The characters speak so fast in this series with lots of tongue twisters, but the seiyuu cast had done a wonderful job in keeping up.
With verbal performance playing such a big role in this show, voice acting is taken to a whole new level in this series.Įvery characters' voices fit perfectly, and not only that, distinct tones and nuance of speech establish unique impressions for every single character. Story is driven by back and forth debate on various issues. "Bakemonogatari" is essentially a verbal performance with visual support. The only flaw in the story in my opinion, is that Sengoku's arc was pretty much by itself, and contributed very little to the whole series other than loli and moe fan service.Įach arc is an incident focusing on a different girl, but all the arcs combine to show a whole picture of Araragi and Senjougahara closing their personal distances. Hachikuji, Kanbaru, and Hanekawa's arcs developed the relationship of leading couple while offering new topics to the story. Solution of supernatural oddities as the topic of the argument. The other half is about a constant argument between two values: The rational vs the idealistic, with Araragi as Mr. Simply put, half the show is about the romantic relationship between the Senjougahara and Araragi. The limited character headcount made thorough character development possible despite being an arc-based series. There are 6 main characters in this series, and total of only 5 side/peripheral characters (Meme, Shinobu, two sisters, and Senjougahara's father) in the whole series. The remaining four main characters are not as complex as the leading couple, but they all have their own unique issues that drive the story,each with distinct personalities that made them memorable. The unlikely toggling of comedy roles were delivered extremely well, and this back and forth interaction between the leading couple is a key part of this show's appeal. And of course, plenty of intentional boke or tease spoken with so much authority that Araragi just gives up and let it slide. Or Senjougahara makes a blatantly flawed statement just to hurt Araragi, and his comeback fall into deaf ears. Such as making insulting statements that sound flawed, but when Araragi tries to make a comeback, he realizes what she said was true. It is particularly interesting when the sadist and intelligent Senjougahara purposefully take on the boke role and overwhelms tsukkomi. The leading couple in this series, on the other hand, take turns with the roles. Boke is masochist by nature and often not very intelligent, while tsukommi is sadist by nature and often more observant. Traditional Japanese stand-up comedy consists of a duo: One takes the "boke" role who says something stupid while the "tsukommi" role points out the flaws in boke's argument, often with a violent slap in the head. What makes the couple extraordinary, is that Senjougahara is often boke while Araragi is tsukkomi. Our protagonist, as expected, is rather on the masochist side who takes constant verbal abuse from Senjougahara. Heroine Senjougahara Hitagi is a tsundere like half of all modern heroines in anime, but she is also 「ドS」, a sadist to an extreme degree, which is more common for side characters and rare for heroines.
The main characters of 'Bakemonogatari' are among the most unique and complex I have yet to encounter. 'Bakemonogatari', cleverly translated as 'Ghostory' or 'Monstory', is about five not-so-normal girls that Araragi Koyomi, a vampire himself, encounters and attempt to save from oddities possessing them. "If our opinions clash, let's talk it over." (Dialogue from episode 5) "To be blunt, I just enjoy talking to you.
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