are excluded. Popularity: #276 Members: 60,584 Favorites: 3,123 Resources |
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May 27, 2013 Jamesml9411 Recommended If you are here, it means either you are a big fan of Nishio Ishin, or saw the anime Bakemonogatari and fall in love with it. Monogatari series, as expected from Nishio Ishin, is full of Japanese word plays and definition intonation; what I mean is it is hard to understand from just reading it once. From here and now will be a review of the book, not the anime. Before getting into review and "a bit" of spoilers, here is the timeline of the story Kizumonogatari -> Nekomonogatari Kuro -> Bakemonogatari -> Nisemonogatari Now let's start this. Bakemonogatari: Read more Open Gift Report
Jul 11, 2020 abystoma2 Recommended Would NisiOisiN have been born in 18th-19th century in Europe, I’m sure we’d all be learning about his literary masterpieces in school and how his genius helped molding the face of literature. Regrettably, he’s from a mere small island nation in the current year, so he won’t get all of the attention he deserves. Then again, this enables him to include in his work all those tidbits and tropes we came to love (and dismantling them on the way), so that is also a win situation. What started as something the author wrote pretty much just for the fun became one of the most beloved ... Read more Open Gift Report
Mar 2, 2024 unrealgentleman Mixed Feelings Spoiler Is Bakemonogatari an intelligent series? Bakemonogatari tries to be a smart anime. Yet I think Bakemonogatari is moreso an example of the death of parody. Parody has a function. Parody is a form of critique: a way of deriding the status quo. A critique is successful when it introduces a new way of thinking. Bakemonogatari tries to be a parody. It tries to critique, and yet rehashes and strengthens the templates it borrows from. What exactly is the point of the one-note cookie cutter characters like Kanbaru or Hachikuji or Senjougahara or Araragi? They seem to be critiques, over the top parodies of tropes that exist elsewhere ... Read more Open Gift Report More stacks Interest Stacksthe metafictional by harunoheiji 21 Entries·22Restacks Light Novel Starter Pack by VicRock14 50 Entries·42Restacks Novel Heaven by Charizardexbb 20 Entries·13Restacks More recommendations |
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